On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:40:04 GMT, kontiki
wrote in :

Larry Dighera wrote:

Why isn't profit motive sufficient encouragement to produce things?

Because it lacks long-range vision, and encourages sleaze and planned
obsolescence rather than durable, high quality products.

Oh, I see. If it isn;t something that "government' envisions as
a 'good" thing then it lacks long range vision.

I am at a loss to understand why you insist on bringing government
into the discussion. You were talking about PROFIT MOTIVE, not
government.

You think Hillary or someone like that *really* cares about people, or that her
"long range thinkin" is about anything other than getting elected?

I have very little esteem for today's Congressional representatives.
And I have no clue how that is germane to the subject of PROFIT
MOTIVE.

You have just factually illustrated your irrational thinking.

Or you have just demonstrated your inability to comprehend the written
word. :-)

I rest my case.

For some unknown reason, we seem to be talking past each other.