The "Really ?!?!?!?!" Thread
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House of Wax
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Anybody positive there's actually any real meat in a big mac?
Ronkh
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The Grand Big Mac has two beef patties that are larger than in the original, upping the meat content by 30%. It will be sold for 52 yen, or $4.60
Accumulator
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I thought they only subsidized 'em up to a certain sales number, which was below the current pre-order figure. If so, and some sales aren't subsidized, I wonder whether that'll influence buyers.
trashmanssd
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Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
It costs a lot of defend the world economy and pay interest on borrowed money.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
It costs a lot of defend the world economy and pay interest on borrowed money.
Are you saying Trump was right ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Al, you're a conservative........... Admit it !
trashmanssd
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Ronkh, I wish that April 24th was the equivalent of my payments to the government but sadly I am closer to mid June, and if you add up the rest of the government "fee's" and passed along taxes (sales, fuel, Employer matched FICA and others I dont have the time to figure out unlike the full time government employee's who dream up these Hidden taxes) then I am probably into august 
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Ronkh
Wax Waster
Ronkh, I wish that April 24th was the equivalent of my payments to the government but sadly I am closer to mid June, and if you add up the rest of the government "fee's" and passed along taxes (sales, fuel, Employer matched FICA and others I dont have the time to figure out unlike the full time government employee's who dream up these Hidden taxes) then I am probably into august
Agreed Comrade, agreed.........
House of Wax
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Accumulator
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There is simply zero probability that either Sanders or Trump will be elected POTUS. Zero. Just as there's zero chance they could enact their plans if they *were* elected (HINT: they don't know how they'd even try to go about it or else they'd tell us).
Are they both delusional? Or if they're rational enough to know they'll never win (OK, doubtful in Trump's case) is there some "tilt the party towards a different position" objective behind their campaigns?
Are their supporters delusional? Is there some "tilt..." objective behind their backing of these candidates?
Why is this happening?
The waste of resources simply staggers my imagination...all those people spending so much time/effort/money on this stuff to no apparent end-result.
And why are people who are not voting for either of these candidates interested in their campaigns? I'll readily admit that I'm slightly amused at how Sanders gets Hillary's goat, but otherwise Hillary vs. Sanders isn't something worthy of my time or attention. I only care about Trump's candidacy because I fear it threatens my GOP (which seems less and less "mine" every day, I'll probably soon self-identify as an Independent). It just seems so...."move along, nothing to see here" to me.
Eh, this is just one of those "[Accumulator] doesn't get it..." things I guess, but it seems like such a waste of resources all-around.
Are they both delusional? Or if they're rational enough to know they'll never win (OK, doubtful in Trump's case) is there some "tilt the party towards a different position" objective behind their campaigns?
Are their supporters delusional? Is there some "tilt..." objective behind their backing of these candidates?
Why is this happening?
The waste of resources simply staggers my imagination...all those people spending so much time/effort/money on this stuff to no apparent end-result.
And why are people who are not voting for either of these candidates interested in their campaigns? I'll readily admit that I'm slightly amused at how Sanders gets Hillary's goat, but otherwise Hillary vs. Sanders isn't something worthy of my time or attention. I only care about Trump's candidacy because I fear it threatens my GOP (which seems less and less "mine" every day, I'll probably soon self-identify as an Independent). It just seems so...."move along, nothing to see here" to me.
Eh, this is just one of those "[Accumulator] doesn't get it..." things I guess, but it seems like such a waste of resources all-around.
House of Wax
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...99bc8c-fc23-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html
We at GE were interested to read comments Monday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who told the New York Daily News editorial board that GE is among the companies that are supposedly “destroying the moral fabric” of America. The senator had been asked to cite examples of corporate greed at its worst. Somehow that got him to talking about us.
GE has been in business for 124 years, and we’ve never been a big hit with socialists. We create wealth and jobs, instead of just calling for them in speeches. We take risks, invest, innovate and produce in ways that today sustain 125,000 U.S. jobs. Our engineers innovate every day to build hardware and software solutions that meet real-world challenges. Our employees are proud of our company. I meet second- and third-generation employees whenever I travel across the country. I am one myself. Our suppliers and partners are proud of our company. Our communities are proud of our company. Our pride, history and hard work are real — the moral fabric of America.
The senator has never bothered to stop by our aviation plant in Rutland, Vt. We’ve been investing heavily (some $100 million in recent years), hiring and turning out some of the world’s finest jet-engine components in Vermont since the 1950s. The plant employs more than 1,000 people who are very good at what they do. It’s a picture of first-rate jobs with high wages, advanced manufacturing in a vital industry — how things look when American workers are competing and winning — and Vermont’s junior senator is always welcome to come by for a tour.
Elsewhere in Vermont, GE Healthcare employs more than 340 men and women in South Burlington. Yearly, GE does about $40 million worth of business with dozens of suppliers of parts and services across Vermont. Nationwide, we have 200 GE plants, including 15 that were built in the past five years — all with the aim of making GE the world’s premier industrial company.
Sanders says that he is upset about GE’s operations abroad — as though a company that has customers in more than 180 countries should have no presence in any of them. He never mentions that we are one of the United States’ prime exporters, annually selling in excess of $20 billion worth of American-made goods to the world. Nor does he mention that our sales around the world support our manufacturing base here at home, along with the thousands of U.S. companies in our supply chain. You want to cause big problems for our suppliers — many of whom are small and medium-size businesses — and their workers? The surest way would be to pull out of those countries and lose those customers.
We are competing globally with foreign companies whose governments care whether they win and support them in innumerable ways. U.S. companies continue to wrestle with an outdated and complex tax code that puts them at a distinct competitive disadvantage. Sanders has stated many times that GE pays no taxes. Repeating a lie over and over does not make it true. We pay billions in taxes, including federal, state and local taxes. The U.S. tax system has not been updated in 30 years and isn’t designed for today’s economy, which is why we support comprehensive tax reform — even if it raises our tax rate.
It’s easy to make hollow campaign promises and take cheap shots in speeches and during editorial board sessions, but U.S. companies have to deliver for their employees, customers and shareholders every day. GE operates in the real world. We’re in the business of building real things and generating real growth for a nation that needs it now more than ever. I’m proud of all that we do, and how it all figures into “the moral fabric” of America is so plain to me. It seems Sen. Sanders is missing the point.
We at GE were interested to read comments Monday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who told the New York Daily News editorial board that GE is among the companies that are supposedly “destroying the moral fabric” of America. The senator had been asked to cite examples of corporate greed at its worst. Somehow that got him to talking about us.
GE has been in business for 124 years, and we’ve never been a big hit with socialists. We create wealth and jobs, instead of just calling for them in speeches. We take risks, invest, innovate and produce in ways that today sustain 125,000 U.S. jobs. Our engineers innovate every day to build hardware and software solutions that meet real-world challenges. Our employees are proud of our company. I meet second- and third-generation employees whenever I travel across the country. I am one myself. Our suppliers and partners are proud of our company. Our communities are proud of our company. Our pride, history and hard work are real — the moral fabric of America.
The senator has never bothered to stop by our aviation plant in Rutland, Vt. We’ve been investing heavily (some $100 million in recent years), hiring and turning out some of the world’s finest jet-engine components in Vermont since the 1950s. The plant employs more than 1,000 people who are very good at what they do. It’s a picture of first-rate jobs with high wages, advanced manufacturing in a vital industry — how things look when American workers are competing and winning — and Vermont’s junior senator is always welcome to come by for a tour.
Elsewhere in Vermont, GE Healthcare employs more than 340 men and women in South Burlington. Yearly, GE does about $40 million worth of business with dozens of suppliers of parts and services across Vermont. Nationwide, we have 200 GE plants, including 15 that were built in the past five years — all with the aim of making GE the world’s premier industrial company.
Sanders says that he is upset about GE’s operations abroad — as though a company that has customers in more than 180 countries should have no presence in any of them. He never mentions that we are one of the United States’ prime exporters, annually selling in excess of $20 billion worth of American-made goods to the world. Nor does he mention that our sales around the world support our manufacturing base here at home, along with the thousands of U.S. companies in our supply chain. You want to cause big problems for our suppliers — many of whom are small and medium-size businesses — and their workers? The surest way would be to pull out of those countries and lose those customers.
We are competing globally with foreign companies whose governments care whether they win and support them in innumerable ways. U.S. companies continue to wrestle with an outdated and complex tax code that puts them at a distinct competitive disadvantage. Sanders has stated many times that GE pays no taxes. Repeating a lie over and over does not make it true. We pay billions in taxes, including federal, state and local taxes. The U.S. tax system has not been updated in 30 years and isn’t designed for today’s economy, which is why we support comprehensive tax reform — even if it raises our tax rate.
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Yeah, Bernie will fix it. Sure...^_^
Ronkh
Wax Waster
But we can't track suspected terrorists social media !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
OPM Seeks Social Media Tracking for Background Checks - Nextgov.com
OPM Seeks Social Media Tracking for Background Checks - Nextgov.com
Nautical
New member
Not really surprising. When I was applying for law enforcement positions and going through background checks a few departments even wanted your Facebook log in information.
Nautical
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Not really surprising. When I was applying for law enforcement positions and going through background checks a few departments even wanted your Facebook log in information.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
That's completely normal. The point of my post is that the govt is doing it for employees, but NOT for suspected terrorists.