wrote

It's the smaller boats that got squeezed
out, not the bog boats that caused the problem in the first place.


Have you thought about which size boats are more likely to have owners and
guests who can make large donations?

It's just like most other things in society. The big cause the problems and
the small pay for them.

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Roger Long

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:52:39 -0400, "Roger Long"
said:

It's just like most other things in society. The big cause the problems
and
the small pay for them.

That depends very much on what you define as the problem. Is the problem
insufficient donations to support the Seaport, or is it the absence of
cheap
dockage?

Is the problem with medical care the high cost of hospital visits, or is
it
the fact that a lot of people don't pay for those visits?


It's definitely the fact that a lot of people don't pay for hospital visits,
because they can't afford to do so. We should definitely blame them. LOL

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:23:51 -0700, "Capt. JG"
said:

That depends very much on what you define as the problem. Is the problem
insufficient donations to support the Seaport, or is it the absence of
cheap
dockage?

Is the problem with medical care the high cost of hospital visits, or is
it
the fact that a lot of people don't pay for those visits?


It's definitely the fact that a lot of people don't pay for hospital
visits,
because they can't afford to do so. We should definitely blame them. LOL

If I hand out free candy on the street, and a lot of people eat it and rot
their teeth, is the problem that I'm handing out free candy, or that too
many people are eating free candy and rotting their teeth?


The problem is that you're not charging enough! LOL

It sounds like you would support tobacco companies. They're doing much the
same thing. Perhaps we should let the market decide.


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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:38:38 -0700, "Capt. JG"
said:

It's definitely the fact that a lot of people don't pay for hospital
visits,
because they can't afford to do so. We should definitely blame them. LOL

If I hand out free candy on the street, and a lot of people eat it and
rot
their teeth, is the problem that I'm handing out free candy, or that too
many people are eating free candy and rotting their teeth?


The problem is that you're not charging enough! LOL

Perhaps the light is beginning to dawn on you, Jon. Hand out candy for
free,
and somebody still has to pay to produce that candy. And if the candy
maker
hopes not to lose his shirt he has to charge more for the candy he sells
to
people who pay for it. Eventually, the folks who pay for it figure out
that
they can get their candy for free. See if you can figure out what happens
at
that point to the candy maker.


He becomes a tobacco manufacturer of course. LOL

What you're not seeing is that there's nothing wrong with charging for
services. What's wrong is that some people can't afford them. In the case of
candy, should you charge for it, it's not essential to the common good.
(Remember that phrase?) Medical services for all are essential for the
common good. In fact, if we don't supply them at an affordable price, then
the burden on society is great, which is in opposition to the common good.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:06:22 -0700, "Capt. JG"
said:

What you're not seeing is that there's nothing wrong with charging for
services. What's wrong is that some people can't afford them. In the case
of
candy, should you charge for it, it's not essential to the common good.
(Remember that phrase?) Medical services for all are essential for the
common good. In fact, if we don't supply them at an affordable price, then
the burden on society is great, which is in opposition to the common good.

I take back what I said about your beginning to see the light.


You should. I'm already enlightened!

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On 2008-08-28 19:35:57 -0400, "Capt. JG" said:

"Dave" wrote in message

I take back what I said about your beginning to see the light.

You should. I'm already enlightened!

In your dreams, only.

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Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2008082822535916807-jerelull@maccom...
On 2008-08-28 19:35:57 -0400, "Capt. JG" said:

"Dave" wrote in message

I take back what I said about your beginning to see the light.

You should. I'm already enlightened!

In your dreams, only.

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Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/



Only if you say so...


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