TakeYouToTasker Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 European socialism? I thought you wanted a decentralized federal government. Isn't Europe just like how you want it? Almost no central government, states having all the power and 25% unemployment in some of those states (countries) ... There are no words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 ... There are no words... It might be the dumbest thing he's posted on here. And that's saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 ... There are no words... Not surprising! Your decentralized government idea is just plain old bad You clearly don't try hard enough. It's not difficult for most people to use common sense, clearly for you it's a struggle. Europe is now one country under Gator logic. Brilliant! No, it's a Union. Why should I write down to your level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Not surprising! Your decentralized government idea is just plain old bad I'm not even going to argue with you here. I'm content to just let your words marinate in their own idiocy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Not surprising! Your decentralized government idea is just plain old bad No, it's a Union. Why should I write down to your level? If the European Union had stuck to trade and travel they might have been OK but a single currency and monetary policy without integrated economic policy is a loser, it be like if we threw Mississippi and Louisianan to the wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 No, it's a Union. Why should I write down to your level? So, in other words, your analogy was stupid and nonsensical... And in order to write to my level you have to have a fully functioning frontal lobe and control of the English language -- neither of which you possess as you continually demonstrate on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Not surprising! Your decentralized government idea is just plain old bad No, it's a Union. Why should I write down to your level? An union like the USSR? Or like the United States? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 An union like the USSR? Or like the United States? There you go, obfuscating once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) I recommend that one think of gatorman as a Roomba: He travels in a straight line until he hits something, then he changes directions, collecting dust along the way. He occasionally seeks his dock to repower, then sets out once more until he hits something....etc. Edited September 2, 2015 by Keukasmallies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) ... There are no words... such as irregardless I recommend that one think of gatorman as a Roomba: He travels in a straight line until he hits something, then he changes directions, collecting dust along the way. He occasionally seeks his dock to repower, then sets out once more until he hits something....etc. sure glad you explained what a roomba does. i'd have never guessed. Edited September 2, 2015 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 such as irregardless sure glad you explained what a roomba does. i'd have never guessed. He was explaining what gatorman does. Jesus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 More than 11,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees to help European crisis http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/more-than-11000-icelanders-offer-to-house-syrian-refugees-to-help-european-crisis-31494660.html?A=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who is Yuri? Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) That's easy. Ikea IKEA, the largest furniture company in the World, has some clever tax schemes that allow them to pay less in so-called "tax havens." If you take a critical look at their corporate structure, you might start to see the benefit to closing tax loopholes through increased regulation. I see it as a learning opportunity. Kind of like when Toyota beat GM. This is all happening in the EU. It's a learning opportunity. We can do things better, but, let's not forget that IKEA is kicking our ass. We learned and are still learning about circular manufacturing and just in time supply schemes from the Japanese. The same processes that allowed Toyota to beat GM, allowed IKEA to leap ahead of companies like Bush in Jamestown, NY. It's way more that just unions. Just pretend that unions aren't the devil, because there's a lot more to it. Circular manufacturing. Just in time. Guys on the line eating and talking with oversight. Being able to call the supplier to solve a problem. These are important advantages that the Japanese have/had on us. Under union control, the bosses and the grunts were different classes. In Japan, they are on the same team. In Japan there is more unity within the organization than there was in unionized GM, as just one example. Toyota was a meritocracy. GM was based upon seniority. Let's not pretend that we can't learn from other countries. Edited September 2, 2015 by Franz Kafka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 IKEA, the largest furniture company in the World, has some clever tax schemes that allow them to pay less in so-called "tax havens." If you take a critical look at their corporate structure, you might start to see the benefit to closing tax loopholes through increased regulation. I see it as a learning opportunity. Kind of like when Toyota beat GM.Like when Toyota beat GM because GMs excessive labor costs and contracts made them inflexible when compared to Toyota's comparatively low labor costs? Of do you mean how IKEA learned and fled Sweeden's absurd tax rate for greener pastures, including skirting it's remaining domestic tax burden in Sweeden by "exploiting" the country's non-profit status? Which is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who is Yuri? Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Like when Toyota beat GM because GMs excessive labor costs and contracts made them inflexible when compared to Toyota's comparatively low labor costs? Of do you mean how IKEA learned and fled Sweeden's absurd tax rate for greener pastures, including skirting it's remaining domestic tax burden in Sweeden by "exploiting" the country's non-profit status? Which is it? It's more than just unions. Let me be clear, though, that unions were part of the problem back then, and that needs to change, if it hasn't already. Unions cannot be inflexible. The production methods, though, are the other side of the coin. Beyond the union politics, the production methods are the reason that we fell behind. A man on Toyota's line could say that his door was coming off a 16th of an inch. A man on GM's line was told to deal with it, because 20,000 goofy doors were already waiting to be mismatched. It makes a bigger difference when it's an engine part. This new trade agreement, though, with Asia - I hope it doesn't include automobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 It's more than just unions. Let me be clear, though, that unions were part of the problem back then, and that needs to change, if it hasn't already. Unions cannot be inflexible. The production methods, though, are the other side of the coin. Beyond the union politics, the production methods are the reason that we fell behind. A man on Toyota's line could say that his door was coming off a 16th of an inch. A man on GM's line was told to deal with it, because 20,000 goofy doors were already waiting to be mismatched. It makes a bigger difference when it's an engine part. This new trade agreement, though, with Asia - I hope it doesn't include automobiles. No matter how hard you try, you're still an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 When you go to retire for the evening, do you check underneath your bed for any boogie men? I hear they can be pretty scary. Don't have to look under the bed. Turn on the TV(although I try my best not to). It's all right there hiding in plain sight. Obama and his fellow criminal operatives deliberately trying to start a race/civil war. Opening the borders to ignorant unskilled welfare recipients to further exacerbate the situation. Designed, imo, to dilute western culture because it works to well and leaves the socialist, dictatorships behind. Makes to many people independent. So the plan is to descend us into total chaos so we cry for help from the government to come and save us. The military, materialized police bring the hammer down. When that happens say goodbye to Constitutional rights like freedom of speech(hell that pretty much is already gone) and the right to arm yourself, Then say hello to Fema camps for those who resist or may even think of resisting. Hell I hope I'm out to lunch. Off the reservation totally crazy conspiracy theorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I recommend that one think of gatorman as a Roomba: He travels in a straight line until he hits something, then he changes directions, collecting dust along the way. He occasionally seeks his dock to repower, then sets out once more until he hits something....etc. Gator, birdog and lybob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandius Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Don't have to look under the bed. Turn on the TV(although I try my best not to). It's all right there hiding in plain sight. Obama and his fellow criminal operatives deliberately trying to start a race/civil war. Opening the borders to ignorant unskilled welfare recipients to further exacerbate the situation. Designed, imo, to dilute western culture because it works to well and leaves the socialist, dictatorships behind. Makes to many people independent. So the plan is to descend us into total chaos so we cry for help from the government to come and save us. The military, materialized police bring the hammer down. When that happens say goodbye to Constitutional rights like freedom of speech(hell that pretty much is already gone) and the right to arm yourself, Then say hello to Fema camps for those who resist or may even think of resisting. Hell I hope I'm out to lunch. Off the reservation totally crazy conspiracy theorist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNS-bIYcJR0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/04/the-arab-worlds-wealthiest-nations-are-doing-next-to-nothing-for-syrias-refugees/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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