12/29 Some called the Bush administration's early reaction to the
disaster in Asia a missed opportunity to show leadership at a
time when the United States has been trying to build support
for its "war on terror." "I think politically they've done
poorly," said Derek Mitchell, an expert in Asian affairs at
the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International
Studies.
\_ I felt exactly the same when I saw the 15mil initial offering.
\_ Me too. It should have been $0 and we should have been informed
where to send our donations.
\_ The 35 million pales in comparison to Steve Job's annual bonus
of about 90 million.
\_ Are you complaining about Steve Jobs? What's the relevance here?
\_ socialism: you have two cows, and you give one to your
starving neighbor. In the process, the middle man
(government) takes 1/2 a chuck, and your neighbor's
probably going to sell the other 1/2 to buy booz but
whatever.
US capitalism: you have two cows, and you loan one to your
starving neighbor for an exorbitant interest rate. Fuck
criticism, it's every man for himself. |
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