The problem is motivation, not opportunity. Too many Americans expect high paying jobs after getting a high school diploma. It doesn't occur to them that someone else will do the same job for 1/10 of the cost elsewhere just as well. They bitch about healthcare and outsourcing, and the Democrats pander to them, talking about halting outsourcing and providing cheap health care. They just don't get it that American companies can't afford to pay these workers. The only way to compete in the global market is to either eliminate the workers through automation, or outsource to workers willing to accept globally competitive wages. If you want a good job, you need to want a job that requires you to think. Many people in the US expect mindless jobs that pay well.
Kerry's economic policies are so stupid, even George Bush can figure out they're bad for America. Kerry wants to increase social spending in every catagory, including defense and homeland security (not traditional places for Democrats to increase spending), cut the defecit in half, and only increase taxes on those making $200K. Unless theres a huge economic boom around the corner, or another bubble, Kerry will not be able to keep all his promises.
"You didn't say that. You're simply saying that no one lost money directly from a copy, which is the truth."
This is a lie. Making copies available for free directly impacts the value of the product by lowering its worth. The seller than has to lower his prices to give people an incentive to not take the time to find illegal sources.
"Its a stupid answer to a stupid statement. Information cannot want anything because it is an abstract, inanimate concept. By responding that people want "things" for free to this nonsensical statement you add additional layer of stupidity by assuming that information is a "thing" (implying an object that can be bought/sold)."
What is stupid is your post. Here is Webster's definition of thing: Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.
You're trying to redefine the word thing to suit your purposes. What next, going to say it depends what the meaning or is is?
Not really. If you buy used cd's, you increase demand. Increasing demand increases their value. This means that a person selling a used cd can get more money for it. This person then has recouped more from his investment in the new cd, and has more cash to buy more new cds.
I can play mp3's on my Windows Box. Many iPod users are also pc users who probably illegally download the mp3's on Windows, play them there, and upload them to their iPods. So why blame Apple for supporting mp3, when almost everyone supports mp3.
1st problem: who decides the monthly fee? The govt. should not have the right to dictate prices for a private industry.
2nd problem: How does the money get divided? There is no monitoring system to determine what songs you've downloaded and who owns the copyright for them.
Why would I want to buy a DVD of a movie I only want to see once? I like to listen to albums many times however. That's why cds and dvds are comparably priced. How about them apples?
The stat quoted claims Canada pays much less of their GDP for heathcare under their nationalized system than the US. So who makes up the difference? It's the doctors, nurses, pharmacologists, etc. who pay the cost, through lower salaries dictated by the govt. Of course this also discourages medical research such as developing pharmaceuticals since there is the same risk and less reward. Lower salaries discourage workers, which makes the best people less likely to become doctors and pursue other fields where they can participate in a free market economy, instead of being effectively a govt. worker.
"I would like to see the process streamlined so that undocumented workers, who are here and are paying taxes and contributing to our society, can obtain citizenship more simply and easily."
I don't think providing amnesty for illegal immigrants is a good idea. Telling someone they'll get an edge in obtaining a green card if they come here illegally will only encourage more people to come here illegally. I think the guest worker idea was better since it gave legal status to illegal immigrant workers, but didn't give them any edge in getting a green card over someone trying through legal means.
"n contrast, windows is significantly more expensive, and dominates the market for a good reason: people are too lazy to change."
Wrong. People want a product that is 100% compatible with Windows. They're not lazy, just practical. If you offered such a thing that performed at least as well for $0, few would buy another copy of Windows
How is this arguement different the the myriad of other federal regualtions companies must comply with? Complying with govt. regulations costs money, whether it's pollution control, tests to satisfy FDA requirements, safety test on cars, etc.
"capitalism is having paranoid delusions and failing in just an ugly way."
How is capitalism failing? In fact, where is capitalism even freely practiced anymore? The US is the closest example, and it is a semi-socialist state.
"Strange as it seems, the creators of music and softwre are also people. Please explain how weak IP laws that allow the corportions to take control of what the little guy creates helps the little guy. If anything the little guy needs STRONGER IP laws to protect them against the legal jugernaughts of corporate america."
Exactly, without copyright, if you write and record a song, Warner Brothers can take your song and sell it and not give you a dime.Without copyright, you don't even have the leverage to sign a crappy recording contract.
"Software? The situation is even worse. The people who make the software are salarymen. Apart from stock options, they don't make even a penny every time the game sells. "
But that choice was freely made. When you take a job to write software, you've made an agreement to trade in your right to own the software for your paycheck. There is no loss of personal freedom since the choice was freely made. No one prevented you from starting your own company, writing the software yourself, and selling it yourself at a price of your choosing.
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"freely benefitting from someone else's intellectual property rights is often the best way to form a free and creative society."
Yes, I'm sure given the billions of dollars required to develop prescription drugs, and the relative ease required to copy these drugs to produce generic equivalents, in a world without IP, there will certainly be a huge influx of money to develop prescription drug ideas that will immediately be stolen. Hell, regulating prescription drug prices in Canada and Europe has alone caused a lot of investmnet in prescription drug development.
Most progress throughout history has been determined by self-interest, not selfless altruism. Look at the computer on your desks. There must be at least a thousand companies that had to cooperate to make that device come together and work. Capitalism is the foundation of society that makes anything possible. Without capitalism we'd be a bunch of hunter gatherers with no time to do scientific research because we'd be too busy finding food, and trying not to get killed.
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The problem is motivation, not opportunity. Too many Americans expect high paying jobs after getting a high school diploma. It doesn't occur to them that someone else will do the same job for 1/10 of the cost elsewhere just as well. They bitch about healthcare and outsourcing, and the Democrats pander to them, talking about halting outsourcing and providing cheap health care. They just don't get it that American companies can't afford to pay these workers. The only way to compete in the global market is to either eliminate the workers through automation, or outsource to workers willing to accept globally competitive wages. If you want a good job, you need to want a job that requires you to think. Many people in the US expect mindless jobs that pay well.
There's a difference between saying you have the best medical care available, and saying you give everyone the best healthcare for free.
in a crowded bar. You'll make some new friends with this gizmo.
Kerry's economic policies are so stupid, even George Bush can figure out they're bad for America. Kerry wants to increase social spending in every catagory, including defense and homeland security (not traditional places for Democrats to increase spending), cut the defecit in half, and only increase taxes on those making $200K. Unless theres a huge economic boom around the corner, or another bubble, Kerry will not be able to keep all his promises.
"You didn't say that. You're simply saying that no one lost money directly from a copy, which is the truth."
This is a lie. Making copies available for free directly impacts the value of the product by lowering its worth. The seller than has to lower his prices to give people an incentive to not take the time to find illegal sources.
"Its a stupid answer to a stupid statement. Information cannot want anything because it is an abstract, inanimate concept. By responding that people want "things" for free to this nonsensical statement you add additional layer of stupidity by assuming that information is a "thing" (implying an object that can be bought/sold)."
What is stupid is your post. Here is Webster's definition of thing:
Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.
You're trying to redefine the word thing to suit your purposes. What next, going to say it depends what the meaning or is is?
Not really. If you buy used cd's, you increase demand. Increasing demand increases their value. This means that a person selling a used cd can get more money for it. This person then has recouped more from his investment in the new cd, and has more cash to buy more new cds.
I can play mp3's on my Windows Box. Many iPod users are also pc users who probably illegally download the mp3's on Windows, play them there, and upload them to their iPods. So why blame Apple for supporting mp3, when almost everyone supports mp3.
1st problem: who decides the monthly fee? The govt. should not have the right to dictate prices for a private industry.
2nd problem: How does the money get divided? There is no monitoring system to determine what songs you've downloaded and who owns the copyright for them.
Why would I want to buy a DVD of a movie I only want to see once? I like to listen to albums many times however. That's why cds and dvds are comparably priced. How about them apples?
The stat quoted claims Canada pays much less of their GDP for heathcare under their nationalized system than the US. So who makes up the difference? It's the doctors, nurses, pharmacologists, etc. who pay the cost, through lower salaries dictated by the govt. Of course this also discourages medical research such as developing pharmaceuticals since there is the same risk and less reward. Lower salaries discourage workers, which makes the best people less likely to become doctors and pursue other fields where they can participate in a free market economy, instead of being effectively a govt. worker.
"I would like to see the process streamlined so that undocumented workers, who are here and are paying taxes and contributing to our society, can obtain citizenship more simply and easily."
I don't think providing amnesty for illegal immigrants is a good idea. Telling someone they'll get an edge in obtaining a green card if they come here illegally will only encourage more people to come here illegally. I think the guest worker idea was better since it gave legal status to illegal immigrant workers, but didn't give them any edge in getting a green card over someone trying through legal means.
"n contrast, windows is significantly more expensive, and dominates the market for a good reason: people are too lazy to change."
Wrong. People want a product that is 100% compatible with Windows. They're not lazy, just practical. If you offered such a thing that performed at least as well for $0, few would buy another copy of Windows
How is this arguement different the the myriad of other federal regualtions companies must comply with? Complying with govt. regulations costs money, whether it's pollution control, tests to satisfy FDA requirements, safety test on cars, etc.
"VCO tuning and gain curves at -40degC and 90degC. Simulated with no layout parasitics."
I think the increasing p2p sharing of movies online contradicts your arguement.
The stock market crashed in 2000, under the Clinton presidency
Short answer, libertarians only believe in using force for self defense, not for liberating other countries.
What is your opinion on the role of antitrust legislation in our society, especially with regard to Microsoft?
"What's in it for Intel, though?"
More internet bandwidth means more things to do with a pc, and therefore, more reasons to buy a pc.
"capitalism is having paranoid delusions and failing in just an ugly way."
How is capitalism failing? In fact, where is capitalism even freely practiced anymore? The US is the closest example, and it is a semi-socialist state.
"Strange as it seems, the creators of music and softwre are also people. Please explain how weak IP laws that allow the corportions to take control of what the little guy creates helps the little guy. If anything the little guy needs STRONGER IP laws to protect them against the legal jugernaughts of corporate america."
Exactly, without copyright, if you write and record a song, Warner Brothers can take your song and sell it and not give you a dime.Without copyright, you don't even have the leverage to sign a crappy recording contract.
"Software? The situation is even worse. The people who make the software are salarymen. Apart from stock options, they don't make even a penny every time the game sells.
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But that choice was freely made. When you take a job to write software, you've made an agreement to trade in your right to own the software for your paycheck. There is no loss of personal freedom since the choice was freely made. No one prevented you from starting your own company, writing the software yourself, and selling it yourself at a price of your choosing.
"freely benefitting from someone else's intellectual property rights is often the best way to form a free and creative society."
Yes, I'm sure given the billions of dollars required to develop prescription drugs, and the relative ease required to copy these drugs to produce generic equivalents, in a world without IP, there will certainly be a huge influx of money to develop prescription drug ideas that will immediately be stolen. Hell, regulating prescription drug prices in Canada and Europe has alone caused a lot of investmnet in prescription drug development.
If you didn't notice I was being sarcastic.
Who sorts through the info to determine the junk from the real science?
Most progress throughout history has been determined by self-interest, not selfless altruism. Look at the computer on your desks. There must be at least a thousand companies that had to cooperate to make that device come together and work. Capitalism is the foundation of society that makes anything possible. Without capitalism we'd be a bunch of hunter gatherers with no time to do scientific research because we'd be too busy finding food, and trying not to get killed.