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March 2nd, 2012 | 
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In regard to your comment above, no one said Apple is responsible for half of Samsung's profits as you imply. Even if the proportion is say, 10%, Samsung cannot afford to lose that supplier relationship compatibility. The prospect of Samsung products becoming second choice in tablets is nil. Even if they did achieve that, Read More...
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Wow. We really need tax simplification. Wouldn't life a lot easier if we just taxed you when you spent a dollar regardless types of cats what you spent it on?
Should government be treating some things preferentially? Or is it up to us individually to value things? Why do we need to fight through a political process to Read More...
I dont think this would have made national news if the BP hadn't happened. 381drums of oil isn't too much think of it as a little more than 2 tanker trucks worth. Yes and I know before the next guy says that tanker truck accidents usual carry gasoline and evaporate in few cases and burn off in most. But being a fresh spill Read More...
Excellent point Jason about US military protection and investment in europe. The socialst states have long been able to forgo defense spending on our backs, but now that the great economy of the US is on the ropes and we face our own demographic challenges one of the necessary items which will be re-evaluated will the Read More...
Paul - Just to be clear, Delta baggage handlers are not collectively organized. You seem to be drawing a straight line between their 'potential collectivization' and 'greater carelessness'. But I'm sure you'll agree that carelessness as a trait does not discriminate between those who are incentivized under collective contracts Read More...
Mr. Cormier your statement is just plain wrong. Do you really believe that latinos, negros, asians and everyother group don't hold negative criticism xenophobic misconceptions? That is what is wrong with this debate and your point the whole premise that only white anglo men hold negative xenophobic misconceptions is Read More...
The purchase couldn't be cleared because the purchase was extremely risky and there was plenty of other bad debt, etc. lumped inhow to deal with anxiety the purchase, which would have endangered the UK tax payer.
Think of it this way... If the batch of bad assets being left behind was enough to make this a good deal, why Read More...
You want lack of trust building activities? I trust very little that is written, unless it is pure unadulterated provable facts. I don't listen to opinions; I form my own. So, no, I didn't read the articles.
And why do you think I trust the gumment? That is probably my single most target of distrust. And trust the Read More...
I?m not sure I get what the article is trying to say.
They imply that Apple imports the Iphone at the $ 179 retail price. That is just not true. Apple surely pays a fraction of that to their Chinese supplier (let?s say US$ 60 for convenience), and that is the value that gets registered on the trade worklife balance between Read More...
Several things come to mind.
Afghanistan is a complex, tribalistic mess.
We'd love a common strategy to work everywhere; it won't.
The long delay in making a decision about troop strength is wearing thin with our troops over there.
If our troops lose heart with their mission, and stop seeing an end game for all their losses, Read More...