WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA (03/24/84)
From: Wilkins <WILKINS@SRI-AI.ARPA> Deitz: . . . A dollar spent by a "wino" would have the same effect. Well, If you believe buying wine helps the economy as much as developing a useful new kind of plastic or material or glue then I give up on having a reasonable discussion with you. Mind you, i do like wine, but useful new products and communication capabilities will in general enrich and expand people's lives more than another beer (in addition to the economic effects). Or are you one of those who is against all research and thinks we should just live like our grandfathers used to? -------