Yeap, that's the hook, the cc is for verification only. But only for the three free days. Read such free offers and they'll say if you don't cancel at the end of the 3 days then they'll bill your cc. However many won't cancel. What some may not know though is that the cc holder can dispute the charges. And some merchant bankers or credit card verifiers will drop a client who has too many chargebacks.
And plenty of people can't afford to invest anything, and they're likely the ones to be hit hardest by layoffs.
I'd be real supprised if those IBM employees being laidoff make less than $24,000 a year, I wouldn't be supprised if they make two or three tymes that. I live on half that and if my income was $24,000 a year I'd be able to invest at least $10,000 of it. And I'm single and live alone whereas if I were married or lived with someone else, without children, my expenses would be lower thereofore I'd be able to invest more.
Sure someone working in a deadend job may not be able to afford being laidoff but how many of these jobs are eliminated? And if you are working in one of these jobs it's your responsibility to try to improve your lot in life. It may be hard but most people should be able to do it. Tbe groups not able to are more likely to have a disability, handicap. For those civil society should help them as much as they need, as long as they keep trying.
Food is free for the taking for every other animal on earth, except humans (in our culture.)
Garden then. Even someone in a one room apartment should have enough space for a few pots. And a 3" square plot outside, even on a roof, should be enough space to grow enough food for one meal a day for a few weeks. Plant some loose leaf lettuce, carrots, radish, and some peppers and tomatos. Then have salad for lunch. It may be work but it's not much and even those others animals work.
Nice move there - blaming the US for the travails of the third world. You are wrong: the third world is the third world because it is incompetent and corrupt.
And it's the US that supports those corrupt regimes. The US has a history of supporting corrupt regimes, dictators, overthrowing governments, and supporting the invasion of a sovereign nation. An invasion that led to the death of about 200,000 people, one third of the invaded country.
Time Warner agreed to be bought. The value of the combined company decreased by $88 billion immediately. Thousands of Time Warner employees lost most of their savings.
The deal was an example of the incredible stupidity and profound ignorance of some top managers.
I agree it was bad and stupid thing Time Warner agreed to be bought. What supprised me was that Ted Turner supported it.
china, india and the like start developing their infrastructure outside of major cities and their workers wages start growing even faster there will be a higher number of people in poverty
Income in the two most populace nations in the world, China and India, are rising quite well. And partially because of this their birth rates are dropping. With the trends now going on now they believe within a couple of generations there will be more retired people in China than there are workers. The Economist has had some good articles on this in the past year as have other periodicals such as Foreign Policy.
the easiest thing to do is to conduct lay-offs, ostensibly for reasons of say, higher health care costs, higher rents, interest rates, etc. So the shareholders and board have partnered (love that word!) to set up a short-sighted strategy to maximize short-term gain.
What does one do to combat this in large organizations?
Be an active investor. You do invest don't you? Review all statements and reports from the corporations you own stock in and either submit or support shareholder resolutions as well as vote your proxies. Now yo may not own stocks in the business you work for but other will and if everyone does the same it should help.
I don't know the answer to that, but I think I know the answer when it comes to smaller scales: get involved.
As stated above being active can help. It may not be effective all the tyme but it may some tymes.
Because NAFTA allows US agribusinesses that are subsidized to sale food for less than what it cost Mexican farmers to grow food NAFTA is directly relevant!
Industry-wise, the "Big Four" refer to accounting firms.
Yea, it used to be the "Big Eight" in accounting. My sister used to work for Earnest & Young but now she owns her own accounting firm along with friends.
The elites of the world are driving the majority of the population into poverty.
This is wrong. Actually it increases pay in those countries work os outsourced to. Because of outsourcing pay in China and India are rising fast. Outsourcing only hurts workers in the US and other countries where businesses are outsourcing jobs.
That's because "Americans" actually have jobs and work for a living, and are concerned that their job may be next on the chopping block, and "investors" can just shuffle their money from one investment to another without that concern.
Unless the worker is also an investor. And all workers should be investing.
Americans get squeamish about massive layoffs, but investors certainly do not.
If an investor is intelligent then s/he will get "squeamish" because of layoffs. When people are lainoff they can't afford to buy and when spending goes down businesses revenue also goes down. Now if the business enjoys good sales internationally then falling spending in the US should be made up by foreign sales. Take Walmart, if it's not already then it's approaching being one of the biggest retailers in China.
They just cut nearly half our team Tuesday, wtihout even notifying the customer (Who is going apeshit).
I'm wondering if the customers have a signed contract with IBM, if so then they can sue IBM. If a bunch of customers were to sue then IBM's stock would tank.
Walk down any street in India and ask yourself: Why are people in India so poor? They are poor because their culture is extremely self-defeating.
Tell that to all of the farmers in India committing suicide because they can't compeat with all of the heavily subsidized produce from the US and EU. The same thing happens in South Korea and Mexico. People wonder why so many Mexicans come to the US as "illegal aliens". The reason why is US subsidized agriculture products and NAFTA. Because of the subsidies US agribusinesses can export to Mexico and sale it for less than Mexican farmers can grow the food for. This drives Mexican farmers off their farms and they go north to try to cross the border or they go into Mexican cities and those already in the cities are driven north.
Remember, Time-Warner bought AOL and immediately lost 88 Billion dollars.
That looks quite good and reasonable. Maybe it should also be cced to the manager's boss, unless the manager is the owner, or perhaps if there's a legal department to them.
You will soon need to add the Vista bootloader to that list.
Unless I have to or MS changes it's policies I will not get anymore MS Windows OSes, including Vista. I hate being treated like a criminal which is what MS is doing. That's what Activation and WGA/WPA are all about.
Not sure what to tag this, maybe "beatingadeadhorse". How many more stories of SCO being {evil|stupid|malicious} do we need. The company is almost dead now, let them die alright. It'll be a history lesson for future companies.
That's why you want to keep beating it, so other companies don't get the same idea in their heads.
I would argue that hardware problems are the real obstacle preventing mass adoption of linux.
I disagree, the primary obstacle to more widespread Linux adoption is in having, er not having, Linux preinstalled on PCs. Most people don't buy a PC then install an OS, they want a PC with an OS already installed. So as more OEMs ship PCs with Linux preinstalled I bet there'll be an increase in people using Linux.
Really though, if you don't have GNU/Linux as your primary home desktop right now, you have something against Linux
This is false. Right now I'm typing this on a Windows PC and it's currently my primary PC however I prefer Linux. I've got two other PCs, one is more than 10 years old and it's dualboot with Windows NT4 and Redhat. However I haven't even booted it up in at least a couple of years. My other PC I got several months ago and it came with Linux preinstalled. However I'm still not ready to use it as my primary computer, for various reasons.
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Supreme Court rejects case.
I'm confused too. I read a few articles on this case and not one said anything about the Supreme Court rejecting the case.
' FalconI don't believe they even have MSN CDs or at least not that I have ever seen
I've seen AOL, MSN, and even Compuserve disks at Best Buy.
Falconthe credit card is for age verification only."
Yeap, that's the hook, the cc is for verification only. But only for the three free days. Read such free offers and they'll say if you don't cancel at the end of the 3 days then they'll bill your cc. However many won't cancel. What some may not know though is that the cc holder can dispute the charges. And some merchant bankers or credit card verifiers will drop a client who has too many chargebacks.
FalconAnd plenty of people can't afford to invest anything, and they're likely the ones to be hit hardest by layoffs.
I'd be real supprised if those IBM employees being laidoff make less than $24,000 a year, I wouldn't be supprised if they make two or three tymes that. I live on half that and if my income was $24,000 a year I'd be able to invest at least $10,000 of it. And I'm single and live alone whereas if I were married or lived with someone else, without children, my expenses would be lower thereofore I'd be able to invest more.
Sure someone working in a deadend job may not be able to afford being laidoff but how many of these jobs are eliminated? And if you are working in one of these jobs it's your responsibility to try to improve your lot in life. It may be hard but most people should be able to do it. Tbe groups not able to are more likely to have a disability, handicap. For those civil society should help them as much as they need, as long as they keep trying.
Food is free for the taking for every other animal on earth, except humans (in our culture.)
Garden then. Even someone in a one room apartment should have enough space for a few pots. And a 3" square plot outside, even on a roof, should be enough space to grow enough food for one meal a day for a few weeks. Plant some loose leaf lettuce, carrots, radish, and some peppers and tomatos. Then have salad for lunch. It may be work but it's not much and even those others animals work.
FalconNice move there - blaming the US for the travails of the third world. You are wrong: the third world is the third world because it is incompetent and corrupt.
And it's the US that supports those corrupt regimes. The US has a history of supporting corrupt regimes, dictators, overthrowing governments, and supporting the invasion of a sovereign nation. An invasion that led to the death of about 200,000 people, one third of the invaded country.
FalconTime Warner agreed to be bought. The value of the combined company decreased by $88 billion immediately. Thousands of Time Warner employees lost most of their savings.
The deal was an example of the incredible stupidity and profound ignorance of some top managers.
I agree it was bad and stupid thing Time Warner agreed to be bought. What supprised me was that Ted Turner supported it.
Faclonchina, india and the like start developing their infrastructure outside of major cities and their workers wages start growing even faster there will be a higher number of people in poverty
Income in the two most populace nations in the world, China and India, are rising quite well. And partially because of this their birth rates are dropping. With the trends now going on now they believe within a couple of generations there will be more retired people in China than there are workers. The Economist has had some good articles on this in the past year as have other periodicals such as Foreign Policy .
Falconthe easiest thing to do is to conduct lay-offs, ostensibly for reasons of say, higher health care costs, higher rents, interest rates, etc. So the shareholders and board have partnered (love that word!) to set up a short-sighted strategy to maximize short-term gain.
What does one do to combat this in large organizations?
Be an active investor. You do invest don't you? Review all statements and reports from the corporations you own stock in and either submit or support shareholder resolutions as well as vote your proxies. Now yo may not own stocks in the business you work for but other will and if everyone does the same it should help.
I don't know the answer to that, but I think I know the answer when it comes to smaller scales: get involved.
As stated above being active can help. It may not be effective all the tyme but it may some tymes.
FalconBecause NAFTA allows US agribusinesses that are subsidized to sale food for less than what it cost Mexican farmers to grow food NAFTA is directly relevant!
FalconFarming isn't predictable.
FalconIndustry-wise, the "Big Four" refer to accounting firms.
Yea, it used to be the "Big Eight" in accounting. My sister used to work for Earnest & Young but now she owns her own accounting firm along with friends.
FalconThe elites of the world are driving the majority of the population into poverty.
This is wrong. Actually it increases pay in those countries work os outsourced to. Because of outsourcing pay in China and India are rising fast. Outsourcing only hurts workers in the US and other countries where businesses are outsourcing jobs.
FalconAfter 20 years of "investing" in a 401K I still do not have nearly enough to retire on.
Give it another 20 years and let compound interest work for you. Compound interest works great.
FalconThat's because "Americans" actually have jobs and work for a living, and are concerned that their job may be next on the chopping block, and "investors" can just shuffle their money from one investment to another without that concern.
Unless the worker is also an investor. And all workers should be investing.
FaclonAmericans get squeamish about massive layoffs, but investors certainly do not.
If an investor is intelligent then s/he will get "squeamish" because of layoffs. When people are lainoff they can't afford to buy and when spending goes down businesses revenue also goes down. Now if the business enjoys good sales internationally then falling spending in the US should be made up by foreign sales. Take Walmart, if it's not already then it's approaching being one of the biggest retailers in China.
FalconRising unemployment will lead to the collapse of the mortgaged house of cards that is currently our banking situation
This is already being seen in the subprime mortgage industry.
FalconBut in the brave new world of the neocons, the American middle class has no standing. We're expendable.
It's not just the neocons but the neoliberals as well. Neoliberals have pushed for global trade as much as if not more than neocons.
FalconThey just cut nearly half our team Tuesday, wtihout even notifying the customer (Who is going apeshit).
I'm wondering if the customers have a signed contract with IBM, if so then they can sue IBM. If a bunch of customers were to sue then IBM's stock would tank.
FalconWalk down any street in India and ask yourself: Why are people in India so poor? They are poor because their culture is extremely self-defeating.
Tell that to all of the farmers in India committing suicide because they can't compeat with all of the heavily subsidized produce from the US and EU. The same thing happens in South Korea and Mexico. People wonder why so many Mexicans come to the US as "illegal aliens". The reason why is US subsidized agriculture products and NAFTA. Because of the subsidies US agribusinesses can export to Mexico and sale it for less than Mexican farmers can grow the food for. This drives Mexican farmers off their farms and they go north to try to cross the border or they go into Mexican cities and those already in the cities are driven north.
Remember, Time-Warner bought AOL and immediately lost 88 Billion dollars.
WRONG!!! AOL bought Time Warner!
FalconThat looks quite good and reasonable. Maybe it should also be cced to the manager's boss, unless the manager is the owner, or perhaps if there's a legal department to them.
FalconYou will soon need to add the Vista bootloader to that list.
Unless I have to or MS changes it's policies I will not get anymore MS Windows OSes, including Vista. I hate being treated like a criminal which is what MS is doing. That's what Activation and WGA/WPA are all about.
FalconPerhaps we should destroy Darl's brain then bury him at a crossroads with a stake through his heart. Maybe toss a bit of garlic in there as well.
That might be a good start with Darl but more needs to be done.
FalconNot sure what to tag this, maybe "beatingadeadhorse". How many more stories of SCO being {evil|stupid|malicious} do we need. The company is almost dead now, let them die alright. It'll be a history lesson for future companies.
That's why you want to keep beating it, so other companies don't get the same idea in their heads.
FalconI would argue that hardware problems are the real obstacle preventing mass adoption of linux.
I disagree, the primary obstacle to more widespread Linux adoption is in having, er not having, Linux preinstalled on PCs. Most people don't buy a PC then install an OS, they want a PC with an OS already installed. So as more OEMs ship PCs with Linux preinstalled I bet there'll be an increase in people using Linux.
FalconReally though, if you don't have GNU/Linux as your primary home desktop right now, you have something against Linux
This is false. Right now I'm typing this on a Windows PC and it's currently my primary PC however I prefer Linux. I've got two other PCs, one is more than 10 years old and it's dualboot with Windows NT4 and Redhat. However I haven't even booted it up in at least a couple of years. My other PC I got several months ago and it came with Linux preinstalled. However I'm still not ready to use it as my primary computer, for various reasons.
Falcon