Pete

I used to love Haffenreffer back in the mid 80's. I was 16 at the time though, my tastes have become more refined

End the fed, no bailouts, do not increase spending, cut defense, first ammendment, legalize weed and gay marriage, uphold the constitution, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness!

so what do you think of Gary Johnson's views?

Screw the two party system. Neither party represents me

Count me in. Props Leodis

I love your post's Bill and especially love your gratuitous Dead references.

exactly. TBD posters are quick to throw players under the bus, but seldom give credit

So it is ok for Walmart to sell below costs, but not ok for China to sell us solar energy panels below cost. Hypocrisy has it's own elegant symmetry

So are you saying Walmart negotiates a price, and the producers sometimes sell below their price point ("dumping on the market below cost")? Thank you for making my point

many. For example my friend bought a fishing pole there and some tackle at Walmart and told me what deal he got. I ran the deal by a friend of mine who owns a tackle shop. He checked the numbers for that model, and it was below cost. He said he couldn't even get it at that price

Isn't that what Walmart does?

I dream of bulding one of these. This guy is one of my hero's http://www.documentarywire.com/?s=garbage+warrior

Did I buy anything from China? I called out the US for all their talk about "free trade". And yes, I do realize how complicated the China situation is. Neither the US, nor China, nor the rest of the world, wants a trade war between US/China And one of the axioms of free trade is competition is good for the consumer

be part of the solution, or you are part of the problem. Besides my iphone(which I am ditching when my contract is up, and my receiver)- I don't buy **** from China and I don't shop at Walmart. I am hoping to. I am reading all I can about the technology and saving my pennies. It will be in the next couple years edit- probably my computer too. But I don't buy frivolous stuff, and I do always try and buy local

I reiterate "And I am against all tariffs, bailouts, and any form of protectionism. No matter if it's Walmart, or my local store"

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13550 And I am against all tariffs, bailouts, and any form of protectionism. No matter if it's Walmart, or my local store Very nice to hear from a civil poster who can lucidly explain their position. Thanks. Yes, I agree free trade is impossible with China. They manipulate their currency, so on that fact alone there is no free trade with China. But they are our biggest supplier, and the largest holder of US debt. Candidates and politicians talk big talk about going after China. But China holds all the cards. And not to mention, I am looking to convert my place to all solar : )

Once again thank you for the kind words. I obviously have an IQ under 30. And I think I have made my feelings about Walmart abundantly clear. What didn't you understand about "!@#$ walmart"? Maybe I was too ambiguous

I think 36 hour shifts, .10 labor an hour, and beatings if you don't produce X amount to drive domestic competition is free trade. We don't seem to have a problem with that though And your statement reeks of the Walmart business practice

thank you for the kind words. What I want is the US to practice the free trade that they profess continually. Actions, not words please. And do you think Walmart products (undoubtedly from China) are not subsidized by the Chinese government? Let me repeat, if we profess free markets, let practice what we preach. !@#$ tariffs. !@#$ Walmart I gave my definition. What is yours?

what in pray tell have I been opposite extreme about? Please enlighten me about my other views

How about you answer my questions. BTW !@#$ Walmart

so you are in favor of tariffs? Do you think the US practice's free trade?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/business/global/us-sets-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html?_r=0 Free Trade is a euphemism for no workers rights, no unions, and no compliance with environmental standards and protocols such as Kyoto. It doesn't apply to banks, insurance companies, nor the auto industry. Tariffs and free trade are mutually exclusive. And now they are protecting big energy so us citizens cannot get the market price for solar energy. "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism called because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Musollini I concur.......And tariffs are horseshit

I myself avoid threads about subjects that don't interest me ie American Idol, etc. Now excuse me while I go burn one

he also loves to post in soccer threads that he doesn't like soccer. Like we give a ****