Its surreal as 1 in 8 on food stamps but people fighting for iphones

[mikasa]

can't make any predictions except that it will get very interesting

 

[LeeD]

Quote from S2007S:

how Avatar made that much is beyond me, I saw 2-3 trailers and just thought how bad this movie looked, it was so cheesy

If you say so, you have never seen a 3D movie on an Imax screen. Even a average plain boring movie can make for pretty exciting experience when you see it in 3D. I haven't seen Avatar (yet) but from what I hear it is way better than average.

Quote from S2007S:

I guess when you hype up a movie thats the newest in 3d technology its going to do well, looking at sales of movie tickets you would think there is no recession what so ever in the US today.

I'm sure we all know what industries grow in a recession. Aside from pawnbrokers, these are makers of all kinds of sweets, tobaco and alchohol, especially cheap one.

 

[Debaser82]

Quote from LeeD:


I'm sure we all know what industries grow in a recession. Aside from pawnbrokers, these are makers of all kinds of sweets, tobaco and alchohol, especially cheap one.

Don't forget the goldminers.

 

[drcha]

Quote from jem:

hence oppressive government spending strangling the middle class's future for short term promises.

What makes you think only the middle class is going to be taxed to death? It will be all of us, ALL OF US, taxed to death. They have not even gotten started yet: wealth tax, death tax, inheritance tax, VAT tax, tax on Roth earnings, etc, etc. Maybe more I can't even think of.

 

[CommunistMonkey]

Quote from swtrader:

tell that to someone who had to train their h-1b replacement from india

education means you're replaced with someone from india, instead of someone from china or mexico

If you can do this in less than 3 yrs you have crappy skills.

 

[peilthetraveler]

Quote from nutmeg:

The reason you have to round up the homeless in the winter or they sleep on the streets instead of a shelter is because shelters are full of crime. Shelters are not safe.

This is why there will always be homeless people on the streets. You offer the bare minimum and it may not be enough to entice them off the streets. If you are living in a barracks style dorm with a bunch of crazy people who are trying to steal what little you have and the shelter smells like piss...well i dont know, but if that was me, I think living in a tent with a sleeping bag in the fresh air sounds a whole lot better.

 

[drcha]

I think they don't want shelters because shelters have rules. You can't scream and yell, have fights, or use or sell drugs in them.

 

[rcj]

Quote from drcha:

I think they don't want shelters because shelters have rules. You can't scream and yell, have fights, or use or sell drugs in them.

Yes, this is pretty much the case in Houston region. You got to obey the rules or you're out. If you start shit, cops come and
you get busted.

 

[IanMacQuaide]

Quote from rcj:

Yes, this is pretty much the case in Houston region. You got to obey the rules or you're out. If you start shit, cops come and
you get busted.

Or worse. If you start shit, someone just might finish it for ya!