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awake
07-18-2009, 06:33 PM
... therefore it is subject to the economic law of supply and demand. Like any good when it becomes scarce in supply, the demand and price to be paid to acquire it increases with each restriction. If the trend is left to continue, the price to be paid is beyond monetary calculation and men trade only what is left to them to exchange - their lives.
Michigan11
07-18-2009, 07:05 PM
... therefore it is subject to the economic law of supply and demand. Like any good when it becomes scarce in supply, the demand and price to be paid to acquire it increases with each restriction. If the trend is left to continue, the price to be paid is beyond monetary calculation and men trade only what is left to them to exchange - their lives.

Damn that is a damn great quote....

Hell yeah, that is genius.

Looks like we will be paying a high price.
heavenlyboy34
07-18-2009, 08:02 PM
... therefore it is subject to the economic law of supply and demand. Like any good when it becomes scarce in supply, the demand and price to be paid to acquire it increases with each restriction. If the trend is left to continue, the price to be paid is beyond monetary calculation and men trade only what is left to them to exchange - their lives.

Sounds like you're getting all utilitatarian on us. Next thing ya know, you'll be pricing freedom based on arbitrary measures of "utility". :eek:

Also, by the same token you would have to say that prisoners are "goods", slaves are "goods", children are "goods", etc.
Michigan11
07-18-2009, 08:37 PM
... therefore it is subject to the economic law of supply and demand. Like any good when it becomes scarce in supply, the demand and price to be paid to acquire it increases with each restriction. If the trend is left to continue, the price to be paid is beyond monetary calculation and men trade only what is left to them to exchange - their lives.

Who ever wrote this obviously knows were F'd. Maybe it's some kind of warning??
axiomata
07-18-2009, 08:45 PM
Jibberish.

Freedom is not an economic good. My freedom in no way limits the potential for your freedom.
heavenlyboy34
07-18-2009, 09:02 PM
Jibberish.

Freedom is not an economic good. My freedom in no way limits the potential for your freedom.

qft. :cool:
NYgs23
07-18-2009, 09:07 PM
...by the same token you would have to say that prisoners are "goods", slaves are "goods", children are "goods", etc.

Anything that is both desirable and scarce can operate according to these same economic laws. There's no shame in it; it's just the way it is.
mediahasyou
07-18-2009, 09:29 PM
dont tax my freedom bro. ;)