Farrell wrote: > I don't know that Christianity is required for good business ethics and a > sense of fairness, honesty and respect for other humans. Dishonesty hurts > the dishonest one in the longrun. "What goes around comes around". > Grin... it isnt... but you see I am a son of a presbyterian minister and tho I am not a christian (at least by most folks definitions), I find little or nothing to argue with with the basic "Be good to one another" message I find to be the main theme of what I believe Christianity (and a lot of other religions) should be all about. So.... once in a while I throw in a reference to that kinda thing. But I agree... we really shouldnt need any religion, politics, or philosophy to understand the concept and value of being honest and fair. > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brekne" <richardb@c2i.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 3:05 AM > Subject: Re: outrageous charges--estimates > > > This I do not subscribe to... This has nothing to do with the free market, > > unless one is totally devoid of morals. If you take an old ladys Steinway > for > > 500 knowing its worth 5000... thats about as fraudulant as it gets.. and > > personally I hope, from time to time, that the Christians of the world are > right > > about at least one thing... namely that there is a heaven and hell, and > that > > such folks will find their way to the appropriate elevators when the time > comes. > > > > A free market is an honest one. Dishonesty falls into another catagory. > > > > Robert Morss wrote: > > > > > >If I sold my $5000 used Honda to some old lady that didn't > > > >know better at a 5000% mark up for $250,000 > > > >is that not fraud, and have some legal ramifications? > > > >$440 for 16 tuning pins for parts only??? > > > >Is there no accountability in this business. > > > > > > > > David Renaud > > > > > > It is called the free market. If the same old lady is selling her > Steinway > > > grand for $500 and you come to buy it, are you committing fraud if you > don't > > > tell her it actually has a market value of $5000? > > > > > > Robert Morss RPT > > > Greenwich, CT > > > > -- > > Richard Brekne > > Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. > > Bergen, Norway > > > > > > > > -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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