bankrupting their suppliers by demanding ridiculously low rates
That's the thing that really surprises me. Why don't some suppliers just say 'no'. There are plenty of other retail outlets to sell products, and the margins are better. If Wal-Mart squeezes the suppliers too much, even a higher volume will not make up for the lower returns. There must be a limit to this, but apparently it has not been reached. Or maybe they just don't care anymore.
Do economists understand that we won't buy cheap crap made here?
We buy Japanese, German or Swedish cars, known for better quality, reliability, and fuel-effiency than domestic makes.
We don't care if our steel comes from Brazil or South Korea, as long as it is structurally-sound.
Our shoes and clothing can be cheap (made in Central America, the Philippines, or even Pakistan), or we might spend a bit more for the better stuff (usually from Italy).
We buy cell phones designed by trusted Korean or Finnish companies.
Our computers and consumer electronics usually come from East Asia. Who would buy something made here? It would cost too much, and maybe not even built as well.
The top-of-the-line mass specrometes and vacuum pumps come out of Europe.
What is the US known for making well? Doughnuts? Cupcakes? Military hardware. Industrial machinery. Artificial diamonds.
We cannot be complacent, if we really want to make products that people will buy.
Moreover, we can't start spending more money on domestic goods if they are not even available to buy in the first place.
That's the luxury software developers have that civil engineers don't. Its not exactly possible to go back and fix a mistake you made while building a multi-million dollar bridge.
. . . this ID would be required to receive almost any government services for which you are paying, so not only you'd have to avoid doing stuff, you'd be denied what you are paying for.
In other words, the government will turn into major cock-blockers?
If you enter through Italy, they may not even look at your passport.
I went from there to Turkey (where my passport was scanned twice on entry and another two times when I left). On arrival back in Italy, I think they read the cover of my passport that time.
The only person who checked my passport when I left from Spain was the airline ticket agent.
On other trips, my passport was checked (but not stamped) when crossing in and out of the Czech Republic, but that was eight years ago.
And the focus on consumption in much of the world is a recent thing -- since the industrial revolution. In some countries, it has only been seen in the past fifty years or so.
I really like SunFreeware. It is convenient and easy-to-use. Steve Christensen is responsive if you have any issues. And the packages are updated on a timely basis.
But Blastwave appears to have many more packages. (I will have to look through the list one of these days.)
Gregoire was more of a bitch when she was the Attorney General. As a governor (for the time being, at least), she seems less bitchy than average.
Or maybe she is a little wary after Carly Fiorina lost her cushy job. Remember: Tone down the bitchiness.
That could also be said about the two mainstream candidates for U.S. Senate (this past election). Both Patty Murray and George Nethercutt are not worthy to represent us, don't care what we need or want, and only want to bring glory to self.
Why can't we have better choices for our elected officials in the upper house? Why are we scraping the bottom of the crap barrel?
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That's the thing that really surprises me. Why don't some suppliers just say 'no'. There are plenty of other retail outlets to sell products, and the margins are better. If Wal-Mart squeezes the suppliers too much, even a higher volume will not make up for the lower returns. There must be a limit to this, but apparently it has not been reached. Or maybe they just don't care anymore.
Maybe you can give up using computers after a nuclear war. Try something new, like scavenging for food.
If he can get a jury of his peers*, he is set.
* ['Peers' include other hackers looking for UFO evidence on US military computers.]
In related news. . . 60% of school children in the US cannot locate Mexico on a map.
We buy Japanese, German or Swedish cars, known for better quality, reliability, and fuel-effiency than domestic makes.
We don't care if our steel comes from Brazil or South Korea, as long as it is structurally-sound.
Our shoes and clothing can be cheap (made in Central America, the Philippines, or even Pakistan), or we might spend a bit more for the better stuff (usually from Italy).
We buy cell phones designed by trusted Korean or Finnish companies.
Our computers and consumer electronics usually come from East Asia. Who would buy something made here? It would cost too much, and maybe not even built as well.
The top-of-the-line mass specrometes and vacuum pumps come out of Europe.
What is the US known for making well? Doughnuts? Cupcakes? Military hardware. Industrial machinery. Artificial diamonds.
We cannot be complacent, if we really want to make products that people will buy.
Moreover, we can't start spending more money on domestic goods if they are not even available to buy in the first place.
The 9/11 attacks on Washington never happened. That day's disastrous events occurred in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
We are still waiting for History of the World, Part II, particularly the 'Jews in Space' scenes.
Or maybe they could.
Yeah, apt-get is so expensive to use.
In other words, the government will turn into major cock-blockers?
Even as a Cuban, I can't stand the place.
I went from there to Turkey (where my passport was scanned twice on entry and another two times when I left). On arrival back in Italy, I think they read the cover of my passport that time.
The only person who checked my passport when I left from Spain was the airline ticket agent.
On other trips, my passport was checked (but not stamped) when crossing in and out of the Czech Republic, but that was eight years ago.
I have a theory about PCP -- that shit fucks up your brain.
Well I 'discovered' fusion in the early 1970s, while staring into the sun.
And the focus on consumption in much of the world is a recent thing -- since the industrial revolution. In some countries, it has only been seen in the past fifty years or so.
Easy Software does pay its employees.
Damn you, with your fancy answers. The bacteria must win.
The US is the only country that taxes global income, capital gains and estates for its citizens even if they live abroad.
Egypt, the Philippines and North Korea are the only other countries known to tax citizens living elsewhere.
Any Filipino employees would be subject to taxes from their homeland.
I really like SunFreeware. It is convenient and easy-to-use. Steve Christensen is responsive if you have any issues. And the packages are updated on a timely basis.
But Blastwave appears to have many more packages. (I will have to look through the list one of these days.)
That's great. Now it will be a target for carjackers, thieves, and other neer-do-wells.
The Seattle Weekly appears to agree.
Gregoire was more of a bitch when she was the Attorney General. As a governor (for the time being, at least), she seems less bitchy than average. Or maybe she is a little wary after Carly Fiorina lost her cushy job. Remember: Tone down the bitchiness.
That could also be said about the two mainstream candidates for U.S. Senate (this past election). Both Patty Murray and George Nethercutt are not worthy to represent us, don't care what we need or want, and only want to bring glory to self.
Why can't we have better choices for our elected officials in the upper house? Why are we scraping the bottom of the crap barrel?
How many patents does Luxembourg have?
Get another business unit to buy it for you guys on their budget. (Think social engineering.)