Yup. Move out. Because the United States has absolutely no mechanism in place to let individuals make a difference.
You see, we are not free to organize people to from PACs to help influence politics. We don't have the right to vote. We don't have the freedom to give our money and time to organizations that are working to clean up our system.
Seriously: If the US goes in the tubes, it will be proof that democracy/representative governement is a failure. We have the most freedoms to change things politically of any major government in the history of the world. If we can't keep things going, there is no mysterious governement official to blame, we have only ourselves to blame.
Take a look at how divided this county was only 100 years ago. Look at some of the VERY crooked political elections right after the civil war. Some brave folks decided to work to improve this country, and they have. We still have problems along race lines, but NOTHING like what existed when my great grandparents were young.
But if you choose to move. Fine. We need more people working for change (even those I disagree with), and less whiners.
I agree with everything you say. In fact, I suggested we fine companies for each instance of a customer's data being lost. After being in the business world for a few years, I see you have to hit managers over the head before you get their attention.
It takes more time, money and training than doing nothing. And until you hold a stick over the head of business, they will not do ANYTHING not required of it that doesn't earn money.
Simple as that. You may not like it. You may disagree with the reasoning. You may jump up and down and say 'It shouldn't be that way'. But the fact is, that is the way it is. Businesses look out for number one.
No. I'll tell you why. Encrypting takes money and time in order to set up procedures and train and implement.
There is no penalty for losing customer data other than bad press. And how many people really pay attention? Not too many.
Therefore, from a bottom line standpoint, it makes no business sense to take precautions.
I do not blame business. Business is out to make money. It is government's job to assign the real cost of carlessness back to the folks who allow the problems. I am not for big gov't regulation, but requiring disclosures of security procedures, and a penalty for each customers' data that is lost would get the attention of management quick.
This guy's name is a troll. The current Pope was forced into serving the Nazi's as all Germans of the area were. He escaped when he had the opportunity. He is definitely not a Nazi.
Don't believe me? Try the Jerusalem post. They had a writeup on the new pope. And for the record, I am neither Jewish nor Catholic.
Considering that this is one of the largest unanswered questions to cosmologists, and the biggest stumbling block to all generally accepted theories of the birth of the universe, I'd say your idea is as good as any other.
Only if you stretch the definition of 'liquid' to the point where it loses any meaning at all. By the commonly accepted definition, no, the entire universe is NOT liquid.
Liquid (defined by Education Outreach): One of the basic three phases of matter; characterized by free movement of the constituent molecules among themselves but without the tendency to separate.
This definition precludes most of the real estate in the known Universe.
If we continue to run up $700 billion dollar annual surpluses, our trading partners are pretty soon going to pack up shop and refuse to trade with us. Can you imagine the barriers we must have set up to make this happen? Evil. Pure evil.
I don't blame Canada for this trade war at all. Obviously, the US needs to revamp its trading policies.
Your math is flawed. Estate taxes do not start until over the million dollar mark. Therefore it is not like yur example at all. Therefore, your entire argument is bogus.
I do not disagree with what you have posted. Let the rich generate wealth. Let them enjoy it. I have no problem with this in the least. When we let the wealthy do what they are good at, we all benefit indirectly.
But how does this translate into "they should be able to give it all away without the recipient getting taxed for it"?
Who are you to say that someone should not? Or is that just because you're poor and bitter?
I love speculation like this. I have done well for myself. I am not rich, but I am above average in family income, and this with my wife staying at home with the kids.
People can pull themselves off the bottom of the economic ladder. In this way, I can never call myself a Democrat. I also believe that gov't should keep the playing field from being unleveled by the rich. In this way, I can't call myself a Republican. The fact is, estate taxes only hit millionaires, and even then isn't a huge percentage.
But, continue to get your 'facts' from Rush Limbaugh and continue to think that you have to be in one of two camps. And continue to think that you do, in fact, think.
You DO get taxed on birthday presents if they are bove a certain level.
And estate taxes prevent riches from piling up ad infinitum in one family. You shouldn't have an unassailable advantage over everyone else just because your parents are richer than everyone else.
Everyone laughed at me when I bought that location for $50K last year! Now, when they go to build, I can take them to the cleaners! I'm so glad I kept my receipt as proof...
High School? I work with elementary school kids... they know what an ecosystem is. I haven't the faintest idea what an ecosystem was to do with a product line.
You fail it. See... the light from your monitor had been slowed down to the speed of a bicycle. It took you a bit longer to see the article summary than the rest of us. Those precious few seconds cost you first post. Gotta suck. But that's science for you.
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But it becomes the consumers' problem when airlines choose to drop number of routes available in order to ensure planes get filled.
Yup. Move out. Because the United States has absolutely no mechanism in place to let individuals make a difference.
You see, we are not free to organize people to from PACs to help influence politics. We don't have the right to vote. We don't have the freedom to give our money and time to organizations that are working to clean up our system.
Seriously: If the US goes in the tubes, it will be proof that democracy/representative governement is a failure. We have the most freedoms to change things politically of any major government in the history of the world. If we can't keep things going, there is no mysterious governement official to blame, we have only ourselves to blame.
Take a look at how divided this county was only 100 years ago. Look at some of the VERY crooked political elections right after the civil war. Some brave folks decided to work to improve this country, and they have. We still have problems along race lines, but NOTHING like what existed when my great grandparents were young.
But if you choose to move. Fine. We need more people working for change (even those I disagree with), and less whiners.
Don't let the door smack you on the way out.
hawk, dating himself
Okay... I know most Slashdotters have trouble finding a woman.... But this is a new low.
You continually post links trying to get your google page rank up (note how the link doesn't go directly to your website).
Look at his post history. Judge for yourself. Mod into oblivion.
I agree with everything you say. In fact, I suggested we fine companies for each instance of a customer's data being lost. After being in the business world for a few years, I see you have to hit managers over the head before you get their attention.
It takes more time, money and training than doing nothing. And until you hold a stick over the head of business, they will not do ANYTHING not required of it that doesn't earn money.
Simple as that. You may not like it. You may disagree with the reasoning. You may jump up and down and say 'It shouldn't be that way'. But the fact is, that is the way it is. Businesses look out for number one.
No. I'll tell you why. Encrypting takes money and time in order to set up procedures and train and implement.
There is no penalty for losing customer data other than bad press. And how many people really pay attention? Not too many.
Therefore, from a bottom line standpoint, it makes no business sense to take precautions.
I do not blame business. Business is out to make money. It is government's job to assign the real cost of carlessness back to the folks who allow the problems. I am not for big gov't regulation, but requiring disclosures of security procedures, and a penalty for each customers' data that is lost would get the attention of management quick.
This guy's name is a troll. The current Pope was forced into serving the Nazi's as all Germans of the area were. He escaped when he had the opportunity. He is definitely not a Nazi.
Don't believe me? Try the Jerusalem post. They had a writeup on the new pope. And for the record, I am neither Jewish nor Catholic.
Considering that this is one of the largest unanswered questions to cosmologists, and the biggest stumbling block to all generally accepted theories of the birth of the universe, I'd say your idea is as good as any other.
:)
And as bad as any other
Only if you stretch the definition of 'liquid' to the point where it loses any meaning at all. By the commonly accepted definition, no, the entire universe is NOT liquid.
Liquid (defined by Education Outreach): One of the basic three phases of matter; characterized by free movement of the constituent molecules among themselves but without the tendency to separate.
This definition precludes most of the real estate in the known Universe.
I thought a gluon was a derogatory term for a toupee.
Don't stand next to a sumo wrestler...
You probably think Johnathan Swift really wanted to eat children.
*woosh*
Applies to both you and the moderators.
Yup. Its the US who has the restrictive trade. That is why we have a $61 billion dollar trade surplus with our trading partners (more info: http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006& sid=a3EW2L1Gdkow&refer=home)
If we continue to run up $700 billion dollar annual surpluses, our trading partners are pretty soon going to pack up shop and refuse to trade with us. Can you imagine the barriers we must have set up to make this happen? Evil. Pure evil.
I don't blame Canada for this trade war at all. Obviously, the US needs to revamp its trading policies.
Must be doing a great job, because I haven't seen an anti-Bush website in YEARS!
Why not restrict AC posts for 2 minutes after the article first becomes public? This would avoid a great deal of the 'Frist Post' syndrome.
I disagree strongly with parent poster. However, it was in no way flamebait. Some mods need to grow up.
It is factually incorrect, but flamebait is not appropriate.
Your math is flawed. Estate taxes do not start until over the million dollar mark. Therefore it is not like yur example at all. Therefore, your entire argument is bogus.
I do not disagree with what you have posted. Let the rich generate wealth. Let them enjoy it. I have no problem with this in the least. When we let the wealthy do what they are good at, we all benefit indirectly.
But how does this translate into "they should be able to give it all away without the recipient getting taxed for it"?
Who are you to say that someone should not? Or is that just because you're poor and bitter?
I love speculation like this. I have done well for myself. I am not rich, but I am above average in family income, and this with my wife staying at home with the kids.
People can pull themselves off the bottom of the economic ladder. In this way, I can never call myself a Democrat. I also believe that gov't should keep the playing field from being unleveled by the rich. In this way, I can't call myself a Republican. The fact is, estate taxes only hit millionaires, and even then isn't a huge percentage.
But, continue to get your 'facts' from Rush Limbaugh and continue to think that you have to be in one of two camps. And continue to think that you do, in fact, think.
You DO get taxed on birthday presents if they are bove a certain level.
And estate taxes prevent riches from piling up ad infinitum in one family. You shouldn't have an unassailable advantage over everyone else just because your parents are richer than everyone else.
Everyone laughed at me when I bought that location for $50K last year! Now, when they go to build, I can take them to the cleaners! I'm so glad I kept my receipt as proof...
High School? I work with elementary school kids... they know what an ecosystem is. I haven't the faintest idea what an ecosystem was to do with a product line.
You fail it. See... the light from your monitor had been slowed down to the speed of a bicycle. It took you a bit longer to see the article summary than the rest of us. Those precious few seconds cost you first post. Gotta suck. But that's science for you.