You basically just restated your old post while telling me that companies have shareholders. Free market theory has been disproven time and time again.
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I would agree with you Vyk, and I'm just a lousy Finn.Originally Posted by HeavenSent
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Originally posted by Jerome Scuggs View PostWhat I am doing is dismissing the notion that natural monopolies are inherently evil. I am arguing that they got to where they were by being good what they do, and if they want to stay that way, they will continue to be the best - and if they don't, they go the way of their previous competitors.
EDIT: let me rephrase that: Dog eat dog.
All you managed to do is prove yourself wrong. Your entire rambling post has basically pointed out that... monopolies aren't good, and that competition will eventually force companies to innovate and force companies to lower prices. Yes that's right... you used example after example of how COMPETITION is good. What that has to do with a real monopoly, I have absolutely no idea. I've already spoken too much. With one line Troll King was able to distill down your entire post into exactly what you were talking about.
Good thing the real world is a bit smarter than high school debators.Epinephrine's History of Trench Wars:
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Originally posted by Epinephrine View PostI actually judged your intelligence on the quality of your posts and the quality of your arguments, both of which are pretty average.
All you managed to do is prove yourself wrong. Your entire rambling post has basically pointed out that... monopolies aren't good, and that competition will eventually force companies to innovate and force companies to lower prices. Yes that's right... you used example after example of how COMPETITION is good. What that has to do with a real monopoly, I have absolutely no idea. I've already spoken too much. With one line Troll King was able to distill down your entire post into exactly what you were talking about.
Good thing the real world is a bit smarter than high school debators.
And, for the record, this guy doesn't care what you think about my intelligence, because at worst I'm hearing the pleas of someone who is trying to replace any actual argumentation with questions of character (in the debate world we call it 'ad hominem'), and at best it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
If you're the kind of guy the real world's going to throw my way, I'd rather win the lottery or become a rockstar and live out my life in the isolated confines of my own little world.
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dammitMy father in law was telling me over Thanksgiving about this amazing bartender at some bar he frequented who could shake a martini and fill it to the rim with no leftovers and he thought it was the coolest thing he'd ever seen. I then proceeded to his home bar and made four martinis in one shaker with unfamiliar glassware and a non standard shaker and did the same thing. From that moment forward I knew he had no compunction about my cock ever being in his daughter's mouth.
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Originally posted by Jerome Scuggs View PostYou're right. I'm not benefitting from monopolies. This Microsoft computer that I got for under $300 that I am using to read this thread that says people don't benefit from Monopolies (like Microsoft) is in no way shape or fucking form, a benefit.
Truth me told, I know nothing about economics, and you know one of my favorite forum activities is arguing with Troll King and Epi, so I wish I could side with you, Jerome. Given how much you've written, the fact that I knew nothing about economics is irrelevant, I think, if your several paragraphs of writing can't teach me anything, clearly, they aren't that great.
All your argument seems to be is that "monopolies aren't that bad" and when they ask you to prove that monopolies are good, you insult them personally instead of doing that. I can't say I get it.5:gen> man
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Originally posted by Jerome Scuggs View PostWait, because REGULATIONS prevent economic competition and thus prosperity, the monopolies are the 'criminals'?
Analogy: The Nazis are murdering alot of Jews, thus Jews are a crime to our society in this day and age, because they cause murder.Originally posted by Jerome Scuggs;Jesus christ you Canadians are so ingrateful for the very companies that allow you to connect to the internet and bitch.
Without competition Microsoft can set whatever prices it wants, I think you're forgetting that Microsoft is a corporation and as a corporation it seeks to earn more money, so once they've cornered the market they could set prices as high as they wanted. I think its bad for people and bad for the government to let companies have complete control of the market. I've seen the direct benefits of breaking up monopolies, I've seen my parents phone bills drop enormously in the past five years.Last edited by Cops; 05-02-2007, 12:44 PM.it makes me sick when i think of it, all my heroes could not live with it so i hope you rest in peace cause with us you never did
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Originally posted by Cops View PostThat was a pretty piss poor stance to attack all
Without competition Microsoft can set whatever prices it wants, I think you're forgetting that Microsoft is a corporation and as a corporation it seeks to earn more money, so once they've cornered the market they could set prices as high as they wanted.-Dave
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