"Punish" is a loaded word

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Post #302,440 by drook 1/15/09 2:45:48 PM Reply	"Punish" is a loaded word And the one that so-called "free market" advocates always use to describe a corporation being required to pay the same or meet the same requirements as individuals. -- Drew
Post #302,441 by boxley 1/15/09 3:09:10 PM Reply	okay, push extra cost on "thing" that provides non government jobs. That extra cost may prevent hiring or expansion or marginalize the "thing" to disincorporate eliminating all jobs. Not a good thing if you are looking for work thanx, bill
Post #302,442 by drook 1/15/09 3:12:33 PM Reply	Yeah, making manufacturers pay the true costs is so onerous -- Drew
Post #302,443 by boxley 1/15/09 3:31:37 PM Reply	I missed something I think when did I propose that manufacturers not have to pay the true cost? Imposing a fee to purchase air on top of their other costs, then having to pass some or all of that fee to consumers in a bad economy may not be the best idea.
Post #302,446 by drook 1/15/09 3:50:22 PM Reply	I'm not allowed to spew sulfer and ash on my neighbor's yard -- Drew
Post #302,449 by boxley 1/15/09 4:18:40 PM Reply	thats why I suggested fines and incentives for fixing that not "here you have to buy a get out of jail free card first" and buying fee air tickets doesnt help with sulpher and ash anyway

great, my electric bill is gonna go thru the roof - (boxley) - (58) - Jan. 15, 2009, 01:06:46 PM EST

Question - (drook) - (57) - Jan. 15, 2009, 02:14:35 PM EST

question does a volume user get discounts? - (boxley) - (6) - Jan. 15, 2009, 02:25:06 PM EST

"Punish" is a loaded word - (drook) - (5) - Jan. 15, 2009, 02:45:48 PM EST

okay, push extra cost on "thing" that provides - (boxley) - (4) - Jan. 15, 2009, 03:09:10 PM EST

Yeah, making manufacturers pay the true costs is so onerous -NT - (drook) - (3) - Jan. 15, 2009, 03:12:33 PM EST

I missed something I think - (boxley) - (2) - Jan. 15, 2009, 03:31:37 PM EST

I'm not allowed to spew sulfer and ash on my neighbor's yard -NT - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 15, 2009, 03:50:22 PM EST

thats why I suggested fines and incentives for fixing that - (boxley) - Jan. 15, 2009, 04:18:40 PM EST

Excuse me? - (beepster) - (49) - Jan. 15, 2009, 10:31:51 PM EST

Ahh, okay - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 15, 2009, 10:44:00 PM EST

Re: Ahh, okay - (beepster) - Jan. 16, 2009, 12:29:21 AM EST

Wrong. They can - (jake123) - (46) - Jan. 22, 2009, 10:40:51 AM EST

nothing wrong with unions as long as they are a partner -NT - (boxley) - (44) - Jan. 22, 2009, 10:42:47 AM EST

As in partner in the business? - (drook) - (43) - Jan. 22, 2009, 10:47:14 AM EST

do you earn your nut? - (boxley) - (42) - Jan. 22, 2009, 11:29:17 AM EST

Do *they* earn it? - (drook) - (41) - Jan. 22, 2009, 12:03:37 PM EST

Some will, some won't - (beepster) - (40) - Jan. 22, 2009, 12:28:03 PM EST

Then clearly I should be more grateful than I am - (drook) - (39) - Jan. 22, 2009, 12:43:49 PM EST

no, grateful is the wrong word - (boxley) - Jan. 22, 2009, 12:49:26 PM EST

Why? - (beepster) - (37) - Jan. 22, 2009, 01:31:03 PM EST

Look at the comment that started this branch - (drook) - (36) - Jan. 22, 2009, 02:09:46 PM EST

And I will say to that... - (beepster) - (35) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:25:04 PM EST

History does not support your prognosis -NT - (jake123) - (6) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:34:31 PM EST

caw? My old man suffered crippling strikes for the future of - (boxley) - (5) - Jan. 22, 2009, 06:53:45 PM EST

Box - (jake123) - (4) - Jan. 26, 2009, 09:46:58 AM EST

old man was a shop steward for uaw - (boxley) - (3) - Jan. 26, 2009, 11:52:30 AM EST

Re: old man was a shop steward for uaw - (jake123) - (2) - Jan. 26, 2009, 11:57:45 AM EST

no question, back in the 60's - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 26, 2009, 12:28:01 PM EST

I was thinking more about the tens and twenties - (jake123) - Jan. 26, 2009, 02:08:49 PM EST

Corporations are many-headed monsters. - (Another Scott) - (12) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:47:53 PM EST

And I'll continue to insist - (beepster) - (4) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:56:05 PM EST

Red card, player ejected - (drook) - (3) - Jan. 22, 2009, 05:49:30 PM EST

No, what I'm rejecting - (beepster) - (2) - Jan. 22, 2009, 06:11:46 PM EST

Ahh, now I get it - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:11:36 PM EST

Obviously it doesn't - (beepster) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:15:09 PM EST

how many board level folks have you chatted with? - (boxley) - (6) - Jan. 22, 2009, 06:56:41 PM EST

Then explain ... - (drook) - (5) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:27:46 PM EST

Thou sayest. -NT - (Ashton) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:31:02 PM EST

what is the long term effect on their stock price compared. - (boxley) - (3) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:34:31 PM EST

If it worked the way Adam Smith said, things would be better - (Another Scott) - (2) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:58:51 PM EST

Re: If it worked the way Adam Smith said, things would be be - (beepster) - Jan. 22, 2009, 09:06:47 PM EST

thanks for making my point - (boxley) - Jan. 22, 2009, 09:34:02 PM EST

Key phrase in there - (drook) - (14) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:55:32 PM EST

Re: Key phrase in there - (beepster) - (13) - Jan. 22, 2009, 04:57:50 PM EST

I see no 'explanation' - (Ashton) - (12) - Jan. 22, 2009, 06:25:06 PM EST

put this in your pipe and smoke it - (boxley) - (11) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:01:53 PM EST

Private companies are different. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:28:44 PM EST

aug 2004 isnt that long ago - (boxley) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:27:45 PM EST

Won't light, must be wet - (drook) - (8) - Jan. 22, 2009, 07:31:13 PM EST

Is he not a CEO? - (beepster) - (7) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:19:53 PM EST

So what's your argument now? - (drook) - (6) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:33:18 PM EST

Shouldn't I be asking you that? - (beepster) - (5) - Jan. 22, 2009, 08:58:06 PM EST

Again, look at what started this - (drook) - (4) - Jan. 22, 2009, 11:18:40 PM EST

Ok - (beepster) - Jan. 23, 2009, 06:48:57 AM EST

good, back on point - (boxley) - (2) - Jan. 23, 2009, 08:08:43 AM EST

I figure unions are like advertising - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2009, 10:08:11 AM EST

ICLRPD -NT - (folkert) - Jan. 23, 2009, 10:42:34 AM EST

Not 100% - (beepster) - Jan. 22, 2009, 10:51:28 AM EST

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