The telco market is divergent from a classic free market in a number of ways. 1. High entry costs, making it a natural monopoly. 2. Incomplete information about the market to all players, because it's a reall market, not a logical construct. 3. A finite number of participants, again as above. 4. Lack of interchangeable goods, because vendor lock in is critical in every industry where it is possible.
This is the natural evolution of a free (as in Libertarian-free, not Adam Smith-free) market. Luckly, we had a bit of regulation to slow it, and reset it in the 80's.
Didn't they have a 42% margin in Q3 of last year, I don't think the term "back on track" really applies. Sure, they are having difficulties expanding that margin.
And Obama is a Neo-Conservitive it practice, but a moderate-liberal when he speaks. He's subsidizing private for profit bussiness on an unprecidented scale. It has the unfortunate side effect of getting some additional people access to health insurance, and possibly healthcare. He has continued and expanded Bush II's WoT.
He's a neo-con. America has never symbolized what he stands for.
But atleast he wasn't Romney. I prefer my facist corprate shills to not be religious nutballs as well.
I think it has something to do with the 40%+ profit margins. As in, if the government were regulating the industry in the intrest of the people, while permiting the oligopoly to exist, it wouldn't be happening.
I think the idea diverges from reality in the fact that they can just buy the regulation and legislation they desire. They have no need to colude with government to get the special treatment that they just buy at fair market price.
No, the Obama Administration pushed ACA, which was written by the same think tank as every thing Ronald Regan did that Conservatives love. ACA requires for profit companies to buy insurace coverage that covers contraception.
I have heard this self same argument used to describe how Hitler was a Leftist/Liberal. I beleive this is what they teach in Texas, as the man whole explained this to me was publicly schooled there.
Well, the USA government paid for\commissioned\created much of that modern technology. They might have a fair shot at knowing enough to be dangerous. The history of the USA in crypto in particular might make one wonder what happens when the NSA/CIA/DIA decide they need extra cirricular funding, and look at bit-coin mining as an avenue to Cheat-to-Win.
As opposed to digital formats, where everything your grandmother would need to make practically infinate copies of practically infinate works can be purchased as a $200 kit at Walmart.
I think you may be correct at the duplication costs of about $4-6 per album, but it is orders of magnitue off from the fractions of a cent for digital. That cost difrence and the complications of the process are a significant barrier. Relatively, I think barlevgs statement stands.
Since we sit in the light cone for the event currently, to us it does exist now, as it's state 10 billion years ago/10 billion light years away can causely affect us, but not its state 999,999,999 years ago and 10 billion + light years away.
Well, considering that those thousands of union members only have money to speak because billionaires like the Koch brothers give it to them, in wages grossly inflated relative to the work provided, then I'd say that the Koch brothers effectively pay for all political speech.
Median wage is about $15.11 per hour. Median GDP per hour worked is about $63.37. That means the capital investment of folks like the Koch Brothers keeps about 75% of a workers productivity. So, if you think about it this way, the Billionaires tax you 75% for the right to work. The billionaires then use that money to convince people to vote against thier self intrest. Of course this number is going up and has been migrating up since the 70's.
Depends on where you get your numbers, and if you limit it to wages or include all income.
Some other tax calculations require higher incomes before a person can be classified as part of the top 1 percent of earners.
The Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, runs an economic simulation model that shows the top 1 percent of earners in 2009 made $503,086. TPC projects $516,633 as the cutoff for the top earners in 2010 and $532,613 for 2011.
Roberton Williams, senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, says his group's income figures are larger because it "takes a much broader, more comprehensive look at income. We look at income regardless of the source, not just adjusted gross income."
Preventing software from doing things they find either unprofitable (for MS) or naughty inside the xbone walled garden, mostly. My first thought would be game save editors and exportors, altering local keys, setting up proxies for authentication, stealing credentials or generally interacting with other software/software's memory space.
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The telco market is divergent from a classic free market in a number of ways.
1. High entry costs, making it a natural monopoly.
2. Incomplete information about the market to all players, because it's a reall market, not a logical construct.
3. A finite number of participants, again as above.
4. Lack of interchangeable goods, because vendor lock in is critical in every industry where it is possible.
This is the natural evolution of a free (as in Libertarian-free, not Adam Smith-free) market. Luckly, we had a bit of regulation to slow it, and reset it in the 80's.
Didn't they have a 42% margin in Q3 of last year, I don't think the term "back on track" really applies. Sure, they are having difficulties expanding that margin.
And Obama is a Neo-Conservitive it practice, but a moderate-liberal when he speaks. He's subsidizing private for profit bussiness on an unprecidented scale. It has the unfortunate side effect of getting some additional people access to health insurance, and possibly healthcare. He has continued and expanded Bush II's WoT.
He's a neo-con. America has never symbolized what he stands for.
But atleast he wasn't Romney. I prefer my facist corprate shills to not be religious nutballs as well.
I think it has something to do with the 40%+ profit margins. As in, if the government were regulating the industry in the intrest of the people, while permiting the oligopoly to exist, it wouldn't be happening.
I think the idea diverges from reality in the fact that they can just buy the regulation and legislation they desire. They have no need to colude with government to get the special treatment that they just buy at fair market price.
I'm confused, since when does the surface have good enough reputation to be damaged by windows 8?
He was being wilfully ignorant, while describing a statement about wilfully ignorant people. He was being more meta than meta.
Don't worry about the government takeover of the decision to purchase medical insurance. No bussiness profits will be injured as a result.
No, the Obama Administration pushed ACA, which was written by the same think tank as every thing Ronald Regan did that Conservatives love. ACA requires for profit companies to buy insurace coverage that covers contraception.
I have heard this self same argument used to describe how Hitler was a Leftist/Liberal. I beleive this is what they teach in Texas, as the man whole explained this to me was publicly schooled there.
China also holds a huge chunk of US Assets and debt.
8%of our publicly held debt is owned by China.
I believe the preferred vernacular is that they would monetize the gravity-influenced baby-bridge altitude inversion if the ROI made sense.
Well, the USA government paid for\commissioned\created much of that modern technology. They might have a fair shot at knowing enough to be dangerous. The history of the USA in crypto in particular might make one wonder what happens when the NSA/CIA/DIA decide they need extra cirricular funding, and look at bit-coin mining as an avenue to Cheat-to-Win.
Let's break apart the example:
1. Convert 1,000USD => XEuros.
2. Time passes, people die.
3. Convert XEuros => 1,100USD
4. Calculate Capital Gain: $1100-1000 = $100
5. Calculate Capital Gain Tax: $100*0.15 (capital gains tax rate for most Americans) = $15
Until there is profit realized there isn't capital gains. Unless they want to track fair market value, year over year.
Now if only a phone or tablet could have access to Youtube.
As opposed to digital formats, where everything your grandmother would need to make practically infinate copies of practically infinate works can be purchased as a $200 kit at Walmart.
I think you may be correct at the duplication costs of about $4-6 per album, but it is orders of magnitue off from the fractions of a cent for digital. That cost difrence and the complications of the process are a significant barrier. Relatively, I think barlevgs statement stands.
We need a +1 Troll mod. Well done.
Since we sit in the light cone for the event currently, to us it does exist now, as it's state 10 billion years ago/10 billion light years away can causely affect us, but not its state 999,999,999 years ago and 10 billion + light years away.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cone
Canada politely surrendered anyway a few hours later.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The National Guard being a well regulated Militia, they get to have what ever arms they want/can afford.
Well, considering that those thousands of union members only have money to speak because billionaires like the Koch brothers give it to them, in wages grossly inflated relative to the work provided, then I'd say that the Koch brothers effectively pay for all political speech.
Or facts, those work too.
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/09/gdp-per-capita.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_hour_worked
Median wage is about $15.11 per hour. Median GDP per hour worked is about $63.37. That means the capital investment of folks like the Koch Brothers keeps about 75% of a workers productivity. So, if you think about it this way, the Billionaires tax you 75% for the right to work. The billionaires then use that money to convince people to vote against thier self intrest. Of course this number is going up and has been migrating up since the 70's.
Obama comes to mind. His 'accomplishment'? Being not-bush.
I don't know which Obama you've been watching, but I think they were tricked.
Sorry to reply to myself, forgot to include the referance:
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/top-1-percent-earn.aspx
Depends on where you get your numbers, and if you limit it to wages or include all income.
Some other tax calculations require higher incomes before a person can be classified as part of the top 1 percent of earners.
The Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, runs an economic simulation model that shows the top 1 percent of earners in 2009 made $503,086. TPC projects $516,633 as the cutoff for the top earners in 2010 and $532,613 for 2011.
Roberton Williams, senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, says his group's income figures are larger because it "takes a much broader, more comprehensive look at income. We look at income regardless of the source, not just adjusted gross income."
Preventing software from doing things they find either unprofitable (for MS) or naughty inside the xbone walled garden, mostly. My first thought would be game save editors and exportors, altering local keys, setting up proxies for authentication, stealing credentials or generally interacting with other software/software's memory space.
Got me there.