What's wrong with the argument? Are you serious?

Following this (il)logic, we should NOT be helping out random hurricane or other disaster victims who go out of their way to seek assistance.

We should ONLY give the money to those who MOST deserve it - not people with a "mediocre" need. We should send someone to explore each of the affected areas to seek out those most deserving. Just because someone shows up and asks for some assistance doesn't mean they're the MOST deserving person - they should not get ANY assistance if those needing it the MOST don't get it first. They may not be deserving of much assistance at all, so why bother with them? It's unfair to those really deserving a break.

I'm sure there are THOUSANDS of people more deserving of aid than those who receive it. Just because they show up and put in the effort doesn't mean they deserve it the most.

That logic would also fail in a regular employment situation: You shouldn't hire the first person who shows up for the interview because they are probably NOT the best person for that job. However, they fulfill the minimum requirements and most importantly - they're there. But the above logic says you can't give them a chance because there are more qualified people out there. As a manager, I'd want to hire the person to fill the vacant position.

On a related note...

This site isn't limited to singer/songwriters performing their own works. Many people here write exclusively for other people to perform their works. Would either of you guys still have your noses up in the air if Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, or (gawd forbid) Celine Dion wanted to record one of your tunes? If you would accept the opportunity, then you are both hypocrites since without AI, the opportunity to pitch to most of those people wouldn't exist. If you would PASS on the opportunity, then I think you'd be less smart than you should be.




Larry
http://www.audibleresponse.com
http://www.myspace.com/larrywilliamsproductions
...now writing/producing with Natascha: http://www.myspace.com/nataschacorrigan