Agreed: The moment something gets "too big to fail" is the moment it should be forced to fail/split. Nothing should be that large. I've always felt that was the prime failing of capitalism: it's terribly at dealing with gigantic entities that eat up their market.
For example take the engineers and scientists who developed the first atomic bomb. If they had refused to push the project forwards it might not have been developed until the war had ended, likely only a few weeks or months after the bombs were used. Hundreds of thousands of innocent lives could have been saved. Even the mere statement that those with the knowledge to build such a weapon were unwilling to do so might have made the military commanders and politicians making the decision to deploy less likely to do so.
If, in the case of Japan, you mean their war would have ended with Soviet Occupation and a large percentage of the population shipped off to Gulags, then yes. Hundreds of thousands of innocent lives could have been saved. And Millions would have been lost.
So you're saying Obama, should he have cared about healthcare, would have instituted massive forced exercise programs, because this is somehow less invasive?
Here's one, choose: 1) these guys, who stole the truck, can die from radiation. 2) Some random person who didn't steal the truck can die from radiation.
I'm going with #1. As they say: Sometimes Karma's a bitch.
Speedy Gonzales is sort of like The Swedish Chef. Everyone white in the US now considers them racist characterizations of the respective countries. But then you meet someone from that country, and they looooove the characters. There's nothing like being a room full of drunken Swedes shouting "bork bork bork", or alternately, drunken Mexicans shouting "Arrrrrrriba!Arrrrrriba!"
Essentially this. All it took was a school official walking out and saying "Please don't use our power". Bad neighborhood, then have your security guard do it. Can nobody use common sense anymore? I'm guessing the car owner did something that pissed off the cop, whether right or wrong, and the cop got back at him.
"but the man could have been perfectly justified if he came back to his car, saw someone strange sitting in it, and opened fire" Is that legal anywhere? in a car sitting ON PUBLIC PROPERTY?
This exactly. Most people just like animals. They don't realize PETA is insane. Although at times I'm not sure if they're nutty, or just realize they've got a good racket going.
I find it wrong to use one company/stores resources to source a buy,try it out, determinie if it fits my need; then purchase from another. but that's just me.
There are a lot of people who want that. It means they won't have to do anything other than wake up, go to work, eat, and shop from Amazon Pesky human interaction will be limited.
Can't they put all these confusing numbers into something I know, Like Libraries of Congress, or Football Fields? How many Football Fields does it lose each night?
I live in California, and after a very short period of time, those signs just become ignored background noise. In fact, I can't even remember what one looks like, that's how much I've been trained to ignore them. Those sorts of warning labels are more than useless: They're actually counterproductive.
However..... down in the US, we've been inundated for years with "lack of access = racism/". And by lack of access, I mean having to go somewhere to do it. Building it without access would be tantamount disenfranchisement.
If you look at our arguments over voting requirements ( does it require an ID, etc) you'll see my point.
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Agreed: The moment something gets "too big to fail" is the moment it should be forced to fail/split.
Nothing should be that large.
I've always felt that was the prime failing of capitalism: it's terribly at dealing with gigantic entities that eat up their market.
He's replacing the guy who used to brag about not having a TV.
I got my parents a Nook HD, and except for the occasional question which they usually figure out themselves, they're OK with it.
For example take the engineers and scientists who developed the first atomic bomb. If they had refused to push the project forwards it might not have been developed until the war had ended, likely only a few weeks or months after the bombs were used. Hundreds of thousands of innocent lives could have been saved. Even the mere statement that those with the knowledge to build such a weapon were unwilling to do so might have made the military commanders and politicians making the decision to deploy less likely to do so.
If, in the case of Japan, you mean their war would have ended with Soviet Occupation and a large percentage of the population shipped off to Gulags, then yes.
Hundreds of thousands of innocent lives could have been saved. And Millions would have been lost.
So you're saying Obama, should he have cared about healthcare, would have instituted massive forced exercise programs, because this is somehow less invasive?
Here's one, choose:
1) these guys, who stole the truck, can die from radiation.
2) Some random person who didn't steal the truck can die from radiation.
I'm going with #1.
As they say: Sometimes Karma's a bitch.
Speedy Gonzales is sort of like The Swedish Chef.
Everyone white in the US now considers them racist characterizations of the respective countries.
But then you meet someone from that country, and they looooove the characters.
There's nothing like being a room full of drunken Swedes shouting "bork bork bork", or alternately, drunken Mexicans shouting "Arrrrrrriba!Arrrrrriba!"
Essentially this.
All it took was a school official walking out and saying "Please don't use our power".
Bad neighborhood, then have your security guard do it.
Can nobody use common sense anymore?
I'm guessing the car owner did something that pissed off the cop, whether right or wrong, and the cop got back at him.
It sounds more like they were highly unsuccessful at finding stolen cars, and realized they could make more money writing tickets.
"but the man could have been perfectly justified if he came back to his car, saw someone strange sitting in it, and opened fire"
Is that legal anywhere? in a car sitting ON PUBLIC PROPERTY?
This exactly.
Most people just like animals. They don't realize PETA is insane.
Although at times I'm not sure if they're nutty, or just realize they've got a good racket going.
For a few years I managed to get PETA to send me literature requesting donations.
The name I gave?
Eaton Mheet.
Either they eventually figured it out, or my lack of donations caused them to forego sending any more mail.
You're very good at this.
The "lava' beans touch was nice, as well. Just off enough to seem plausible.
I find it wrong to use one company/stores resources to source a buy,try it out, determinie if it fits my need; then purchase from another.
but that's just me.
There are a lot of people who want that.
It means they won't have to do anything other than wake up, go to work, eat, and shop from Amazon
Pesky human interaction will be limited.
Can't they put all these confusing numbers into something I know, Like Libraries of Congress, or Football Fields?
How many Football Fields does it lose each night?
I live in California, and after a very short period of time, those signs just become ignored background noise.
In fact, I can't even remember what one looks like, that's how much I've been trained to ignore them.
Those sorts of warning labels are more than useless: They're actually counterproductive.
However..... down in the US, we've been inundated for years with "lack of access = racism/". And by lack of access, I mean having to go somewhere to do it.
Building it without access would be tantamount disenfranchisement.
If you look at our arguments over voting requirements ( does it require an ID, etc) you'll see my point.
I think we need to start differentiating "Socialism" from "socialism".
Brilliant!
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
You know what happens when you let Australian bikers get out of hand... Mel Gibson loses his family.
If this were the case, then people would simply lose the ability to jump-start conversations. These are valuable skills to have, actually.
Psst. Guess what? You won't care at all.
Wait...
Sumdumass is arguing with dmbasso? Classic!