I'd let them increase my taxes if they got rid of the lawyers. But alas, never going to happen as the tax increasers (politicians) are lawyers.
How about we all stop paying taxes to save money and then we all join forces and use the money we saved by not paying taxes to build a fleet space ships. Then we, the non-laywers of earth, who far outnumber the lwyers, force the lawyers into the space ships and send them to a galaxy far far away.
I always hated cursive and I could never write legibly. I taught myself to print much faster than I can type and it's just legible enough for most people to read. It's not my computer's fault. Many of my friends did the same thing.
OK I'll admit I don't have any statistical evidence, but a lot of people I know would agree with me. If someone performed a study like that, I'm pretty sure it would back up what I said, but I'll leave it to someone else to actually do the study.
I guess this is one of those millions of times in my life where I could be wrong.
Its almost like they're blind. They just don't see when someone straight tells it to them. They keep saying stuff like there's no problem with sales, its just all those pirates. But the pirates are pretty much everyone, and there is a problem with sales. If they lowered prices their profit on each item would fall,of course, but more people would feel that its worth it to go buy music or movies. If you want one CD, $20 might not seem like alot. But then you want another CD. Another $20. There's another CD you want. $20 again! $60 total! It adds up quickly. And you probably only wanted a few songs from each CD.
Movie companies think they can justify the price for a DVD with all the extra features. Does anyone really want to see how the actors messed up durring the shooting or hear what the director thinks of everything or see the scenes that weren't put in the actual movie? I sure don't! If I really want a song or a movie, I'll go find it on the internet. And even before the internet, ever since VCRs and tape recorders were invented, people like my dad has been recording music and movies off the TV and radio. If he hears a song he likes he'll much rather wait untill its played again on the radio and record it. He has hundreds of tapes of music that he got for just the price of blank tapes and his tape deck.
Will they learn? Maybe, if they ever gain enough intelligence to see their need for laser sugery. Will that happen? God only knows.
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I'd let them increase my taxes if they got rid of the lawyers. But alas, never going to happen as the tax increasers (politicians) are lawyers.
How about we all stop paying taxes to save money and then we all join forces and use the money we saved by not paying taxes to build a fleet space ships. Then we, the non-laywers of earth, who far outnumber the lwyers, force the lawyers into the space ships and send them to a galaxy far far away.
That wouldn't end the shenanigans, it would create new shenanigans.
Stop being insensitive, you clod.
making it the USA or UK would be un-patriotic right ?
But I thought thats what democracy was about
hmmm...
Government's thinking about itself, not the people. Time for another American Revolution?
"Marge: Well, at least we didn't turn into mindless zombies.
Bart: Shhhh. TV.
Homer: Man fall down. Funny."
I always hated cursive and I could never write legibly. I taught myself to print much faster than I can type and it's just legible enough for most people to read. It's not my computer's fault. Many of my friends did the same thing.
HAHAHA...I laugh at the R.I.A.A.'s ignorance
Huh? I don't really understand this, but its funny.
water elefall? thats a good name for it.
OK I'll admit I don't have any statistical evidence, but a lot of people I know would agree with me. If someone performed a study like that, I'm pretty sure it would back up what I said, but I'll leave it to someone else to actually do the study.
I guess this is one of those millions of times in my life where I could be wrong.
I think the question still is will they learn.
,of course, but more people would feel that its worth it to go buy music or movies. If you want one CD, $20 might not seem like alot. But then you want another CD. Another $20. There's another CD you want. $20 again! $60 total! It adds up quickly. And you probably only wanted a few songs from each CD.
Its almost like they're blind. They just don't see when someone straight tells it to them. They keep saying stuff like there's no problem with sales, its just all those pirates. But the pirates are pretty much everyone, and there is a problem with sales. If they lowered prices their profit on each item would fall
Movie companies think they can justify the price for a DVD with all the extra features. Does anyone really want to see how the actors messed up durring the shooting or hear what the director thinks of everything or see the scenes that weren't put in the actual movie? I sure don't! If I really want a song or a movie, I'll go find it on the internet. And even before the internet, ever since VCRs and tape recorders were invented, people like my dad has been recording music and movies off the TV and radio. If he hears a song he likes he'll much rather wait untill its played again on the radio and record it. He has hundreds of tapes of music that he got for just the price of blank tapes and his tape deck.
Will they learn? Maybe, if they ever gain enough intelligence to see their need for laser sugery. Will that happen? God only knows.