I meant a NATURAL monopoly arising through market forces (and lasting more than a generation), not a monopoly by political fiat. To date no monopoly has arisen through natural forces and held its monopoly longer than 25 years. None.
The whole "antitrust" thing was just a way for Teddy Roosevelt to buy votes. It was completely unnecessary to break up monopolies, because they dissolve naturally... the same way that waves erode beaches every winter. You don't need government intervention in either case.
Microsoft doesn't hold a monopoly. Upto 1995 there were multiple OSes available for PCs: - Atari OS - Commodore OS - Texas Instruments OS - GE.OS - Amiga OS - Atari ST OS - IBM OS/2 - MS DOS - MS Windows
And even after 1995 we still have multiple options for personal computers: - Macintosh OS - Linux - MS Windows
There's no monopoly here. Now if Mac OS and Linux died out, THEN and only then would we have a true monopoly for operating systems, but we haven't reached that stage yet.
A Google-yahoo merger would be a monopoly??? A monopoly is defined as a "single source", but Google is hardly the only search engine in existence. Just off the top of my head there's MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, Ask.com, Altavista, AOLsearch, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more.
I think this is a case of people using a word contrary to its true meaning. i.e. Doublespeak and Redefinition. Google is not a monopoly.
One reason they don't believe it exists is because there's no "separation of church and state" in the Constitution. All it says is that Congress may not establish a religion. It does not say that Congress can forbid the practice thereof in local communities (which are funded by local communities' taxes, not the Congress).
Well whatever. I support the party that looks like it might actually win an election. That narrows my choice to either Democrats or Republicans.
Yes. And the Supreme Law of the Land says I'm allowed to carry a gun.
The U.S. Supreme Court has gone on record that guns may be used for self-defence, for protection of property, and for overthrowing a tyrannical government.
Well if the guy who tried to steal my car two weeks ago, had been allowed to run free rather than me deter his act with my gun..........he'd be untraceable. Sure I could identify "guy with a beard" but that's not going to make him any easier to catch for the police, especially if he's smart and drives to another state. Or spray-paints my car Ala grand theft auto, so as to make it untraceable.
So in effect, I've lost my car. I do not find this an acceptable solution. Please try again.
What you say in jest, I submit as a "modest proposal". If we leave the elderly defenseless, the thieves can attack and kill them, thereby reducing the need for retirement/social security payouts. We would save a lot of money.
Perhaps you've stumbled upon the ultimate answer to the "Elderly Question"./end satire
A monopoly is defined as a "single source", but Google is hardly the only search engine in existence. Just off the top of my head there's MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, Ask.com, Altavista, AOLsearch, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more. I think this is a case of people using a word contrary to its true meaning. i.e. Doublespeak.
I have a Right to Life and a right to protect it from thieves/murderers. Even if I have to carry a gun illegally, I will continue to do so. I will NOT walk around like a defenseless sheep waiting to be attacked by the wolves. I will NOT be a photo on the front page about how police found me dead.
Obviously if you have the thief restrained, and you kill him anyway, then you've committed murder. It's only an act of self-defense if you're lack of action would result in you being dead.
Which is why I'm not moving to the European Union any time soon. Rights belong to the People. They are an innate property (so argued the Greeks 2500 years ago, and the Scots 400 years ago) and can not be taken-away by government.
Government only exists because the People allow it to exist, and the People can disband the government any time they feel like it. My Right to Life, right to free speech, et cetera comes from within; it is not something the Swedish government can take away and if it tries, it should be disbanded & replaced with a new government.
The spybot used a timeout of approximately 15 minutes to disrupt downloads. That prevented me from downloading AdAware directly, but still allowed me to grab the tiny torrent file.
I don't think RIAA's CEO has done anything illegal. Annoying, yes, but not illegal. Do you have any citations to back-up your claim of fraud, extortion, et cetera?
I weigh 110 pounds. You are asking the impossible.
Easier to just pull a trigger.
Besides what difference does it make if this hypothetical murderer dies now, today, or a few years from now from old age? He's still dead. It's still the same end result.
Yes I know, but the person I was responding to said, "The climate change debate is just a distraction," and that's who I was replying to. If said person believes we should ignore climate change, then there's no reason to limit CO2.
Time to start demanding Account numbers *separate* from your social security number. That helps minimize the damage to a minor loss of personal info at megacorp.com, rather than a loss of national identity (someone else pretending to be you with your stolen SS number).
>>>That's a fine solution if your valuables are old DVD movies and PS1/2 videogames.
Even if your valuables are not those things, you can still sell your goods for cash, and then move that cash to a bank for security. It's safer in an FDIC-insured bank, than sitting in your bedroom waiting for a thief to come grab it.
>>>That's right, the data clearly show that the more people play video games, the less violence there is.
The latter is true according to your weblink, but not the former. You have not demonstrated that "more people play video games." Therefore I dismiss you conclusion as total bunk. Were you my student, I'd give you a D.
>>>You know, I wish you guys would find a better fallacy than the theft to justify your greed with.
And I wish ye socialists/progressives/whatever label you prefer, could see that "theft" is the best description. If a politician provides a free car for all families earning less than $30,000 a year, the only way to pay for that car is to suck money from the working class (us) in order to give "free" cars to the poor.
I don't know any other label that fits except one: theft. I work; somebody else gets the cotton I picked... ooops, I mean the car I bought for them. That's a human rights violation, and I do not consider it just.
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I meant a NATURAL monopoly arising through market forces (and lasting more than a generation), not a monopoly by political fiat. To date no monopoly has arisen through natural forces and held its monopoly longer than 25 years. None.
The whole "antitrust" thing was just a way for Teddy Roosevelt to buy votes. It was completely unnecessary to break up monopolies, because they dissolve naturally... the same way that waves erode beaches every winter. You don't need government intervention in either case.
Microsoft doesn't hold a monopoly. Upto 1995 there were multiple OSes available for PCs:
- Atari OS
- Commodore OS
- Texas Instruments OS
- GE.OS
- Amiga OS
- Atari ST OS
- IBM OS/2
- MS DOS
- MS Windows
And even after 1995 we still have multiple options for personal computers:
- Macintosh OS
- Linux
- MS Windows
There's no monopoly here. Now if Mac OS and Linux died out, THEN and only then would we have a true monopoly for operating systems, but we haven't reached that stage yet.
A Google-yahoo merger would be a monopoly??? A monopoly is defined as a "single source", but Google is hardly the only search engine in existence. Just off the top of my head there's MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, Ask.com, Altavista, AOLsearch, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more.
I think this is a case of people using a word contrary to its true meaning. i.e. Doublespeak and Redefinition. Google is not a monopoly.
I agree. Drugs should be treated the same as alcohol
- You use them in the privacy of your own home; no harm done. You kill yourself through accidental overdose? Oh well.
- You use them in public, then you'll be arrested for DUI or disorderly conduct.
One reason they don't believe it exists is because there's no "separation of church and state" in the Constitution. All it says is that Congress may not establish a religion. It does not say that Congress can forbid the practice thereof in local communities (which are funded by local communities' taxes, not the Congress).
Well whatever. I support the party that looks like it might actually win an election. That narrows my choice to either Democrats or Republicans.
>>>"rule of law."
Yes. And the Supreme Law of the Land says I'm allowed to carry a gun.
The U.S. Supreme Court has gone on record that guns may be used for self-defence, for protection of property, and for overthrowing a tyrannical government.
This IS the law.
Well if the guy who tried to steal my car two weeks ago, had been allowed to run free rather than me deter his act with my gun..... .....he'd be untraceable. Sure I could identify "guy with a beard" but that's not going to make him any easier to catch for the police, especially if he's smart and drives to another state. Or spray-paints my car Ala grand theft auto, so as to make it untraceable.
So in effect, I've lost my car. I do not find this an acceptable solution. Please try again.
What you say in jest, I submit as a "modest proposal". If we leave the elderly defenseless, the thieves can attack and kill them, thereby reducing the need for retirement/social security payouts. We would save a lot of money.
Perhaps you've stumbled upon the ultimate answer to the "Elderly Question". /end satire
Google has a monopoly???
A monopoly is defined as a "single source", but Google is hardly the only search engine in existence. Just off the top of my head there's MSN Search, Ask Jeeves, Ask.com, Altavista, AOLsearch, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more. I think this is a case of people using a word contrary to its true meaning. i.e. Doublespeak.
"Treaties? Just words on a page." - Londo Mollari (Babylon 5)
Although maybe Londo is not such a good example, but ultimately a treaty-created law is nullified if it contradicts the Constitution.
Yeah well.... I don't care.
I have a Right to Life and a right to protect it from thieves/murderers. Even if I have to carry a gun illegally, I will continue to do so. I will NOT walk around like a defenseless sheep waiting to be attacked by the wolves. I will NOT be a photo on the front page about how police found me dead.
LEGALLY they have not done anything wrong. That's why no one is suing them (as far as I know).
No shit Sherlock.
Obviously if you have the thief restrained, and you kill him anyway, then you've committed murder. It's only an act of self-defense if you're lack of action would result in you being dead.
Which is why I'm not moving to the European Union any time soon. Rights belong to the People. They are an innate property (so argued the Greeks 2500 years ago, and the Scots 400 years ago) and can not be taken-away by government.
Government only exists because the People allow it to exist, and the People can disband the government any time they feel like it. My Right to Life, right to free speech, et cetera comes from within; it is not something the Swedish government can take away and if it tries, it should be disbanded & replaced with a new government.
The spybot used a timeout of approximately 15 minutes to disrupt downloads. That prevented me from downloading AdAware directly, but still allowed me to grab the tiny torrent file.
I don't think RIAA's CEO has done anything illegal. Annoying, yes, but not illegal. Do you have any citations to back-up your claim of fraud, extortion, et cetera?
I weigh 110 pounds. You are asking the impossible.
Easier to just pull a trigger.
Besides what difference does it make if this hypothetical murderer dies now, today, or a few years from now from old age? He's still dead. It's still the same end result.
>>>It is a greenhouse gas.
Yes I know, but the person I was responding to said, "The climate change debate is just a distraction," and that's who I was replying to. If said person believes we should ignore climate change, then there's no reason to limit CO2.
P.S.
Time to start demanding Account numbers *separate* from your social security number. That helps minimize the damage to a minor loss of personal info at megacorp.com, rather than a loss of national identity (someone else pretending to be you with your stolen SS number).
People can't [hack] hardware they can't access.
If they were smart, they would disconnect their computers from the public internet. People can't access hardware they can't access.
>>>That's a fine solution if your valuables are old DVD movies and PS1/2 videogames.
Even if your valuables are not those things, you can still sell your goods for cash, and then move that cash to a bank for security. It's safer in an FDIC-insured bank, than sitting in your bedroom waiting for a thief to come grab it.
>>>That's right, the data clearly show that the more people play video games, the less violence there is.
The latter is true according to your weblink, but not the former. You have not demonstrated that "more people play video games." Therefore I dismiss you conclusion as total bunk. Were you my student, I'd give you a D.
>>>>>>>[expletive] YOU!
>>"lack of immediate consequences"
Is there any way I can track down this person's physical address? I have some "consequences" I want to share with him.
>>>You know, I wish you guys would find a better fallacy than the theft to justify your greed with.
And I wish ye socialists/progressives/whatever label you prefer, could see that "theft" is the best description. If a politician provides a free car for all families earning less than $30,000 a year, the only way to pay for that car is to suck money from the working class (us) in order to give "free" cars to the poor.
I don't know any other label that fits except one: theft. I work; somebody else gets the cotton I picked... ooops, I mean the car I bought for them. That's a human rights violation, and I do not consider it just.