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preston
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This discussion reminds me of a great story told by the management guru from the 60's and 70's, Peter Drucker. He travelled to China where a dam was
being contructed. His host (some government official) proudly announced that 10,000 people were being employed in the construction of the dam. Mr.
Drucker observed that most of the 10,000 were digging by hand with pick and shovel. Mr. Drucker then commented to his host ... "why not give your
workers spoons to dig with so that you can employ 20,000 workers?"
His host was silent and confused.
BTW: that would be 20,000 jobs "created or saved" in Obamaspeak.
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DianaT
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Diana: I'd like to see your list of modern conveniences that you believe should be outlawed in Mexico in the name of "more employment" ... I assume
dishwashers and clothes washers are at the top of your list ... and those silly electro-mechanical tortilla makers would be close behind.
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Don't believe I said anything about outlawing anything????
Don't believe I even indicated that I might believe in such a thing?????
You seem to be quick to make irrational assumptions about what one does or does not believe----
Thus, there is no rational conversation to be had.
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preston
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by preston
Diana: I'd like to see your list of modern conveniences that you believe should be outlawed in Mexico in the name of "more employment" ... I assume
dishwashers and clothes washers are at the top of your list ... and those silly electro-mechanical tortilla makers would be close behind.
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Don't believe I said anything about outlawing anything????
Don't believe I even indicated that I might believe in such a thing?????
You seem to be quick to make irrational assumptions about what one does or does not believe----
Thus, there is no rational conversation to be had.
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Geee ... I guess when you were extolling the benefits (5 people employed) of manually cleaning the streets and mowing lawns I assumed that you
believed manual cleaning of streets and mowing of lawns was good.
And in case you forgot, Ayn Rand was all about the evils of government force and control over the individual. So, why did you see her influence as
sad?
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BCSTech
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Sigh, time to remove myself from the notifications list for this topic...
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toneart
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Okay, let's stay in Mexico. Let's say you have an entreprenuerial young man who wants to buy a lawnmower and offer his services to consumers,
businesses and the government. He can mow 5 lawns per day, but will displace 5 men who mow 1 lawn per day manually. Should the Mexican government make
it illegal for this young entreprenuer to use a lawnmower in the name of "more employment"?
I actually have a real life experience in my company's Mexico City office. For the longest time they employed a woman who worked 40 hours per week
cleaning the office. She would sweep all the carpeted floors (very carefully taking 3 or 4 hours per day). When I told them to buy a vacuum cleaner
and use her 2 or 3 days per week ... she quit (she apparently wanted to work full time at one place). Should vacuum cleaners be illegal in Mexico in
the name of "more employment"?
Diana: I'd like to see your list of modern conveniences that you believe should be outlawed in Mexico in the name of "more employment" ... I assume
dishwashers and clothes washers are at the top of your list ... and those silly electro-mechanical tortilla makers would be close behind.
Hell, if we just got rid of electricity and gasoline, that would put an end to these job crushing modern conveniences.
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Yes! That's the way it works in Mexico. It's all about the worker and protecting jobs. 
No to outlawing more modern machinery. but many prefer not to use them.
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