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Air&Road · #**106** 10-21-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by elchivito

Not looking for a deposition. I'd just like to see you have the courage of your convictions, that's all. You've called the WS protesters scum, dopers, socialists and all manner of things. You're happy to cast them in as ugly a light as possible but don't have the huevos to say for sure that none of the other people I mentioned might be protesting too. That's chicken$h1t, and bigoted in my opinion. If you really and truly believe that the thousands of people all across this country who are protesting are all nothing more than thousands and thousands of lazy, doper socialist kids, you should have no trouble admitting to it.
I believe it frightens you. Your comfy little paradigm just might be showing some frame cracks, a little rust at the jack points, and it scares the bejeezus out of you.

Yep, I'm really shaking in my boots.

elchivito · #**107** 10-21-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LarryBible

Wall Street Still Gives More Cash to Obama Than to Republicans -- Daily Intel

I misunderstood. By "Wall Streeters" I thought you meant the protesters and so your comment didn't make sense. Seems to me that the math is a bit skewed in this Post article. Obama gets to count not only donations to him personally but all donations made to the DNC. The Republican candidates at this point can't do that. Even so, he and Romney aren't all that far apart.

strelnik · #**108** 10-21-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LarryBible

Very good point. My cousins son got a degree in Psychology about 6 or 8 years ago and got it with a great GPA. He still has no work in his field. My hat is off to him, however, because he is driving a courier truck. He's NOT standing around whining because no one will GIVE him a job.

It is INDEED a crying shame that so many kids have gone to college, gotten their degree and can't get a job. That said, life's a Bi+ch sometimes. That said, these kids are going to have to tighten their belt and ride it out. In the long run, they will be stronger people for it.

That is true. At the same time, there are universities and colleges which creat bogus requirements, just to keep the cash flow going. For example, if you add enough extra required courses in: diversity, women's studies, African American studies, etc etc , you can charge the kids an extra 2,000 a head before they graduate. Hmmm let's see, if the school's got 5,000 students, why that's... 10 million bucks!

If people want to take those courses as electives, that's their choice. Too many schools have the agenda of deciding how well-rounded you should be, and what that means and all the courses you should take.

Whatever happened to the idea of free choice, since you are adults?
If you want to become an accountant, or a French teacher, or a mechanical engineer, there's a basic required curriculum that you need for your major.

If you are failing because your math is weak or your English needs polishing, then take those remedial courses as you need them. And consider them as "elective" that add value to your education.

And make you better.

Universities that create bogus requirements are doing this to keep themselves in business, rather than offering more more advanced courses, because the market for the advanced courses will always be smaller and less profitable.

Ask anyone who runs the University of Phoenix!

So let's create programs of study that will make people so skilled they will have less trouble finding a job.!!!

MTI · #**109** 10-22-2011, 02:14 PM

Remember all those MBA business management majors back from a few decades ago . . . look at the trouble they created.

Air&Road · #**110** 10-24-2011, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Remember all those MBA business management majors back from a few decades ago . . . look at the trouble they created.

Yep, about 20 or 30 years ago it became quite common for engineering driven companies to be taken over by the MBA's. Lots of such companies fell on their butts and ended up having divisions sold off and all sorts of accounting driven measures. Wrecked lots of companies and lots of lives.

A company built on an engineering driven concept, suddenly being turned into an accounting driven strategy is a prescription for disaster. As with all general rules, there are exceptions of course. It depends on the companies help at the time of the accountants take over.

Botnst · #**111** 10-24-2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by LarryBible

Yep, about 20 or 30 years ago it became quite common for engineering driven companies to be taken over by the MBA's. Lots of such companies fell on their butts and ended up having divisions sold off and all sorts of accounting driven measures. Wrecked lots of companies and lots of lives.

A company built on an engineering driven concept, suddenly being turned into an accounting driven strategy is a prescription for disaster. As with all general rules, there are exceptions of course. It depends on the companies help at the time of the accountants take over.

Look at the wonders it did for Daimler.

Air&Road · #**112** 10-24-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Look at the wonders it did for Daimler.

Yep, great example!

Local2ED · #**113** 10-24-2011, 07:08 PM

Chart: Tea party vs. Occupy Wall Street | The Political Carnival

engatwork · #**114** 10-24-2011, 08:00 PM

Good chart local - thanks.

MS Fowler · #**115** 10-24-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Local2ED

Chart: Tea party vs. Occupy Wall Street | The Political Carnival

That certainly is a balanced report, no?
I am surprised you wasted your effort posting such a piece of propaganda. I'm even surprised I am replying to it.

tbomachines · #**116** 10-24-2011, 10:23 PM

http://occupywallst.org/media/pdf/OWS-profile1-10-18-11-sent-v2-HRCG.pdf

Funny how this gem seems to have gone unnoticed

Dubyagee · #**117** 10-24-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Local2ED

Chart: Tea party vs. Occupy Wall Street | The Political Carnival

Trolls gonna troll.

Local2ED · #**118** 10-25-2011, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

That certainly is a balanced report, no?
I am surprised you wasted your effort posting such a piece of propaganda. I'm even surprised I am replying to it.

I am not suprised you replied.

Air&Road · #**119** 10-25-2011, 07:38 AM

The HEIGHT of Hypocracy!

Occupy Wall Street Has A Money Problem – Too Much Money | TheBlaze.com

I don't think that the above is copyrighted. If it is I apologize.

The OWS crowd who is protesting against the banks have put together $500,000 to further their efforts. I have no problem with that. Where they get EXTREMELY hypocritical is that they put the money in the bank! I thought that they are protesting against the banks!

Unbelievable.

MS Fowler · #**120** 10-25-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tbomachines

http://occupywallst.org/media/pdf/OWS-profile1-10-18-11-sent-v2-HRCG.pdf

Funny how this gem seems to have gone unnoticed

Well, it is not a scientific poll--no poll that uses internet respondents is a scientific poll--no matter how scientifically the data is presented.
It says what its creator wanted it to say.