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Weak US Dollar Means Nintendo Favors Europe For Now
timeOday writes "The LA Times is reporting that the new Nintendo Wii Fit is hard to find on US shelves, due not only to strong demand but also the United States' declining status in the world economy: '"[Nintendo] is also is shrewdly maximizing its profit by sending four times as many units to Europe, reaping the benefits of the strong euro," says Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities. "The shortage demonstrates one consequence of the weak dollar. We're seeing companies ignore their largest market simply because they can make a greater profit elsewhere."'"
So vote Ron Paul, the only candidate that understands economics
The Wii is a fucking joke.
I have never seen one on any store shelves since release.
Seven months after release my friend wanted one..so we found out when the local Kmart (least busy department store in the area) would get their shipment. We show up before they open and wait at the door. Yes, they received their shipment before they opened. And yes, they were sold out. All ten units were purchased by three employees. You can guess where these ended up.
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
On the bright side...well, maybe some of those industries will come back, but, that takes time...and with all the tree huggers over here taking so much power...it still may not happen.
I like a nice clean world too...but, strike a balance guys....if it comes to the US failing, and a couple of spotten owls, I'll feel sorry for the owls, but, I gotta say humans and our needs take priority.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Take your head out of your arse, look around and shut up you moron.
All those wars were fucking pointless, as all wars are. And that bullshit about reinstating courts, civil rights - sort your own backyard first.
Why, oh why, some of you Merkins are so fucking dumb?
Faggot troll, bitch.
I don't really see a point to be more eloquent that this: Fuck you, buddy.
iran is the only one to do this so far you fucking liar.
could it have anything to do with their little faggot dick sucking faggot ass roasting leader? you know, the psychopath who openly promotes murder and genocide?
maybe you find this new hitler as cute and insightful but the fact is that he's going to fuck things up for lots of people and these problems will probably spread to your small minded life in some fashion.
Oh hell, your right... should stick to the (generally) currently accepted policy of staying out of areas of turmoil everyone is so fond of these days. This creates a historical problem too. Tell you what, we'll write up an apology to the Third Reich, you break it to half of Europe they need to learn German and/or Russian now.
Europe abolished slavery first and its citizens generally get more protection where as the US tends to favor business
Germany used slave labor including child labor through 1945 and France and the rest of the chest-thumping Europeans allowed it as long as Germany wouldn't attack. Europeans abolishing slavery before the US is false. Or did you conveniently forget that?
The Soviets used slavery until at least the mid 1960's.
Many in the Muslim world today have slaves. They are called women.
Oh no it couldn't be a natural part of the cycle, never. Must be the end of the US.
but the trick to avoid that problem is to not act like an arrogant prick
It's been my personal experience that it's the European nations that hold the world's most arrogant (and condescending) people. Americans on the other hand hold the world most bombastic. There *is* a difference between being arrogant and bombastic.
Life is not for the lazy.
And exactly why should a company, in business to MAKE money...subsidize a woman having a baby? It is her choice to have one....and it takes time. This does not help a company's bottom line...why should they pay money for someone to miss a lot of work? Heck if they do this, as a guy...I need something comparable. How about giving me paid leave to take care of something I choose to do.
Look...people, especially women with kids already get built in excuses to leave work all the time...I've seen them leave for 'female problems', they often have to leave to pick up a sick kid or when little Jimmy is out of school. They do not get penalized pay or vacation-wise for these times....yet, as a single guy with no kids...I get no such consideration.
If you want equal pay and all....then expect equal treatment. You work, you get paid. You don't work...you don't get paid...simple as that.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
mod up, except for the crap about nationalized healthcare fixing it.