Monopolies are the end goal of every profit making entity. They are not the opposite of Capitalism, they are its zenith.
But the interesting thing is, monopolies cannot exist in the wild. They only exist when the government establishes the monopoly for a company, as it has with the telcos. The problem lies in the fact that electricity, cable, phone services, water, garbage collection are luxuries. Not required for life. But people for some reason (hearing it from politicians) think they are entitled to all of these things simply for the reason that these people exist in a particuluar time and place.
And they lobby to have their "luxuries" made into "services" by their governemnts. Who promptly comply, because what have they got to lose?
they are not stealing. they are posting text files.
As Gun Porn, this sucks
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A few things, Suppressors don't always suppress. AK's eject out the right in real life, AK's don't lock back on an empty mag. Lots of mistakes beyond this (these immediately come to mind) for someone seriously looking for gun porn.
you sir are an idiot, its not a privilege, its a right to make contracts. And you nor I have anything to say about the contents of the contracts between two consenting parties, other than to arbitrate when there is a dispute
When Macs start on Intel chips not only will OSX be heads up with Win XP or longhorn, but now the will be taking their suite to MS Office. You would think that awakening the sleeping giant would not be the best idea.
I think they have the right idea but I also want a small form factor in my pocket and the lightest, non metal case available. I think other than a clunky interface and the metal case. the Motorola V60 was the best phone made. When mine broke I went with the V710 with its crippled bluetooth and crummy camera and bigger size and weight and hate it. I do like the iTAP text message interface though
What happened to the entrepeunerial spirit here in the US. Why all of this worry up front of what the government thinks. This country used to be lead by innovation and the government would figure a way to deal with the consequences. Now we have become a nation that first thinks of regulators and liability first and innovation might just find it's way into the equation.
Am I the only one who thinks the US Government is just looking for some one to say "you can't be serious!" So they can go "you're right that last one was a joke". Really, I think that as each week passes they're just looking to piss someone else off.
I would suggest that Libertarianism doesn't expect a certain behavior but defaults to giving people the most choices. I'm reminded of quotes by both Bill Clinton "We could give the money back to you but you might not spend it right" and George Bush "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be
a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."
Libertarianism doesn't share this outlook on life.
I wish Bill Gates would have gone the John Galt route and just shutdown shop after the DOJ first came after MSFT.
Let the politicians feel the real wrath of they intruding into free enterprize with 60,000 new unemployed overnight, A stock market crash, and no support for the product they bought in droves. I don't like Microsofts product, but I don't see how having deeper pockets than you competitors and driving them out of a market is bad. If you want to beat microsoft (and it can be done) inovate, change the rules, be smaller faster smarter.
Asking the government to protect you (like microsoft now does) is total bullshit and is worthy of a company going bankrupt right there.
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I don't see why this means a huge payday for Apple Records. They broke a contract, it goes to court do you think a jury is going to award 4 billion? Never happen. So they're out a few million if it goes to trial, or they settle and try to get the rights to the Beatles catalog. I don't get why everyone thinks Apple Records will own Apple computer that's just stupid.
The poster is overly generic but he does have a point. There is a large segment of the enviromental crowd that are Luddites. And what they don't seem to grasp, or maybe they do but their instance on less tech means the death of a majority of the population of the earth. And until they are vetted out of the movement by more right thinking people they will only spoil whatever the enviromental lobby tries to accomplish.
My opinion - we saw the collapse of unfettered socialism about twenty years ago. It's about time for the collapse of unfettered capitalism. My best guess says about five years from now...
I'm not sure if you mean this or not with your sig line and all. If the US had anything like unfettered capitalism we wouldn't have to worry. But we haven't had anything close for more than 200 years.
Hey, Don't pigeonhole libertarians! What you are saying is exactly right but subsititute the word right-winger for Libertarian. The two are nothing alike.
I don't see why the government should have any say what so ever in who buys this aircraft or anything at all for that matter. This could be my most libertarian entry yet, but it's none of anyone's damn business! Assuming I were to purchase this plane (I can dream can't I?) How does it concern anyone else? There are two people that have any stake in this transaction; Me and the person selling it. His views about public safety and his responsibility for it are not much as evidenced by his posting it on eBay for sale to the highest bidder. From there, the only concern is: Can I pay for it! No one else's concerns as to my intentions mean squat. This is the quintessential meaning of freedom. Mind Your Own Damn Business.
Keep talking, you just sound dumber by the second. As if oversight and regulation are ever two different thngs when talking about two different things. That has got to be the most niave thing I've seen on slashdot.
The government should have NO say at all in who buys what aircraft, or guns, or fertilizer and diesel fuel. UNTIL someone commits a violent act against someone. That's when our government should act. I know it's a strange concept; it's called FREEDOM So take your "Do it for the children" attitude and shove it up your ass.
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Monopolies are the end goal of every profit making entity. They are not the opposite of Capitalism, they are its zenith. But the interesting thing is, monopolies cannot exist in the wild. They only exist when the government establishes the monopoly for a company, as it has with the telcos. The problem lies in the fact that electricity, cable, phone services, water, garbage collection are luxuries. Not required for life. But people for some reason (hearing it from politicians) think they are entitled to all of these things simply for the reason that these people exist in a particuluar time and place. And they lobby to have their "luxuries" made into "services" by their governemnts. Who promptly comply, because what have they got to lose?
they are not stealing. they are posting text files.
A few things, Suppressors don't always suppress. AK's eject out the right in real life, AK's don't lock back on an empty mag. Lots of mistakes beyond this (these immediately come to mind) for someone seriously looking for gun porn.
I agree, now post this as something other than AC.
you sir are an idiot, its not a privilege, its a right to make contracts. And you nor I have anything to say about the contents of the contracts between two consenting parties, other than to arbitrate when there is a dispute
When Macs start on Intel chips not only will OSX be heads up with Win XP or longhorn, but now the will be taking their suite to MS Office. You would think that awakening the sleeping giant would not be the best idea.
I think they have the right idea but I also want a small form factor in my pocket and the lightest, non metal case available. I think other than a clunky interface and the metal case. the Motorola V60 was the best phone made. When mine broke I went with the V710 with its crippled bluetooth and crummy camera and bigger size and weight and hate it. I do like the iTAP text message interface though
Now if you'll excuse me I have to return some videotapes.
Because for the most part "We" don't know any better.
What happened to the entrepeunerial spirit here in the US. Why all of this worry up front of what the government thinks. This country used to be lead by innovation and the government would figure a way to deal with the consequences. Now we have become a nation that first thinks of regulators and liability first and innovation might just find it's way into the equation.
"Happy Fun Ball Contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at."
Am I the only one who thinks the US Government is just looking for some one to say "you can't be serious!" So they can go "you're right that last one was a joke". Really, I think that as each week passes they're just looking to piss someone else off.
I would suggest that Libertarianism doesn't expect a certain behavior but defaults to giving people the most choices. I'm reminded of quotes by both Bill Clinton "We could give the money back to you but you might not spend it right" and George Bush "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." Libertarianism doesn't share this outlook on life.
I wish Bill Gates would have gone the John Galt route and just shutdown shop after the DOJ first came after MSFT. Let the politicians feel the real wrath of they intruding into free enterprize with 60,000 new unemployed overnight, A stock market crash, and no support for the product they bought in droves. I don't like Microsofts product, but I don't see how having deeper pockets than you competitors and driving them out of a market is bad. If you want to beat microsoft (and it can be done) inovate, change the rules, be smaller faster smarter. Asking the government to protect you (like microsoft now does) is total bullshit and is worthy of a company going bankrupt right there.
I don't see why this means a huge payday for Apple Records. They broke a contract, it goes to court do you think a jury is going to award 4 billion? Never happen. So they're out a few million if it goes to trial, or they settle and try to get the rights to the Beatles catalog. I don't get why everyone thinks Apple Records will own Apple computer that's just stupid.
Regularly huh? When was the last time that an abortion clinic was blown up? Last week? No. Not even close.
The poster is overly generic but he does have a point. There is a large segment of the enviromental crowd that are Luddites. And what they don't seem to grasp, or maybe they do but their instance on less tech means the death of a majority of the population of the earth. And until they are vetted out of the movement by more right thinking people they will only spoil whatever the enviromental lobby tries to accomplish.
Hey, Don't pigeonhole libertarians! What you are saying is exactly right but subsititute the word right-winger for Libertarian. The two are nothing alike.
Purges fair from the other side? You sir are not human and on top of that a fucking retard!!!
still better than your spellcheck.
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I don't see why the government should have any say what so ever in who buys this aircraft or anything at all for that matter. This could be my most libertarian entry yet, but it's none of anyone's damn business! Assuming I were to purchase this plane (I can dream can't I?) How does it concern anyone else? There are two people that have any stake in this transaction; Me and the person selling it. His views about public safety and his responsibility for it are not much as evidenced by his posting it on eBay for sale to the highest bidder. From there, the only concern is: Can I pay for it! No one else's concerns as to my intentions mean squat. This is the quintessential meaning of freedom. Mind Your Own Damn Business.
two different thngs when talking about two different things Should read The Federal Government
Keep talking, you just sound dumber by the second. As if oversight and regulation are ever two different thngs when talking about two different things. That has got to be the most niave thing I've seen on slashdot. The government should have NO say at all in who buys what aircraft, or guns, or fertilizer and diesel fuel. UNTIL someone commits a violent act against someone. That's when our government should act. I know it's a strange concept; it's called FREEDOM So take your "Do it for the children" attitude and shove it up your ass.