nytimes.com— The Supreme Court ruled today that it is no longer automatically unlawful for manufacturers and distributors to agree on setting minimum prices.
Jun 28, 2007View in Crawl 4
Americans don't vote because it doesn't f**king matter. I'm not talking voter apathy in the traditional, "what does one vote of millions matter?", sense. Rather, I'm talking about the "who cares who's elected; we have a two party juggernaut with two essentially bad parties with too many religious-like zealots on both sides; both parties are filled with greedy, immoral, unethical, corporate-bought politicians who I wouldn't want my children around" sense. I plan on voting 3rd party for the rest of forever, but I don't have any problem with making a statement by not voting. I think a vote is better not spent than spent on either of the two parties.Unfortunately, I see this "vote or die" attitude as a major part of the problem. The "vote or die" people are the same people who say voting 3rd party is like throwing a vote away. And, you know what, 3rd party IS like throwing a vote away (but I think I already stated my position on the usefulness of voting for either of the major parties). The point is we shouldn't be asking kids to vote, we should be asking kids to bitch and moan and complain and protest and even participate in civil disobedience if we ever expect to change things. And, in all fairness, I don't expect us to, so who gives a s**t about voting anyway.
You cannot get a competitive market by having one free of all regulations. We tried that over 100 years ago, and it didn't work. That's why there are anti-trust laws, for example. The government's job is to ensure that markets remain competitive, albeit with as little as regulation as necessary. Striking this law is another example of letting companies be non-competitive.
Really, a supplier has no interest in the retail prices of their products? So, they wouldn't mind if I paid nothing? There are plenty of reasons for them to know the retail price of their products, regardless if they are getting paid by the actual retailer or the consumer. By not caring, they run the risk of allowing a retailer to destroy the perception of their products by marking them up too much. And that's just a simple example.
When will people get it into their heads that it is these very corporations that makes America great. There is a reason we have the greatest GDP per capita in the world.
twollamaloveJun 29, 2007
Americans don't vote because it doesn't f**king matter. I'm not talking voter apathy in the traditional, "what does one vote of millions matter?", sense. Rather, I'm talking about the "who cares who's elected; we have a two party juggernaut with two essentially bad parties with too many religious-like zealots on both sides; both parties are filled with greedy, immoral, unethical, corporate-bought politicians who I wouldn't want my children around" sense. I plan on voting 3rd party for the rest of forever, but I don't have any problem with making a statement by not voting. I think a vote is better not spent than spent on either of the two parties.Unfortunately, I see this "vote or die" attitude as a major part of the problem. The "vote or die" people are the same people who say voting 3rd party is like throwing a vote away. And, you know what, 3rd party IS like throwing a vote away (but I think I already stated my position on the usefulness of voting for either of the major parties). The point is we shouldn't be asking kids to vote, we should be asking kids to bitch and moan and complain and protest and even participate in civil disobedience if we ever expect to change things. And, in all fairness, I don't expect us to, so who gives a s**t about voting anyway.
mageantJun 29, 2007
You cannot get a competitive market by having one free of all regulations. We tried that over 100 years ago, and it didn't work. That's why there are anti-trust laws, for example. The government's job is to ensure that markets remain competitive, albeit with as little as regulation as necessary. Striking this law is another example of letting companies be non-competitive.
fathedJun 30, 2007
Really, a supplier has no interest in the retail prices of their products? So, they wouldn't mind if I paid nothing? There are plenty of reasons for them to know the retail price of their products, regardless if they are getting paid by the actual retailer or the consumer. By not caring, they run the risk of allowing a retailer to destroy the perception of their products by marking them up too much. And that's just a simple example.
jimmythortonJul 2, 2007
When will people get it into their heads that it is these very corporations that makes America great. There is a reason we have the greatest GDP per capita in the world.
jimmythortonJul 2, 2007
Good riddance socialist pig.
adamruthJul 3, 2007
Floor pricing is between suppliers and resellers, not between competitors. You're thinking of collusion, which this isn't about.
lavahotJul 12, 2007
... Would you like to buy my $100 bottle of water? I swear I'm not making any more money selling it to you than I would if I sold it to you for $1.