Re: Delphi 2005 upgrade 2... not recommended

From: ozbear (ozbear_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 03/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:28:31 GMT

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:42:17 -0500, "Wayne Niddery [TeamB]"
<wniddery@chaffaci.on.ca> wrote:

<mostly sensible stuff snipped>
>
>Just law apprehends those that harm others, it does not assume one is a
>criminal *before* an offense has been committed. Requiring government
>approval before offering a product is of the latter, and this "cure" has
>proved worse than the disease in every industry it has been implemented -
>and that is *before* one counts the corruption inherent in such government
>regulation - who you know and whose favours you acquire become the common
>currency, not innovation, skill, quality or any other virtue.
>
<snip>
It's not a totally bad idea though. Would you abolish the Food and
Drug Administration? Would you think it would be a
"good thing" if anyone were allowed to sell any sort of snake oil
they chose claiming to cure cancer/AIDS/whatever without government
testing and approval?

Oz 

-- 
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Foot and Mouth outbreak at farm
    ... What problem is this then Devon? ... The disease does no harm to humans. ...
    (uk.politics.misc)
  • Re: substance free dorms
    ... There are many ways to harm a person by giving them something (e.g. ... a disease, vermin, a bomb, contraband which you then report to the ...
    (rec.arts.sf.fandom)
  • Re: Eggs and blood cholesterol
    ... Who says that it does not cause harm? ... "disease," but until you are in bad shape, they tell you to take an ... As to the egg noodles, keep in mind that a lot of grain products are ... made with powdered eggs or dairy, and they are the worst, in terms of ...
    (sci.med.nutrition)