Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:12:25 -0400
From: Jody
Subject: You can’t offend me, so don’t waste time even thinking about that
Spam is unethical by nature, and using the Chatlist as a harvesting ground for addresses to spam is strictly against the rules.
You can’t offend me, so don’t waste time even thinking about that. As for the PLENTY, it’s a lousy idea because anyone with knowledge of basic economics can see that it can do nothing but harm the local economy, and those reasons have been hashed out on the Chatlist multiple times today. It is doomed to failure because it is unsustainable in the age of the global economy. Tell me what auto parts factory, comb factory, battery factory, tire factory, keyboard factory, light bulb factory, saddle factory, or what diamond mining company accepts the PLENTY?
All of these raw materials require real currency: the United States Dollar. The PLENTY increases accounting burdens on small business owners, decreases their competitiveness and purchasing power against out-of-area competitors, is a nightmare to make proper change for (at PLE$1.00 = USD$0.90) and requires going to an extra bank to convert it back into real, usable USD$.
It’s a BAD IDEA. It has the opposite effect of its stated goals, therefore it is a complete failure, no matter how it is managed or how widely it gets adopted. People who want to buy local and support local businesses will do so by buying local and spending money locally anyway!
melissa frey wrote:
Hi Jody and others,
I would have liked to respond to the chatlist in it’s entirety with information about the PLENTY program, but Gene has been blocking me from posting for months for a reason I don’t understand–He allows me to receive the chatlist, but not post. (His recent post about our history is a very incomplete picture)
I did pull a few emails from a recent chatlist digest for my bi-monthly e-newsletter. I wanted to be sure those people had accurate information about the program directly from one of its representatives.
I’ve received responses from several others that appreciated getting our official newsletter as opposed to heresay or Matt’s unfortunate email as their only impression of the PLENTY.
I apologize if receiving it offended you, I’ll remove you immediately.
Best,
Melissa