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To: RetiredNow who wrote (287150)	5/8/2006 12:25:45 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586213

Too often the government thinks they are the people. I don't think individuals have absolute rights of control and ownership to resources. Countries belong to both the current citizens and the future ones. TP

To: RetiredNow who wrote (287150)	5/8/2006 1:59:25 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586213

Agree with you whole-heartedly. That's what I posted to Elroy. But he thinks the gov't should be more of an owner and that it is the gov'ts responsbilities to maximize the value of those resources, instead of the people's. That Hello? He said the people (not the government) should own the resources of the country. That's a little simple - WHICH PEOPLE? You agree wholeheartedly that some people should own the resources - well which ones???? It's a bit more complicated than that. For example if Cambodia, with average annual income per person of $200 per year, discovers a $50 billion value oil well on Tuk Tuk's farm, you can bet your bottom Tuk Tuk doesn't get it, and the Cambodian government does. And we were discussing developing nations. In many developing nations the government owns the oil/gas/minerals/whatever, and a small elite group controls the government. I'm not saying that's how it should be, just that's the way it is.