RE: Midrange Computing Closed

["Marshall Akins" <makins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting point about only paying w/cash.    I know I shouldn't ask this
but why should a company pay for my health insurance?   Wouldn't it be
better if it was my own business.   I could choose among competing
providers, I could buy what I needed, the company would not have
confidential medical information.   Same for 401K's.   How about just
making a contribution to my IRA account.    No admin headaches for the
company and it would give me much more choice as to who I want to
administer the account.

Don't want to open up another can of worms but no one has mentioned unions,
don't like 'em myself but in the argument about company vs. employee they
play a big role.

Keep in mind that it is not always us vs. them.    Take a look at your
IRA's and 401K's, we are shareholders too.

Companies don't get away with everything, that's for sure, especially here
in Alabama.    There are a lot of lawyers out there to make sure that
nobody get's screwed (especially the lawyers).    Everybody get their
Blockbuster certificates?

And finally, regarding the comment on elections and corporate power
controlling the media.   Last time I checked no one forced me  to vote for
anyone, and amazingly enough, I voted without screwing up my ballot.     If
Thomas Paine could see the power of the internet his head would probably
explode.   Anyone in the world can get the opinions of Ralph Nader, Lyndon
LaRouch, The John Birch Society, or even www.taxmeat.com at the click of a
mouse.

Marshall Akins
Rabid Libertarian Capitalist stirring up %^&@


P.S.   I subscribed to the iSeries 400 Experts Journal.   Expensive, but
primarily technical articles instead of ads.




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