Xavier_Onassis
Absolutely not, this view cannot be defended by anything like logic.
Nor is there any benefit from the attempt to enact such law.
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Why of COURSE there is.
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Heh heh heh...
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A large pile of iron ore and another of coal is of little use to you or anyone.
It is labor that turns it into a car.
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What does the labor make out of nothing?
Labor is one vital component, not the vital component.
The real value of labor depends on its quality and availibility.
Nigeria has plenty of labor availible , can you buy a car built in Nigeria?
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A barrel of oil is of little use to you as it comes from the ground. If you turn it into fuel and plastics, this is done with labor. Labor adds value to raw materials. Labor is the base of industrial society.
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Only a littlebit- gasoline is not labor intensive, a few guys run the well , a few guys run the pipeline , a few run the refinery , and they produce in large volume.
This labor would be worth nothing no matter how much they produced , if gasoline were not a popular product, the price of oil is determined by auction and the price of gasoline by the willingness of buyers to pay.
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The labor of the men who invent the machinery, who build the machinery and who run the machinery are absolutely indispensable to the conversion of raw materials to useful products.
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Yes , but no less absolutely indispensable is the contribution of the guy that pays for it.
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Does the salary of a beer executive add to the taste or refreshment that a beer produces? Would it taste differently without a fancy label on the can or a bazillion dollars spent on ads?
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I do have a favorite brand , do you drink generic beer?
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It is the labor of the farmer, the trucker, the brewers that turn the ingredients into beer.
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No argument, but someone must be responsible for the process .
Truckers farmers and brewers are free to get together and make co-op beer , so why do they not?
Fact is micro brewers do make some fine beers , and it is a nice hobby , Is there any potential for microbreweries to satisfy the millions of gallons of demand the US market represents?
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If you fail to see the logic, you are not functioning within reasonable parameters.
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I think you see logic where there isn't any really because you have a prejudice.
In this country it is not at all forbidden to operate a co-op and pool talents, resources and labor.
It is even allowed to build financial institutions like credit unions , Freddie mac or Fannie may.
I do drink amateur beer now and then , I did join a credit union, but I wouldn't if the beer were sub standard or the credit union fees wern't lower.
There is no reason in all this to take from anyone a gift for another one and call it fairness.