Cue a Life in Hell cartoon, where little Bongo is standing there on a chair, caught witb cookie crumbs on his mouth, "It was an abuse of corporate power."
The $3 billion in tax breaks was from the estimated $27 billion Amazon would have brought in over the years.
Power-covetous politicians need tax dollars to spend to get elected. The only way to deal with them is to flee and let the voters decide on the quality of their decisions.
Nobody, including Amazon, is going to struggle to run a business while those in government sweat trying to make it difficult.
Only government officials, and those they contract with, are bound to keep it secret, and that's akin to a company requiring you to keep trade secrets.
A news organization is free to publish classified material if they are given it, so long as they are not complicit in getting it, say, by paying for it to be taken, or helping to take it.
Ergo either they suspect he paid for it, or are harrassing him, knowing he cannot be found guilty of anything. This part makes no difference where he is or his citizenship. If he paid for it, he's acting as a spy or foreign agent, and can be gone after. If not, he's as protected as any American journalist.
One should be more concerned if government is rifling through your data without a warrant (especially the data of political opponents) than worrying if Proctor & Gamble knows if you're more interested in Pampers or Depends.
Because that bit of rhetoric us used by nasty, power-hungry people to neuter other powerful people. And more accurately, to get "donations" to stop interfering.
Much of the world is run this way. Have you brought an "extra" $200 to the DMV recently so you didn't have to wait 2 years for a driver's license?
The rhetoric is meme cover for the reality behind the scenes. Often ultimately for fractions of a penny on the dollar of inflicted burden.
I don't see how taking something popular with nerds then squatting all over them, leading to terrible reviews and word of mouth, seems like a good thing to deep pocket investors.
An estimated 23 secret agents in Russia were executed because the CIA couldn't be bothered to wonder why one of its top officials was living in a house well beyond his means.
So even if they had the will, they still can't scour personal data without a warrant, and General Warrants are forbidden by the Constitution.
In game theory, you can find your way out of things like the prisoner's dilemma by assuming the other person is rational and will work with you on what are obvious next steps for both sides, to both sides.
But this isn't collusion as nobody is making plans with anybody else.
Like insurance, they analyze the risks and offer insurance at a price that statistically covers it + operations + profit.
The only concern is if they have deep enough pockets if some major star bows out. This is where backers come in, who, in exchange for profits, put their wealth on the line.
It's one of the few unlimited liability company types left, where, if the company incurs debt, they can go after the owners.
With modern corporations, the company goes bankrupt, tough on creditors. People rarely even think the other way anymore.
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Batman
Iron Man and Man of Steel. There is your link. Checkmate, nerds!
Australia's Major Political Parties Targeted by 'Sophisticated State Actor'
Well, that rules out the Australian government itself.
Cue a Life in Hell cartoon, where little Bongo is standing there on a chair, caught witb cookie crumbs on his mouth, "It was an abuse of corporate power."
The $3 billion in tax breaks was from the estimated $27 billion Amazon would have brought in over the years.
Power-covetous politicians need tax dollars to spend to get elected. The only way to deal with them is to flee and let the voters decide on the quality of their decisions.
Nobody, including Amazon, is going to struggle to run a business while those in government sweat trying to make it difficult.
$20 to the government to access speech. No thanks.
That's "Headly".
At gas stations, yes.
Cash discount or surcharge for card, this is an accounting gimmick. And one, IIRC, the governmrnt comes squarely down on forbidding the latter.
There are people fighting it on freedom of speech issues though, precisely because the difference is just a gimmick of interpretation.
Their prices are a percent of sales, and thus don't need to increase.
Only government officials, and those they contract with, are bound to keep it secret, and that's akin to a company requiring you to keep trade secrets.
A news organization is free to publish classified material if they are given it, so long as they are not complicit in getting it, say, by paying for it to be taken, or helping to take it.
Ergo either they suspect he paid for it, or are harrassing him, knowing he cannot be found guilty of anything. This part makes no difference where he is or his citizenship. If he paid for it, he's acting as a spy or foreign agent, and can be gone after. If not, he's as protected as any American journalist.
One should be more concerned if government is rifling through your data without a warrant (especially the data of political opponents) than worrying if Proctor & Gamble knows if you're more interested in Pampers or Depends.
The yacht created jobs that paid more taxes, as the government found out when it added, then removed, a luxury yacht tax.
Why someone needs a billion dollars.
Thank you.
Because that bit of rhetoric us used by nasty, power-hungry people to neuter other powerful people. And more accurately, to get "donations" to stop interfering.
Much of the world is run this way. Have you brought an "extra" $200 to the DMV recently so you didn't have to wait 2 years for a driver's license?
The rhetoric is meme cover for the reality behind the scenes. Often ultimately for fractions of a penny on the dollar of inflicted burden.
6. Destroy a company worth a trillion dollars, dragging down the retirement funds of millions of people.
People who vote.
I'll see your pithy virtue signalling and raise you a Reality Chip.
I don't see how taking something popular with nerds then squatting all over them, leading to terrible reviews and word of mouth, seems like a good thing to deep pocket investors.
Are you sure you aren't just a troll?
Imma kick u in the krautpac.
The (original) Day the Earth Stood Still has intelligent dialog and social commentary.
In any case, as Roger Ebert said, judge movies based on what they are trying to do, not what you wished they were.
Most sci-fi is action or horror. Perhaps this is your complaint against science fiction, like a junior high English teacher.
If color makes your movie better...
If hd makes your movie better.
Etc.
Most is probably to avoid being sued rather than scam talk. "You agree not to use the service for terrorism" blah blah blah.
So you will need lawsuit reform. Good luck with that, in a country by lawyers for lawyers.
An estimated 23 secret agents in Russia were executed because the CIA couldn't be bothered to wonder why one of its top officials was living in a house well beyond his means.
So even if they had the will, they still can't scour personal data without a warrant, and General Warrants are forbidden by the Constitution.
In game theory, you can find your way out of things like the prisoner's dilemma by assuming the other person is rational and will work with you on what are obvious next steps for both sides, to both sides.
But this isn't collusion as nobody is making plans with anybody else.
If you set prices similar to a competitor's, that's not colluding.
Keep in mind these people will throw you in jail if you price too low.
Regulator: It's about fair competition.
Senator: i got my legal donation out of it. Ease off, we are concerned with something else now.
Like insurance, they analyze the risks and offer insurance at a price that statistically covers it + operations + profit.
The only concern is if they have deep enough pockets if some major star bows out. This is where backers come in, who, in exchange for profits, put their wealth on the line.
It's one of the few unlimited liability company types left, where, if the company incurs debt, they can go after the owners.
With modern corporations, the company goes bankrupt, tough on creditors. People rarely even think the other way anymore.
and a whopping 768GB of memory
"Or over a million times more than anybody will ever need!"