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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Subject: Re: ftc and ms
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.222902.15267@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:29:02 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.184617.11527@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
- |>
- |> As for 'pointing guns', I wasn't aware that they pointed guns at
- |> people for anti-trust violations. They generally point LAWYERS at
- |> them.
-
- Wait a minute -- just because they have a division of labor
- between the guy who makes the threats (laywers) and the guy who holds the
- guns (policeman) doesn't mean that there are no guns. The laws of this
- country are enforced by the willingness to use physical violence against
- lawbreakers. And that is exactly why a small, limited goverment is best.
-
- |> You seem to want to differentiate between 'force due to market
- |> position' and 'force due to law'.
-
- The difference could not be greater. If you refuse to buy a copy of Windows 3.x
- nobody will point a gun at your head and make you. Try refusing to
- obey a law--you'll be eyeball to eyeball with a man with a gun.
-
- |> There ain't no such difference at the bottom line, son.
-
- I'm sure that you don't worship your bottom line so much that you would
- endorse armed robbery to improve it.
-