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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
I do see the merit in that argument, but isn't the last sentence you make there a typical one made by pirates? When our arguments get close to theirs, we need to question if we're doing something entirely different, or even right. We can't be absolute in our proclamations. As much as I hate middlemen too, they have rights too borne of their transactions with the original rights holders, if someone's rights are being infringed upon that doesn't make it a victim-less transaction.
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What of the buyers right to a fair market. If the middleman is literally contributing nothing other than the sale of someones product why should a buyer be forced to purchase from them just because of their geographical location?
Wouldn't the middleman, in your proposal, be little different than an extortionist? Demanding greater prices for the same product that's available elsewhere, but which those who they sell to can not buy?
I'm all for middlemen being able to sustain themselves, but unless they are adding something either quantitative, or qualitative to the product, why should a buyer be forced to buy from them.