I should restate that: as an obvious Trump troll, you can come out of the closet and just be a real Nazi now.
So by your logic, all the web sites associated with the alt-right should get a similar order because there was an actual terrorist attack here in the US where someone was killed and a bunch of people got hurt. That is a much bigger crime then a riot.
What are the chances of that happening?::Sound of crickets::
I can't help but wonder. If there was a collection of data on alt-right/Nazi sites, would you be on that list?
Well, if anyone but Trump was in the White House, this would be the subject of a press release/briefing by the State Department. It is part of their duties to publicly scold entities outside the US who violate human rights. Not to imply that these scoldings are based on a uniform standard, but anything in China is routinely brought up as an example of bad behavior.
With the dynamic duo of Trump and Tillerson, who knows? Trump is unlikely to know or care. because his name would not be associated with any of it. Trump's name recognition for the Trump name is the single criteria for Trump to pay attention. No Trump name, no Trump interest.
Note: the preceding paragraph has a high enough percentage of the word Trump to make it interesting to the President.
The Trump/Tillerson State Department is a dysfunctional mess. It is entirely possible that this Chinese action would slip through the cracks. They have still not appointed a fair number of ambassadors. Trump's foreign policy is rootless and subject to his whims. There is no coherent doctrine. Tillerson falls into the mold of having no public sector experience and very minimal exposure on how international diplomacy works. Unless you include Tellerson's Exxon helping the Russians evade international sanctions.
So yes, it is entirely possible that this will get no formal government response and even less press coverage. Welcome to Trump World.
The oil depletion allowance in American (US) tax law is an allowance claimable by anyone with an economic interest in a mineral deposit or standing timber. The principle is that the asset is a capital investment that is a wasting asset, and therefore depreciation can reasonably be offset (effectively as a capital loss) against income.
The oil depletion allowance has been subject of interest, because of the relationship of big oil with the US government, and because one method (percentage depletion) of claiming the allowance makes it possible to write off more than the whole capital cost of the asset.
The fossil fuel industry gets phenomenal tax breaks and it has going as far back as 1913. In 1926 the oil depletion tax break was 27.5 percent annually, and it stayed at that level until Jimmy Carter was President.
Since you are clearly a clueless feeb, why don't you STFU. As long as the empty place between your ears remains a fact free zone, anything you post is a complete waste of bandwidth. Leave the rest of us alone and go back to watching porn in your parents basement.
Wrong. That was exactly trickle down. No matter what they call it, or who is getting the free ride, the Republicans have had nothing but trickle down since Regan. All Republican flavored tax cuts and deregulation plans are just another form of trickle down.
It never works. The top 1% and above reap huge profits from deregulation and government subsidies. Then when the inevitable crash comes the wealthy are the ones who are bailed out and everyone else is left in the lurch.
This is what happened in the 2008 crash. For 95% of the country there was no real recovery. People who lost their houses never got another chance to own a home. Those who lost their jobs are earning a lot less. Real wages are flat or declining. Meanwhile zero interest rates are making Wall Street and others in the corporate criminal economic sector richer then they have ever been.
The about to fail health care reform/swindle is trickle down. A lot of middle class and below people loose medical insurance and a few at the top get billions in tax breaks. In this case the billions are not some hyperbole number like "a gazillion", but actual decreases in their taxes to the tune of billions of US dollars. Real free money, and a real redistribution of wealth from the less well off to the ultra rich.
It's a Republican masturbation fantasy come true (pun intended).
If you think that the US or international economy is a free market based on real costs then you are a fool. The game is rigged, and it has always been rigged. Pointing to a study funded by entrenched special interests is, to use your phrase, "bullshit."
If you are so in love with coal power then move to Beijing. You will be coughing most of the time and you life expectancy will decrease by a few years, but it will get you away from that evil subsidized renewable energy.
It was government funding, not free market investment, that fueled (pun intended) solar power cost reduction. To be perfectly fair, the economies of scale resulted from capitalism, but without government's long term economic commitment capitalists would have no reason to bet money on unproven technology. The solar power market is the result of government policy including technology investment and tax incentives.
The Jetsons is actually a commercial from the future. That's how things will really look and how people will act. Everyone will live in floating sky towers far above the ground.
If you've worked for enough groovy tech outfits you can say anything that pops into you head and will get a of exposure if it sounds futuristic enough. Ten years after we experience the Jetson future their will be bowling leagues in the Andromeda Galaxy and talking robot dogs will be taking people for a walk. Count on it.
All the comments claiming that the EPA can do whatever it wants whenever it wants, along with all the attacks on the Obama administration, are a prime example showing that Republicans do not care about the law. They do not understand how the law works, how the Congress works, or how the Constitution works. That's what it means to be lawless: not having a clue about legal vs illegal behavior.
It is beyond irony that the party that claims to support law and order has no idea what these words actually mean. There is a lot more to our legal institutions then cops arresting people and throwing them in jail. Watching a "reality" show about cops on the beat and thinking you understand how the system works seems to be the level of stupidity that these comments express.
What these Republicans are actually describing is authoritarianism.
Playing Baseball/Hoops/Football vs Shooting Pool vs Fishing vs Hanging Out vs Going to Movies vs...
Since at least WWII and the rise of "teenagers" there have been an ever increasing number of ways for people to "waste time", and there tends to be more opportunity for younger people to engage in these activities. To claim that video games are somehow different is ludicrous.
This is an example of trolling by academics. They want to pretend that they are relevant so they pick something that they perceive as topical so it will get noticed. If they had said "streaming" instead of "gaming" they would have gotten less attention. Since nobody but other academics, and a few government types pays any attention, the only way they get any press is coming up with crap like this.
Nothing to see here. Move along. (Only this time there is really nothing going on...)
Are you being a Slashdot Pundit and pointing out something of limited relevance or are you defending them? Do you think the fine is adequate and our system for regulating incompetent corporations is working correctly? Are you trying to make another point entirely?
You have added no value to the conversation, except to get your name posted. Even posting something overtly wrong would be better then venting something so vapid.
Get your game together, this is Slashdot. We say outrageous things and engage in verbal knife fights. For example, if Slashdot was a ride at the county fair your would not be allowed on because you are too short to hang with adults; go over to the petting zoo with the baby farm animals, it's more your speed. That, or something more cutting is where you should be, not this pseudo-intellectual crap.
The traffic camera company RedFlex Holdings is a case study in corporate corruption and incompetence. Their US division had a massive bribery scandal in Chicago. The parent company, based in Australia, made two members of the board directors and the sales chief resign. Three execs in their US division were fired as well. One of them, the former president, ended up getting 30 months in federal jail because of bribery in Chicago and Ohio.
If you read the Australian news article they make it clear the the virus was introduced to the cameras from an infected USB stick. On top of that, their camera systems don't work very well, and there is another investigation going on in Australia looking into that issue.
The fine is 0.23% of their market value, and has someone else pointed out it is tax deductible. Additionally it is not a single payment, so it will be spread out over two or more years.
This will have zero impact on the economics of the company, which means it will have zero deterrent effect on Anthem or any other busness in their sector. Or for any other business in the US, for that matter.
You are absolutely right about Trump being bashed over this.
Here's my contribution: the Trump administration finally found something so trivial that they have a slim chance of getting it right.
It's not like you have a chip on your shoulder over this. "Boo-hoo-hoo, people are being mean to the president. It's not fair, how could anyone be so cruel? Anyone who says anything negative about the Fearless Leader is a Bad Person." I visualize you pouting and stamping your foot in frustration while you are whining about this outrage.
It's the bully/coward syndrome. Bullies can dish it out, but when they get a dose of their own medicine they squeal like a stuck pig. It applies to Trump and it applies to you.
At this point pro-Trump trolls are de facto pro-Russian trolls, so an increase in Russian inspired anti-American propaganda is guaranteed.
In addition, the anti-Obama posts are a related form of propaganda. First, they imply that whatever Trump is doing is OK because Obama was worse. Besides being factually incorrect (i.e. lying) it is nonsensical because two wrongs do not make a right. Imagine a presidential campaign run the on the slogan "Not as terrible as the last time". That would not get anyone elected, so why is it being brought up now?
Attacks on Obama by Trump trolls are also disinformation intended to undermine people's belief in the integrity of the political process. It's another classic propaganda technique that the Russians like to use. Not that they are the only ones who do this, but it is a favorite, just like their use of poison as an assignation technique.
Are there individuals on the internet who are doing this deliberately on behalf of the Russian government. The answer is absolutely yes. Intelligence sources have said so on multiple occasions. Additionally there is a vast amount of home grown propaganda generated by the US right wing. Fox "News" presents slightly less crazy distortions of reality, but online and radio media outlets spew deranged concepts that are a full on propaganda storm. They are now doing a lot of the heavy lifting for Russians without any overt cooperation.
The short version: the US right is a threat to democracy and Putin and his crew are very happy about it.
So how long should Trump be in jail for leaking code word secret information to the Russian ambassador when they were in the Oval Office?
Sounds like a hanging offense to me.
And before you try and pull that "he's the President, it was legal" crap, he arguably broke his oath of office. And anyone capable of rational thought should realize that "high crimes" should include blabbing secrets no matter who your are.
How many people die each year from a drive by swing set? Are children playing in their house killed by a dating app? Are their neighborhoods where people run to the bathroom and hide in the bathtub when they hear the sound of a fork on the street?
Just because your life is free of the fear from random gun violence does not mean everyone else is so fortunate. Your argument is based solely on your social privilege, which is why your analogies are so blindingly stupid. You just insulted everyone who has to face gun violence on a daily bases and you obviously are implying that they have no right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
If this goes into effect I know I will be able to buy a "used" high end laptop for almost nothing online. The market will be flooded with the latest gear, because all the stuff looted from airline baggage has to end up somewhere.
Don't look at this in a negative light: it's not about loosing your laptop computer, it's about being able to buy someone else's computer for pennies on the dollar. Free enterprise for the win!
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I should restate that: as an obvious Trump troll, you can come out of the closet and just be a real Nazi now.
So by your logic, all the web sites associated with the alt-right should get a similar order because there was an actual terrorist attack here in the US where someone was killed and a bunch of people got hurt. That is a much bigger crime then a riot.
What are the chances of that happening? ::Sound of crickets::
I can't help but wonder. If there was a collection of data on alt-right/Nazi sites, would you be on that list?
I'm not holding my breath for this one.
With the dynamic duo of Trump and Tillerson, who knows? Trump is unlikely to know or care. because his name would not be associated with any of it. Trump's name recognition for the Trump name is the single criteria for Trump to pay attention. No Trump name, no Trump interest.
Note: the preceding paragraph has a high enough percentage of the word Trump to make it interesting to the President.
The Trump/Tillerson State Department is a dysfunctional mess. It is entirely possible that this Chinese action would slip through the cracks. They have still not appointed a fair number of ambassadors. Trump's foreign policy is rootless and subject to his whims. There is no coherent doctrine. Tillerson falls into the mold of having no public sector experience and very minimal exposure on how international diplomacy works. Unless you include Tellerson's Exxon helping the Russians evade international sanctions.
So yes, it is entirely possible that this will get no formal government response and even less press coverage. Welcome to Trump World.
The fossil fuel industry gets phenomenal tax breaks and it has going as far back as 1913. In 1926 the oil depletion tax break was 27.5 percent annually, and it stayed at that level until Jimmy Carter was President.
Since you are clearly a clueless feeb, why don't you STFU. As long as the empty place between your ears remains a fact free zone, anything you post is a complete waste of bandwidth. Leave the rest of us alone and go back to watching porn in your parents basement.
It never works. The top 1% and above reap huge profits from deregulation and government subsidies. Then when the inevitable crash comes the wealthy are the ones who are bailed out and everyone else is left in the lurch.
This is what happened in the 2008 crash. For 95% of the country there was no real recovery. People who lost their houses never got another chance to own a home. Those who lost their jobs are earning a lot less. Real wages are flat or declining. Meanwhile zero interest rates are making Wall Street and others in the corporate criminal economic sector richer then they have ever been.
The about to fail health care reform/swindle is trickle down. A lot of middle class and below people loose medical insurance and a few at the top get billions in tax breaks. In this case the billions are not some hyperbole number like "a gazillion", but actual decreases in their taxes to the tune of billions of US dollars. Real free money, and a real redistribution of wealth from the less well off to the ultra rich.
It's a Republican masturbation fantasy come true (pun intended).
And dumb ass fake reality show stars get to be President!
They are having a lot of trouble filling ambassadorial positions right now, and you seem to be a natural fit for ambassador to Sauron.
If you think that the US or international economy is a free market based on real costs then you are a fool. The game is rigged, and it has always been rigged. Pointing to a study funded by entrenched special interests is, to use your phrase, "bullshit."
If you are so in love with coal power then move to Beijing. You will be coughing most of the time and you life expectancy will decrease by a few years, but it will get you away from that evil subsidized renewable energy.
Choke on that, Mr. Free Marketeer.
It was government funding, not free market investment, that fueled (pun intended) solar power cost reduction. To be perfectly fair, the economies of scale resulted from capitalism, but without government's long term economic commitment capitalists would have no reason to bet money on unproven technology. The solar power market is the result of government policy including technology investment and tax incentives.
If you've worked for enough groovy tech outfits you can say anything that pops into you head and will get a of exposure if it sounds futuristic enough. Ten years after we experience the Jetson future their will be bowling leagues in the Andromeda Galaxy and talking robot dogs will be taking people for a walk. Count on it.
It is beyond irony that the party that claims to support law and order has no idea what these words actually mean. There is a lot more to our legal institutions then cops arresting people and throwing them in jail. Watching a "reality" show about cops on the beat and thinking you understand how the system works seems to be the level of stupidity that these comments express.
What these Republicans are actually describing is authoritarianism.
Since at least WWII and the rise of "teenagers" there have been an ever increasing number of ways for people to "waste time", and there tends to be more opportunity for younger people to engage in these activities. To claim that video games are somehow different is ludicrous.
This is an example of trolling by academics. They want to pretend that they are relevant so they pick something that they perceive as topical so it will get noticed. If they had said "streaming" instead of "gaming" they would have gotten less attention. Since nobody but other academics, and a few government types pays any attention, the only way they get any press is coming up with crap like this.
Nothing to see here. Move along. (Only this time there is really nothing going on...)
As long as they are engaged in such irrational thinking, they might as well be wishing for a pony to go with the farm.
Are you being a Slashdot Pundit and pointing out something of limited relevance or are you defending them? Do you think the fine is adequate and our system for regulating incompetent corporations is working correctly? Are you trying to make another point entirely?
You have added no value to the conversation, except to get your name posted. Even posting something overtly wrong would be better then venting something so vapid.
Get your game together, this is Slashdot. We say outrageous things and engage in verbal knife fights. For example, if Slashdot was a ride at the county fair your would not be allowed on because you are too short to hang with adults; go over to the petting zoo with the baby farm animals, it's more your speed. That, or something more cutting is where you should be, not this pseudo-intellectual crap.
There had better be chocolate at some of the stops or Mr. Wonka will come down hard with his prior art.
If you read the Australian news article they make it clear the the virus was introduced to the cameras from an infected USB stick. On top of that, their camera systems don't work very well, and there is another investigation going on in Australia looking into that issue.
The fine is 0.23% of their market value, and has someone else pointed out it is tax deductible. Additionally it is not a single payment, so it will be spread out over two or more years.
This will have zero impact on the economics of the company, which means it will have zero deterrent effect on Anthem or any other busness in their sector. Or for any other business in the US, for that matter.
It is, in short, a joke.
What about people posting on Slashdot?
Here's my contribution: the Trump administration finally found something so trivial that they have a slim chance of getting it right.
It's not like you have a chip on your shoulder over this. "Boo-hoo-hoo, people are being mean to the president. It's not fair, how could anyone be so cruel? Anyone who says anything negative about the Fearless Leader is a Bad Person." I visualize you pouting and stamping your foot in frustration while you are whining about this outrage.
It's the bully/coward syndrome. Bullies can dish it out, but when they get a dose of their own medicine they squeal like a stuck pig. It applies to Trump and it applies to you.
Ayers Rock is in the center of Sweden where it is really hot.
In addition, the anti-Obama posts are a related form of propaganda. First, they imply that whatever Trump is doing is OK because Obama was worse. Besides being factually incorrect (i.e. lying) it is nonsensical because two wrongs do not make a right. Imagine a presidential campaign run the on the slogan "Not as terrible as the last time". That would not get anyone elected, so why is it being brought up now?
Attacks on Obama by Trump trolls are also disinformation intended to undermine people's belief in the integrity of the political process. It's another classic propaganda technique that the Russians like to use. Not that they are the only ones who do this, but it is a favorite, just like their use of poison as an assignation technique.
Are there individuals on the internet who are doing this deliberately on behalf of the Russian government. The answer is absolutely yes. Intelligence sources have said so on multiple occasions. Additionally there is a vast amount of home grown propaganda generated by the US right wing. Fox "News" presents slightly less crazy distortions of reality, but online and radio media outlets spew deranged concepts that are a full on propaganda storm. They are now doing a lot of the heavy lifting for Russians without any overt cooperation.
The short version: the US right is a threat to democracy and Putin and his crew are very happy about it.
Sounds like a hanging offense to me.
And before you try and pull that "he's the President, it was legal" crap, he arguably broke his oath of office. And anyone capable of rational thought should realize that "high crimes" should include blabbing secrets no matter who your are.
Just because your life is free of the fear from random gun violence does not mean everyone else is so fortunate. Your argument is based solely on your social privilege, which is why your analogies are so blindingly stupid. You just insulted everyone who has to face gun violence on a daily bases and you obviously are implying that they have no right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
Don't look at this in a negative light: it's not about loosing your laptop computer, it's about being able to buy someone else's computer for pennies on the dollar. Free enterprise for the win!
The only thing that trickles down is piss.