Climate change is just something the SJW scientists made up to take away our masculinity and now Star Wars is all about a black person. Not a coincidence.
sure. They can make every store a fulfillment center.
I think it might be too late for Wal-Mart. They've lost a couple hundred million dollars in market capitalization last year and for them to go all-out as an Amazon killer would require them to close a bunch of stores and turn them into distribution centers.
It's a completely different model than they have now.
Plus, Wal-Mart stores are funky. Sure, a lot of people shop there, but nobody likes shopping there.
*All* ideals are fantasies by definition. Your point was meaningless. Present "some other way" that isn't before scrapping the current system.
I'm not for "scrapping" anything. My guess is the best solution right now is some hybrid. If we look at the countries where the populations are most successful, they're a mix of highly regulated capitalism with socialistic programs.
If you mean free market capitalism (which itself just means that prices are governed by the forces of supply and demand) then we already have the "capitalist" ideal.
There is no such thing as a "free market". One has never existed. In fact, one can never exist. In all of human history, there has never been a "free market".
(2) Should the feds have placed *more* scrutiny on Al Capone alone, thus violating the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment
You better go back and re-read the 14th Amendment. If it required all prisoners to be treated exactly the same, there'd be no such thing as solitary confinement.
Could it be because Final Fantasy was mainly a console-centric series and I've always been a PC gamer? I see that there are a bunch of FF games on Steam. Maybe I'll take another shot. No promises, though.
Depends. Al Capone was convicted on tax evasion. Are you saying his calls should or should not have been more closely monitored than any other tax evader?
This may shock you, but when the Feds put Al Capone away for tax evasion, they had a pretty good idea that he was the head of a large criminal enterprise. Maybe you're too young to have seen "The Untouchables".
And it doesn't *matter* what her job choices are, since you are basing your value judgement of her on your prejudices, and have not demonstrated that criminals do not need to be monitored, regardless of their crimes.
1: What is the purpose of monitoring the phone calls of someone who has been convicted of selling five ounces of weed? Or someone who has been convicted of a DUI? Do you think he might be operating an ongoing criminal enterprise of drunk drivers?
2: I'm surprised that you're not more ashamed of promoting government's failed policies just so a family member can keep a government job.
Now that the SJWs have taken over Canada, they're going to force everyone to undergo sex reassignment therapy. It's a proven fact that I read on 8chan.
It appears that government has used the Microsoft Word "search and replace" function to substitute the word "cybersecurity" for every instance of the word, "surveillance".
To prevent someone from continuing to operate a criminal enterprise from behind bars. To prevent them from arranging smuggling of contraband.
What kind of "continuing criminal enterprise" is a guy who's been convicted of a DUI going to operate? The justice system has already identified the criminal bosses, but they're monitoring the calls of everyone who is incarcerated.
I've had a non-collect call from a prisoner before. There was still an operator telling me who was calling, where they were calling from, and asking if I wanted to accept the call. I declined (it was a wrong number).
That's because the prisons are fiefdoms to hand out jobs to friends and family.
The U.S. is also significantly more multicultural than Europe, being an almost entirely immigrant nation, and the recent (historically speaking) emphasis on multiculturalism and political correctness have led to a lot of cultural conflict that wasn't there before.
Fifty percent of the people in prison are there for drug violations, not because of "cultural conflict". In fact, the number of people in prison for "cultural conflict" is probably vanishingly small. But good try.
Perhaps she can go back to work at the IRS or as a 911 dispatcher. But I guess, as government jobs, those are unproductive parts of the economy as well, by your lights?
At least IRS workers and 911 dispatchers contribute something to society. Warehousing the poor does not contribute to society. And are government jobs the only choice for your second cousin?
2. All calls involve a human operator asking the target of the call if they will accept the call.
You haven't made a collect call in a while, have you. "If you accept the charges, press 1" No human is needed.
3. As the number of phones goes up, the number of humans you have to hire to do this simultaneously goes up.
See 1 and 2.
And let's not forget that the prisons get kickback from the telcos when prisoners are overcharged for calls. And not just to "cover costs", either. They get a nice bowl of gravy from the 2 or 3 companies that provide phones for prisoners.
Finally, this might be a worthwhile time to ask, "Why the FUCK are there so many people in prison in the US?" We have about 4% of the world's population and about 22% of the world's prisoners. Are Americans just a lot more likely to be prisoners? Are we prone to crime because we watched The Untouchables reruns on TV? Do we have a higher percentage of violent sociopaths or is it because keeping people locked up takes away their right to vote, and the people who are in power cannot stay in power if lots of people vote?
I have a second cousin who's probably going to lose her job over it.
Maybe help your second cousin wean herself off getting a government check and find a job in a productive part of the economy.
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I like the cut of your jib.
If they're gonna bring a comedian back as a hologram, it really ought to be Rudy Ray Moore.
https://youtu.be/Voxp3ckwJZ0 [NSFW]
Climate change is just something the SJW scientists made up to take away our masculinity and now Star Wars is all about a black person. Not a coincidence.
This is a confirmed fact.
That's good, because I am the OP.
Wha?
In discussions of this type, "free market" is shorthand for "free market economy".
What you describe is a free exchange, but not a free market economy.
I think it might be too late for Wal-Mart. They've lost a couple hundred million dollars in market capitalization last year and for them to go all-out as an Amazon killer would require them to close a bunch of stores and turn them into distribution centers.
It's a completely different model than they have now.
Plus, Wal-Mart stores are funky. Sure, a lot of people shop there, but nobody likes shopping there.
We don't call them "White Dwarf" any more. Now, they're known as "White Little People".
I'm not for "scrapping" anything. My guess is the best solution right now is some hybrid. If we look at the countries where the populations are most successful, they're a mix of highly regulated capitalism with socialistic programs.
There is no such thing as a "free market". One has never existed. In fact, one can never exist. In all of human history, there has never been a "free market".
Is that because the executives can only count to three?
And the capitalist ideal will never occur because it's impossible - a fantasy.
So we better find some other way, no matter what you call it.
And you look good in that gown with the sequins and the split up the leg. I'd hit that.
You better go back and re-read the 14th Amendment. If it required all prisoners to be treated exactly the same, there'd be no such thing as solitary confinement.
Nope. Everybody has to be reassigned. That way it's more fair.
The mind reels.
Could it be because Final Fantasy was mainly a console-centric series and I've always been a PC gamer? I see that there are a bunch of FF games on Steam. Maybe I'll take another shot. No promises, though.
Brother, I spent two decades teaching English composition to university freshman. It's too late for me to change my ways.
This may shock you, but when the Feds put Al Capone away for tax evasion, they had a pretty good idea that he was the head of a large criminal enterprise. Maybe you're too young to have seen "The Untouchables".
1: What is the purpose of monitoring the phone calls of someone who has been convicted of selling five ounces of weed? Or someone who has been convicted of a DUI? Do you think he might be operating an ongoing criminal enterprise of drunk drivers?
2: I'm surprised that you're not more ashamed of promoting government's failed policies just so a family member can keep a government job.
Well, I'm not undergoing sex reassignment therapy.
They'll have to pry my penis from my cold, dead hands.
Now that the SJWs have taken over Canada, they're going to force everyone to undergo sex reassignment therapy. It's a proven fact that I read on 8chan.
It appears that government has used the Microsoft Word "search and replace" function to substitute the word "cybersecurity" for every instance of the word, "surveillance".
What kind of "continuing criminal enterprise" is a guy who's been convicted of a DUI going to operate? The justice system has already identified the criminal bosses, but they're monitoring the calls of everyone who is incarcerated.
That's because the prisons are fiefdoms to hand out jobs to friends and family.
Fifty percent of the people in prison are there for drug violations, not because of "cultural conflict". In fact, the number of people in prison for "cultural conflict" is probably vanishingly small. But good try.
At least IRS workers and 911 dispatchers contribute something to society. Warehousing the poor does not contribute to society. And are government jobs the only choice for your second cousin?
Why? The guy is already in fucking prison.
You haven't made a collect call in a while, have you. "If you accept the charges, press 1" No human is needed.
See 1 and 2.
And let's not forget that the prisons get kickback from the telcos when prisoners are overcharged for calls. And not just to "cover costs", either. They get a nice bowl of gravy from the 2 or 3 companies that provide phones for prisoners.
Finally, this might be a worthwhile time to ask, "Why the FUCK are there so many people in prison in the US?" We have about 4% of the world's population and about 22% of the world's prisoners. Are Americans just a lot more likely to be prisoners? Are we prone to crime because we watched The Untouchables reruns on TV? Do we have a higher percentage of violent sociopaths or is it because keeping people locked up takes away their right to vote, and the people who are in power cannot stay in power if lots of people vote?
Maybe help your second cousin wean herself off getting a government check and find a job in a productive part of the economy.
I'm just going to go ahead and say it: The entire Final Fantasy saga just blows.
Why not just say, "climactic"?
Or are you a little non-anti-unsmart?