From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 02:31:25 BST
Hi Mark M, Dan, Arlo, all,
Mark M said:
I apologise for the high sounding tone of this post Mark H.
A more nuance and measured version is within me, but i feel like
going with the flow tonight.
msh says:
No need to apologize to me, Mark. On this list, I'm probably the
worst when it comes to sounding high-tone. I appreciate your
comments, and believe that you and I are pretty much on the same
page. I believe both of us hear the death-knell, softly in the
background, when one's being is hopelessly alienated from one's work.
My interest in Dan's hypothetical stems from the fact that it entails
the usual justifications for private profit from private business
ownership: I work harder, worry more, and take more risk than my
employees, so why shouldn't I profit more than they?
And, in fact, in small businesses where the owner REALLY IS involved
in the day to day grind, I think there might be some justification
for an owner to earn somewhat more. The worry-more argument is pretty
IFFY, as Arlo has pointed out. And anyone who spends 10 hours a day
stacking pallets at the end of the production line will tell you, for
a fact, that no owner works harder. But maybe some risk should be
rewarded: the hard question is how much, for how long, and at what
expense to the environment and other elements of the community.
This question cannot be answered without knowing the sort of detail I
asked for in my previous post. My asking was really more rhetorical
than anything. If one's hypothetical business description is
sufficiently vague and benevolent, there's not much to argue with.
Thanks again,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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