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RE: [email removed] (T. L. Hayes) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 90 07:51:38 -0500

"Unless the planet can not grow its own food because of its composition or
atmosphere but turns out to have a fortune if raw materials and is a handy
place to manufacture things."

My point is that a population will not be someplace where the bulk necessities
of life do not exist without a ***good*** reason.  Sure, a people may be on a
planet to exploit a resource, but they are more likely to be as small a number
as possible, existing on the native resources or synthetics, rather then
*expensively* haulling the necessities of life to the planet, just so that
people can live there.

In short, there has to be a good reason for people being where the necessities
of life are not.