> Because Gas Taxes are spent on Caviar and Hookers, right?
Ha Ha. Money spent on Caviar and Hookers is marketing expense. As such it isn't profit.
Profit goes into dividends which generally get paid out to pension funds and individual investors, or is retained for future investments, or is paid to governments in the form of taxes.
The companies involved just don't tell Greenpeace etc. what the chemicals are, and apparently Greenpeace etc. would prefer to make a big political stink out of it rather than fund a GC-MS lab to run the analysis and find out that it's actually stuff like polysaccharides sand and which will destroy their talking points, which of course opens the question why are they making such a stupid lot of fuss about the whole thing?
But you can bet they know.
The regulatory agencies for sure know what the chemicals are - sometimes they aren't allowed to tell others because the states protect the trade secrets involved. But not always.
A lot of the stuff is disclosed on sites like this: http://fracfocus.org/ - several states now require drillers upload the chemical compositions to this site as part of their permitting process. Texas for example.
Also of course if you patent something you have to disclose or the patent isn't valid. So that's always an interesting source of info as well.
These fluids are pretty boring actually. Viscosifier, proppant, and corrosion inhibitor. In fact if you do a Google search you'll come up with articles on which ones to use.
Last time I posted this info on slashdot I was modded down to Troll in less than 30 seconds. I wonder how long it will take today?
The history of freedom of the press goes back nearly 500 years. The term has always referred to a legal concept that restricts the ability of GOVERNMENTS to interfere with publications.
Freedom of the press is not and never has been a concept that applies to private concerns. If it did it would be a big issue because it would interfere with property rights.
Yes perhaps CBS is hurting their reputation by not carrying these advertisements. But this has NOTHING to do with freedom of the press.
Having to take vacation for holidays is extremely rare in the US and probably only applies for short term or contract positions.
Currently I have unlimited sick days, (although I imagine if I became disabled I'd have to use my disability insurance). I started with two weeks vacation, and every 5 years get another week. I also get 3 personal days. And 11 holidays.
In my previous job I had 6 weeks of vacation, unlimited sick days and 10 vacation days. When I lost that job I was give 6 months severance pay place a 6 month lump sum payment. I did have a pretty senior position though so those benefits were fairly high end.
Swiss families do often have guns in their home, however these guns are provided by the military under very strict regulations.
This includes the fact that their owners are not allowed to have ammunition for the guns in the home under almost all circumstances.
The only time the owners can buy ammunition for these guns is at a shooting range. The purchased ammunition must be used completely or returned before the owner can leave.
Trying to compare Swiss gun ownership with the situation in the US is completely ridiculous.
Baloney. Corporations are made up of and owned by people. Every cent that a corporation retains in profits is returned to people in some manner, be it dividends, capital gains, business investment (spending) etc.
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You really don't understand economics, do you?
This is a world market and any increase in supply is going to reduce prices.
And as far as safety, I'll take a pipeline over a fleet of rail cars or tank trucks every day and twice on Sunday.
And as far as imports, oil would enter the pipeline from not only Canada but also crude oil would enter at Baker, Montana and Cushing, Oklahoma.
In the case of the 85" 4K LCD screen I doubt it will be in my living room in 5 years.
LG said that they will be selling this as 55 and 65 inch models. So the 85" isn't going to be a commercial product at all.
Not only that, but I don't see the point of 4K at all. The human eye just can't see the difference at reasonable viewing distances.
And then there is the question of when in OLED coming to market? Hopefully in 5 years for real.
> Because Gas Taxes are spent on Caviar and Hookers, right?
Ha Ha. Money spent on Caviar and Hookers is marketing expense. As such it isn't profit.
Profit goes into dividends which generally get paid out to pension funds and individual investors, or is retained for future investments, or is paid to governments in the form of taxes.
What is the difference?
I don't see myself any more likely to buy the standout products than the dumb products.
84" touch screens and $20,000 4K LCDs aren't any more likely to make it into my living room than the iPotty. In fact the iPotty is more likely.
Less than what the government collected in gas taxes by a long shot.
That's why I own oil company stocks. The dividends are nice.
1. Taxpayers are not funding this.
2. The reason for the pipeline is to reduce costs. It's much cheaper than rail or trucking. That will translate to a mix of several positive effects.
a. lower prices
b. less oil imports
c. better profits
d. more exports of finished products
Wrong. There is excess capacity.
What really happens is that excess refinery capacity is either mothballed or used to manufacture products for export.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/21/valero-klesse-idUSWEN981620110321
With the crappy worldwide economy and high prices of crude demand for gasoline is decreasing.
This is why you see companies sending out letters and even suing people who use their trademarks.
For example McDonald's vs. Clan McDonald.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-02-02/news/9702020275_1_ronald-mcdonald-mcdonald-s-restaurants-scot
However that isn't really 'expiring'. It's losing the trademark for other reasons.
Trademarks don't expire.
Can you imagine the chaos if they did?
Heinous?
The stuff in your morning cup of coffee is FAR more heinous than anything on that list.
Google Phosphonic acid salt scale inhibitor and you will find out what it is.
You can Google, right?
It isn't that hard.
The idea that the chemicals are unknown is horse poop.
Here's a list: http://fracfocus.org/chemical-use/what-chemicals-are-used
The companies involved just don't tell Greenpeace etc. what the chemicals are, and apparently Greenpeace etc. would prefer to make a big political stink out of it rather than fund a GC-MS lab to run the analysis and find out that it's actually stuff like polysaccharides sand and which will destroy their talking points, which of course opens the question why are they making such a stupid lot of fuss about the whole thing?
But you can bet they know.
The regulatory agencies for sure know what the chemicals are - sometimes they aren't allowed to tell others because the states protect the trade secrets involved. But not always.
A lot of the stuff is disclosed on sites like this: http://fracfocus.org/ - several states now require drillers upload the chemical compositions to this site as part of their permitting process. Texas for example.
http://03646f4.netsolhost.com/?p=218
Also of course if you patent something you have to disclose or the patent isn't valid. So that's always an interesting source of info as well.
These fluids are pretty boring actually. Viscosifier, proppant, and corrosion inhibitor. In fact if you do a Google search you'll come up with articles on which ones to use.
Last time I posted this info on slashdot I was modded down to Troll in less than 30 seconds. I wonder how long it will take today?
Aaron was known to have suffered from depression.
He was also under a lot pf pressure because of some serious mistakes that he made in his life.
Suicide is a big risk under such circumstances.
Yes, because that site is quite obviously wrong. Clearly there is a mistake in the number they are showing.
Here's another reference, consistent with the first two references I cited.
http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/05/01/inntind_en/tab-2012-04-25-04-en.html
The history of freedom of the press goes back nearly 500 years. The term has always referred to a legal concept that restricts the ability of GOVERNMENTS to interfere with publications.
Freedom of the press is not and never has been a concept that applies to private concerns. If it did it would be a big issue because it would interfere with property rights.
Yes perhaps CBS is hurting their reputation by not carrying these advertisements. But this has NOTHING to do with freedom of the press.
Normal mode of operation for cars doesn't include flying.
That extra degree of freedom is a big difference.
It certainly would not be unique as of course Airbus also uses composites in the A380.
Having to take vacation for holidays is extremely rare in the US and probably only applies for short term or contract positions.
Currently I have unlimited sick days, (although I imagine if I became disabled I'd have to use my disability insurance). I started with two weeks vacation, and every 5 years get another week. I also get 3 personal days. And 11 holidays.
In my previous job I had 6 weeks of vacation, unlimited sick days and 10 vacation days. When I lost that job I was give 6 months severance pay place a 6 month lump sum payment. I did have a pretty senior position though so those benefits were fairly high end.
Yes per capita GDP isn't a good number to use because of the income distribution.
However median household income doesn't have that problem. And the US is still very highly ranked in that number (2nd only to Luxembourg).
Your income figures are wrong.
US Median household disposable income trails only Luxembourg. Norway is NOT higher and Norway's median income is NOT $75,000.
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/norway/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income
Note that is also MEDIAN income so the fat tail of US high income earners does not affect this number.
Swiss families do often have guns in their home, however these guns are provided by the military under very strict regulations.
This includes the fact that their owners are not allowed to have ammunition for the guns in the home under almost all circumstances.
The only time the owners can buy ammunition for these guns is at a shooting range. The purchased ammunition must be used completely or returned before the owner can leave.
Trying to compare Swiss gun ownership with the situation in the US is completely ridiculous.
Baloney. Corporations are made up of and owned by people. Every cent that a corporation retains in profits is returned to people in some manner, be it dividends, capital gains, business investment (spending) etc.
I think that the Stanford Prison Experiment provides evidence that most people place in that role will show this sort of behavior.
Everyone given power of that nature will become a bully and thug.
It is a fundamental human characteristic.
http://www.prisonexp.org/