Republicans are nice people generally(except the ones that are going to go on and on and on about how society is going to hell because one politician cheated on his dying wife). I might find them a bit naive...
Republicans, Democrats, and anyone else who can define their entire ideology by a single word is "a bit naive!"
Takes a whole lot more then a few bombs to take out a railroad - look at WW2.
During WW2 they used carpet-bombing tactics because the targeting systems sucked. Targeting systems don't suck anymore; railroads can now be taken out with a single precision strike.
If the Chinese are smart, they're planning to fight any wars that might come up on enemy territory, not their own. In that case, their rail network would work perfectly well (just as how the North's rail network worked perfectly well during the Civil War).
You might think that states wouldn't care about that sort of thing
On the contrary, I know full well that states (as well as municipalities) would be up in arms about it. My response to those concerns?
"Tough shit; the People's Rights come first!"
Besides, my solution would be to measure aggregate road usage and dole out the funds to each jurisdiction accordingly. They don't need to know who is driving on each chunk of road; they only need to know how many.
Don't you realize that all they'd really need to do is look at the odometer once a year when you renew the registration? Hell, if the jurisdiction requires emissions testing or an inspection, then the info is already there on the report!
...so they can tax you based on how much you drive.
Which is blatant BS (on their part, not yours), since if they only cared how much you drive (rather than where and when), then all they'd have to do is check the fucking odometer!
Your counterexample is the US just after the Civil War, which bears about as much resemblance to the modern economy as the rain forest does to the Moon?
How about we look at a more modern example, such as Japan:
[A] deflationary trap of collapsed demand... occurs when consumers refuse to consume, corporations hold back on investments and banks sit on cash. It becomes a vicious, self-reinforcing cycle: as prices fall further and jobs disappear, consumers tighten their purse strings even more and companies cut back on spending and delay expansion plans.
Just think about mobile phone providers in the US. There are several different companies. They compete with each other. You'd think this would have certain effects, such as at least one company that charges a realistic rate for text messaging that actually reflects the marginal cost of delivery. The first company to do that could seriously undercut the competition. Fact is, they all grossly overcharge for texting and they all make more money that way.
Haven't you ever heard of Virgin Mobile? Or Boost Mobile? Or MetroPCS? They all have unlimited texting (and minutes, and data) for cheaper than the cheapest plans from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, or Sprint. The real problem with that industry is that most of the consumers have somehow been trained to ignore them and shell out big bucks for ridiculous contracts and shitty service!
They are constantly inflating the money supply to slowly steal the wealth of the country for the politicians and wall street bankers.
Inflation is a necessary prerequisite of investment, and investment is a necessary prerequisite of economic growth. Feeding the middle-men is an unfortunate side-effect.
Dandelions aren't supposed to be weeds; they were brought to the New World by European colonists on purpose, as a food crop. Every part of a dandelion is edible.
JC Penney's has been giving out "$10 of a $10 purchase" flyers recently. The catch, of course, is that you won't be able to find any combination of things you want for more than $9.99 and less than $13 or so.
...most of the time the daily deal ads are run on business that are very inconvenient to get to...
I've used Groupon (and similar) a few times now, and I've learned to pay close attention to where the places are (and whether they require reservations, have valet parking, etc.)
...it also turned out that I've already been there and am a regular customer or an occasional customer...
But isn't that where Groupon is good (for you, the customer)? You do what you'd normally do anyway, but it costs less?
Of course, that's before I saw this article and found out how bad a deal for the business it was... I just bought a Groupon for a restaurant in my neighborhood yesterday, and now I feel bad about it.
What they meant was, "at the time, she didn't have a computer[ized cash register]". (Or "computer in the coffee shop," at least.)Lots of small businesses don't have that.
Haven't you heard of John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory? Railing against it is futile, I think -- better just to mod the fuckwad to oblivion and move on with your life.
Slashdot Mirror
Re-merge the projects (a la gcc/egcs), name it OpenOffice (without the ".org") and call it a day.
When that someone is Microsoft? Then no, we really don't! For Microsoft, "innovation" is a euphemism for "embrace, extend, extinguish."
Republicans, Democrats, and anyone else who can define their entire ideology by a single word is "a bit naive!"
If you assume energy content is constant, yes, but what if it isn't constant (such as if, say, "recycling" it meant using it as fuel some more)?
During WW2 they used carpet-bombing tactics because the targeting systems sucked. Targeting systems don't suck anymore; railroads can now be taken out with a single precision strike.
If the Chinese are smart, they're planning to fight any wars that might come up on enemy territory, not their own. In that case, their rail network would work perfectly well (just as how the North's rail network worked perfectly well during the Civil War).
DeVry?
It's a special feature of "Spaceballs: The Suitcase."
According to the chart in TFA, it did.
On the contrary, I know full well that states (as well as municipalities) would be up in arms about it. My response to those concerns?
"Tough shit; the People's Rights come first!"
Besides, my solution would be to measure aggregate road usage and dole out the funds to each jurisdiction accordingly. They don't need to know who is driving on each chunk of road; they only need to know how many.
Holy strawman argument, Batman!
Don't you realize that all they'd really need to do is look at the odometer once a year when you renew the registration? Hell, if the jurisdiction requires emissions testing or an inspection, then the info is already there on the report!
If variable road pricing is incompatible with the Bill of Rights, well then they don't get to do the fucking variable road pricing!
Which is blatant BS (on their part, not yours), since if they only cared how much you drive (rather than where and when), then all they'd have to do is check the fucking odometer!
Not to mention, you know, the Ferengis and all...
Your counterexample is the US just after the Civil War, which bears about as much resemblance to the modern economy as the rain forest does to the Moon?
How about we look at a more modern example, such as Japan:
Haven't you ever heard of Virgin Mobile? Or Boost Mobile? Or MetroPCS? They all have unlimited texting (and minutes, and data) for cheaper than the cheapest plans from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, or Sprint. The real problem with that industry is that most of the consumers have somehow been trained to ignore them and shell out big bucks for ridiculous contracts and shitty service!
Japan has been experiencing deflation for most of the past 20 years.
Inflation is a necessary prerequisite of investment, and investment is a necessary prerequisite of economic growth. Feeding the middle-men is an unfortunate side-effect.
You're a dreamer!
Dandelions aren't supposed to be weeds; they were brought to the New World by European colonists on purpose, as a food crop. Every part of a dandelion is edible.
My first computer was a Tandy Deskmate, you insensitive clod!
JC Penney's has been giving out "$10 of a $10 purchase" flyers recently. The catch, of course, is that you won't be able to find any combination of things you want for more than $9.99 and less than $13 or so.
I've used Groupon (and similar) a few times now, and I've learned to pay close attention to where the places are (and whether they require reservations, have valet parking, etc.)
But isn't that where Groupon is good (for you, the customer)? You do what you'd normally do anyway, but it costs less?
Of course, that's before I saw this article and found out how bad a deal for the business it was... I just bought a Groupon for a restaurant in my neighborhood yesterday, and now I feel bad about it.
What they meant was, "at the time, she didn't have a computer[ized cash register]". (Or "computer in the coffee shop," at least.)Lots of small businesses don't have that.
Haven't you heard of John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory? Railing against it is futile, I think -- better just to mod the fuckwad to oblivion and move on with your life.