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22578I would add an " H O R O R " vision to that .... imagine Napoleon or bacchus_ii-12/7/2004
22577<i>And the answer would be that you could make some really long term plannbacchus_ii-12/7/2004
22576LOL, but the question should have been, "what would it give me to know I haSun Tzu-12/7/2004
22575<i>~350M years of youth </i> Are you kidding ST? I've a hard tibacchus_ii-12/7/2004
22574Ed, my point was somewhat simpler and I am confused why it is proving hard to geSun Tzu-12/7/2004
22573I wasn't discussing any of the issues you brought up, I was simply followingkodiak_bull-12/7/2004
22572Kodiak, I think this whole series of posts is a "much ado about nothing&quocnyndwllr-12/7/2004
22571No, I disagree. If you use the Walmart example with a US factory, the consumer bull_derrick-12/7/2004
22570Derrick, Let's examine your example: I think you are confusing "wealtkodiak_bull-12/7/2004
22569The only reason your math seems that way due to the design of your example. If Sun Tzu-12/6/2004
22568Kodiak, I thought your comment about the Swiss was funny. Near as I can figure,bull_derrick-12/6/2004
22567Technology? Yes, you could say "technology" if you used it in a very kodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22566Derrick, I don't think there's any difference between nations and, say,kodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22565You are looking at "Time" in a very abstract and static fashion. I amSun Tzu-12/6/2004
22564Kodiak, I believe you misread my post. My post about the creation of wealth wasbull_derrick-12/6/2004
22563So, you are not burdened with the abstract (?) linear passage of time? Our speckodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22562You are missing my point completely and it is evident in this statement: >&gSun Tzu-12/6/2004
22561Once again, you are using "time" in ways that do not square with realikodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22560The reason a piece of land is worth something is because someone can spend time Sun Tzu-12/6/2004
22559ST, You know, you can get very metaphysical about "time" expand it tokodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22558I don't think you are hearing me. Working smart or dumb has nothing to do wSun Tzu-12/6/2004
22557Sun Tzu, I'm afraid you may be stuck in a pre-capitalist idea of the way thkodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22556could they do so without spending their time? What else besides their time did Sun Tzu-12/6/2004
22555I thought it was very clear. Time is limited, 24 hours in each day, 365 days inkodiak_bull-12/6/2004
22554>> If "time" (later you say labor, services) is the only true soSun Tzu-12/6/2004
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