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Comment Re:A reasoned analysis? That's good. (Score 1) 869

Bullshit. My time is not free.

I hate people like you who make comments like this. You are posting on slashdot yet you seem to think someone cares for your opinion and that you are not wasting time for simply being there. You sir, are a fucking idiot in thinking slashdot is adding anything of value to your pathetic existence. IMO your time is worth jack, that is why you are here and why you will probably contemplate replying to my post.

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Submission + - Aussie Net filtering trial delayed (abc.net.au)

hopejr writes: The Federal Opposition says it is not surprised the Government's mandatory internet filtering trial has been delayed. The trial, which was meant to begin today, has been postponed until mid-January 2009 and the internet service providers (ISPs) who will participate will be announced at the same time. ISPs iiNet and Optus both said yesterday they had not heard anything about their applications to participate in the trial, and doubted the Government would meet its own deadline.

Comment Great Depression II: The Sequel (Score 1) 873

...The Empire Strikes Back.

Your country will face hostile acquisition from another country with money. 1-5 The EU; 6-11 The People's Republic of China; 12-14 India; 15 Mexico; 16 Brazil; 17 Russia; 18 France; 19 Democratic Republic of Congo; 20 Wildcard/someone else.

Roll carefully, Mr President, the fate of your nation depends on it. Here's my lucky D20...

Comment Re:Great Depression? (Score 2, Insightful) 873

Fifty comments above mine proclaiming personal responsibility can't all be wrong, can they?

The prior commentators seem in denial over the fact that contracts always involve multiple people. Both sides are completely guilty in this situation. In my opinion though the banks should cop the buck. They are the contract writers and those who hold the cards. They made the final decision on lending to people who couldn't afford it. It doesn't matter what they call themselves (I don't care for financial jargon) all the parties exchanging money to the irresponsible stooge on the other side of the table are equally responsible.

So, what is to be done? Punishing the banks will cause another Iceland; punishing those who are or are about to default will cause homelessness and crime to spiral into anarchy and bailing out everyone will only delay the problem. If it were my decision I'd go for pattern punishment: rail a few from each camp with the mother of all punishments(life in prison for fraud for example) and scare people back to the straight and narrow.

Can the previous commentators admit that the free market is fail? This only happened because of lack of regulation.

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