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To: Clarksterh who wrote (23546)	8/28/1998 5:37:00 PM
From: derek cao	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 70976

Off topic Re: Earlier we defined a free market as one without government intervention Agree. But government intervention in my dictionary means set priority for individuals or companies and redistribute income. It is not rules or laws govern the exchange goods or money between them. I hope I made myself clear. Re: Do you really think AT&T would have said 'sure, I'll give you access to my switching stations to attach your own network so that you can take my customers away'? No Agree. But without government's mandates cost, therer will be competitions soon or later. Do you agree? No matter of what society you are in, a set of rules(fair or unfair) is a necessity. IMHO, the difference between capitalism and communism is that capitalism believe that income or rewards are based on your contribution which is decided by marketplace and nothing else. Communism is just the opposite. Derek