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IBM Hides the Bodies, Eyes US Government Billions
theodp writes "As his company was striving to hide the bodies of its laid-off North American workers, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano stood beside President Barack Obama and waxed patriotic: 'We need to reignite growth in our country,' Palmisano said. 'We need to undertake projects that actually will create jobs.' While Sam positions IBM to get a slice of the $825 billion stimulus pie, Big Blue is quietly cutting thousands of jobs and refusing to release the numbers or locations, arguing that SEC disclosure rules don't apply since the US job cuts are immaterial in its big global picture. The layoffs included hundreds in East Fishkill, coming early in the year after NY taxpayers paid IBM $45 million not to cut additional jobs in East Fishkill in 2008. Some are questioning whether IBM incentives are worth the cost."
Ever got fired for workign for IBM...
...to the pork barrel highboard, his company has been making billons for decades, but thinks it can screw some more in 'this time of need'.
He steps over the bodies of the fallen, leaps into the air and does a perfect belly flop into the barrel, with a belly laugh for effect - he'll get good style marks for that.
Sixes from five of the judges,only a 5.7 from China and billions for a wealthy corporation! Sam's gotta be pleased with that result.
If he's the Walrus then can I be a penguin please?
p> what are good jobs to be in at these times?
Monks. State bureaucrat. End-of-the-world-sectist.
What are good skills to have at these times?
Lamenting. Brown-nosing. Blackmailing.
So is IBM the bad guy now I just need to know before I comment.
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Forge a revolutionary Leninist-Trotskyist workers party! Sweep away capitalist anarchy and barbarism with international socialist revolution!
"Uh, wait, you're calling Italy enlightened, even in sarcasm? The country with a government so far-right nationalistic that it's flirting with a return to fascism?".
Italy has averaged one government per year since WW2. They flirt with everyone, they're kinda famous for it.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
> Because big screen TVs and beer sales would go through the roof?
Now that's an economic stimulus plan the average Joe can understand and support.
c.
Log in or piss off.
I'll tell you what - you give me a few suitcases of that soon to be worthless money, I'll give you some worthless goods in exchange (perhaps some brightly colored beads?), and we'll call it even.
I don't know what kind of crack I was on, but I suspect it was decaf.
When I drank 100 coffees in one day, I was able to save all my friends from a fire caused by a cigar.
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.