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Posted by Christopher Campbell on 12/08/06 22:54
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 06:15:06 -0800, Bill wrote
(in article <ibOdnUGzArj_7uTYnZ2dnUVZ_vbinZ2d@golden.net>):
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> When diesel trains were introduced, didn't the unions try to insist that
> the stokers and firemen keep their jobs?
>
Stokers and firemen no longer had jobs. They were obsolete. And no one
insisted that they continue to work without pay.
You seem to think that performing artists should work without being paid,
even though their jobs are not obsolete. They have not been replaced. They
still entertain people.
Your argument is akin to asking stokers and firemen to work without pay on
coal locomotives for your personal benefit, simply because there are also
diesel locomotives that do not need stokers and firemen.
I do not care if buggy whip manufacturers go out of business because no one
wants buggy whips any more. But I do care if musicians and actors are driven
out of business because thieves steal all their work.
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