Apptech wrote:

> Next add the true costs of any indemnities offered against prosecution or
> liability. These are easily priced by estimating what price the market
> insurers would charge for them. if no insurers would front up at any
> cost it's not a viable industry - or so the market forces people would
> tell me. Why wouldn't I choose to believe them in this case ?

I always get a strange feeling when the same people who just a few minutes
ago told me that the superiority of the capitalist system lies in trusting
the wisdom of "the masses" (whose actions determine the price of everything
in such a system) are now telling me that it's the stupidity of "the [same]
masses" that prevents the superior solution of the problem of the day.

I guess you can't have it both ways. If you think it's because of the
stupidity of "the masses" that the superior solution of our energy problems
isn't viable and you think this should be changed, then I think this has
consequences that go far beyond energy policy.

Gerhard

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