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To: Mark Adams who wrote (3150)	10/17/2001 10:38:56 PM
From: frankw1900	Respond to of 24758

I wasn't attempting any form of economic argument, only expressing a personal value. That with rights comes responsibility. In the larger picture, we all benefit if we all achieve our potential to contribute. But then we are not trying for economic description. We have moved to ideology.

To: Mark Adams who wrote (3150)	10/17/2001 10:59:31 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24758

That with rights comes responsibility. In the larger picture, we all benefit if we all achieve our potential to contribute. "To each according to his needs and from each according to his abilities"? Your above statement is the raison d'etre of the corporation form. The corporation increases the potential to contribute of every individual by having a limited liability because then the corporation can act generally and achieve economies of scale increasing everyone's wealth. Can't do that with unlimited liability when you're dealing with vast numbers of people. A tax on corporations acts to limit individuals from achieving their potential to contribute. After all, corporations employ most people and most are envious of such employment.