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Why are they subsidized? ExxonMobil profits rise 41% to $10.33 billion last quarter. by bowser October 28, 2011 4:27 pm

On revenues of $125.3 billion by TB 2011-10-28 19:05:40
- Where the hell did that giant font come from?? by TB 2011-10-29 16:34:39
  - I did a simple edit, now it looks fine. Looks like you included a link inside a paragraph tag. Update: could ... by podrock 2011-10-29 17:23:11
    - I've noticed that putting a link in that first "title" paragraph can cause hassles. Normally I try to work ... by TB 2011-10-29 18:12:19
- YES. I'm tired of you guys subsidizing companies which are making profits like that, tired to corporate subsidies being ... by bowser 2011-10-28 20:36:10
  - And yes, by TB 2011-10-28 21:14:49
    - And every one of them is subsidized by taxpayer money. by bowser 2011-10-28 21:23:05
      - Obama's last budget can be found here. Print out that little chart at the bottom. Now use a green highlighter to mark ... by TB 2011-10-28 21:49:13
  - Just to keep things clear: by TB 2011-10-28 21:11:28
    - I find it impossible to generate the crocodile tears you can for Big Oil and Big Pharma. I am ... by bowser 2011-10-29 16:01:51
      - A lie is something that is provably false. Go for it. Bring real numbers, not "concepts." Show me how ... by TB 2011-10-29 16:37:38

"Tsunami of new federal regulations under Obama" by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 1:31 pm

A good article. Hope you read the whole thing. by TB 2011-10-26 15:19:49

A complex problem for Earth with no feasible answers. by bowser October 26, 2011 11:24 pm

As nations get more prosperous, their population growth tends to level off. by TB 2011-10-27 07:31:03

World War Z by Max Brooks by FrankC October 25, 2011 12:54 pm

As near as I can remember, I said something about the zombies being a metaphor for Republicans. It wasn't ... by Eri 2011-10-26 00:04:38
- I think it was a simile :p by FrankC 2011-10-28 18:13:56

We've all heard Consumer Spending is 2/3 of all economic activity by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 3:29 pm

Let me see if I follow this: by TB 2011-10-26 16:17:02
- The simple version. Corporate and personal tax cuts are either hoarded or invested in speculation. They are not used to ... by bowser 2011-10-28 15:48:23
  - The rationalizations have had a few years to be settled and solidified, and I don't think you missed a single one. by TB 2011-10-28 17:23:00

What it's all about: OWS by Eri October 25, 2011 1:55 pm

A lot of noise is made about Glass-Steagall, and the new ability of commercial banks to do investments. by TB 2011-10-25 15:26:24

Libya oil eyed by Western companies by bowser October 25, 2011 7:11 am

Imagine if oil in Libya had been discovered in the 1930s. by Lee 2011-10-26 10:21:42
Funny that it was Obama's crew that spearheaded the war effort by RobVG 2011-10-25 10:15:43
- Both parties are in the back pockets of all big corporations. No one can get elected if they aren't. ... by bowser 2011-10-25 11:06:09
- Most of that oil went to European nations, by TB 2011-10-25 10:48:05

Occupy Oakland by TB October 24, 2011 7:35 pm

What a nightmare. by Jody 2011-10-25 04:19:42
I'm extremely surprised by the scope, length and acceptance of these demonstrations. Apparently they have also been relatively civil. ... by bowser 2011-10-24 23:14:42
- Civil? by TB 2011-10-25 07:03:19
  - Yes, relatively civil. By what measure are these people "idiots" except that you disagree with them? They are developing other ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:31:16
- As well as probing for weak spots, creating new command, control and communication techniques, they are also training a new ... by Jody 2011-10-25 06:19:14
  - "I am not very bright…please explain." You are very bright, Jody, and here's a link with sophisticated explanations of ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:38:22
    - So do you feel the wealth re-distribution could conceivably be realized by a hostile takeover? by Jody 2011-10-25 10:03:56
      - Were your questions about C3 answered to your satisfaction? by bowser 2011-10-25 12:10:39
      - Yeah... by TB 2011-10-25 10:20:35
        
        Is that what happens in all those revolutions the US finances and forces? In Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Nicaragua, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 12:09:17

There must be an answer to this. by Eri October 24, 2011 2:43 pm

The worst of two worlds. Drug companies are socialized. R & D paid for by the US, which ... by bowser 2011-10-24 18:01:24
I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. by TB 2011-10-24 15:35:06
- Tom, I KNOW all that. I worked in clinical research. I don't need a restatement of the problem. ... by Eri 2011-10-24 18:53:43
  - I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. by TB 2011-10-24 19:22:41
    - That is not a solution; it's laissez-faire and it's obvious you don't care if people are killed by drug companies ... by Eri 2011-10-25 09:21:42
      - By your parameters, there is no answer. by TB 2011-10-25 09:42:27
        
        I certainly don't trust you to make decisions for anyone. You're blinded by your own rhetoric and by the hype ... by Eri 2011-10-25 13:53:24
        
        Where on earth does any part of this come out with me making the decisions? Is authoritarianism so ingrained ... by TB 2011-10-25 14:10:29
- And don't forget that for every successful drug there are many failures. by Lee 2011-10-24 18:03:50
- A history of Lipitor. I use this one. This article was written in 2003, and says Lipitor had been on the market ... by TB 2011-10-24 15:37:25

Rhode Island: Athens of America by TB October 24, 2011 8:51 am

TSA by Jody October 24, 2011 8:36 am

Oh my... :-) by Eri 2011-10-24 14:34:53

Just when the mortgage gets paid: "12 ways the world (as we know it) could end" by bowser October 23, 2011 8:59 pm

Ha! I took out another mortgage. by TB 2011-10-24 08:13:08
Oh well by Jody 2011-10-24 07:59:20

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