In article >, "Dutch" >
wrote:

> "Ron" > wrote
> > Dutch" >
>
> > > > I have purchased tomatoes in the past past 2 weeks, three times. Prior
> > > > to this, I purchased some in approximately May of 2004. Imagine my
> > > > surprise and chagrin to note that farmers still kill animals, use
> > > > pesticides, clear land and all of those things when I don't buy their
> > > > products. Could it be that they are responsible for their own actions?
> I
> > > > don't control the universe. They will still do what they do
> independent
> > > > of my actions.
> > >
> > > They are not independent of your actions, in fact they DEPEND on your
> > > demand. The reason nothing changes is that your demand is very small,
> but
> > > significant in principle.
> >
> > Now you've changed the argument. They act independent of my action as
> > was demonstrated.
>
> No, in theory supply responds 1:1 with fluctuations in demand. In reality
> supply does not change unless there is a significant and peristent change.

In _theory_. Clearly, if I am and others are able to not buy tomatoes
for periods of months and growers will still do their thing then, the
ratio of 1:1 is false. Frankly, I wasn't interested in changing the
dynamic at this time and for the reasons stated previously. A problem of
theoretical constructions.