From: Dr Sebby (drsebby@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jan 17 2004 - 15:35:47 MST
...well, i would imagine that when 'free trade' participants utilize the
profits and position allowed to them by their earlier successes to not only
participate in highly competetive free market trading, but to adjust the
rules of the game so that only they can prosper, it is no longer free is it?
an example: (maybe a bad one, havent thought it through)...go into a movie
theatre and ask them if they would like to sample your new "McFazden Soda"(a
truly wonderful drink)...and you can offer it at extremely low prices(since
you have a highly streamlined production process and wish for quantity as
opposed to profit margin). your soda could be the elixir of life and you
couldnt sell it there...they wouldnt even taste it since they signed a
contract with coca cola to ONLY carry their shit. this isnt exactly the
free trade issue...but a similar notion; when one company gets so wealthy
that they can control the market itself and make subtle threats with their
presence, free isnt really an applicable word any longer.
DrSebby.
"Courage...and shuffle the cards".
----Original Message Follows----
From: "David McFadzean" <david@lucifer.com>
Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
To: <virus@lucifer.com>
Subject: virus: Fair trade?
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 08:19:55 -0500
What is "fair trade"? How is it opposed to free trade, and if it
is opposed, does that imply that free trade is unfair?
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