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Subject:RE: More ethics... From:Maggie Secara <MSecara -at- NILS -dot- COM> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:09:21 -0700
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>From: KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com
>What's the difference? The writer or arteeste
>finishes a job, gets paid for it, and then
>expects the money to keep rolling in. But they
>don't think they have to do another spot of WORK
>for that next paycheque, and the one after and
>the one after that.
>
>Why should the plumber or carpenter or mechanic
>want to extend a privilege to you that is not
>reciprocated? What do they gain? Where's the
>utility for them?
I suspect that if the plummer did a fine job and left your house, then found
out you were charging your neighbors $7.50 a head to come in and view his
handiwork, he'd wonder if he couldn't get a piece of the action.
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