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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    But your props got thrown into a cage, right? I was told that was going to happen.
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 5,999
    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 5,999
    edited September 2019
    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
    For the folks that know people in startups ask them if they are trying to be the next Google or get to be big enough to be bought by them. It’s a fucked up system when everyone is trying to come up with the next idea to be bought by a tech company instead of be the next big tech company. Govt stopped Microsoft from doing it, and we ended up with Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon who not only arose but learned to lobby to prevent it from happening to them. It’s also why you get crazy ideas like WeWork as being the next “Tech” company...the ones getting IPOed are shit because Apple/Google/Amazon/Facebook have already bought up the good ones.

    I’m an Apple guy for my phone and such, but I think it’s fucked up that they are allowed to have a music streaming service when they get 30%(?) of the revenue of the same business model (Spotify/etc) to be on their platform. It’s not a level playing field and it stymies development.

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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
    For the folks that know people in startups ask them if they are trying to be the next Google or get to be big enough to be bought by them. It’s a fucked up system when everyone is trying to come up with the next idea to be bought by a tech company instead of be the next big tech company. Govt stopped Microsoft from doing it, and we ended up with Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon who not only arose but learned to lobby to prevent it from happening to them. It’s also why you get crazy ideas like WeWork as being the next “Tech” company...the ones getting IPOed are shit because Apple/Google/Amazon/Facebook have already bought up the good ones.

    I’m an Apple guy for my phone and such, but I think it’s fucked up that they are allowed to have a music streaming service when they get 30%(?) of the revenue of the same business model (Spotify/etc) to be on their platform. It’s not a level playing field and it stymies development.

    I find it funny that the communist in the room (me) says to only break up companies if it's an actual monopoly. Like utilities and the old phone companies. Yet the dude who screams about free market wants to break up tech companies because one company has a cost advantage over another. That doesn't stifle development. I have been involved in a few tech startups in various capacities, working with another now, from inception to IPO attempt or buy out. I'll tell you, the goal to IPO or be bought out is a huge motivator for innovation. I don't know where you are getting your talking points from, but they are awful. Especially for a dude who screams about the free market.
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    Because his policies are good for me

    I dont need a mommy or a daddy. Just get out of the way

    And hucksters like Lizzie do want my money because she can find it. Like Obama and his fucking healthcare

    Or 4 dollar a gallon gas when I needed to do a 180 mile round trip to get to work to get back on my feet

    So stop pretending you give a shit because you don't

    Leftists dont help people. Their policies hurt people. Given power they destroy economies

    I'm making more money and keeping more of it.

    She has nothing to offer to improve that. And you know it. You just don't give a shit because it will take longer to fuck you over and you and the girls at the gym can admire your great concern for the people you spit on

    Projecting. Other people are capable of empathy, even if you aren't

    "I got mine, Fuck errbody else" POTD

    sad
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  • GDS
    GDS Member Posts: 1,470
    Betting markets have Yang upto 3rd.
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  • HoustonHusky
    HoustonHusky Member Posts: 5,999
    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
    For the folks that know people in startups ask them if they are trying to be the next Google or get to be big enough to be bought by them. It’s a fucked up system when everyone is trying to come up with the next idea to be bought by a tech company instead of be the next big tech company. Govt stopped Microsoft from doing it, and we ended up with Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon who not only arose but learned to lobby to prevent it from happening to them. It’s also why you get crazy ideas like WeWork as being the next “Tech” company...the ones getting IPOed are shit because Apple/Google/Amazon/Facebook have already bought up the good ones.

    I’m an Apple guy for my phone and such, but I think it’s fucked up that they are allowed to have a music streaming service when they get 30%(?) of the revenue of the same business model (Spotify/etc) to be on their platform. It’s not a level playing field and it stymies development.

    I find it funny that the communist in the room (me) says to only break up companies if it's an actual monopoly. Like utilities and the old phone companies. Yet the dude who screams about free market wants to break up tech companies because one company has a cost advantage over another. That doesn't stifle development. I have been involved in a few tech startups in various capacities, working with another now, from inception to IPO attempt or buy out. I'll tell you, the goal to IPO or be bought out is a huge motivator for innovation. I don't know where you are getting your talking points from, but they are awful. Especially for a dude who screams about the free market.
    The court definition of Monopolistic Practices is anything over 50% but OK!. Which is where Amazon is at on ALL online sales. Google is way past that in most every search index. Facebook is way past that. And it’s not a free market if a few companies control it, but I guess self-ascribed Commies don’t realize that.

    I know this is too long for you to read and doesn’t come with pictures, but for others out there this is what got me thinking about it and eventually helped change my mind:
    https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a15895746/bust-big-tech-silicon-valley/?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&date=020818
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,715 Founders Club
    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    Because his policies are good for me

    I dont need a mommy or a daddy. Just get out of the way

    And hucksters like Lizzie do want my money because she can find it. Like Obama and his fucking healthcare

    Or 4 dollar a gallon gas when I needed to do a 180 mile round trip to get to work to get back on my feet

    So stop pretending you give a shit because you don't

    Leftists dont help people. Their policies hurt people. Given power they destroy economies

    I'm making more money and keeping more of it.

    She has nothing to offer to improve that. And you know it. You just don't give a shit because it will take longer to fuck you over and you and the girls at the gym can admire your great concern for the people you spit on

    Projecting. Other people are capable of empathy, even if you aren't

    "I got mine, Fuck errbody else" POTD

    sad
    I thought I didn't have anything

    You don't have empathy. You think you're elite and you'll have the Dacha while the proles line up for bread

    I'm a man of the people. The policies you support fuck them over

    But keep telling yourself you care.

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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
    For the folks that know people in startups ask them if they are trying to be the next Google or get to be big enough to be bought by them. It’s a fucked up system when everyone is trying to come up with the next idea to be bought by a tech company instead of be the next big tech company. Govt stopped Microsoft from doing it, and we ended up with Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon who not only arose but learned to lobby to prevent it from happening to them. It’s also why you get crazy ideas like WeWork as being the next “Tech” company...the ones getting IPOed are shit because Apple/Google/Amazon/Facebook have already bought up the good ones.

    I’m an Apple guy for my phone and such, but I think it’s fucked up that they are allowed to have a music streaming service when they get 30%(?) of the revenue of the same business model (Spotify/etc) to be on their platform. It’s not a level playing field and it stymies development.

    I find it funny that the communist in the room (me) says to only break up companies if it's an actual monopoly. Like utilities and the old phone companies. Yet the dude who screams about free market wants to break up tech companies because one company has a cost advantage over another. That doesn't stifle development. I have been involved in a few tech startups in various capacities, working with another now, from inception to IPO attempt or buy out. I'll tell you, the goal to IPO or be bought out is a huge motivator for innovation. I don't know where you are getting your talking points from, but they are awful. Especially for a dude who screams about the free market.
    The court definition of Monopolistic Practices is anything over 50% but OK!. Which is where Amazon is at on ALL online sales. Google is way past that in most every search index. Facebook is way past that. And it’s not a free market if a few companies control it, but I guess self-ascribed Commies don’t realize that.

    I know this is too long for you to read and doesn’t come with pictures, but for others out there this is what got me thinking about it and eventually helped change my mind:
    https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a15895746/bust-big-tech-silicon-valley/?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&date=020818
    The intent of monopoly rules is so that one company doesn't gouge consumers or end research and development, both of which kill free markets. There's nothing about Amazon or Google's business model that does either. In fact Google doesn't really even make money directly from consumers. And Amazon saves me a ton of money. Not to mention that in both cases, there's many choices for a user to find other services. Right now both companies are helping to drive prices down.

    Now, that's not to say in the future, Amazon gets too large of a share then starts to increase prices because they are the only game in town, that I wouldn't change my mind. But right now, none of the companies you mentioned are even close to needed anti trust laws to break them up.
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,662 Standard Supporter
    edited September 2019
    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,425 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    2001400ex said:

    HoustonHusky said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I like her

    The Wall St. greedheads are writing her campaign ads for her

    “I think if she can show that the tax code of 2017 was basically nonsense and only helped corporations, Wall Street would not like the public thinking about that,” this executive said, also insisting on anonymity.

    Of course you do. She’s batshit crazy with half of her policies. Most of the #NeverTrump friends I have already have said they will vote for him over her every day of the week...they are only just now realizing she’s got a good chance to be the nominee.

    Have to give her credit though...as batshit crazy as she is I think she’s right on wanting to break up the tech companies. But that won’t help her in the lead up to the election...she’s probably the only candidate Google and company won’t tilt what they can towards and against Trump.
    El oh el at breaking up the tech companies. Because your anger at their supposed liberal leadership. You want government involvement to break them up. Nice free market capitalist ideals there buddy.
    For the folks that know people in startups ask them if they are trying to be the next Google or get to be big enough to be bought by them. It’s a fucked up system when everyone is trying to come up with the next idea to be bought by a tech company instead of be the next big tech company. Govt stopped Microsoft from doing it, and we ended up with Google/Apple/Facebook/Amazon who not only arose but learned to lobby to prevent it from happening to them. It’s also why you get crazy ideas like WeWork as being the next “Tech” company...the ones getting IPOed are shit because Apple/Google/Amazon/Facebook have already bought up the good ones.

    I’m an Apple guy for my phone and such, but I think it’s fucked up that they are allowed to have a music streaming service when they get 30%(?) of the revenue of the same business model (Spotify/etc) to be on their platform. It’s not a level playing field and it stymies development.

    I find it funny that the communist in the room (me) says to only break up companies if it's an actual monopoly. Like utilities and the old phone companies. Yet the dude who screams about free market wants to break up tech companies because one company has a cost advantage over another. That doesn't stifle development. I have been involved in a few tech startups in various capacities, working with another now, from inception to IPO attempt or buy out. I'll tell you, the goal to IPO or be bought out is a huge motivator for innovation. I don't know where you are getting your talking points from, but they are awful. Especially for a dude who screams about the free market.
    The court definition of Monopolistic Practices is anything over 50% but OK!. Which is where Amazon is at on ALL online sales. Google is way past that in most every search index. Facebook is way past that. And it’s not a free market if a few companies control it, but I guess self-ascribed Commies don’t realize that.

    I know this is too long for you to read and doesn’t come with pictures, but for others out there this is what got me thinking about it and eventually helped change my mind:
    https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a15895746/bust-big-tech-silicon-valley/?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_news&date=020818
    The intent of monopoly rules is so that one company doesn't gouge consumers or end research and development, both of which kill free markets. There's nothing about Amazon or Google's business model that does either. In fact Google doesn't really even make money directly from consumers. And Amazon saves me a ton of money. Not to mention that in both cases, there's many choices for a user to find other services. Right now both companies are helping to drive prices down.

    Now, that's not to say in the future, Amazon gets too large of a share then starts to increase prices because they are the only game in town, that I wouldn't change my mind. But right now, none of the companies you mentioned are even close to needed anti trust laws to break them up.
    Imagine what YOU too can learn at fake accounting school.
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,662 Standard Supporter
    BearsWiin said:

    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
    Another envious lefty. Imagine that.
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    creepycoug said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
    This morning, I happened to be listening to a podcast with Tom Sowell reviewing his book "The Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals". I thought of you the whole tim.

    On what basis would you suppose to know how much money a bunch of strangers have accumulated? That this bored serves a fanbase centered around a program in one of the wealthiest cities in the country makes that assumption even more foolhardy.

    I think it's very safe for me to assume my tax burden would increase after 4 or 8 years of Warren. Talk me out of it.

    Obsession is unhealthy

    Congrates if you're wealthy enough to be in Warren's crosshairs. Odds are you aren't, but heey, anything is possible

    I fully expect my taxes to increase. I also expect that tax increase to be offset by cost decreases in things like health care provision and education costs. But yeah, cry about taxes some more because it's a convenient bogeyman for people who can't think past themselves
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,715 Founders Club
    Hey I saved 2500 a year on Obamacare
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070
    SFGbob said:

    BearsWiin said:

    creepycoug said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
    This morning, I happened to be listening to a podcast with Tom Sowell reviewing his book "The Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals". I thought of you the whole tim.

    On what basis would you suppose to know how much money a bunch of strangers have accumulated? That this bored serves a fanbase centered around a program in one of the wealthiest cities in the country makes that assumption even more foolhardy.

    I think it's very safe for me to assume my tax burden would increase after 4 or 8 years of Warren. Talk me out of it.

    Obsession is unhealthy

    Congrates if you're wealthy enough to be in Warren's crosshairs. Odds are you aren't, but heey, anything is possible

    I fully expect my taxes to increase. I also expect that tax increase to be offset by cost decreases in things like health care provision and education costs. But yeah, cry about taxes some more because it's a convenient bogeyman for people who can't think past themselves
    Yeah, because when government gets even more involved in a sector of the economy things get cheaper. What a fool.
    Every other postindustrial country has a govt. run healthcare system that has similar or better outcomes and lower costs
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,216 Founders Club
    BearsWiin said:

    SFGbob said:

    BearsWiin said:

    creepycoug said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
    This morning, I happened to be listening to a podcast with Tom Sowell reviewing his book "The Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals". I thought of you the whole tim.

    On what basis would you suppose to know how much money a bunch of strangers have accumulated? That this bored serves a fanbase centered around a program in one of the wealthiest cities in the country makes that assumption even more foolhardy.

    I think it's very safe for me to assume my tax burden would increase after 4 or 8 years of Warren. Talk me out of it.

    Obsession is unhealthy

    Congrates if you're wealthy enough to be in Warren's crosshairs. Odds are you aren't, but heey, anything is possible

    I fully expect my taxes to increase. I also expect that tax increase to be offset by cost decreases in things like health care provision and education costs. But yeah, cry about taxes some more because it's a convenient bogeyman for people who can't think past themselves
    Yeah, because when government gets even more involved in a sector of the economy things get cheaper. What a fool.
    Every other postindustrial country has a govt. run healthcare system that has similar or better outcomes and lower costs
    HRYN. But it comes at a trade off that most Americans don't want to pay.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,715 Founders Club
    I had great health insurance and our? healthcare is second to none. It wasn't perfect but for fucks sake stop "fixing" it. Replace Obamacare already. A true bipartisan failure. But going further down the road to ruin isn't the answer

    When the NATO quasi socialist countries stop sucking our tit for defense we can talk about how wonderful they are. I care about here since I you know, live here
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    edited September 2019
    BearsWiin said:

    SFGbob said:

    BearsWiin said:

    creepycoug said:

    BearsWiin said:

    Sledog said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    BearsWiin said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Many are jealous of my ability to work from home, shit post, drive around, and run millions of dollars of business in my spare time thanks to massive corporate spending.

    And I get to keep more of what we make

    But Lizzie is going to show me how none of that is actually true and how jacking taxes and energy prices is really the path to prosperity while expanding the govenrment into even more of our lives until they run every last aspect of it because climate change

    Sounds like a winner to me

    Lives in Temecula, thinks people are jealous

    That take is so rich, Liz will want to tax it
    I'm internet middle class guy that faced the abyss a few short years ago

    Now I'm back.

    You concern for the middle and lower classes is noted though

    I'd focus on this too since there is no argument against my accurate portrayal of her polices

    Maybe if my wife makes some more money we can look down our noses too. And I can gossip at the gym
    It's good to have goals

    Liz still wants to help you, even if you don't belive her
    Like I said

    Bullshit

    Liz wants power to the government and more of my money and to fuck up energy

    She has as much interest in helping me as you do
    Your money. Like you make enough for her to target you.

    I get being a disillusioned Democrat. Their shift to the right over the last 40 years has disappoonted a lot of us. But now that being progressive and actually wanting to help people is in vogue again, I don't get caping for a narcissistic morally bankrupt "billionaire" grifter who unabashedly doesn't give a shit about anybody but himself and anything but his own fucking wallet. I can see saying "it's about fucking time" but not "fuck you all," like you're doing.
    How much over your actual taxes do you send the government? If you don't then please shut the hell up. You don't want to help anyone. You want everyone else to do it so you can feel better.


    POTD!

    Always have to laugh at those who blather that you have to have a zero carbon footprint in order to talk about climate change or give away all your money before you can talk about raising taxes for social programs. Something something Al Gore flies in jets something something AOC staff drive cars yada yada HYPOCRITZ!!! FWIW I do cuntribute locally, thanks, but the only way to get meaningful change/improvement is through legislation that gets those who have benefited the most from the system to pay back into it.

    Also have to laugh at anybody on this bored who thinks Warren is after their money. Nobody here is rich enough except for HI HARV!
    This morning, I happened to be listening to a podcast with Tom Sowell reviewing his book "The Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals". I thought of you the whole tim.

    On what basis would you suppose to know how much money a bunch of strangers have accumulated? That this bored serves a fanbase centered around a program in one of the wealthiest cities in the country makes that assumption even more foolhardy.

    I think it's very safe for me to assume my tax burden would increase after 4 or 8 years of Warren. Talk me out of it.

    Obsession is unhealthy

    Congrates if you're wealthy enough to be in Warren's crosshairs. Odds are you aren't, but heey, anything is possible

    I fully expect my taxes to increase. I also expect that tax increase to be offset by cost decreases in things like health care provision and education costs. But yeah, cry about taxes some more because it's a convenient bogeyman for people who can't think past themselves
    Yeah, because when government gets even more involved in a sector of the economy things get cheaper. What a fool.
    Every other postindustrial country has a govt. run healthcare system that has similar or better outcomes and lower costs
    Hardly shocking that a guy who wants his wife to take care of him also favor the government taking care of him. They have lower costs because they ration care.
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    I wouldn't care if the US had the most expensive healthcare system if no tax dollars were ever spent to fund it.
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