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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (166840)	7/22/2005 1:40:26 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"I don't want a trainable and honest barber doing heart surgery on me." Of course not, nor would I, nor is that in any way derivative of my point (which you were responding too). I would prefer to take an honest young barber (with the aptitude) and send him to medical school to become an excellent heart surgeon. Given his successful achievement, I would prefer to have him prescribe the treatment than someone who is known to be unethical, is over invested and has a drinking/gambling addiction but is also renouned for his skill as a surgeon. That would be a more direct analogy to my position than what you offered. "In short, great system + competent crook is better than lousy system + incompetent honest people. Unfortunately, you seem to view that as a forced choice. I do not.