Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: giving and taking

[Becky Schaller (bschaller]

Diane, when you put it this way,  then I find your message much less
offensive. However, what you have also done is to change the subject.  Of
course you have every right to do that.  But when you do so, please change
the subject line. As the original writer of the thread, my question was not
about which goods and services are best exchanged in markets and
commodities, which are best exchanged as giftes, and which are best pooled.
As a reminder, in my original post, I wrote:

> I'm really not asking for advice about whether the community should be
> paying for child care.  What I'm asking for is people's advice or experience
> in being willing to give someone something until they demand that you give
> that same thing to them.

Do you see the difference?  It is true that you are not the only one who
chose not to respond to the question I had asked or the question which Molly
was responding to.  That's your right.  It would be helpful if you were
clear about that.

Becky



>  Our discussion is about which goods and services are best
> exchanged in markets as commodities, which are best exchanged as gifts, and
> which are best pooled.  IMO education works best when it is pooled.
> 
> Again, I am sorry my last message seemed like an attack.  I hope this one
> does not.  But, if I have once more transgressed, please let me know and I
> will try to express my feelings and thoughts in less offensive ways.
> Diane.

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