Thanks for raising this issue Bhairitu.
Right now, patent period for patent holders is 20 years,
which IMO is too long. This is one of the reasons why new
inventions take too long to become cheap.
Take for instance the Compact-Disk developed by Philips and
Sony. It took 20 years for CD's to
Thanks, Jason, I learned something about patents from your post.
On Monday, December 9, 2013 3:34 AM, Jason jedi_sp...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks for raising this issue Bhairitu.
Right now, patent period for patent holders is 20 years,
which IMO is too long. This is one of the reasons
Corporate lawyers like to patent anything that isn't nailed down. The
board of directors for the software company I worked for wanted
patents. So I had to put together a patent program with a patent
attorney even though none of us wanted to do it. Software patents are
particularly
Hey Bhairitu, the first thing that needs to be done is to
de-link the 'political-system' from the economic-system.
Of course, you can't ban private donations. That would go
against the very spirit of democracy and freedom.
However, you can create a situation in which there is no
incentive for
The country needs to be about 90% socialist and 10% capitalist (actually
free enterprise). The latter would take care of the folks who want to
work for themselves and the former the majority who don't want to worry
about running a company. You would need to limit the size of companies
I saw a fascinating interview on France 24, recently -- the equivalent of BBC
world service. It was with President Goodluck Jonathan, of Nigeria.
He was explaining how Nelson Mandela changed African politics, by having a
broader vision for South Africa, and the ability to carry it out, than
So , what was your point?
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 10:05 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
wrote:
I think we got a barbell situation right here on FFL!
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:02 PM, Jason jedi_sp...@yahoo.com wrote:
You don't understand. It's called the
Mike, my point was and is: it's all pretty funny so I hope you can just enjoy
the humor of it all (-:
On Friday, December 6, 2013 8:52 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com wrote:
So , what was your point?
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 10:05 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
Share I was asking Bharitu what his point was,regarding that court case he was
sighting.
On Friday, December 6, 2013 7:18 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote:
Mike, my point was and is: it's all pretty funny so I hope you can just enjoy
the humor of it all (-:
On Friday,
You don't understand. It's called the barbell strategy. You
create a system which has some positives and drawbacks. You
again create another reverse mirror image system. The two
systems balance each other out.
A 'socialistic political system' will balance out a
'capitalistic economic system'.
I think we got a barbell situation right here on FFL!
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:02 PM, Jason jedi_sp...@yahoo.com wrote:
You don't understand. It's called the barbell strategy. You
create a system which has some positives and drawbacks. You
again create another reverse mirror
No dude, I had a typical public education. I grew up very liberal and anti
-capitalist until I got my first job,LOL! My eyes opened and M's teaching
began to sink in. I remember Varmaji telling me you are the creator of your
own destiny and I started developing a strong sense of personal
Well your facts are wrong about the founding fathers. Did you know that
corporations were limited to a 40 year life span and then they had to be
dissolved? They also had to prove to do public good. Santa Clara vs
Southern Pacific changed that (another mucking up by the Supremes).
On
--- s3raphita@... wrote:
Re Capitalist governments shouldn't be bailing anybody out . . . If
the government takes the risk out of the equation by offering a bailout,
any fool could run a business and risk everyone's investments in it with
no lessons learned.:
Precisely my point. You can
Be specific . What facts did I attribute to founding fathers that were
incorrect?
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:15 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Well your facts are wrong about the founding fathers. Did you know that
corporations were limited to a 40 year life span and
And the party that offers the voters the best *bribe* for their vote wins.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:48 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Be specific . What facts did I attribute to founding fathers that were
incorrect?
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:15 AM,
Did you bother to look up Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific? That would
have given you an education. It is as bad a decision as the recent
Supremes giving corporations personhood.
I suppose if Republicans bride then it isn't so bad, eh? They don't
bother anymore. They just fix the voting
Re At least, 3% of the total budget should be allocated to political parties
as subsidies.:
WTF! I don't want one cent of my money to go to a political party. Let them
pay for their own propaganda.
Extremist parties wouldn't arise if mainstream parties actually pursued
policies that were
But noozguru if individuals don't support political parties, doesn't that make
it more likely that they'll seek support from special interest groups? In any
case, it should be volunteer support.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 2:31 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com
s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
Re
Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific , yeah sounds like a case involving our
forfathers. LOL. So who heard the case, 9th Circus Court of appeals? Aren't
they overturned by the Supreme Court on a regular basis?
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 12:04 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
wrote:
Didn't look it up did ya?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad
On 12/04/2013 04:44 PM, Mike Dixon wrote:
Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific , yeah sounds like a case involving
our forfathers. LOL. So who heard the case, 9th Circus Court of
appeals? Aren't
So you were home schooled by Birchers?
On 12/02/2013 05:00 PM, Mike Dixon wrote:
Snoozguru, you must have been snoozing in your history class. The
founding fathers were not put-off on capitalism. They loved it! Their
economic system was capitalism based on Laissez-Faire(government hands
off
Re Capitalist governments shouldn't be bailing anybody out . . . If the
government takes the risk out of the equation by offering a bailout, any fool
could run a business and risk everyone's investments in it with no lessons
learned.:
Precisely my point. You can argue that we should move
That 17 trillion national debt comes mainly from socialistic programs, not
capitalism. Was it Margaret Thatcher that said The problem with socialism is,
sooner or later, you run out of other peoples money to spend. American
politicians have over- spent the wealth capitalism has produced in
Re That 17 trillion national debt comes mainly from socialistic programs, not
capitalism. American politicians have over-spent the wealth capitalism has
produced in order to get re-elected.:
That's all true. (It's the same in UK.) But what's also true is that the
old-school opponents who
Socialist programs such as bailing out the big banks or wars of empire to
protect American (corporate) interests? Wanna buy a bridge, Mike?
I don't know if the fascist Margaret Thatcher said that but the rich found it
to be true especially after they had robbed most of the middle class of
Apparently Redbox, like almost all ATMs, work using an old fashioned
dial-up connections - you can hear the dialing if you listen real close.
There's no way it could be a high-speed Wi-Fi connection on an ATM,
otherwise any two-bit hacker could tap into the cash box and get rich,
fast. Correct
Snoozguru, you must have been snoozing in your history class. The founding
fathers were not put-off on capitalism. They loved it! Their economic system
was capitalism based on Laissez-Faire(government hands off business). They
wanted no government regulation of business other than to prevent
Re Socialist programs such as bailing out the big banks:
Bailing out failing businesses isn't capitalism red in tooth and claw!
It was the Labour government in the UK that bailed out the banks over here.
Here's the thing: when facing bankruptcy, the head of Lehmann's in the US went
to
If you read the document that Pope Francis wrote, there is none of the
exclusionary language that you refer to, in it. He specifically warns against
that, and many other ways to become falsely pious. He refers to capitalism, the
monetization of anything and everything, as dehumanizing. I agree
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote:
If you read the document that Pope Francis wrote, there is none of the
exclusionary language that you refer to, in it. He specifically warns
against that, and many other ways to become falsely pious. He refers to
capitalism, the
Re American capitalism has created more wealth than any other economic system
and with that wealth has lifted more people out of poverty than any other
system.:
That is undeniably true. The problem is that you (Yanks) now have debt equal
to $17 trillion. There is no way you can pay that
Email HIM. Offer to evangelize the Tantrika-s. Maybe he'll offer to make you a
socialist proselyte and then, if you are successful, a bishop.
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote:
BTW, those folks over on Infowars have a tendency to contradict themselves.
They were
The Pope said “some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which
assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably
succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This
opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a
We've all seen the wonders of trickle down economics. It's why the
rich call us peons.
On 11/30/2013 06:00 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
The Pope said “some people continue to defend trickle-down theories
which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will
inevitably
We already know about trickle-down socialism and trickle-down salvation - how
about trickle-down transcendence?
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote:
We've all seen the wonders of trickle down economics. It's why the rich
call us peons.
On 11/30/2013 06:00 PM,
We've all seen the wonders of trickle down economics. It's why the rich call
us peons.
Yes, I'm an eat-the-rich type myself. But what's that got to do with Religion?
Salvation? Enlightenment?
Religion is more important than economics. It transcends economics. You'd have
thought a pope
Re And I could cite a busload of Jesus' expressions of concern for the poor
and oppressed. Plus one in particular about how hard it is for the rich person
to get into Heaven.:
I'm with him on the rich! Some things never change.
But Jesus was a first-century rabbi so could have no idea of
No...I'm not Catholic. But I don't reject all things Catholic either. I think
trickle-down economics is a con best summed up by if you believe that, I've
got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote:
Who could imagine ... Bhari2 and
Re The Pope doesn't need a Ph.D. in economics to make use of that
information.:
Unfortunately he does!
Look, this from Wiki: Singapore has a market-based economy - one of the freest
and most business-friendly. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index,
Singapore is consistently
Re Well, I'm thinking of the U.S., where capitalism is simply out of control.:
ditto the UK.
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote:
Well, I'm thinking of the U.S., where capitalism is simply out of control. But
I'm not sure what Singapore et al. have to do with the
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