>Date sent: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 12:05:49 -0700
>From: Bret Diamond <diam9018@TAO.SOSC.OSSHE.EDU>
> In a glaring example of the greed and corruption that permeates
>the timber industry
Greed, according to Webster, is "...desire for more than one
needs or deserves..."
In a capitalist society, I would think that any industry
"deserves" about the average level of profit and return on
investment as all other industries obtain. Since the forest
products industry is one of the great underperformers in the
American economy, it is not getting what it deserves, and
therefore can't be considered greedy. Unless you think that in a
capitalistic society all corporate players are "greedy". Is that
what you think? What alternative to such a society do you
recommend?
I didn't see anything in your message that evidences corruption
in the timber industry -- it's the BIA that's being charged. Nor
did I see any evidence that corruption "permeates" the
industry. Could you elaborate?
And, by the way, is there any room in your world view to suspect
that incidents such as these involving the fed govt are more a
function of indifference and incompetence rather than fraud and
conspiracy? I'll admit to my bias -- I don't think there are
enough people in either camp with both the brains and the
deviousness requires to pull off a good conspiracy.
...Sam
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