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To: tejek who wrote (241271)	7/21/2005 8:04:42 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) of 1571826

Of course capitalism is imperfect. An human system or institution will be imperfect. Capitalism is just a better system than all the other economic systems, but it isn't perfect, at least not in any real world implementation. Its similar to democracy which is better than the other political systems but isn't perfect (again at least not once you move it from paper to the real world). The best of an imperfect bunch. OTOH without investment based on the profit motive, without applied capitalism, Afghanistan is going to remain in its current squalor. Aschiana pays $1,500 a month in rent — provided by donors, including the European Union and World Bank — but Kabul's race for prime real estate has pushed rents for alternative downtown sites to $9,000 a month. Then you would think they would move out of prime real estate. It may be a less then perfect solution for the school, but life is a series of trade offs. The organization is "doing the work our country needs after 20 some years of war," he said, and it "should be helped to move" to a new location. Good idea. The $1500 a month is spends now would probably be enough for another location. Also from your article "Aschiana has been offered land in northern Kabul". "Why all the secrecy, and why the rush to force the school out?" The article answered those questions. The rush is because the land cost millions and the new owner is losing money each day, taking under market rents and sometimes letting missed or late payments slide. The secrecy is to avoid being the target or extortion or terrorism. What is potentially troubling is that the lease was supposed to be a 10 year lease signed in 1997, so it shouldn't run out for a couple of years. I guess the new owner can break it because of the missed or late payments. Tim

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