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Completely Unwoven: Business, Economics, and Tax Policy 4.0

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FlagDUDE08 said:
Most box stores are getting their butts whupped by the online stores. Perhaps these places should learn to act more as showrooms and push online retail...
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That would be fine, provided that:

1. You could ship to the store for "free" and pick it up
2. Their returns policies were generous (because stuff breaks during shipping)

REI handles both quite nicely, and if you'd rather interact with a human, their floor staff is decently knowledgeable. The only thing they don't sell is firearms, but you're usually better off going to your local gun store for those anyway.
 
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You're being sarcastic, right?

Because if that's what you got out of that article...
 
dxmnkd316 said:
You're being sarcastic, right?

Because if that's what you got out of that article...
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that plus the video.

How about the the tax code was unclear on the status of a person as an independent contractor or an employee?

It appears the BBC and HMRC have resolved the issue. Now the tax bills come do.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Because online retailers are the worst at packaging for shipping and have even worse customer service.
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As opposed to the legendary quality of big box store customer service.
 
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joecct said:
Amazon has been OK for me.
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He's arguing that big box stores like Wal-Mart or Target have better customer service than online retailers like Amazon.
 
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Relax guys. Seek a review before the full court, majority Dem appointees and this ruling gets reversed. I think I heard 3 judge panel were all Bush appointees.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
jfc
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50 years of plutocracy won't be undone in a day. We have the people (even most Republicans!) on our side, we just need to plan, divide the battlefield into fronts, and Always Be Campaigning. Selling consumer protection, the return of a strongly progressive tax code, and the narrowing of the wealth gap is just like selling a candidate: define the arena, define the problem, educate people on their choices, and build creative and positive mechanisms for making good things happen.

This battle isn't even left vs right, it's 99% vs 1%. There are just a lot of 99%ers (even on this Forum) who don't understand what's been done to them yet, but our job is to fight the lobbyists and get the facts out.
 
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Kepler said:
This is very bad news.
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Roger Goodell is shaking in his boots! :)

The claim seems to me that the idea of the CFPB is good, just concentrating all the power in one person is not a good idea.

However, Congress, in its infinite wisdom, apparently wanted a (benevolent) dictator in charge. Who are we to circumvent the will of the people?
 
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Kepler said:
50 years of plutocracy won't be undone in a day. We have the people (even most Republicans!) on our side, we just need to plan, divide the battlefield into fronts, and Always Be Campaigning. Selling consumer protection, the return of a strongly progressive tax code, and the narrowing of the wealth gap is just like selling a candidate: define the arena, define the problem, educate people on their choices, and build creative and positive mechanisms for making good things happen.

This battle isn't even left vs right, it's 99% vs 1%. There are just a lot of 99%ers (even on this Forum) who don't understand what's been done to them yet, but our job is to fight the lobbyists and get the facts out.
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I find it ironic that a panel of judges (2-1) found it unconstitutional because it vests too much power in a single unelected official, and you're decrying this ruling as an attempt at buttressing plutocracy.
 
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St. Clown said:
I find it ironic that a panel of judges (2-1) found it unconstitutional because it vests too much power in a single unelected official, and you're decrying this ruling as an attempt at buttressing plutocracy.
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I don't think you know what "plutocracy" means.

Take a look at the GOP concern trolls on this. Their endgame is a bipartisan commission, just like the Federal Election Commission, so they can shut it down by refusing to staff their side of it and then saying "sorry, no quorum." It's a scam.

This is about giving the bankster lobbyists who funded their campaigns a reach-around, nothing more. If you buy the Court's argument that it's striking down a predation against democratic rule you aint keepin' up with the news.
 
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Kepler said:
50 years of plutocracy won't be undone in a day. We have the people (even most Republicans!) on our side, we just need to plan, divide the battlefield into fronts, and Always Be Campaigning. Selling consumer protection, the return of a strongly progressive tax code, and the narrowing of the wealth gap is just like selling a candidate: define the arena, define the problem, educate people on their choices, and build creative and positive mechanisms for making good things happen.

This battle isn't even left vs right, it's 99% vs 1%. There are just a lot of 99%ers (even on this Forum) who don't understand what's been done to them yet, but our job is to fight the lobbyists and get the facts out.
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And yet you're putting your trust in 1%ers to fight the battle...
 
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Kepler said:
I don't think you know what "plutocracy" means.

Take a look at the GOP concern trolls on this. Their endgame is a bipartisan commission, just like the Federal Election Commission, so they can shut it down by refusing to staff their side of it and then saying "sorry, no quorum." It's a scam.

This is about giving the bankster lobbyists who funded their campaigns a reach-around, nothing more. If you buy the Court's argument that it's striking down a predation against democratic rule you aint keepin' up with the news.
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I understand entirely what a plutocracy is. I just don't see how consolidating power down to even fewer people - who are or were part of that same strata and now hold un-elected offices with even greater power than they had before - is a good thing.
 
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St. Clown said:
I understand entirely what a plutocracy is. I just don't see how consolidating power down to even fewer people - who are or were part of that same strata and now hold un-elected offices with even greater power than they had before - is a good thing.
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I think it's because of the concerns Kepler outlined. Cause that's exactly what the Republicans have been doing to things they don't like. It's a law but they don't fund it, they don't allow appointments, and they pull the no quorum crap.
 
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