From: Erik Aronesty (erik@zoneedit.com)
Date: Tue Apr 06 2004 - 15:53:02 MDT
The “patriot act” is similarly named incorrectly, being that it is unpatriotic.
Likewise “Free trade” is not free.
It's beyond a misused term, it's a self-contained deception.
Analogously, you could pass a law restricting companies from setting prices on their goods, or restrict consumers from negotiating with vendors and call it “free trade”.
It's 100 percent crap.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jonathan Davis" <jonathan.davis@lineone.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:30:25
To:<virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: RE: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
I am an uninformed, idiotic and self-serving mouthpiece & member of the
ruling class. That does not help change the fact that you are getting upset
about very little.
Free Trade is simply a term used to describe an economic concept. You appear
to be angry about the abuse of the term.
Don't confuse the two.
Free Trade in the news seems to mostly refer to trade agreements between
countries
http://news.google.com/news?q=free.trade
Corporations can also be very good.
Regards
Limbic
http://www.limbicnutrition.com/blog/
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com] On Behalf Of
Erik Aronesty
Sent: 05 April 2004 16:23
To: Church of Virus
Subject: Re: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
So, some group of Internet idealists defines a term... Do you really think
that's how it's used?
Hell no.
Currently "free trade" means deregulating tarriffs for corporations, while
retaining import taxes for individuals.
It means that governments provide corporate regulatory loopholes via
unrestricted international outsourcing.
Meanwhile they impose massive regulation in small business markets. For
example, you need various licenses to do business, there are all sorts
product regulations (FCC, FDA, FTC)and compliance, complex tax laws, etc
that favor large corporations. We even go so far as to invest government
money directly into corporate subsidies, agribusiness loans and, yes, "cash
injections" to the stock market.
All in the name of preserving "free trade"
Free trade is the biggest buzzword bullshit ever served up to the mouths of
the citizens of this world.
Anyone who thinks it's real is either uninformed, an idiot, or a
self-serving mouthpiece or member of the ruling class.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jonathan Davis" <jonathan.davis@lineone.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:59:20
To:<virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: RE: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
No so fast Erik. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market
JD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com] On Behalf Of
Erik Aronesty
Sent: 04 April 2004 23:29
To: Church of Virus
Subject: Re: virus: EU, Microsoft, and Bill Frist
The term "free market" is politispeak for "a market which favors established
players"
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