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Old 02-02-2008, 03:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by inBOIL
... why is it then wrong to sell that decision to the man? Yes, it's a mean thing to do, but am I the only one who thinks that mean does not necessarily mean wrong?
Laws aren't one the books just to codify what is "mean," but to discourage financial gain for being so. Do you really want to live in a society where profit and meanness is an acceptable line of work?
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