Quote:
Originally Posted by onwebcam
Control of the flow of money.. lol Yeah they'll love that. That's what they are best at. What qualifies you as deserving of said money? You can't figure out how to make money so you just expect to get paid is that it? Isn't that socialism? There's nothing free-market in anything you are talking about. You'll feel better about the government taking a portion of your earnings to stop someone else taking a portion of your earnings? I get it.
|
As long the public sector is not too big and as customer stimulate competition, then you have a free market. Libraries have been around since the ages before internet and computers, and in all political systems. The purpose is first of all, to provide everyone free access to information and culture. It's the same "service" pirates claim they provide. The difference is, that libraries pay royalties to those contributing and that pirates do not provide tax income to fund it.... Sure, you can say some "get paid", but it is not because they can't figure out to make money. Paying them for doing
nothing, i.e. social welfare, is not the exactly better alternative. And as I said; it is voluntary. Anyone can choose if they want to operate on the free-market, and if they want their work to be published on libraries. And if you didn't know: You do not go into the public library, deliver the goods, and then get paid. It's just like any other market; there must be some demand for it...
If you compare this model with socialism, then I think you misunderstand the concept. The purpose is not to control information, but to
ensure free and broad information. But since we are also talking about peoples livinghood, there must be someone to administrate the flow of money, and no one better than the ones chosen by the people can do that. That's true democracy.
Quote:
Originally Posted by onwebcam
It's not about that and it will never be about that.
|
Well, it's fraud, so I think it should be treated like scam.