RE: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise Licensing Stupidity

From: Dickson, Dana A. <dana.dickson_at_unisys.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:16:51 -0500
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.  John Stuart Mill's
observation from 1568 should give the libertarian leaners on the list pause.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is
true that most stupid people are conservative." - JOHN STUART MILL 1568

Dana Dickson

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com>
 
 > Nice try but we're missing the mark here.  What we really 
 > need to do is
 > licence the stupid.  Licences could be handed out on a 
 > sliding scale.  A
 > licence for the slightly stupid wouldn't cost much, however 
 > as you go up the
 > stupid scale ( or down if you prefer) the costs would 
 > increase.  Eventually
 > the costs of being really stupid would be so high that the 
 > applicant would
 > have to smarten up.
 > :-)
 
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