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Comment Fines are not high enough (Score 1) 299

When another large corporation gets fined we always cry that the fines are not high enough that the corporation would even feel it and that the money they illegitimately received was higher than the fine. Well, it appears that the fines that Uber is getting is still cheaper than going out and doing business within the law, so why do we side with this corporation and not other corporations that flaunt the law?

Comment Re:math? (Score 5, Insightful) 484

Well, considering that I don't have a job, 65,000 seems like 65,000 too many. Since the current unemployment rate is about 6% (not including people who have fallen off the chart due to not being able to find a job within a certain amount of time.), and 193 million people between the ages of 18 and 64, it looks like we need to fill another 11.5 million jobs with American unemployed people before we allow any H1bs in.

Comment Re:It's a badly written article/summary (Score 1) 484

Are you, then, against free market forces? If the labour market wants cheaper workforce more than it wants quality workforce, who are you to interfere on this true example of free market in action?

I'm fine with free market forces. They can go ahead and pay me $36k for my 25 years of experience. Along with that, they can go ahead and make a 6,000 square foot mansion cost $50k and a car cost $8,000 etc, so that we can afford to compete equally.

Comment Already been done. (Score 1) 703

Here in Oklahoma, you can already get two years free at Community College. You still have to pay for books though. Part of our property tax pays the tuition. So, really it is not free, it is just everybody paying for it. However, I would say that it benefits the community.
Should the Federal government do it? No. They are too large and too distanced to be able to efficiently manage it. Costs would triple or quadruple. Instead, Obama should encourage the local communities to fund their local community colleges.

Comment Re:And? (Score 1) 448

So basically go to the airport and see exactly what unbundling will get you. Instead of paying a premium for everything you pay for the components you want and pay less overall. Brilliant.

But the prices didn't go down when they stopped having full service. In fact, they went up and continue to go up, even before you add in all the services that you used to get for free.

Comment Re:And? (Score 1) 448

The "unbundled" airlines that are evil are the ful-service airlines with food, alcohol, in-flight entertainment where you are paying for it, whether you use it or not, then paying massive extra profit (to the airline) if you actually want to use it.

Hotels are the same way. The "Full Service" hotels are more expensive, and you have to pay extra for internet, food, phone calls, etc. However, the budget hotel, often of the same brand, has free internet, free local calls, free breakfast, free cookies, bottled water, etc.

Comment Re:Conform or be expelled (Score 1) 320

A HOA is upfront about the fact that they don't want a TARDIS in your driveway? I doubt it.
Also, in many cases, the HOA bylaws are not made available to you until closing. By that time, going back on the deal could cause you to lose thousands of dollars in earnest money. The agents know that if you have access to the bylaws, it lowers your chance of wanting to buy in that subdivision as no one wants to have the largest investment in their life subject to the desires of some nosy neighbor who has no investment in your property.

Comment An app that is not an app (Score 1) 421

There are some apps available that I don't want as an app. For example, irealpro is available on android and iphone, but I want it on my computer. I don't WANT to carry around with me on a little device with crappy sound quality and that could be easily lost or broken. I want it on my desktop in my studio where it can be permanently integrated with my sound system and on a large screen with a keyboard and mouse so that I have a user interface that is actually usable.

Comment Re:Plant Recognition (Score 1) 421

When it comes out, be sure and get it before it is sued out of existence by someone who ate something that was accidentally recognized as edible. I'm sure they will make you sign a release electronically, but someone will sue anyway. That's our new road to riches in America. Don't work hard, just find something that common sense and maybe even a sign tells you not to do, and do it, then sue somebody.

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