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Comment Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag (Score 1) 309

false... and stupid.
There is a long history of corporations/companies stifling the free market and controlling the complete chain.
Seriously, why do you think we wanted regulations in the first place? I'm not defending all regulations, but the idea that there will be an actual free market without government regulation is absurd.
Do you think we would have anyone but IBM developing computer technology if they had been allowed to do whatever they want without regulation?
Do you not know of all the instance of corporations poisoning whole towns? Train owners driving people from their homes and taking their property? killing them?

Learn something. Government has a responsibility to all people, Corporation, in general, have a responsibility to make money.

Comment Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag (Score 1) 309

"manufacturers don't want to deal with 1 piece orders constantly "
sure, that's fine. Shouldn't the manufacture get to make that call?
No on is saying manufactures can't use middlemen, only that middlemen should be forced on the manufacturer. It's not like it's food or any infrastructure issue, it' cars. I can't imagine what value to society forcing a auto manufacturer to use a middleman has.

Comment Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag (Score 1) 309

That what bad parenting gets you. I can go on with the serious bad effects of NCLB, but if a child in the 6th grade can not read well or do basic math that's parenting fail.

"If you are there for every day of the 3 weeks, you are passed to the next grade. "
if that is true, then it's p[retty horrible.
I have two kids in school, and the pass there classes, and if the fail they have summer school. Summer School I have to pay for.
One of my children has a form of apraxia, so certain English subjects are vary difficult for him, so he ended up in summer school; which is an online course, and has a place he could go to to get help from a teacher. He works very hard to barley pass. He does well in Computers and design.

Just so you know; assigned homework doesn't help anyone. It should be done away with.

"That is what No Child Left Behind will get you."
bad parenting existed well before NCLB.

Comment Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag (Score 1) 309

You clearly know nothing o GP pay and costs.

" not a great deal of intelligence."
you will not make the 'slog' without a good deal of intelligence.

"Your motives are probably also outside a desire to 'help people' "
haha, no. I have worked with too many Doctors and I know that's not true for the vast majority of them. If that's what they wanted, they would have gone into finance and made MORE money.

Comment Re:Middlemen: the official plague of the modern ag (Score 2) 309

That's wrong.

a) the show room is a value add regardless off who pays for it, and it's cheaper to the consumer for the manufacturer to do it. There is no middle many percentage on top.

b)" you would have no choice on what dealer to go to, " Says who? That would only be the case if separate dealerships weren't allowed. and manufacturers still have to compete against other manufacturers.

c)" consumers will go to what dealer provides the best value and service." as they would continue to do. again, you are making the the assumption that this would some how take away the option of having dealerships.

"actually stifle your options."
you mean like stifling my option to buy direct from the manufacturer?

Comment Re:complexity, or lack thereof, reveals understand (Score 1) 381

" Often such code came from self-educated software developers."
  think that's a bias, but I would love to see an actual study .
The most overly complex code I have ever seen have been from MIT and Cal-Tech.
The worst code I have ever scenes has been from self taught 'web masters' Worst in that they clearly didn't understand basic concepts of software.

Comment Re:Stuff that matters. (Score 1) 1073

I an an advocate of gay rights. Have been for a long time. Family member swill no longer speak to me, unless they are telling me how I will burn in hell.
I am Atheist, I have no religious dog in the show.

I am not happy it's here. I prefer the news that mattes stick with nerd sub culture, not wide spread issues I can read anywhere else.

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