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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Kent;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I think the US anti =
trust legislation
came from the fact that there were many wealthy folks ( who are now seen =
as
shining examples of successful capitalists) who =
ignored/abused/broke with
ethical behavior to the distress of their employees and customers. . =
. the
kind of thing, unfortunately we are hearing about daily with =
the Cdn
liberal govt, and have seen many examples of your govts of both
kinds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><EM> . . . respect =
for the laws
of the land, and I consider any <BR>> characterization of that =
respect as
"paranoid" or "fearful" to be <BR>> unfair and mean-spirited. . . . . =
</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>but well founded none =
the less . . .
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>if in fact it is =
'safer' to keep this
discussion of pricing hush hush, what does that say for the Amendment =
which
describes the right of 'free speech ( & email ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I'm unlikely to let =
some group tell
me what I can or should charge for my services, but if I found that all =
my peers
were charging 50% more than I was, I might give some thought to raising =
my
price.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>What if we all joined a =
'piano tuners
union', and decided to charge $250. We could get the government to =
mandate
yearly tuning, like the auto insurance industry does, and n</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>o customer could get their piano =
tuned for
less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>We could intimidate =
those tuners who
chose to ignore the 'Association Guideline' . . . that's legal, cause we =
see it
all the time on TV . . </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Would we then be =
protected by
legislation, rather than threatened by it . . </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>oh well . . . back to =
work in an
unregulated, free market business . . </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Jim =
Kinnear</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Collingwood</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>