One thing that is interesting to note here is the fact that the massive state budget gaps come not from poor management, but from reduced consumer spending.
The states made a big mistake when they started using sales taxes to pad their incomes. This is one of the key problems with a national sales tax to replace the income tax, a system that keeps being promoted.
When spending is high, the ecconomy is good and the sales tax revenues are quite large. The state runs a surplus and the voters demand increased services.
Then spending declines and just when people get laid off, at the time when demand of services is highest, the state has to make dramatic cuts that prove to be unpopular.
The message? Sales taxes are a bad idea.
One idea I like is the circulation fee system. Instead of rewarding the non-use of money it rewards trading it quickly, thus creating a much higher amount of consumer spending, the engine that makes money powerful.
According to FindLaw: The plain view doctrine is limited, however, by the probable cause requirement: officers must have probable cause to believe that items in plain view are contraband before they may search or seize them.
Also, it is well established that police are prevented from domestic spying without probable cause and a warrant. Whether or not I am a dick, this standard still applies.
Finally, isn't it legal to observe people in public places? That is the very definition of public, a place where you cannot control being observed by others. The government might as well be looking at you if ten or twenty people you don't know personally are. I'm not saying that if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide, or some other silly thing. I just think expecting privacy in public is unrealistic.
Time for a law lesson!
The Fourth Amendment:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
i.e. The government is expressly forbidden from domestic spying on citizens without probable cause citing specific persons locations and evidence.
That's fine for you, but I want people to contact me anonymously.
Don't assume everyone else has the same feelings about this that you do.
I for one routinely get anonymous leads about abuses in the legal system mailed to me. Those leads often turn into government reform, and I would probably get much fewer of them if people thought they would be identified.
Besides, the wheels for all of this were set in motion by the last guy, and if you look a bit closer at the people involved you realize many of them are Democrats.
Or, how about setting your money on fire and praying that Thor strike SCO down?
I think that may be almost as effective.
Give your money to linux vendors when you want support. If you want to fight SCO, just make sure you donate to the EFF and any legal funds established to fight this FUD.
I think giving money to starving distributions just to fight this is stupid. I like to reward companies for things they do which benefit me. A lawsuit seeking damages due to slander will in no way benefit me or any other non-Red Hat shareholder.
If you were the number one player in a product category, and a competitor less than one tenth your size announced a frivolous claim that you were violating their patent / copyright, you would in fact damage your credibility if you purchased them.
Also, SCO has little or no real chance of retaining market share if their IP claims are dismissed. This is real reason they are suing. SCO's product is simply inferior to a lot of open source products.
I think anyone even speculating on [name of large company here] buying SCO is being particularly foolish, as any investor seeing that speculation may be mislead and actually help to drive SCOX's stock price up.
Why would the SEC bother with video game publishers when the Enron crooks are still running around?
I can't understand why they continue to waste time with the little fish when the Enron and Global Crossing executives are all running around spending money they stole from employees and retired people.
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The ACLU says that the second amendment does not apply to individuals, but to state militia.
You could read it before you infer that it says something it does not say.
How so?
The idea that calling palm two names both starting with palm will lead to people not knowing "who the hell they are dealing with" is stupid.
Who would know that PalmOne is the same as Palm? I assume it would require advanced skills like 'reading'
One thing that is interesting to note here is the fact that the massive state budget gaps come not from poor management, but from reduced consumer spending.
The states made a big mistake when they started using sales taxes to pad their incomes. This is one of the key problems with a national sales tax to replace the income tax, a system that keeps being promoted.
When spending is high, the ecconomy is good and the sales tax revenues are quite large. The state runs a surplus and the voters demand increased services.
Then spending declines and just when people get laid off, at the time when demand of services is highest, the state has to make dramatic cuts that prove to be unpopular.
The message? Sales taxes are a bad idea.
One idea I like is the circulation fee system. Instead of rewarding the non-use of money it rewards trading it quickly, thus creating a much higher amount of consumer spending, the engine that makes money powerful.
According to FindLaw:
The plain view doctrine is limited, however, by the probable cause requirement: officers must have probable cause to believe that items in plain view are contraband before they may search or seize them.
Also, it is well established that police are prevented from domestic spying without probable cause and a warrant. Whether or not I am a dick, this standard still applies.
Finally, isn't it legal to observe people in public places? That is the very definition of public, a place where you cannot control being observed by others. The government might as well be looking at you if ten or twenty people you don't know personally are. I'm not saying that if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide, or some other silly thing. I just think expecting privacy in public is unrealistic.
Time for a law lesson!
The Fourth Amendment:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
i.e. The government is expressly forbidden from domestic spying on citizens without probable cause citing specific persons locations and evidence.
That's fine for you, but I want people to contact me anonymously.
Don't assume everyone else has the same feelings about this that you do.
I for one routinely get anonymous leads about abuses in the legal system mailed to me. Those leads often turn into government reform, and I would probably get much fewer of them if people thought they would be identified.
Anonymity is a corner stone of liberty.
Being able to send an anonymous letter is NOT an essential liberty.
I think Ben would dissagree with you.
Ben Franklin:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
And you can get it now!
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Of corse, it costs extra. But why force everyone to pay for it?
A potential terrorist device?
I can see it now. Our next military campaign will be to eradicate model airplane building materials from the rest of the globe.
And here's the key to a coherent FP (for which I think I should win some sort of prize...
For being first?
Wow, what an accomplishment. Maybe they should give you a cash reward while they are at it.
Besides, the wheels for all of this were set in motion by the last guy, and if you look a bit closer at the people involved you realize many of them are Democrats.
Sure, you say that, but do you have any proof?
Oh, who am I kidding, you are only a Troll.
Those are nice.
The one I really want to see from Florida however is V.I.A. or Voting Information Awareness.
Let's try and fix actual problems before making new ones up.
Or, how about setting your money on fire and praying that Thor strike SCO down?
I think that may be almost as effective.
Give your money to linux vendors when you want support. If you want to fight SCO, just make sure you donate to the EFF and any legal funds established to fight this FUD.
I think giving money to starving distributions just to fight this is stupid. I like to reward companies for things they do which benefit me. A lawsuit seeking damages due to slander will in no way benefit me or any other non-Red Hat shareholder.
Just my 2 cents.
That's simple.
If you were the number one player in a product category, and a competitor less than one tenth your size announced a frivolous claim that you were violating their patent / copyright, you would in fact damage your credibility if you purchased them.
Also, SCO has little or no real chance of retaining market share if their IP claims are dismissed. This is real reason they are suing. SCO's product is simply inferior to a lot of open source products.
I think anyone even speculating on [name of large company here] buying SCO is being particularly foolish, as any investor seeing that speculation may be mislead and actually help to drive SCOX's stock price up.
True, but it is a simple equation I'm afraid.
The larger company, the better lawyers it can afford and the longer it can keep up an expensive legal battle.
It may not be fair, but it is the way the legal system works.
It's the golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules.
What an unfortunate side effect of corporations legislated as humans.
Yahoo Finance reports that Red Hat has a market cap of 1.159 Billion, while SCO only has a 151.9 Million market cap.
While market capitalization does not tell the whole story, it does show that Red Hat is a much more financially powerful company.
With that and the fact that they almost certainly have a rock solid case, the fact is they should sue the shit out of SCO.
No, he is a troll. And a damn good one at that.
But don't take my word for it. Take a look at his posts.
...only a theory.
Please, before you start arguing about science, try and understand its terminology at least a little.
That's easy. "Moderates" are all politicians or have something to hide. Everyone has opinions that deviate significantly from the norm on some issues.
Hate him.
Not only that, he apparently is rather new to English grammar too.
Is why anyone would care what a dot com god like this guy preticts about anything.
Yeah, advertising will make a lot of money and we can all retire. Thats going to work.
Why would the SEC bother with video game publishers when the Enron crooks are still running around?
I can't understand why they continue to waste time with the little fish when the Enron and Global Crossing executives are all running around spending money they stole from employees and retired people.
I'd much rather work in a "shoe factory" than flip burgers.
The truth is that globalization is moving people out of good union jobs into the "service industry".
Here's the chart.