That's because the leagues themselves are not-for-profit organizations. All of the profit in professional sports goes to the individual teams, who do (or at least should) pay taxes on those profits. Whether or not all of the "business expenses" of the leagues are appropriate is, as with any corporation, of course debatable.
Similarly, most religious organizations do not have any owners or shareholders that get dividend checks at the end of every year. I've witnessed first-hand how difficult it can be just to balance the budget; it's always a struggle between higher membership dues, cutting programs, or trying to organize a major fundraising campaign.
If I were a watch maker, let alone a person who repaired watches, I'd be cringing.
Then again, based on the number of almost completely destroyed iPhone screens I see, the Apple Watch could be a huge boon to companies that sell insurance and do screen repairs.
Why doesn't some politician campaign against this selfish behavior and call this jackholes out for being anti-American? Maybe everyone's in on the scam.
Because they would never get enough campaign contributions to win an election.
It depends on your exact details (e.g. what type of engineering and which city they're in), but $65-75k is pretty low for a software engineer around Boston.
Hell, Nixon isn't even right-wing enough for a lot of Republicans these days. Reagan might be barely right-wing enough, though a lot of them worship his name.
finding out our ideas are completely wrong isn't "interesting", it's a setback.
considering it's a complex set of ideas that potentially describe how the entire universe and everything in it works, isn't "incomplete" or "unfinished" is about the best we can shoot for at this point
I'll just leave this Asimov quote here:
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...'
If Franken were serious about this, he would have just sent the letter to the FBI, but not made it public. By publishing the letter, he's saying "Hey look at me! I'm the glorious defender of the innocent! Vote for me! Vote for me!
Exactly. How dare a United States Senator make government business visible to the public.
What do you care who wins? They're doing it completely and totally without you. Same for sports. That's not your team. You just bought some of their marketing crap.
Some athletes will admit that they don't do "completely and totally without you". For a lot of athletes, it's far more enjoyable to play the game with 20,000 people cheering them on than it is to play in an empty arena. I don't know if it's quite as common in professional sports, but I've seen numerous college athletes acknowledge the fans and say how much they appreciate the support.
Yup, which is exactly why I argue that a fair market is more important than a free market. A "truly free" market would be somewhere between anarchy and a state with only two classes, masters and slaves.
the FCC decided suddenly to substantially change the regulatory system for an established, massive market, bring in a huge swathe of new rules and regulations for existing major players.
Is this any different than when the telephone companies were first regulated? If not, I don't see how the courts can overturn this decision without completely getting rid of the common carrier regulations.
What requires government regulation isn't a free market, it's a fair market. Some of us would argue that a fair market is more important than a free market for achieving the stated goals of capitalism.
The USA Highway system was built in part by the distribution needs of corporations. But we are all free to drive our cars and motorcycles on it. Should we not have built the roads because a corporation was going to profit from it? It's called "development".
The highway system in the United States was built by the government for use by anyone, whether they're commercial entities or individuals. While companies may have gotten more direct benefit than individuals, all companies benefited, and individuals got the indirect benefits from all companies.
Will Facebook's drones be providing connections to the Internet, or just connections to Facebook?
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Not to mention that the electric car costs more per mile to drive over it's life and is less comfortable, less safe and limited in range.
You're right, you shouldn't mention any of that unless you can back it up with something from reality.
Ending the monopoly could fix this silliness.
And that's why we need to allow the merger of Time Warner Cable and Comcast.
Er, wait...
Seems a big mistake to hinge this on intent. It needs to be clear what actions are punishable, not what state of mind.
Intent is a huge part of the legal system. It's the difference between murder and manslaughter.
Petitions to the government aren't supposed to be written on $100 bills.
Well, the N.F.L., N.H.L., P.G.A. and L.G.P.A are tax exempt http://www.nytimes.com/roomfor...
That's because the leagues themselves are not-for-profit organizations. All of the profit in professional sports goes to the individual teams, who do (or at least should) pay taxes on those profits. Whether or not all of the "business expenses" of the leagues are appropriate is, as with any corporation, of course debatable.
Similarly, most religious organizations do not have any owners or shareholders that get dividend checks at the end of every year. I've witnessed first-hand how difficult it can be just to balance the budget; it's always a struggle between higher membership dues, cutting programs, or trying to organize a major fundraising campaign.
The Gauls literally got screwed out of existence.
That's how I want to go.
Death by snoo-snoo?
If I were a watch maker, let alone a person who repaired watches, I'd be cringing.
Then again, based on the number of almost completely destroyed iPhone screens I see, the Apple Watch could be a huge boon to companies that sell insurance and do screen repairs.
I'm pretty sure that isn't unique to government agencies.
Why doesn't some politician campaign against this selfish behavior and call this jackholes out for being anti-American? Maybe everyone's in on the scam.
Because they would never get enough campaign contributions to win an election.
It depends on your exact details (e.g. what type of engineering and which city they're in), but $65-75k is pretty low for a software engineer around Boston.
Hell, Nixon isn't even right-wing enough for a lot of Republicans these days. Reagan might be barely right-wing enough, though a lot of them worship his name.
finding out our ideas are completely wrong isn't "interesting", it's a setback.
considering it's a complex set of ideas that potentially describe how the entire universe and everything in it works, isn't "incomplete" or "unfinished" is about the best we can shoot for at this point
I'll just leave this Asimov quote here:
Or just wait until tomorrow, when the value will go up 25%?
If Franken were serious about this, he would have just sent the letter to the FBI, but not made it public. By publishing the letter, he's saying "Hey look at me! I'm the glorious defender of the innocent! Vote for me! Vote for me!
Exactly. How dare a United States Senator make government business visible to the public.
That's what I don't get... If you don't have a Facebook account then you're probably not going to be wasting time at work on Facebook...
Yeah, you'll be wasting it on Slashdot instead.
Star's End? Where the hell is that?
next thing you know he will want his own planet to protect against predicted disasters.
My prediction is that he'll ask for two planets.
Are you trying to tell me that The Fast and the Furious wasn't a documentary?
What do you care who wins? They're doing it completely and totally without you. Same for sports. That's not your team. You just bought some of their marketing crap.
Some athletes will admit that they don't do "completely and totally without you". For a lot of athletes, it's far more enjoyable to play the game with 20,000 people cheering them on than it is to play in an empty arena. I don't know if it's quite as common in professional sports, but I've seen numerous college athletes acknowledge the fans and say how much they appreciate the support.
Yup, which is exactly why I argue that a fair market is more important than a free market. A "truly free" market would be somewhere between anarchy and a state with only two classes, masters and slaves.
Courts have already agreed they have the authority, so I am not sure where you get your information from.
From that area between the lower back and the upper legs.
the FCC decided suddenly to substantially change the regulatory system for an established, massive market, bring in a huge swathe of new rules and regulations for existing major players.
Is this any different than when the telephone companies were first regulated? If not, I don't see how the courts can overturn this decision without completely getting rid of the common carrier regulations.
so a free market requires government regulation
What requires government regulation isn't a free market, it's a fair market. Some of us would argue that a fair market is more important than a free market for achieving the stated goals of capitalism.
I feel like an airship would be a lot more effective and safe for this purpose. Why doesn't anyone talk about that?
Unless the guy in charge of the project is named Cid, I don't see how it could ever work.
The USA Highway system was built in part by the distribution needs of corporations. But we are all free to drive our cars and motorcycles on it. Should we not have built the roads because a corporation was going to profit from it? It's called "development".
The highway system in the United States was built by the government for use by anyone, whether they're commercial entities or individuals. While companies may have gotten more direct benefit than individuals, all companies benefited, and individuals got the indirect benefits from all companies.
Will Facebook's drones be providing connections to the Internet, or just connections to Facebook?