On 18 Aug 2012 21:09:48 GMT, Han wrote:

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On 18 Aug 2012 15:47:37 GMT, Han wrote:

Jack wrote in :

I used the saw stop as an example because this is a woodworking
group, and most woodworkers, even the idiots, know what a saw stop
is. Some don't even have a problem with government forcing new saw
buyers to only buy saw stop, so, seems if you are going to let
government mandate wages, mandate what saws to buy, might as well
let them mandate a the price of the saw.

Yes a cow is a mammal, we get our milk from cows. Cats are mammals
too, why not get our milk from them? That's the above reasoning (IMO)
...

Actually the sawstop may be a good example of the multiple things that
are "wrong". Gass had good ideas, but when he tried to sell them,
nobody would buy. He is a good patent lawyer, so he definitely could
cover his invention to lock it up. Then he went 2-prong - he made his
own excellent (expensive) saw and he went lobbying for regulations
that would force people to buy his saw. (Something about petitioning
government for redress of grievances, perhaps - I'm not a
constitutional lawyer).

So what is wrong here? Please add your opinions. Mine a
- The saw makers were stupid.

No, they weren't.

Now they are on the hook.

Not yet.

Whether they were stupid or not will wait until this whole thing has
played out. My feeling at this point is that they should have accepted
Gass's first offer in some form. But I do see the lawyer argument that
doing so would make them admit to having been selling dangerous toys.

I believe Gass' first offer seemed like something Don Corleone might
have said...when he wasn't in a very good mood. Ryobi ended up with a
horse head in their bed, too, thanks to Don Gass.


- Gass is a monopolist. He is a very capable lawyer and wants his
"due", to the max. - Gass deserves compensation for his inventions.

He *only* deserves compensation to the extent that people are willing
to give him is pound of flesh. If *they* decide that his invention is
not worth the money, *they* should be free to pass on it.

Bingo!

Easy to say, not necessarily true. If Gass wins the Safety commission
endorsement, they'll have to accept his monopoly pricing. There is no
viable alternative (yet).

That's precisely why we love to hate the jerk.


- If people are too stupid to follow simple directions about safety,
let Darwin rule. - People should be protected from having to work
under dangerous conditions.

The government can't protect idiots. With your extension of the nanny
state, I guess we'd better outlaw hydrogen hydroxide, too.

Misspelling. It's dihydrogen oxide.

DHMO - DiHydrogen Monoxide. See the website for ALL the scary facts:
http://www.dhmo.org/


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