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- From: kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski)
- Newsgroups: co.general
- Subject: Re: Emissions Inspections, is new really be
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 15:06:45 -0700
- Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO
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- Message-ID: <1k1o9lINNrgb@anthrax.solbourne.com>
- References: <Jan22.185847.33362@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1993Jan25.164106.20695@ncar.ucar.edu>
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- While reading article <1993Jan25.164106.20695@ncar.ucar.edu>, I noticed that
- chris@chinook.atd.ucar.edu said the following:
- >Cheap gas prices are creating a global economy. And I don't think
- >a global economy is good. I think that local economies are better.
- >I think buying a coffee table from a local craftsman is better than
- >getting the state of the art Swedish coffee table made from bula-bula
- >wood (don't view this as the typical "buy American"/"Pride in
- >America" attitude, that is not what I'm getting at). Having
- >stuff shipped from all over the world is just another link that
- >can break down. The price of everything suddenly becomes subject
- >to the price of gas.
-
- I have the opposite attitude - I'm going to buy the best product from the
- best company. If the table from my local craftsman doesn't look as good and
- isn't crafted as well as the "Swedish bula-bula wood" table, I'll purchase
- the latter.
-
- >My opinion of Oil companies is irrelevant. This seems to
- >exemplify the "let's just look at one side of the equation"
- >attitude. When GNP goes up everybody goes "yeah". GNP is
- >like looking at a P&L without the Stockholder's Equity section.
- >It doesn't show resource depletion. Petroleum has a geoligic
- >renewal rate.
-
- What's the point? Resource depletion occurs. It's not something that's not
- taken into consideration. Say you're making <n> dollars making a widget made
- of <material>. You also know that you're going to run out of <material> at
- a certain point in time. Do you blindly run your company as if there's an
- infinite supply of <material>, or do you search for alternatives?
-
- >I consider going to a local pub and seeing a good local band a
- >higher-standard than going to see Eric Clapton at some large venue.
- >The things that some people believe are a "higher standard" are
- >really a lower standard.
-
- Then that's your standard, you're free to choose. If I drive into downtown
- Denver (e.g. Continental, United Artists) to see a movie because I'm not going
- to spend $6.00 to see a film at the ShoeBox 6, that's mine.
- --
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