🚀 go-pugleaf

Maybe Anna wants information to make a fair determination after hearing 
rumours about company 'X'. Maybe she's not the one guilty of asserting the 
theory.

On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, Tim Bray/C. Keegan wrote:

> Anna K. Haynes (akh@empress.gvg.tek.com) wrote:
> : Can someone point me to any Internet-accessible information on
> : historical & current actions of this company -- and of laws
> : passed by communities to prohibit entering into contracts with
> : them?  They want to take over garbage collection in our county
> : & from what I've heard they have a fairly unsavory reputation.
> 
> : Thanks for any help
> 
> : Anna
> 
> 
> Ah, the scientific method at work.  Formulate a theory (Waste Mgmt is 
> Evil) and then look for data to support it.  Having done so, announce 
> that the theory is proven, and base public policy on it.
> 
> Sorry if I seem a bit snide here!  But it seems you have already made up 
> your mind, and are not asking if there is any evidence to suggest Waste 
> is or is not evil; or whther there are benefits/drawbacks to whatever 
> particular proposal you are evaluating.
> 
> A fair-minded approach would evaluate the proposal on its merits, 
> INCLUDING past performance on similar contracts, and then decide if it's 
> a good deal for your community.
> 
> I don't have any particular bias one way or the other on Waste Mgmt, I 
> just don't like to see the "Big=Evil" stereotype perpetuated.
> 
> Good luck, 
> Tim
> 
> 
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