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by jsoc815 8y ago
Hmm... flags and more down-votes, but still no counterarguments or questions. (Dang, what's up with that?) Anyway, here's a September article from Axios entitled, "The Trump administration's secret anti-China plans&q
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by jsoc815 8y ago
+1 for the Bernstein ref. Had it mind, but couldn't remember the deets.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Ah! Someone gets it.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Seriously, how is a public SEC investigation going to benefit the "integrity" of the system and "inspire confidence among investors"? If the story is both fake and some grand market manipulating plot, most people involve
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Possibly, but in all likelihood, no. I know that some people here like to get hung up on literal interpretations and stated missions, but they really shouldn't . (Sorry, can't get into it here.) For many reasons, there isn't
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> would most likely be praised for finding it. It is a huge discovery. Seriously, history, recent and otherwise, is littered w/the ghosts and carcasses of employees who were anything but rewarded for identifying problems great and
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> But isn't the IRS knocking in a few years better than the IRS knocking THIS year? This depends on the penalties that the Service/Treasury aims to collect and their ability to tie-up and/or seize one's assets.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
I don't think that such results qualify as unintended consequences. I somehow ended up attending a meeting at Treasury on some existing tax credit program. Other than me, everyone attending seemed to be some sort of insider and nearly
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> Taking the wording of both of these provisions at face value I hope we can both easily agree that law should (almost) never be taken at face value. In my professional experience, the words mean what they mean until they mean somethi
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by jsoc815 8y ago
I see some people lack a sense of humor and/or that a 'truth' perhaps cuts too close to the bone.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Au contrair. mon ami. Office workers are busy keeping themselves in the office, which means that the vacation spots, and such are riffraff-free for their betters until the next major holiday break. That's quite useful.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> * Why does anyone in an office put up with it??* The "prestige" of not being, ahem, blue collar. But to be fair, there are some things in life from which you and/or one's offspring will/would be locked out if
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> is it actually good? While it may be, I found it difficult to get into. I felt like I was reading a long rant that was peppered w/ interesting facts here and there. I put it down years ago with the intent to try again. I've
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Again, not involved in the selection process but... What if a candidate's race results in him/her being placed in a 'race' pool? At that point, one's race doesn't help or hurt. Then once the pools are formed, o
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Well done, cwkoss. Well done. That is all.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Even if they are recording everything, there are few people who will want to spend the time watching the recordings. I've been through this a few times in different places. People make up all sorts of excuses for why they can't
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> “a culture where … people more often alter their behavior to suit machines and work with them, rather than the other way around,” and that this tends to erode their sense of “agency.” That is, the constant surveillance of employees di
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Sad. His autobiography, a fantastic read, gave me great perspective on business and parenting.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> For this conversation the difference is therefore mostly moot Perhaps you're correct, but I don't consider loss of entry a "minor" difference, my friend. That's why I suggest that people do the research and t
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> I'm... just balancing a math equation. Fine, but are you sure that you are working on the proper one? Having followed a number of these threads, I think people understand the admissions process as some simple equation where &quo
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> You have to renounce Or relinquish . There is a difference and people would be wise to know it. Also, I'm sure that US would argue that those living outside of its official/continental borders are still well "represen
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> I’m convinced that farming actually set humans on the path towards this very suffering. I would say this more often, but it doesn't generally play well w/ much of the bell (or tails) crowd. But yes, most of our advancements
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> The only way to schedule the birth... Wow! Hadn't considered that at all. But, yeah, I guess, that would align w/ some other things I've heard(, but never actually experienced). Yikes! > We think we are in control.
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Find it interesting that the article seems to place the blame on the women, when it's long been said that the docs and hospitals, ever in search of time compression and profits, were encouraging c-sections versus vaginal birth. That, t
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Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China(reuters.com)
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Ah yes, down-votes. As always, I welcome factual-based rebuttals , of which I thus far see none. Hmmm...
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by jsoc815 8y ago
@awake: Let's assume that the story is false and then ask yourself some questions: What is the story about?; Why was it released?; Is the timing significant?; Who are and will continue to be SM's customers? ...prospects for future
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Very well put, so thank you. Just want to add that money has always been in politics . This trope that it was only a prob after the CU decision is (apparently effective) misdirection, IMO. The game of politics is about securing interests&
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> this person's entire career reads like a rat navigating through a maze built by superiors.... it helps put into perspective the follower mentality some have... A few things: 1) The article was a fantastic read(!) , and I couldn
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Nukes, in the general sense, also cause massive destruction of an area and make it uninhabitable for long periods. The "targeted" use of bioweapons (in theory) allows for the clearing of people sans the mess and down time. I'

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