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On 2/10/2017 7:46 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
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On 2/10/2017 8:44 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
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On 2/10/2017 4:52 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/9/2017 10:05 PM, wrote:
On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 2:50:59 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski
wrote:
On 2/9/2017 2:35 PM, wrote:

The issue is not Gass making money. The issue is Gass'
rent-seeking.

Not sure what "rent-seeking" means.


noun 1. the fact or practice of manipulating public policy or
economic conditions as a strategy for increasing profits. "cronyism
and rent-seeking have become an integral part of the way our
biggest companies do business" adjective


I can understand the manipulating public policy. Public policy
meaning government rules and regulations and laws. Lobbyists do
this. Not sure what economic conditions anyone can manipulate.

Gass wanted Congress to pass a law that every tablesaw should have a
safety device (his). Certainly would have helped his economic condition.


Absolutely and an absolute dream come true for every entrepreneur or
business owner, CEO ect.

What businesses fit this mold? Who has lobbied the government to have
an on going advantage?

Insurance companies.
All Energy providing companies.
TV entertainment providers.
Communication providers.
The automobile industry.
The building industry.
The food industry.
The medical industry...
The entertainment industry
The recycling industry.

So which of these have succesfully lobbied for
"If you purchase something of this kind it
_must_ have this expensive feature"?

Think about it.

Can you own and drive an automobile with out having liability insurance?
That is state law in Texas. The insurance industry was instrumental
in getting that law.

However it is not part of the car. And if you
do not drive on public roads then you do not
need it.


What is not a part of the car? Insurance? No kidding. I indicated
that if you drive a car you have to buy liability insurance, An example
that I listed as one of the type businesses that benefited from lobbying
the government for minatory compliance.

Since we were talking about mandating the
installation of a sole-source proprietary
component on all devices of a given type, your
example is irrelevant.



TV entertainment providers. Cable has long had government in their
pockets to protect their interests and prevent competition. In Texas, I
suspect else where, if you subscribe to cable TV you only have one
choice. No other cable providers can compete.

Around here there's Cox and Frontier, both
provide television by wire using different
technologies. DirecTV and Dish provide two
other options.

Direct and Dish are not cable providers, they are satellite dish
providers. Regardless in Houston TX you have no choice of cable
providers. and again it is not because of a lack of another cable
company wanting to be here, because the only cable company has
government protected rights to be the only provider.




However you are not required by law to buy any
safety device in order to have cable.

You have really missed the point ...... Get some one to explain it to you.

Your point is that you want to be patted on the
head and told what a smart boy you are for
coming up with a bunch of red herrings and straw
men that are irrelevant to the point.

So, pat pat what a smart boy you are Leon.
Feel better?