> On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, jonesr@gatwick.geco-prakla.slb.com wrote:
> >M. Traynor wrote:
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> >> >Does it have a currency?
> >>
> >> Of course.
> >
> >And who decides what it is?
>
> Any two or more people or organisations who wish to do business with
> each other. Do you really think the banking industry couldn't survive
> without government?
Legislating money is always an iffy proposition. The U.S. $1 coin
*ISN'T* money, even though the U.S. government passed a law to make it such.
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> >> No it isn't. Even in its perfect form democracy is the needs of the many
> >> overruling the needs of the few.
> >
> >In perfect democracy, unanimity is the ultimat goal.
>
> Short of Borganism it'll never happen. Therein lies the fundamental
> flaw. Democracy is a lie.
I don't like talking about things more imaginary than any RPG I own, such
as "perfect democracy".
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