The Self Referential Thread

[General Zod]

Yea depends on how bad it gets. 🙁 I can always read some of the books I bought if nothing else.

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I do like to read when the weather is bad. 🙂
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[kurchatovium]

I do like to read when the weather is bad. 🙂
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Yea that is very relaxing. 🙂

Its looking like Best Buy is very close to bankruptcy. Their CEO resigned yesterday.

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[General Zod]

Yea that is very relaxing. 🙂

Its looking like Best Buy is very close to bankruptcy. Their CEO resigned yesterday.

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Not good. 🙁 I do remember hearing some of their stores are closing.

 

[kurchatovium]

Not good. 🙁 I do remember hearing some of their stores are closing.

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Yea I agree Not good at all. They are trying to be more like a Staples and sell office supplies but most analysts say thats a desperation measure. Bottom line was/is no one is buying high end electronics. 😱

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[General Zod]

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Yea I agree Not good at all. They are trying to be more like a Staples and sell office supplies but most analysts say thats a desperation measure. Bottom line was/is no one is buying high end electronics. 😱

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That and they added too many stores. For the life off me,I can't remember the electronics store chain that went out of business a few years back. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

That and they added too many stores. For the life off me,I can't remember the electronics store chain that went out of business a few years back. 😀 😛

Circuit City went bankrupt awhile back.

Frys is still around I think. They may be about it. 😱

 

[General Zod]

Circuit City went bankrupt awhile back.

Frys is still around I think. They may be about it. 😱

Yeah,Circit City. I think those kind of stores try to sell way too many different items.
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[kurchatovium]

Yeah,Circit City. I think those kind of stores try to sell way too many different items.
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That is certainly a part of the problem. Right now the bigger problem is having a chain of stores that are selling stuff that no one is buying. That has failure written all over it. 🙁

 

[General Zod]

That is certainly a part of the problem. Right now the bigger problem is opening a chain of sotres that are selling stuff that no one is buying. That has failure written all over it. 🙁

Yeah. 🙁

 

[kurchatovium]

Yeah. 🙁

I dont know, They keeping talking economic recovery but if this is a recovery I hate to see what an economic collapse is. 😱

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[General Zod]

I dont know, They keeping talking economic recovery but if this is a recovery I hate to see what an economic collapse is. ;eek:

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Economic recovery+ more govt. jobs.
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[kurchatovium]

Economic recovery+ more govt. jobs.
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2008 was a landmark moment. At that point in time the number of government union jobs surpassed the number of private sector union jobs.

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[General Zod]

2008 was a landmark moment. At that point in time the number of government union jobs surpassed the number of private sector union jobs.

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Paid for by us taxpayers
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[kurchatovium]

Paid for by us taxpayers
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Exactly. The thing is all the government stuff does not make anything. Its all shifting around paperwork and such. When there are no more jobs of people producing anything the country will not even be a third world country then. 🙁

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[General Zod]

Exactly. The thing is all the government stuff does not make anything. Its all shifting around paperwork and such. When there are no more jobs of people producing anything the country will not even be a third world country then. 🙁

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Paperworkers are so important to the govt.

 

[kurchatovium]

Paperworkers are so important to the govt.

Bureaucracy's life blood is paperwork. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Bureaucracy's life blood is paperwork. 😀 😛

You betcha. 😉
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[kurchatovium]

You betcha. 😉
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The easiest way to kill the beast is cut off its tax dollars. Like an arrow through the heart. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

The easiest way to kill the beast is cut off its tax dollars. Like an arrow through the heart. 😀 😛

You bet it is. I wonder what would happen if a million taxpayers would not pay their taxes. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

You bet it is. I wonder what would happen if a million taxpayers would not pay their taxes. 😀 😛

Well you know I made a similar sort of argument in P and R. Most laws are obeyed by most citizens cause there is an air of reasonableness to them. That combined with any penalties ensures compliance. However when a law id considered to be out of line or entirely wrong. The government has a very difficult task to enforce the law. Prohibition comes to mind as an example. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Well you know I made a similar sort of argument in P and R. Most laws are obeyed by most citizens cause there is an air of reasonableness to them. That combined with any penalties ensures compliance. However when a law id considered to be out of line or entirely wrong. The government has a very difficult task to enforce the law. Prohibition comes to mind as an example. 😀 😛

Great example. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Great example. 😀 😛

Thanks.

Obamacare might be the next example. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Thanks.

Obamacare might be the next example. 😀 😛

Yep. 🙂

I am off to bed my friend. See ya tomorrow. Peace and wuv. :bunny; 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yep. 🙂

I am off to bed my friend. See ya tomorrow. Peace and wuv. :bunny; 😀 😛

See ya my friend. 🙂

Good Night General Zod. Take care my good friend. Peace and wuv. 😀 😀

 

[milagros317]

Sorry that I missed you, Zod. Peace and wuv to you. 😀 😛

Hello, Kurch.
Just here for a little while. I had dinner with one of my cousins tonight. 😀 😛