That they did nothing but deregulate for 10 years.
The only reason some Republican politicians made political theater out of the bailout is because it was an easy way to appeal to pissed off citizens during an election year.
Conservative economic policies have reigned supreme for a decade, and this mess is what we have to show for it. Don't feign surprise when blame is placed at the feet of the party that controlled the policies that lead to the mess.
These "Free Trade" acolytes love the free market until it's their ass on the line, and then tax-funded government welfare is just fine. Then they have the nerve (as many are doing in this thread) to say that they should be able to legally dodge paying taxes because "it isn't fair".
If these companies think paying taxes is so horrible, then they should reject tax funded bailouts and go bankrupt just like any citizen would have to if they got themselves in a bunch of trouble. You won't see that though, because it's easier to talk tough about welfare and taxes, while you gobble up those very same funds to clean your messes up.
I was hoping to read some interesting posts about this topic, but this thread is mostly just really bad amateur comedians making very redundant moronic jokes.
Don't quit your day jobs! Seriously!
If you're going to uprate posts as 'funny' at least make sure the material is actually funny.
I love hardcore Linux users.
Always wondering when the Year of the Desktop Linux will arrive, and for the most part, always kicking and flailing anytime something is introduced that takes the User into account.
From reading the article (cardinal sin) and watching the video they posted (OMG) I think a system like that would be pretty cool.
That's simple. Politics.
Look at the trend here. All the global climate change deniers make sure to insult Al Gore at least once in every post.
The one guy that does try to provide "evidence" to support his idea links to Senator Inhofe (R), who has a long track record of being a climate change denier.
Do you always debate by inserting words into people's mouth first?
Not once did I say the entire planet was warming. The term Global Climate Change means just that. Hot areas will cool down (Vegas), and cold areas will warm up (Antarctica).
We aren't in a cooling trend, otherwise ice shelves that are tens of thousands of years old wouldn't be melting and dropping into the ocean.
People who are saying the global climate is changing are given more ammo for their argument, not less....
The fact that you use now yearly snow in Nevada as a jab against Al Gore shows your ignorance, and your bias.
The fact that Vegas now sees snow every year actually strengthens the argument about global climate change, not weaken it...
I heard that this guy actually came over to the US for the interview and was busted. I've heard that same thing for years. I was rather surprised to read this and find out that he didn't fall for it.
A once great game company. It's amazing that this is the same company that released those bonus packs for Unreal Tournament. They have really turned in to money grubbing whores.
I blame people like Mike Capps.
But once it's booted up it can actually play the games I want to play.
Fast boot times are meaningless if you can't do what you're wanting to once it's started up.
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Next we'll have the makers of FTP programs whining to the courts for MS to remove all FTP capabilities from windows.
That they did nothing but deregulate for 10 years. The only reason some Republican politicians made political theater out of the bailout is because it was an easy way to appeal to pissed off citizens during an election year. Conservative economic policies have reigned supreme for a decade, and this mess is what we have to show for it. Don't feign surprise when blame is placed at the feet of the party that controlled the policies that lead to the mess.
These "Free Trade" acolytes love the free market until it's their ass on the line, and then tax-funded government welfare is just fine. Then they have the nerve (as many are doing in this thread) to say that they should be able to legally dodge paying taxes because "it isn't fair". If these companies think paying taxes is so horrible, then they should reject tax funded bailouts and go bankrupt just like any citizen would have to if they got themselves in a bunch of trouble. You won't see that though, because it's easier to talk tough about welfare and taxes, while you gobble up those very same funds to clean your messes up.
I was hoping to read some interesting posts about this topic, but this thread is mostly just really bad amateur comedians making very redundant moronic jokes.
Don't quit your day jobs! Seriously!
If you're going to uprate posts as 'funny' at least make sure the material is actually funny.
After the past 8 years can you blame him? Was the sane alternative to put McCain and Palin in charge?
I love hardcore Linux users. Always wondering when the Year of the Desktop Linux will arrive, and for the most part, always kicking and flailing anytime something is introduced that takes the User into account. From reading the article (cardinal sin) and watching the video they posted (OMG) I think a system like that would be pretty cool.
Isn't that the standard response when something doesn't work on Linux? Just fix it yourself, you have the code!
I'm sure the free market will solve the problem.
It's not. That's just every right-wingers' label to apply to anyone they don't agree with.
Have any books written by scientists and not by a ficton writer with a clear track record of painting scientists in the most negative light possible?
That's simple. Politics. Look at the trend here. All the global climate change deniers make sure to insult Al Gore at least once in every post. The one guy that does try to provide "evidence" to support his idea links to Senator Inhofe (R), who has a long track record of being a climate change denier.
What are you rambling about? Religion?
Is that why it's getting warming in Antarctica and the North Pole? Because it's getting cooler?
This guy never met a polluter he didn't love.
It's something I wonder about too. I think it mostly stems from people who just hate Al Gore, so they just ignore the science.
Do you always debate by inserting words into people's mouth first? Not once did I say the entire planet was warming. The term Global Climate Change means just that. Hot areas will cool down (Vegas), and cold areas will warm up (Antarctica). We aren't in a cooling trend, otherwise ice shelves that are tens of thousands of years old wouldn't be melting and dropping into the ocean.
Hey if we ignore the problem, maybe it will go away! After all, humans can never be blamed for ANYTHING, right!
People who are saying the global climate is changing are given more ammo for their argument, not less.... The fact that you use now yearly snow in Nevada as a jab against Al Gore shows your ignorance, and your bias. The fact that Vegas now sees snow every year actually strengthens the argument about global climate change, not weaken it...
Nothing to see here! Please move along!
Might as well have a This Post Sponsored by Apple as the subject line. You do realize not everyone lives in a city, right?
I'll give up a few milliseconds for Firefox's features...
I heard that this guy actually came over to the US for the interview and was busted. I've heard that same thing for years. I was rather surprised to read this and find out that he didn't fall for it.
How many people were actually a victim of this exploit? Is there one documented case of an electronic break-in because of this exploit?
A once great game company. It's amazing that this is the same company that released those bonus packs for Unreal Tournament. They have really turned in to money grubbing whores. I blame people like Mike Capps.
But once it's booted up it can actually play the games I want to play. Fast boot times are meaningless if you can't do what you're wanting to once it's started up.