Let's say Company A has revenue of 10 million dollars.
Let's say they have 1000 employees that in total make 10 million dollars.
For simplcity sake, that is the only "expense".
Let's say they pay these employees in stock options.
If they are required to show these as expenses, then their profit is zero. If they are not required to show them as expenses their profit is 10 million.
Stock options can very easily be used to cook the books. If you do it right, you can make a fledgling company look healthy.
That's what they are trying to prevent, in my opinion.
IANAA either; although, I do handle my family's cheque book....and it occasionally balances
Sometimes it feels we *are* just being contrary. Although, in this day and age that isn't necessiarly a bad thing.
Being contrary for the sake of being contrary helps people who are insecure in the Canadian identity distingush themselves from our American cousins. You'd be surprised how many people up here are like that.
However, in this case, it may just be that we haven't been completely overtaken by our corporate overlords yet.
Screw you. I ain't no stinkin' American. I resent being called that.
I wish people would adopt USian or something more clarifying.
Try these out for size:
North American for US, Mexico, Canadian.
Canadian for a Canadian
Mexican for a Mexican
American for somebody from the USA.
Seems pretty clear to me.
For your added convenience, you can call people South America, South American. To claify it even further, there are Brazillians, Chileans, and a whole bunch of others too!
Also, in the real world the price of stuff is to a certain extend based on its scarcity. They don't make land anymore which is why real estate is a good investment. (or so I'm told)
The value of this island can be wiped out by a programmer adding a new island right beside it. What once was scarce no longer is. Although, I didn't RTFA so I don't know if they have some sort of policy in place about that.
Good point, however, I'd bet that there are a heck of a lot of people that work for microsoft that aren't computer savvy. *Some* people might say most, but I'm thinking of people in HR, secretaries, and others that aren't your typical Microsoft developer/engineer/computer guru.
Imagine if an HR person were allowed to adjust the machinists wrenches.
PS: Appologies in advance for those that don't understand aussie humour....
What are you trying to say here? Are you saying all Aussie's are racist? Don't get me wrong, I dislike wops as much as the next guy, but you sure paint with a broad brush stroke....
Exactly. What about that inevitable day when earth is destroyed (no it may not be in our lifetimes, but it will happen... even if we just happen to wait long enough for the sun to burn out). I think this is simply a natural progression of evolution.
I agree completely. Lets delay manned flight for the next 10 million years and do unmanned space projects in the meantime. Once 10 million years have passed, we'll still have a few billion years or so to master manned flight before the sun burns out.
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Ms. Dyers FUD piece, she even says...
lol
Ms. Dyers is actually a Mr.
But then I'm just an anonymous coward.
10 bucks says you're actually flithm.
For one thing, I already have technology to tell me that information...
The vast, vast majority of my driving occurs within 10 miles of my house....
You've convinced me!
Since you don't need this neither does the rest of the world.
I see a problem even more basic than that.
Let's say Company A has revenue of 10 million dollars.
Let's say they have 1000 employees that in total make 10 million dollars.
For simplcity sake, that is the only "expense".
Let's say they pay these employees in stock options.
If they are required to show these as expenses, then their profit is zero. If they are not required to show them as expenses their profit is 10 million.
Stock options can very easily be used to cook the books. If you do it right, you can make a fledgling company look healthy.
That's what they are trying to prevent, in my opinion.
IANAA either; although, I do handle my family's cheque book....and it occasionally balances
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Sometimes it feels we *are* just being contrary. Although, in this day and age that isn't necessiarly a bad thing.
Being contrary for the sake of being contrary helps people who are insecure in the Canadian identity distingush themselves from our American cousins. You'd be surprised how many people up here are like that.
However, in this case, it may just be that we haven't been completely overtaken by our corporate overlords yet.
... the fact that kids can't buy tobacco until 18, or beer until 21.
Did you just use the word "kids" when refering to somebody in their 20's. How Odd.
As an aside, Canada and Mexico are American too.
Screw you. I ain't no stinkin' American. I resent being called that.
I wish people would adopt USian or something more clarifying.
Try these out for size:
North American for US, Mexico, Canadian.
Canadian for a Canadian
Mexican for a Mexican
American for somebody from the USA.
Seems pretty clear to me.
For your added convenience, you can call people South America, South American. To claify it even further, there are Brazillians, Chileans, and a whole bunch of others too!
Crystal clear to me.
Also, in the real world the price of stuff is to a certain extend based on its scarcity. They don't make land anymore which is why real estate is a good investment. (or so I'm told)
The value of this island can be wiped out by a programmer adding a new island right beside it. What once was scarce no longer is. Although, I didn't RTFA so I don't know if they have some sort of policy in place about that.
Good point, however, I'd bet that there are a heck of a lot of people that work for microsoft that aren't computer savvy. *Some* people might say most, but I'm thinking of people in HR, secretaries, and others that aren't your typical Microsoft developer/engineer/computer guru. Imagine if an HR person were allowed to adjust the machinists wrenches.
He's going through a prestigous private business school and is doing well, 3.0+...
Of course considering he has severe dyslexia his actual gpa is 0.3
PS: Appologies in advance for those that don't understand aussie humour....
What are you trying to say here? Are you saying all Aussie's are racist?
Don't get me wrong, I dislike wops as much as the next guy, but you sure paint with a broad brush stroke....
"... the term "online" was synonymous with Internet."
Where I used to work, a guy came up to me and asked if the COBOL program I was working on would be for internet processing, or batch processing.
I found out later he meant "online" processing.
I was always under the impression that Vulcans could spell. hmmm. You learn something every day, I suppose.
Chandrayan==Thank you, come again.
I put a fiver on time machine.
I just love to see the only _really good_ energy source that is in our future being delayed and delayed because of petty politics.
If we could just figure out how to harness the hot air spewing from politicans we'd all be able to drive electric Hum-vees!
That's what I was going for....loosing is kinda like loosening...so they've got to tighten....that kind of deal.
:)
Now the schools are whining about loosing revenue
There's only one solution: Tighten their purse-strings.
...or the fact he or she was breathing. That might also be an indication the person isn't dead.
Everything you said it true enough. My question though is how come people around here are always complaining about:
MS Word propierity (sp?) file format.
Region restrictions on DVD players.
Mod-chip restrictions on gaming consoles.
etc,etc,etc....
I believe your above statement applies to every one of these items, but people cry holy-murder around here when these topics come up.
Exactly. What about that inevitable day when earth is destroyed (no it may not be in our lifetimes, but it will happen... even if we just happen to wait long enough for the sun to burn out). I think this is simply a natural progression of evolution.
I agree completely. Lets delay manned flight for the next 10 million years and do unmanned space projects in the meantime. Once 10 million years have passed, we'll still have a few billion years or so to master manned flight before the sun burns out.
Umm... damn, I just saw a pig flying by my office window.
Your girlfriend get off work early today?
I stole a pen from work yesterday.
That's funny, I could swear that all the import games I own for my chipped consoles were legit...
It looks like your mom was right. You are one in a million.