Tom wrote: > oh, come on. that's a weak excuse of an argument. how many people did > stalin and hitler kill? probably none, at least not personally. most > people of power are bright enough to not get their own hands dirty, > and/or not do it in a way that you could prove. "How many people did Bill Gates take out contracts on?" Is that what you meant to ask? > now if you rephrase the question to "how many deaths have resulted from > the activities of ..." it becomes a lot more interesting. for starters, Not really. It's an entirely different question. I've never directly killed anyone. I also don't give change to any of the numerous homeless people around here. A lot of them die, especially in the winter. One could argue that some of their deaths "have resulted" from my not giving them change. So what? > people die because companies save money in safety precautions. extreme People die for all kinds of reasons. You can choke to death on a plastic bag. Are plastic bag manufacturers "sav[ing] money in safety precautions"? Maybe, but I'd rather not have a wet newspaper.
