Ateklabs.1055
net.misc
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!cbosg!teklabs!keithe
Thu Feb 25 08:33:04 1982
Re: This is not a chain letter
The same idea has been used for LOTS of things. My wife (not ME - I
would never do such a thing) even got into a deal where the commodity
wasn't savings bonds but children's reading books. But the whole idea
is based on getting something for nothing, a violation of the TANSTASFL
law (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch). Sure it works in the
short run; American fiscal and foreign policies are similar examples
of short-term vs. long-term trade-offs. But eventually it's gonna' have
to cave in under it's own weight.

keith ericson @ teklabs

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