12-03-2008, 05:28 AM
Jon,
I think you are right, Protectionism creates poor service and high prices everywhere it touches, from The auto industry, to schools to socialized medicine.
But take an industry like electronic gadgetry and computers, not a day goes by without another company figuring out how to make something better or cheaper.
But when faced with a thing like Helco, we still have to take responsibility ourselves and turn off lights and do every thing we can to deny them the ability to screw us.
Helco ain't the one leaving our lights, TV, and computer on. They are not the ones that stole the part of our brain needed to build our own solar water heater.
As far as gasoline, you decide which car you buy and how far to drive it. You decide how to keep it tuned to optimize gas mileage.
No, the responsibility is ours and ours alone.
Walk in to any Star Buck's coffee house and strike up a conversation with the Barrista with gaged ears and purple hair. Tell him how the oil companies are a bunch of profiteers screwing the little man. He will invariably agree never once giving a thought to the fact that he just sold you .20 cent cup of coffee for 6 Bux.
It is the world in which we live my friend.
I think you are right, Protectionism creates poor service and high prices everywhere it touches, from The auto industry, to schools to socialized medicine.
But take an industry like electronic gadgetry and computers, not a day goes by without another company figuring out how to make something better or cheaper.
But when faced with a thing like Helco, we still have to take responsibility ourselves and turn off lights and do every thing we can to deny them the ability to screw us.
Helco ain't the one leaving our lights, TV, and computer on. They are not the ones that stole the part of our brain needed to build our own solar water heater.
As far as gasoline, you decide which car you buy and how far to drive it. You decide how to keep it tuned to optimize gas mileage.
No, the responsibility is ours and ours alone.
Walk in to any Star Buck's coffee house and strike up a conversation with the Barrista with gaged ears and purple hair. Tell him how the oil companies are a bunch of profiteers screwing the little man. He will invariably agree never once giving a thought to the fact that he just sold you .20 cent cup of coffee for 6 Bux.
It is the world in which we live my friend.