Well, yeah, you can both be right. Taxes went down, but spending didn't. And of course WHAT we spend on matters, and we spend a lot more of our GDP on social programs than we used to.
That "reform" you and your parents pulled off of Social Security in the mid-80s was a nice trick. Create a "trust fund" and then spend the trust fund on regular expenses, making sure future generations get to pay for your day-to-day. Also, thanks for all of the free trade deals that don't take into account the warping of the free market due to the inability of labor to freely move around. You even have "free market" people believing that free trade == free market. I bought it hook, line, and sinker in my teens and 20s. Nice job.
That's not totally fair. It's not great for newer applications, but it does a good job of the older stuff. Heck, even modern Windows has trouble with some of the ancient Office versions, whereas Wine works pretty well. I agree that it is unreasonable to expect Wine to run current games and software. But if you have an old XP laptop and you are considering buying a Chromebook to replace it, this could help tremendously with your upgrade as you would still be able to access all of your old documents.
I had a co-worker come over to my desk and ask me what the heck he could do with this big external drive someone gave him. I said, well, backup, and he went away disappointed.
I'm starting to feel the same way about prime. Amazon's prices have not been a draw for a while now, but their customer service was outstanding. Now that seems to be taking a slide. Prime video is underwhelming, too, and it turns out we hardly use it. Might take a pass this year.
The controversy is not whether or not it was meant to be the Star of David - it was, factually, created by a white supremacist and was meant to arouse anti-Jewish sentiments.
The controversy is that, after the Trump campaign was made aware that they had unwittingly shared a piece of anti-Semitic propaganda, they waffled a bit before finally deciding that, no, they weren't going to apologize - or even express any kind of regret.
They have changed their price matching policy since last year. Last year they would refund you the difference between what you paid a few days before and the Prime Day price. This year you have to order it again and then send it back. Stupid, but I guess the more hoops they make you jump through, the less refunds they have to issue.
Why are you laughing? The link you posted mostly contains information gathered when the creditors protested and forced the salaries back down to previous levels - with some even taking a $1 salary. While you are correct that the executives and board TRIED to cash out, the creditors didn't let it happen. From your link:
Five days after that article was published, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hostess' new CEO, Gregory F. Rayburn, had announced he was slashing executive compensation, and that the company's top four executives had temporarily agreed to cut their annual salaries to $1 while four other executives had agreed to return to their previous salary levels
You are asserting that the board ran off with money and the executives all bailed with "golden parachutes" prior to Chapter 7 filing. Both of those actions would have resulted in lawsuits by the creditors and I don't think you actually have any evidence that this happened.
The board, appointed by the owners, would have authorized any pay packages. Golden parachutes would have dissolved along with any other contractual obligations in the liquidation. Stock options and equity stakes all became nearly worthless. Please enlighten me if you know otherwise.
Your thesis is interesting... that the owners and debtholders of a company allow themselves to be screwed by management, and that this is very common. Is that a fair assessment?
Management should have been thrown into the fire instead. They're the ones who ran the company into the ground, not the people who did the actual work every day. But guess who got fucked over?
Pretty much everyone got fucked over. The unions negotiated themselves out of a job, the owners lost most of their equity in the bankruptcy, and the debt holders had to take discounts. The people running the show now essentially just bought the brand and are justifiably proud that they aren't doing as shitty a job as the last group of people.
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I think I should point out how addicted to TV Generation X is/was. I think your backwards-vision is rose tinted.
Well, yeah, you can both be right. Taxes went down, but spending didn't. And of course WHAT we spend on matters, and we spend a lot more of our GDP on social programs than we used to.
That "reform" you and your parents pulled off of Social Security in the mid-80s was a nice trick. Create a "trust fund" and then spend the trust fund on regular expenses, making sure future generations get to pay for your day-to-day. Also, thanks for all of the free trade deals that don't take into account the warping of the free market due to the inability of labor to freely move around. You even have "free market" people believing that free trade == free market. I bought it hook, line, and sinker in my teens and 20s. Nice job.
If they write a script that plays the game for them indefinitely, I'll grant them a "win" :)
I told my kids that they can have one just as soon as they beat every game in MAME.
And for the GUI? :)
That's not totally fair. It's not great for newer applications, but it does a good job of the older stuff. Heck, even modern Windows has trouble with some of the ancient Office versions, whereas Wine works pretty well. I agree that it is unreasonable to expect Wine to run current games and software. But if you have an old XP laptop and you are considering buying a Chromebook to replace it, this could help tremendously with your upgrade as you would still be able to access all of your old documents.
Cybercrime Overtakes Traditional Crime In UK, Says Report
Damn you, Brexit!
I'll try to get society to start calling it that, right after I'm done fixing parkway/driveway.
Well, clearly they should call that a laptop.
I think it was just a shot in the dark, hoping it was useful in some way that he had not imagined. Nope, just a giant version of a thumb drive...
To be fair, some of them are networkable and have some degree of usefulness.
What is a... desktop? :)
I had a co-worker come over to my desk and ask me what the heck he could do with this big external drive someone gave him. I said, well, backup, and he went away disappointed.
It came from here: https://8ch.net/pol/index.html. Feel free to browse that channel and decide for yourself whether or not it is anti-Semitic.
But he probably got it from the racist/anti-Semitic twitter feed FishBonehead1, which has since been deleted.
I'm starting to feel the same way about prime. Amazon's prices have not been a draw for a while now, but their customer service was outstanding. Now that seems to be taking a slide. Prime video is underwhelming, too, and it turns out we hardly use it. Might take a pass this year.
The controversy is not whether or not it was meant to be the Star of David - it was, factually, created by a white supremacist and was meant to arouse anti-Jewish sentiments.
The controversy is that, after the Trump campaign was made aware that they had unwittingly shared a piece of anti-Semitic propaganda, they waffled a bit before finally deciding that, no, they weren't going to apologize - or even express any kind of regret.
They have changed their price matching policy since last year. Last year they would refund you the difference between what you paid a few days before and the Prime Day price. This year you have to order it again and then send it back. Stupid, but I guess the more hoops they make you jump through, the less refunds they have to issue.
Why are you laughing? The link you posted mostly contains information gathered when the creditors protested and forced the salaries back down to previous levels - with some even taking a $1 salary. While you are correct that the executives and board TRIED to cash out, the creditors didn't let it happen. From your link:
You are asserting that the board ran off with money and the executives all bailed with "golden parachutes" prior to Chapter 7 filing. Both of those actions would have resulted in lawsuits by the creditors and I don't think you actually have any evidence that this happened.
The board, appointed by the owners, would have authorized any pay packages. Golden parachutes would have dissolved along with any other contractual obligations in the liquidation. Stock options and equity stakes all became nearly worthless. Please enlighten me if you know otherwise.
Your thesis is interesting... that the owners and debtholders of a company allow themselves to be screwed by management, and that this is very common. Is that a fair assessment?
The ones who lost their jobs? Gotcha.
What are you talking about? The company was liquidated in Chapter 7. You are hating people who don't even exist.
Management should have been thrown into the fire instead. They're the ones who ran the company into the ground, not the people who did the actual work every day. But guess who got fucked over?
Pretty much everyone got fucked over. The unions negotiated themselves out of a job, the owners lost most of their equity in the bankruptcy, and the debt holders had to take discounts. The people running the show now essentially just bought the brand and are justifiably proud that they aren't doing as shitty a job as the last group of people.
I have no problem with that guy (or Walgreens for that matter) ignoring the "soda tax" rules if they're also willing to give up limited liability.
Absolutely. Limited liability is a huge government intrusion into the free market.
However, a sole proprietor does not enjoy limited liability, but they still have the burden of the soda tax.