Freedom is speech is for all Americans - not just for the ones I or you agree with. Unfortunately, many sanctimonious politicians and college students don't believe in that as displayed by this student. Akron U is just down the road from me, hope this is not the education their spooning out.
100% correct. The labels tossed on people nowadays and I've done it too are incorrect.
The controlling Democrats are not the Democrats of 50 years ago, they are Progressive x 10. And Progressives, my friends, are not freedom lovers, they are control freaks. "We know better than you because we're elite & smarter." You want to talk about a "Class" system, Progressivism is it!
The Republicans are shills for whomever will vote for them. Very FEW actually live up to what they promise....
I have no issue with Apple not shipping 3rd party software. If it's available for download, then get it. I understand, I think, the reasoning behind it from a technical stand point, but it's becoming more political Steve vs. Adobe.
Afforess, you are 100% correct. The "Loopholes" are created by politicians, not the President - POLITICIANS in the House & Senate. The President can sign into LAW or VETO it.
Now, that I educated some people here - I'd like to know how to do this for my company because I've been paying 35% for years!
Uh oh, another "non-profit" group must need money to supplement their jet's and expensive dinners. I know, release a report scaring, I mean informing/lying to people we're all going to die, throw some dates in there, release some fake charts because we all know charts and stick graphs = truth. Then sit back & collect that money! ie. AL GORE - multi-multi millionaire -- Dejavu!
Interesting view. I always likened intelligence the birth of wisdom. As we all know, there are some "GEMS" out there that are old and dumb as a door nail:)
Not my argument, but age is relevant because one is instructed by two teachers in this world. Humans and the days you lived as you pointed out. Is it arrogance or wisdom pointing out one's experience such as a father to a son or daughter to which I am both a father to son & daughter.
The only thing of note are the number of glassy-eyed college students who swear that the only reason communism keeps turning out so rottenly is that they, personally, the smartest people in the world, haven't yet had a chance to run the show and centrally manage communism the way that they, personally know it must be run..
Lol! Perfect statement. Because we all know when we were 14-25 years of age, we were smarter than everyone else! What the heck did our parents know:)
Mr Commodore64, you're exactly right. While I lean heavy right, the PatriotAct was everything BUT a PatriotAct. Seems both administrations & political parties do this, I can't stand to hear either side say, "Bush & the GOP want to take your rights away, Democrats would never do that..." then the retort, "The Democrats want to decide everything for you because you're too stupid to know better". While both appear true, BOTH parties are doing the same thing....Don't get caught up in the party debate...see beyond it!
Isn't that what we have today? The "so-called" intellectual elite run everything? Passing orders, I mean laws to the lower IQ class err sorry, the less financially fortunate?
Lets discuss war on poverty. We still have it. War on Drugs? Has it accomplished anything? Social Security/Medicaid/Welfare now a dependent, so many examples that will never die. What Gov program do you know that's died?
*sigh*, you just dont get it. PPL are outsourcing over-seas because of over taxation....wake up. Please and have experience in business. The law makers make the loop holes for their business buddies and turn around for cameras and talk how bad it is....Please, take off the hat and stop drinking the kool-aide
Why is this liberal garbage on SlashDot? I didn't see anything on Beck on here and pray it wasn't because it should be here either. Please ppl, stop the ignorance.
When you tax & tax, you're strangling innovation. Think about the "what if's", yes hypothetical, but think about the person who COULD of been hired? Think about all the "off-shoring" going on because the cost of doing business in the US is so over burdening. I have been on both sides of the paycheck. I wish people with the experience I have could witness it; the frustration of Gov compliance for the most idiotic things. I'd love to talk about the BS $$ I pay, but I'm sure many have no clue about running a business who has to meet payrolls, etc. My employee's are my #1 asset, in a world where the Gov pits employee's against their employers is a sin. Divide & conquer.
I apologize for the adolescent comment, but it does "peeve" me when I hear Gov is good, business is bad.
You state in one instance, company providing service or product passes the cost to the customer and that's "screwing" the customer. That's the cost of doing business.
In another instance, you say, the customer then has a right to "not be screwed" and go to a competitor.
That my friend is called "capitalism".
HOWEVER, when the GOV does it, we have no alternative, no competitor. That's my point.
If I perform a terrible service or deliver a horrible product, eventually, I'll go out of business with just cause.
As a business owner, I can say, in the end, companies don't "pay" taxes, we just raise our rates and make the consumer pay it. That's how it works. So every time, the GOV passes a stupid law or regulation, a company has to raise their rates to compensate the hiring of someone to manage the new law, equipment, new rules to abide, paperwork, etc for the hike.
In the end, consumer is always the one that's screwed. So to you people who FEEL good when you hear politicians talking about taxing, regulating businesses - YOU pay more. How does taxing a business help any individual? It doesn't....typical class warfare tactic and ignorant emotional people who put politicians there.
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Freedom is speech is for all Americans - not just for the ones I or you agree with. Unfortunately, many sanctimonious politicians and college students don't believe in that as displayed by this student. Akron U is just down the road from me, hope this is not the education their spooning out.
100% correct. The labels tossed on people nowadays and I've done it too are incorrect.
The controlling Democrats are not the Democrats of 50 years ago, they are Progressive x 10. And Progressives, my friends, are not freedom lovers, they are control freaks. "We know better than you because we're elite & smarter." You want to talk about a "Class" system, Progressivism is it!
The Republicans are shills for whomever will vote for them. Very FEW actually live up to what they promise....
I have no issue with Apple not shipping 3rd party software. If it's available for download, then get it. I understand, I think, the reasoning behind it from a technical stand point, but it's becoming more political Steve vs. Adobe.
History lesson: See Japan around 1945.
Afforess, you are 100% correct. The "Loopholes" are created by politicians, not the President - POLITICIANS in the House & Senate. The President can sign into LAW or VETO it.
Now, that I educated some people here - I'd like to know how to do this for my company because I've been paying 35% for years!
Uh oh, another "non-profit" group must need money to supplement their jet's and expensive dinners. I know, release a report scaring, I mean informing/lying to people we're all going to die, throw some dates in there, release some fake charts because we all know charts and stick graphs = truth. Then sit back & collect that money! ie. AL GORE - multi-multi millionaire -- Dejavu!
1 - Money!
2 - Largest army in the world
3 - They also have nukes
Why is it only those who are famous attention is obtained? Don't you think this happens to many "average" / non-elites people daily?
Interesting view. I always likened intelligence the birth of wisdom. As we all know, there are some "GEMS" out there that are old and dumb as a door nail :)
Not my argument, but age is relevant because one is instructed by two teachers in this world. Humans and the days you lived as you pointed out. Is it arrogance or wisdom pointing out one's experience such as a father to a son or daughter to which I am both a father to son & daughter.
The only thing of note are the number of glassy-eyed college students who swear that the only reason communism keeps turning out so rottenly is that they, personally, the smartest people in the world, haven't yet had a chance to run the show and centrally manage communism the way that they, personally know it must be run. .
Lol! Perfect statement. Because we all know when we were 14-25 years of age, we were smarter than everyone else! What the heck did our parents know :)
Mr Commodore64, you're exactly right. While I lean heavy right, the PatriotAct was everything BUT a PatriotAct. Seems both administrations & political parties do this, I can't stand to hear either side say, "Bush & the GOP want to take your rights away, Democrats would never do that..." then the retort, "The Democrats want to decide everything for you because you're too stupid to know better". While both appear true, BOTH parties are doing the same thing....Don't get caught up in the party debate...see beyond it!
Handle in C64 demo days = Walkman
Onemore job...GW Bush was a liberal and legislated that way....glad you're happy!
Isn't that what we have today? The "so-called" intellectual elite run everything? Passing orders, I mean laws to the lower IQ class err sorry, the less financially fortunate?
Lets discuss war on poverty. We still have it. War on Drugs? Has it accomplished anything? Social Security/Medicaid/Welfare now a dependent, so many examples that will never die. What Gov program do you know that's died?
Agreed, Beck pimps everything, foot fungus cures, safes, etc....
Damn you for being 87 more lower than me!
*sigh*, you just dont get it. PPL are outsourcing over-seas because of over taxation....wake up. Please and have experience in business. The law makers make the loop holes for their business buddies and turn around for cameras and talk how bad it is....Please, take off the hat and stop drinking the kool-aide
Why is this liberal garbage on SlashDot? I didn't see anything on Beck on here and pray it wasn't because it should be here either. Please ppl, stop the ignorance.
When you tax & tax, you're strangling innovation. Think about the "what if's", yes hypothetical, but think about the person who COULD of been hired? Think about all the "off-shoring" going on because the cost of doing business in the US is so over burdening. I have been on both sides of the paycheck. I wish people with the experience I have could witness it; the frustration of Gov compliance for the most idiotic things. I'd love to talk about the BS $$ I pay, but I'm sure many have no clue about running a business who has to meet payrolls, etc. My employee's are my #1 asset, in a world where the Gov pits employee's against their employers is a sin. Divide & conquer.
I apologize for the adolescent comment, but it does "peeve" me when I hear Gov is good, business is bad.
You state in one instance, company providing service or product passes the cost to the customer and that's "screwing" the customer. That's the cost of doing business.
In another instance, you say, the customer then has a right to "not be screwed" and go to a competitor.
That my friend is called "capitalism".
HOWEVER, when the GOV does it, we have no alternative, no competitor. That's my point.
If I perform a terrible service or deliver a horrible product, eventually, I'll go out of business with just cause.
In that context, whats the difference with people stealing guitar riffs for an example or just a few lyrics?
As a business owner, I can say, in the end, companies don't "pay" taxes, we just raise our rates and make the consumer pay it. That's how it works. So every time, the GOV passes a stupid law or regulation, a company has to raise their rates to compensate the hiring of someone to manage the new law, equipment, new rules to abide, paperwork, etc for the hike.
In the end, consumer is always the one that's screwed. So to you people who FEEL good when you hear politicians talking about taxing, regulating businesses - YOU pay more. How does taxing a business help any individual? It doesn't....typical class warfare tactic and ignorant emotional people who put politicians there.
This applies to all political parties...
Are you that far removed from politics or history? Democrats has been far left since the 30's and even further since the 90's.
When you enter the arena of public life, everything is on the table as it was one's choice to enter it.