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Obama could have been following the old communist mantra of "using their own methods to ultimately defeat them." So that does not mean that he was a free market lover but saw bad trade treaties as a way to bring defeat sooner at home.

Adam Smith was not for pirating technology. The concept of subsidies was pretty much unheard of in Smith's time. But you keep comparing apples to oranges if it makes you happy.

While Adam Smith, capitalism, etc, are taught in college that does not mean that the professors or TA's believe in those people or ideas as a way to run a nation.

Is Earl Hinman (Wilson) still around? Some of them could be parents and some just townsfolk. Actors such as Seth Rogen might think that they have out grown the show which would be unfortunate. They also need the actor who played the gym teacher who also was Biff in the Back to the Future movies.

Don't count on it. CBS has some pile of trash sitcom where the father is a corrupt cop.

Would it not be sacrilege to reopen Mad Men?

I would not mind seeing Home Improvement come back but I do realize Tim Allen is doing other things. The same with Ed O'Neill and Married With Children. Actually, in the spirit of mead107 I have a couple of 1960's shows I would not mind seeing brought back even though nearly all the cast has passed on. The Wild Wild West would be one and they could occasionally have Robert Conrad appear as his older James West recounting a tale. Also, since Adam West has already been pushed aside as the defining actor for Batman I would not mind seeing a live action Batman 1966 as a period piece such as what is done with comic books.

Calgon, take me away. Seriously, I don't pull for the antagonist much at all but I did like Homer Bedloe played by the great Charles Lane.

Because she still has pull behind the scenes. In my mind she is officially out on election night after the votes have been tallied in favor of anybody else other than Hillary. She is probably content to let the clown show continue which keeps any critical press focused elsewhere. She probably has a fantasy where the party leaders come crawling to her this time next year after the others self destruct.

You have a good understanding of what went on then. Formulas written on college lined paper was permissible for the final but as the instructor said you still need to know how to apply those formulas to the test questions.

Curves can be outrageous but not always in the way you would expect. I had a intro stats instructor (full professor) state in the very first class that yes the class would be graded on a curve but the bulk of the volume was set at a C +. If you wanted to grade higher than that for the course then you needed to out perform the bulk of the class. She never worried about protecting your previous achievements. I seldom saw a situation where the curve was set at A- - B+ range for the bulk of the students participating.

A lot of information to wade through but I did not see anything about students who may have made an Ivy a second or third choice versus being a primary or sole choice which in part is my point. As presented I really did not see anything new as reserving seats for things other than academic achievement is nothing new. The degree to which is done most likely varies by curriculum.

I love KUA even though it is pretty much the same episode redone over and over again. There are many many Hyacinths running around here in the US so the character is very relevant. I enjoyed Benny Hill back in the day. Fawlty Towers I have seen somewhat.

I've been told somewhat different. There is more competition for the top students coming out of high school today versus a generation ago. Depending on the curriculum state as in Penn or Ohio is very acceptable to some of today's students. Some Ivy programs only have a small handful of people competing for the last couple of open chairs. Contrast this with a generation or two ago when far more students felt they had to obtain an Ivy League degree. Perhaps a couple dozen students competing for the last few open chairs. I'll admit when I went through it many many years ago there was a lull for my curriculum so I only was in competition with a couple other students for the spot I ultimately got. How do I know? I was told by my advisor who was not bashful and believed in military type motivation.

Had a Statler stooge at my student residence. Also, we had an ILR guy try out for the football team. He quit after one day of being in the football program. He said most of the players were dirty because they lacked any real skill. The best part of my residence was all the Martha Van girls (human ecology).

Most laws concerning sales and usages generally do not apply to large volume bulk commodities such as grains. I would imagine similar practices would prevail with MJ although entirely possible the US could craft a law restricting the legal importation of MJ. But as of today I don't see a law readily applicable to potential MJ importation. Why would imported grain have to be dubious? The US at times has brought in foreign grain and livestock in large part to depress prices in this country. Today quality is greatly controlled compared to 35 years ago. A barge of wheat would not even be unloaded if it did not meet certain criteria such as the falling number which is important for baking applications. One of the benefits of legalization will be that the quality will be raised and anybody hoping to sell MJ will have to match prevailing standards. Many non legit sources have room in their budget to compete. If you are not collecting sales tax then you don't have to worry about accounting for it later via a payment to the government. Foreign producers do not have to pay the prevailing wages that are seen in the US along with providing benefits nor be subjected to property taxes at the rate that many US farmers see. If a legit supply system can have pot at the counter at 250 dollars per ounce a system that bypasses certain fixed costs ought to be able to undercut that. A black market seller may not enjoy having his margin trimmed but he will have to do that. He certainly will not be rolling fat punching the clock at Walmart.

I did not morph anything. I addressed your points as you raised them. I did not back away from any previous statements. The cartels will still be there because people will buy their product from a local dealer. Large scale companies for direct sale or processed into a refined good may buy from any number of sources. Say there is a drought that reduces tonnage in a given year. There is no law saying that sales have to be reduced to strictly domestically produced sources. Whoever supplies Walgreens will simply look to other sources to fill anticipated sales volume for that year. Cartels will simply deal with or create export companies to sell to domestic retailers and it will be up to FDA and the US Attorney General/ Justice Dept to see if they want to interfere in that process. Doubtful that they would interfere in production of a good that is legal at its end destination. It would be considered harassment just like if they wanted to go after an export company that was selling wheat to a processor such General Mills in the US.

Very simple. Pre-legalization the black market people had you by the balls hence 50 dollars. Now with legalization where you live the product is 35 dollars. The black market people now have the choice of either lowering the price to the point of giving you an incentive to buy from them or more or less get out of business. The black market people in most instances have chosen to adapt by competing with government approved sellers. This has already been seen in states where pot has been legal for a while now. If your black market dealer for whatever reason cannot adapt then he will be replaced by someone who can sell in the current environment where you live.

It's not about who the companies buy from but whether they can control the production process to transform a raw ingredient into a finished product. If they can not derive a patent for the finished product then the markup will be minimal therefore any return to investors will be minimal. The alternative would be that processing would require a tremendous investment that virtually no one else could match that a barrier to entry would be thrown up allowing a producer to set their own profit margin. I don't see the production of cannabis such as oil requiring investment to the point where only a handful could engage in production. You also underestimate the resolve of the black market dealer to stay in business. Or alternatively that the changing government policy will drive him to go legit or change professions. A fair amount of cost of a pack of regular tobacco or a bottle of liquor is tax and regulations such as testing for product safety. A black market dealer does not have to be concerned about those and has already established a cost structure that tells him he can make a profit undercutting Walgreen's. If anything Walgreen's will force him to become a better competitor with issues such as quality. Sell a quality product or be forced out. As I told the other poster there will be opportunities short term but the key is not to hold stocks long term like you would other stocks. Change in the industry may turn a winner into a loser in a matter of months.

A fair number I would guess. The Bush's are known publicly because they chose to get into politics. Most wealthy people deliberately avoid the public show if they can help it. Also, a fair number produce their wealth because they have exceptional intellect which is passed down to the next generation. Agreed that most of the time a B student in high school from a rich family is not going to leap frog an A plus student from a middle class family. However, the contest is usually between 2 evenly matched students academically with the legacy put the finger on the scale in favor of the rich student.

A guy asked if there was money to be made on pot stocks such as what pops up for ads on the internet and I answered him.

The trouble is it will be nearly impossible to bottle neck pot so a clear cut winner can glean profits. The low cost producers will still be the cartels who grow it outside the borders and do not have to pay US type property taxes, US minimum wage, or have USDA or FDA inspectors oversee cultivation. They already have the land, labor, and skill to grow quality MJ. For a while legal pot will surge ahead due to convenience but will fall behind the black market once the novelty of buying it at Walgreen's has worn off and the "respect" that goes with it. Fees and taxes will make black market pot very appealing to most of America in short order and most of America does not have to travel to a dangerous part of a city to purchase it. Form will be minimally important versus cost. I would bet that Zeneca, Pfizer, and the rest already have plans to capitalize on the processed products once they become legal. The publicly traded companies will no doubt see their value increase but I just don't see a 1986 Microsoft IPO type stock ready to jump from the ground into orbit in short order.

Except that you wanted to make it a crap show. George W Bush is one of many who got a seat because of legacy. It happens to people from a wide variety of backgrounds. I know of a person who got into Cornell strictly because her father could throw an immense amount of weight around over being admitted. She clearly lacked the grades and background for her chosen field of study to be admitted based on her credentials.

One class I had permission was granted to miss lecture as long as I secured notes. Attending lab was mandatory on the other hand. My advisor was strict and any classes I had with him were often difficult. Also, my advisor had a habit of having his secretary call my residence house at the start of a semester to arrange a sit-down as to what I was going to take for a semester. Did not ask when I would be available but just set a time and was told to be there!

And yet television borrowed quite a bit from I Love Lucy. Three's Company from the 1970's was I Love Lucy updated for the decade in my mind. Gomer Pyle USMC was Gomer channeling Lucy as the screwup.