luddites!

[Joe R.]

At 08:14 PM 10/13/05 -0400, Brad wrote:
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>>>After all, aren't we all a bunch of Techno-Ludites :^)
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>i haven't wasted any bandwidth *all day* so, 
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>I'd like to point out that the Ludites where not anti-technology.
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>They were anti-loosing-your-job-due-to-technology.  They didn't think it
>was right that 10 people working should become 3 people working just
>because a new machine was installed...
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>(and, I think they had a point.  I think economists are all smoking
>really good dope when they talk about mythical 'productivity gains')

  No you missed the point. It's real simple! An employer's gain is the
employee's loss! 

  So be very aware whenever big businees (or replubicans) talk about
"gains"! It usually means that the workers are going to get screwed!

     Joe

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>-brad
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