Thanks, Stuart, for the clarification. To summarize, "regular" jobs have
benefits which extend both ways--to the employee and the employer. VP pros don't
benefit the casino where they earn their living, though it can be argued that
their less knowledgeable friends and family might play there because the pro
does. My guess is that overall, the pro wins more than friends/family lose,
but this is certainly not always the case.
I completely agree with your "take" on this subject. I, too, am a
Libertarian at heart, and a lover of capitalism!
Brian
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In a message dated 9/24/2007 11:57:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
sresnick2@comcast.net writes:
bjaygold@... wrote:
The pro might also support, or help support, his family. Does this not
count as benefiting someone else?
Sure, no matter how anyone makes their money, they may afterwards
share it with people or causes they like and care about. That's a good
thing, and it's independent of the nature of the job.
What I was thinking of is a little different. Most of us do jobs in which
the very process of earning our money benefits those people who make
the job possible. I provide skills that are useful to my employer, fellow
employees, and customers. They're all motivated to *want* me to
continue to have this job; this has the practical effect of helping to
keep my livelihood secure.
This means there isn't hidden information that'd threaten my job. I also
find some beauty in the fact that doing my job not only helps me, and
the people I like (when I share my gains with them). It also helps all
these business associates who I don't necessarily like personally. I may
find them irritating or annoying, and yet *still* I'm helping them. Ahhh,
the beauty of capitalism.
Stuart (RandomStu)
http://home.comcast.net/~sresnick2/fungames.htm
http://stuart-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/
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