Chavez orders currency devaluation by 50% in Venezuela... - Page 2

Stylerod · 01-25-2010, 04:31 PM

Many liberals love Chavez. Here are a few that have even visted to pour him with affection:

Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Naomi Campbell, Tim Robbins.

JaJae · 01-25-2010, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

It's not defensive so much as flabbergasted at your ridiculous claim. You say he's "idolized by the left" and when the people more left of center on some issues reply criticizing your stupid suggestion, you have some "vague memory" of a Thorgrim thread in the past?

And then instead of linking it, you talk about how opinions change because a Democrat is in the White House? It's a total non sequitur.

How about you go find said thread and link it?

What bullshit you're spewing now. Where are you quoting "vague memory" from? I stated I "clearly" remember. Let's not make shit up because you don't know what I am referring to.

I didn't link it because it was not on this forum. It was on the old forum which I do not have access to. If you have access to it you're more than welcome to search for it. It was after Hurricane Katrina and Chavez was talking about donating a million barrels of oil to the US and offering healthcare to Americans.

JaJae · 01-25-2010, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

It seems like a stupid idea, like most of Chavez's ideas.

And yeah, when you make a ridiculous claim for the sole reason of pushing people's buttons, it deserves ridicule.

Practice what you preach.

motivez · 01-30-2010, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by JaJae

What bullshit you're spewing now. Where are you quoting "vague memory" from? I stated I "clearly" remember. Let's not make shit up because you don't know what I am referring to.

I didn't link it because it was not on this forum. It was on the old forum which I do not have access to. If you have access to it you're more than welcome to search for it. It was after Hurricane Katrina and Chavez was talking about donating a million barrels of oil to the US and offering healthcare to Americans.

Oh, so now it's from somewhere else?

This was your quote:

Many people who post on this forum speak of him like he is a hero or something.

Yet I still don't see anything to back up this horse shit. All I see is you trying to wiggle out of what you said. Maybe next time spend less time making shit up about people cuz you think you can get a quick jab in at people here and post something meaningful

JaJae · 01-30-2010, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Oh, so now it's from somewhere else?

This was your quote:

Yet I still don't see anything to back up this horse shit. All I see is you trying to wiggle out of what you said. Maybe next time spend less time making shit up about people cuz you think you can get a quick jab in at people here and post something meaningful

What exactly is wrong with my statement? If you misunderstood my statement or was unclear you could have asked.

Dispatcher · 02-06-2010, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by The Great Catpiss

Would it even be possible to devalue currency by 50% and not increase prices? The only businesses that can survive would have to have been gouging customers.

Well, in the US, that would include oil companies and drug companies, just to name a few. So, if nothing else, they'll always have oil and drugs.

stolz25 · 02-06-2010, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dispatcher

Well, in the US, that would include oil companies and drug companies, just to name a few. So, if nothing else, they'll always have oil and drugs.

Out of curiosity do you have any idea how the average profit margin of oil companies compares to that of any other?

Dispatcher · 02-07-2010, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

Out of curiosity do you have any idea how the average profit margin of oil companies compares to that of any other?

Actually, I do not. But if I am making a widget, and my net profit is only one cent per unit sold, and I sell 500 billion of them in a year, I'm doing pretty damn good.
And the record oil profits show that oil companies are making out like bandits.
Gouging? maybe not. But they aren't giving consumers any breaks either.
I understand though. They have to pay their CEO's 10+ million a year, and you have to have your priorities

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stolz25 · 02-08-2010, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Dispatcher

Actually, I do not. But if I am making a widget, and my net profit is only one cent per unit sold, and I sell 500 billion of them in a year, I'm doing pretty damn good.

So "gouging" the customers in your mind isn't so much marking up a product's price a lot but making a lot of money? The cosmetics industry, which takes a tube of lipstick and sells it at triple the cost of production is fine (and also pays their CEO's quite well by the way), but an oil company making a penny per gallon of oil is an evil entity?

There may be some very good reasons to dislike certain oil companies, but I don't think making money providing something people want is one of them. This seems to be all the anti-business crowd needs though.

The Great Catpiss · 02-09-2010, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by stolz25

There may be some very good reasons to dislike certain oil companies, but I don't think making money providing something people want is one of them. This seems to be all the anti-business crowd needs though.

Mainstream Media and Politicians brainwash the peons to be anti-business.

Dispatcher · 02-16-2010, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

So "gouging" the customers in your mind isn't so much marking up a product's price a lot but making a lot of money? The cosmetics industry, which takes a tube of lipstick and sells it at triple the cost of production is fine (and also pays their CEO's quite well by the way), but an oil company making a penny per gallon of oil is an evil entity?

There may be some very good reasons to dislike certain oil companies, but I don't think making money providing something people want is one of them. This seems to be all the anti-business crowd needs though.

I can't speak for you, but fortunately, I don't use lipstick.

Dispatcher · 02-16-2010, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by The Great Catpiss

Mainstream Media and Politicians brainwash the peons to be anti-business.

Rrrrright. And folks like you think business can't do anything wrong.
Corporations already run the country, what more do you want?

stolz25 · 02-16-2010, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Dispatcher

I can't speak for you, but fortunately, I don't use lipstick.

As you well know, that wasn't the point. But this is the quality of response I'd expect from you.

Dispatcher · 02-16-2010, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

As you well know, that wasn't the point. But this is the quality of response I'd expect from you.

Thank you.

The Great Catpiss · 02-17-2010, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Dispatcher

Rrrrright. And folks like you think business can't do anything wrong.

Folks like me? You continue to be wrong. But since you keep your hatred blinders on, you will continue to make jackass assumptions. I am sure you missed all the times stolz and I duked it out. Unlike you, he doesn't plug his ears and run away while making hateful remarks. He responds with opinions that I respectfully disagree with.

I actually am for some regulation to prevent businesses from getting out of control. While I am for some regulation, I think most of the regulations proposed by our government are bullshit.

Because of my beliefs, most libertarians wouldn't consider me a libertarian. It just so happens I am borderline centrist/libertarian and it is the party I side the most with.

Originally Posted by Dispatcher

Corporations already run the country, what more do you want?

I really don't know who or what runs our country.

I challenge you to answer this simple question. What is wrong with a company making profit?