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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill As a total aside, I think most of the people responding to arbfbe's observation about Soviet railroads completely missed his point. He wasn't advocating we adopt a Soviet-style command economy, but observing that everyone's favorite whipping boy for how not to run an industrialized economy ironically managed to do some things better than our own ostensibly perfect system, and further, pointing out that our unquestioned obedience to the belief that the free market will shower everyone with a wonderful life is demonstrably untrue, and that our pursuit of "lowest prices every day" eventually predicates "lowest wages every day," too. (If I mischaracterized you, arb, let me know!) [/quote] At last capitalist who is honest about some of shortcomings of our system not merely blindly cheerleading!! (And no I am not a communist !!) ((Solidarity Forever!! just kidding)) I am not suggest we turn 10,000 ton coal drags into 75 MPH rockets like in Europe or that all T&E work according to a three daily shift method like factories or patrolman (of which I am not at present). Just better management of people and other resources that take into account that people may want to enjoy life away from the RR and to preserve their health. Iadmitt Iam learning about your industry but in mine I have seen too many old timers die within one or two after retirement.
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