[Vision2020] Boycotts
Saundra Lund
sslund@adelphia.net
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:02:46 -0700
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Mr. Dickison,
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While I'm sure others could answer much more eloquently, I'll bite
because it seems perfectly clear to me: the majority (remember, this
*is* a democracy) has determined that providing education to children
(and national defense, clean air, etc) is important enough that it's a
collective or public good to which we all contribute. Otherwise,
there's the free rider problem (I pay for national defense, for
instance, which cannot be withheld from my neighbor if (s)he chooses not
to pay), of course, but there's also a significant benefit we as a
society receive from public goods. We *all* benefit from having
national defense and educated children and clean water, etc.
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As much as you might enjoy coffee and pastry, those items don't meet the
criteria for public or collective goods, and that's the difference.
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But, you're a smart man, and I suspect you already knew all of that . .
. so, what was the purpose of the question? Surely you weren't just
trying to be contentious, were you???
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Saundra Lund
Moscow, Idaho
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to
do nothing.
Edmund Burke
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Gregory Dickison
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:48 AM
To: Vision 2020
Subject: [Vision2020] Boycotts
Dear Visionaries:
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While I am all for your right to boycott Bucer's, Zume, Nate Wilson's
Kids' Lemonade Stand, etc., I am wondering why you think this right is
so one sided. When several of us expressed our desire to boycott the
government's schools by withholding not only our children, but our
shekels as well, and for the exact same reasons you give for boycotting
coffee and pastry, you replied, loudly and emphatically, "NO!"
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What's up with that?
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Gregory C. Dickison
Lawyer & Counselor at Law
Post Office Box 8846
208 South Main #2
Moscow, Idaho 83843
(208) 882-4009
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT face=3DArial>Mr.=20
Dickison,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT face=3DArial>While I'm sure =
others could=20
answer much more eloquently, I'll bite because it seems perfectly =
clear to=20
me: the majority (remember, this *is* a democracy) has determined =
that=20
providing education to children (and national defense, clean air, =
etc) is=20
important enough that it's a collective or public good to which =
we all=20
contribute. Otherwise, there's the free rider problem (I =
pay for=20
national defense, for instance, which cannot be withheld from my =
neighbor if=20
(s)he chooses not to pay), of course, but there's also a significant =
benefit=20
we as a society receive from public goods. We =
*all* benefit from=20
having national defense and educated children and clean water,=20
etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT =
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT face=3DArial>As much as you =
might enjoy=20
coffee and pastry, those items don't meet the criteria for public or =
collective=20
goods, and that's the difference.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT =
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003><FONT face=3DArial>But, you're a =
smart man,=20
and I suspect you already knew all of that . . . so, what was the =
purpose of the=20
question? Surely you weren't just trying to be contentious, were=20
you???</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=3DArial>Saundra<SPAN class=3D090175517-21102003>=20
Lund</SPAN><BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the =
triumph of=20
evil is for good people to do nothing.<BR>Edmund =
Burke<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
vision2020-admin@moscow.com=20
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Gregory=20
Dickison<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:48 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision=20
2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Boycotts<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Visionaries:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>While I am all for your right to =
boycott Bucer's,=20
Zume, Nate Wilson's Kids' Lemonade Stand, etc., I am wondering why you =
think=20
this right is so one sided. When several of us expressed our desire to =
boycott=20
the government's schools by withholding not only our children, but our =
shekels=20
as well, and for the exact same reasons you give for boycotting coffee =
and=20
pastry, you replied, loudly and emphatically, "NO!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What's up with that?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gregory C. Dickison<BR>Lawyer & =
Counselor at=20
Law<BR>Post Office Box 8846<BR>208 South Main #2<BR>Moscow, Idaho =
83843<BR>(208)=20
882-4009</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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