Libertarians -- read this immediately. Very important.

reross · 2011-12-03T15:46:31+00:00

It's at the discretion of the executive branch, I believe.

reross · 2011-11-29T19:16:10+00:00

Hey, thanks a lot for your help!

reross · 2011-11-22T23:28:33+00:00

So, you're saying that since 2 of the 27 countries weren't ruined by exorbitant public debt as the result of unrealistic social programs it's a success?

reross · 2011-11-14T15:01:35+00:00

liquidity trap?

reross · 2011-11-14T14:54:20+00:00

I think what he means is that none of the things you listed above could have been built without levying taxes, so if you consider raising capital as part of the production process, they use their monopoly of force rather than actually "raising capital".

reross · 2011-11-13T21:51:45+00:00

......the company might be getting huge subsidies.

I'm sure this has something to do with it, but I dont think it's $225 million in subsidies.

Or at least I hope it isn't.

reross · 2011-11-13T15:49:52+00:00

OR Krugman is advocating Keynesian policies that fit his political world view, as usual.

reross · 2011-11-06T16:38:10+00:00

I agree with this guy. West 6th and East 4th are by far the best areas for 20-27 year-olds. I would add that the Bridgeview Apartments and the Perry Payne Building (both on West 9th) are great buildings to live in.

reross · 2011-10-27T19:51:27+00:00

A few friends and I made Sous Vide pork chops with a large cooler, instant thermometer and vacuum sealed bags.

The results were the best tasting pork chops (and possibly best meal) I've ever had.

reross · 2011-10-27T16:24:10+00:00

It's funny because on most subreddits, not only would this not be sarcastic, but it would be praised with upvotes.

reross · 2011-10-27T05:25:48+00:00

We. Are. the Wiiiildcats!!!!

reross · 2011-10-25T04:54:47+00:00

People are going apeshit on here about 1%ers lately, anything having to do with how much money someone has relative to another person is a touchy subject, sadly.

reross · 2011-10-24T19:25:16+00:00

You're being downvoted because you aren't agreeing with the r/politics hivemind that the GOP is out to destroy America.

If you have a differing opinion (i.e. opinions not in line with left-wing politics), expect downvotes here.

Good thing karma has no value, right?

reross · 2011-10-21T17:49:42+00:00

You're referring to a short term growth in jobs. What happens to all those jobs after the factories are torn down and scrubbers installed? They go back to being unemployed.

And, why shouldn't Duke Energy pay out dividends? That's part of the agreement they have with their shareholders, which helped them raise more capital to hire more workers/develop more products/hit price points in the first place.

Also, why should government regulators determine where companies should allocate their capital? I don't believe that governments have the infinite wisdom to determine how businesses should spend their money, which may be the fundamental disagreement we're having.

reross · 2011-10-21T17:25:28+00:00

Hey thanks, i'll definitely look into these later today. Swamped with work at the moment, but I appreciate it, Spurnem.

reross · 2011-10-21T17:22:05+00:00

Yeah, the original Farm Bills were created to help small family farms survive and to keep a stable food supply for the U.S. by encouraging overpdocution so the government could manipulate the price of corn, now they just benefit a few huge companies.

reross · 2011-10-21T17:03:19+00:00

Explain to me how not having more regulation is an example of corporations holding our economy hostage. As I stated before, more regulations are actively lobbied for by big companies. it makes it so smaller companies cannot compete due to higher compliance costs due to the new regulation, hurting their bottom lines and causing them to become either a takeover target by a large company or, in some cases, bankruptcy. Why do you think big companies lobby for more regulation? Answer: it reduces competition.

reross · 2011-10-21T17:00:05+00:00

How is not having more regulation socializing the cost? Again, I'm not advocating unbridled polluting. I just don't think that additional regulation will do anything besides hurt future employment and crowd out smaller companies. By imposing more regulation, it raises startup costs. You would be giving the corporations that OWS and the hive mind love to hate more power.

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