I used to live in Oklahoma. My parents moved there when I was a kid. What a crappy place to live! I won't even go back there to visit my parents. If they want to see me, they can get on a plane and come to the west coast.
Uh, yeah...I think you mean credit from the point of view of the creditor - not the person taking out a loan.
From the point of view of the consumer you are almost always better off paying cash than taking out a loan. The best exception to this is buying a home.
Maybe the credit doesn't think of himself as "trying to screw over the consumer", but credit card debt is not good for consumers.
They can control the standards for MPG on automobile fleets. This has over the years helped increase average MPG for non truck vehicles. The government could force SUVs and trucks to comply with tougher standards which would help.
Also, I drive a vehicle that gets >70MPG - a new vespa.
Wow! A high school education! I'm in awe of your intellectual prowess. Especially your enlightening dialog there which rivals the classic dialogs of Plato and Socrates.
It's great that you know so much more about economics than Allen Greenspan. He advised against the Bush tax cut. It was also he who convinced Clinton not to do many of his pet projects which involved more social spending and instead cut the federal budget. This action engineered the economic boom of the 90s. Then the republicans get back in and run up the deficit causing an economic crash.
Yours is a very personal question. It is up to you, and no one else, to decide where you think your vote will do the most good.
A vote for a third party is not just a thrown away vote. Historically third parties have influenced the major parties. For example, the socialists advocated the creation of social security which was later picked up by the democrats. There are other examples. Plus, a third party can sometimes replace a major party. Example: the Republican party did not begin as a major party. They grew into one.
And we are not that far from such a thing happening. Let's say the democrats loose on Tuesday. Republicans retain control of the white house, both houses of congress, etc. It is only a matter of time before the democrats cease to be a major party. Perhaps the Green party would emerge as a replacement? Who knows.
I have never heard bush say these were the three goals of his presidency.
I think bush has mostly succeeded in doing what he set out to do. (i.e. put the economy in the ditch, run up the deficit, cut taxes on the rich, speed up outsourcing overseas, throw lots of government contracts to his friends, eliminate environmental protections, etc.)
Actually, I was at a launch party for Jaguar (MacOS 10.2) in Seattle where I met this lady who was really flirting with me and I think I could have easily taken her home if I wasn't married. She was pretty cute, too.
Kerry and most Dems think of the War on Terror like the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty, i.e. a metaphor
That's exactly what I think it is. Are you saying it isn't? It has a lot more similarity with Wal-Mart's "war on high prices" than a real war. No real enemy, no way to declare victory, no goal, etc. Its just a catch phrase to get people to vote a certain way and sacrifice civil liberties.
Too true. My wife, daughter (age 9), and I went for a walk after dinner recently. We were walking down the sidewalk at about 8pm. A policeman stopped us and told us to go home. He made it clear that we would not like the consequences of not going home. I really think the government is out of control.
I work on projects where our company makes high volume purchases all the time. (OK, mostly electronics parts such as WiFi radios, microprocessors, etc.) and we do not have any paid for lunches, alcohol, hookers, etc. We actually base our decisions on what is best for our product/company.
Can you give us an example of any country that has had a libertarian government that you can point to as a positive example of what you are advocating?
I run a software company, I'm quite wealthy, but that doesn't mean you should be able to steal from me.
You are not quite wealthy if you are posting to slashdot instead of getting blowjobs all day from supermodel whores. Second, if you were quite wealthy, it would mean that it was OK to steal from you. Plus, you would never even realize it because you'd be distracted by the supermodel whores giving you blowjobs all day.
If the US Constitution protects all weapons, then why are there so many laws banning certain kinds of knives? For example, switch blade knives, gravity knives, and knives with a blade over a certain length are illegal in most places. How can this be constitutional?
I was listening to an interview with some 911 operators on NPR. They said they get a hell of a lot of calls along the lines of "I lost my TV Guide. What time does Seinfeld come on?"
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I used to live in Oklahoma. My parents moved there when I was a kid. What a crappy place to live! I won't even go back there to visit my parents. If they want to see me, they can get on a plane and come to the west coast.
But surely when you encouter the 8" disk, you would discover what it is and then would have knowledge of it.
Uh, yeah...I think you mean credit from the point of view of the creditor - not the person taking out a loan.
From the point of view of the consumer you are almost always better off paying cash than taking out a loan. The best exception to this is buying a home.
Maybe the credit doesn't think of himself as "trying to screw over the consumer", but credit card debt is not good for consumers.
If you don't know what an 8" floppy is, you probably don't have any data on them that you care about. So, why is this an issue?
They can control the standards for MPG on automobile fleets. This has over the years helped increase average MPG for non truck vehicles. The government could force SUVs and trucks to comply with tougher standards which would help.
Also, I drive a vehicle that gets >70MPG - a new vespa.
You agree with his environmental policies?
That is probably wise. The US right now has a tendancy to throw people in jail without due process and throw away the key.
Wow! A high school education! I'm in awe of your intellectual prowess. Especially your enlightening dialog there which rivals the classic dialogs of Plato and Socrates.
It's great that you know so much more about economics than Allen Greenspan. He advised against the Bush tax cut. It was also he who convinced Clinton not to do many of his pet projects which involved more social spending and instead cut the federal budget. This action engineered the economic boom of the 90s. Then the republicans get back in and run up the deficit causing an economic crash.
And this has to do with global warming how?
Get a clue, fucktard!
Yours is a very personal question. It is up to you, and no one else, to decide where you think your vote will do the most good.
A vote for a third party is not just a thrown away vote. Historically third parties have influenced the major parties. For example, the socialists advocated the creation of social security which was later picked up by the democrats. There are other examples. Plus, a third party can sometimes replace a major party. Example: the Republican party did not begin as a major party. They grew into one.
And we are not that far from such a thing happening. Let's say the democrats loose on Tuesday. Republicans retain control of the white house, both houses of congress, etc. It is only a matter of time before the democrats cease to be a major party. Perhaps the Green party would emerge as a replacement? Who knows.
I have never heard bush say these were the three goals of his presidency.
I think bush has mostly succeeded in doing what he set out to do. (i.e. put the economy in the ditch, run up the deficit, cut taxes on the rich, speed up outsourcing overseas, throw lots of government contracts to his friends, eliminate environmental protections, etc.)
Actually, I was at a launch party for Jaguar (MacOS 10.2) in Seattle where I met this lady who was really flirting with me and I think I could have easily taken her home if I wasn't married. She was pretty cute, too.
The only thing there is to fear is ... panic itself!
Kerry and most Dems think of the War on Terror like the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty, i.e. a metaphor
That's exactly what I think it is. Are you saying it isn't? It has a lot more similarity with Wal-Mart's "war on high prices" than a real war. No real enemy, no way to declare victory, no goal, etc. Its just a catch phrase to get people to vote a certain way and sacrifice civil liberties.
Overpromises, thy name is Atari 1450XLD.
I mod this +1 Comeuppance.
(No Comeuppance bonus...)
Too true. My wife, daughter (age 9), and I went for a walk after dinner recently. We were walking down the sidewalk at about 8pm. A policeman stopped us and told us to go home. He made it clear that we would not like the consequences of not going home. I really think the government is out of control.
I work on projects where our company makes high volume purchases all the time. (OK, mostly electronics parts such as WiFi radios, microprocessors, etc.) and we do not have any paid for lunches, alcohol, hookers, etc. We actually base our decisions on what is best for our product/company.
So, under your rules I could sell radium as a cure-all?
Can you give us an example of any country that has had a libertarian government that you can point to as a positive example of what you are advocating?
I run a software company, I'm quite wealthy, but that doesn't mean you should be able to steal from me.
You are not quite wealthy if you are posting to slashdot instead of getting blowjobs all day from supermodel whores. Second, if you were quite wealthy, it would mean that it was OK to steal from you. Plus, you would never even realize it because you'd be distracted by the supermodel whores giving you blowjobs all day.
I just turned it off. What the hell are you gonna do? Nothing. That's what I thought.
Hey, dumb ass - I pay taxes to help build the freaking airport. Therefore, if I don't want to listen to the TV, I will turn it off.
If you don't like it, come over to my house and I will beat you with a baseball bat while my wife turns the TV on and off!
If the US Constitution protects all weapons, then why are there so many laws banning certain kinds of knives? For example, switch blade knives, gravity knives, and knives with a blade over a certain length are illegal in most places. How can this be constitutional?
In that case, I don't suggest a trip to the hospital.
I was listening to an interview with some 911 operators on NPR. They said they get a hell of a lot of calls along the lines of "I lost my TV Guide. What time does Seinfeld come on?"