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Business, Economics, and Taxes 2: That's Why We Fight to Take the Means Back

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And we have the usual "Waaaah! Tipping suxxxxx!" complaints from visitors and waitstaff getting screwed by visitors.

Yes, the fact most American waitstaff are allowed to be paid peanuts sucks, I agree. However the staff didn't create the system and most of them probably vote for people who would change it. And if one table is ordering $600 worth of food and beverage, even Europeans would expect some gratuity from that bill, so don't try to play coy. Tipping culture in America vs Europe is well-known by anyone who travels internationally.

The Japanese, I have a bit more sympathy for, since it's literally an insult in their culture if you tip.
 
I call bullshit that AI is causing the price of chips to increase. This is just another cash grab and he's pulling a Trump (i.e. lying) to cover it up.
 
Slap Shot said:
I call bullshit that AI is causing the price of chips to increase. This is just another cash grab and he's pulling a Trump (i.e. lying) to cover it up.
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No, that's true. Pretty much all of the chipmakers are focusing production on memory for big AI data centers, and cutting production of consumer oriented products. Less supply equals higher costs.

This was a huge thing beginning near the end of last year, when I was building a new computer. RAM sets that you could have bought for less than $100 a month earlier were now double that. I bought a 32 gig kit for $194 a week or so before Black Friday when one of the YouTube builders I was following for advice said don't wait for BF deals. The next day it went up to $225. Now that same kit is close to $500.

Likewise with SSDs. A 1GB stick today costs what you could have got a 2gig stick for last November.
 
The Dump admin has forced Polestar to exit the US auto market using some ridiculous law about Chinese software and components.

So, US innovation will fall further behind as there's no incentive for Elmo to fix his Swastikars. Best protection racket money he's ever spent!
 
LOLOLOL

SpaceX stocks' rapid unscheduled disassembly after the IPO coupled with bond sale to wipe debt and have cash on hand, has now lead to rumors that they are pursuing the purchase of T-Mobile. Why? Because SpaceX wants telcom spectrum to expand Starlink and none of the telecos will sell spectrum. T-Mobile is the only one who currently is playing nice with Starlink in a partnership, hence the purchase inquiry.
 
ticapnews said:
We do still have some white collar crime enforcement. One person went to jail in the wake of 2008. Bernie Madoff. He made the mistake of stealing from other rich people and that's a no-no. If he had just stuck to the poors like everyone else he would have been fine.

And of course that dangerous Antifa thug Martha Stewart had to do time.
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A relative of mine was a quant for Goldman back in the day (did quite well for himself, basically retiring in his 30s). When he was still working there, we ran into him at a family reuniion and asked what sort of things he was working on. He said, "well, I just go intio work and web surf right now, becaue they're trying to figure out what we're going to do next. All the stuff I was working on before is illegal now."

So apparently the companiies do pay some amount of attention to the "guidelines" that those nice folks on the Hill publish from time to time.
 
LynahFan said:
A relative of mine was a quant for Goldman back in the day (did quite well for himself, basically retiring in his 30s). When he was still working there, we ran into him at a family reuniion and asked what sort of things he was working on. He said, "well, I just go intio work and web surf right now, becaue they're trying to figure out what we're going to do next. All the stuff I was working on before is illegal now."

So apparently the companiies do pay some amount of attention to the "guidelines" that those nice folks on the Hill publish from time to time.
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I figure it's like casinos. The game is already rigged in their favor, so they don't need to chat to rake in the money.
 
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