I'm not sure where you are going with that, but if he is reelected, he'll be president till January 2017. I was saying his odds are about even on being re-elected.
Firstly, if a corporation couldn't make a profit anymore then it would "un-incorporate" and possibly a new corporation with a different name and the same people would pop up.
I don't see any reason we couldn't specifically disallow this from happening when a corporation is being punished. Make it so anyone director level or above *cannot* create or join a new corporation until their "sentence" is served. If they are on multiple company's boards they would have to either give up the position or become a silent director until the sentence is finished or commuted. Considering there are natural humans in jail right now for *life* for nothing other than possession of marijuana, I don't think this could be considered "too harsh".
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time & all that.
Same here. But, if I ever get called I'm going to play dumb & see if I can get on anyhow. DEITY$ help them if they are prosecuting a non-violent drug user, cause I will hang that jury so fast it will make their heads spin.
That's fine. They just need to be held responsible when they break the law, in a similar fashion to natural people. If you are stupid rich & speed everywhere & just pay the tickets & thumb your nose at the law, eventually you are going to have your right to drive taken away completely regardless of how much money you have. Something similar needs to happen to corporations that constantly bend & break laws. Sometimes a fine can *never* be an appropriate punishment, especially in cases where the CEOs & Directors get paid regardless of what actually happens in the company.
That & removing corporate citizenship would go a long way to fixing about 1/2 the problems with this country.
Slightly more on topic, I wish this bill had been passed last year, would have saved my girlfriend about $600 in books for this semester. She couldn't even get them used because for some reason, books that have already been registered aren't usable for her classes. Shade of Stallman's "Right to Read" I tell you!
His argument? What argument? Saying that the Nintendo doesn't make a profit on each & every Wii sold isn't an argument when Nintendo has publicly stated on several occasions that the opposite is true. He's just ranting along in a true moron fashion.
"Nintendo has stated that it will make a profit on every system sold, which is not the modern day norm where the system is the loss-leader. So clearly, Nintendoâ€(TM)s cost to produce, package, and ship the Wii is less than $237.50."
"But here's the winning point: Unlike its competitors, Nintendo has figured out how to make money from its console sales. Sony loses money on each Playstation sold. Microsoft might just break even. But every Wii brings in $6 of operating profit for Nintendo, says David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities."
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What he said!
Ah ok, cool.
I'm not sure where you are going with that, but if he is reelected, he'll be president till January 2017. I was saying his odds are about even on being re-elected.
I'm not even sure why you responded. Does "about even" sound like zero to you or something?
Let's pick nits why don't we?
That's just retarded. Odds are about even he won't even be president in 2016.
Great point. If you code something that in fact does just that, I hope you share it :D
I doubt that. Something else would be figured out in short order, like humans always have done before.
Firstly, if a corporation couldn't make a profit anymore then it would "un-incorporate" and possibly a new corporation with a different name and the same people would pop up.
I don't see any reason we couldn't specifically disallow this from happening when a corporation is being punished. Make it so anyone director level or above *cannot* create or join a new corporation until their "sentence" is served. If they are on multiple company's boards they would have to either give up the position or become a silent director until the sentence is finished or commuted. Considering there are natural humans in jail right now for *life* for nothing other than possession of marijuana, I don't think this could be considered "too harsh".
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time & all that.
Your ideas sound pretty damn good to me.
Same here. But, if I ever get called I'm going to play dumb & see if I can get on anyhow. DEITY$ help them if they are prosecuting a non-violent drug user, cause I will hang that jury so fast it will make their heads spin.
That's fine. They just need to be held responsible when they break the law, in a similar fashion to natural people. If you are stupid rich & speed everywhere & just pay the tickets & thumb your nose at the law, eventually you are going to have your right to drive taken away completely regardless of how much money you have. Something similar needs to happen to corporations that constantly bend & break laws. Sometimes a fine can *never* be an appropriate punishment, especially in cases where the CEOs & Directors get paid regardless of what actually happens in the company.
Throwing water onto sulfur may be a better analogy if anonymous gets involved. :D
Oh, and calling people asshats? Mature.
Are you fucking kidding me kid?
a huge dickhead who manages to stay enough within the rules to avoid a ban
Do as I say, but you'll whine & moan if I give a taste of your own? Fuck you buddy.
Yeah, unfortunately I am serious. She is taking mostly online courses, I'm guessing that is what the registration is for.
That & removing corporate citizenship would go a long way to fixing about 1/2 the problems with this country.
Slightly more on topic, I wish this bill had been passed last year, would have saved my girlfriend about $600 in books for this semester. She couldn't even get them used because for some reason, books that have already been registered aren't usable for her classes. Shade of Stallman's "Right to Read" I tell you!
Aw, give him a break. Like he said, he's unemployed & still in school, i.e. has no real-world experience with stuff like this.
Thank you Chris, you phrased that much more succinctly than ever could.
His argument? What argument? Saying that the Nintendo doesn't make a profit on each & every Wii sold isn't an argument when Nintendo has publicly stated on several occasions that the opposite is true. He's just ranting along in a true moron fashion.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2006/09/7752.ars
"We will make a profit on the entire Wii proposition out of the boxâ€"hardware and software," according to Fils-Aime."
http://www.nforcershq.com/nintendo-wii-system-and-games-markup-details/
"Nintendo has stated that it will make a profit on every system sold, which is not the modern day norm where the system is the loss-leader. So clearly, Nintendoâ€(TM)s cost to produce, package, and ship the Wii is less than $237.50."
http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/28/nintendo-wii-wii2-tech-personal-cz-cs-1201wii.html
"But here's the winning point: Unlike its competitors, Nintendo has figured out how to make money from its console sales. Sony loses money on each Playstation sold. Microsoft might just break even. But every Wii brings in $6 of operating profit for Nintendo, says David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities."
Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Operating Expenses
There is no argument. The jackass you are defending is stating that somehow a profit isn't a profit. I rebutted this before he even posted.
A 5 year old with a ~200k UID would be a neat trick however.
Was I arguing with you? You were the AC asshat above? Well good on you for growing a set & abandoning the cowardly AC moniker!
The more you guys bitch about it, the more I fall in love with it. :D
Well, you know what the say, "Never argue with a troll they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
Baby Jesus cries cause I kick him daily if at all possible.
Your = you're
And your a fuckwad AC who lacks the convictions to put a name to your trolling.
Nintendo has stated that they do not & will not sell the Wii at a loss. End of discussion.
Kindly STFU & go back under your bridge.
Blah blah blah, I can't find anything wrong with the message so I will insult the messenger. Whatever, shit for brains.