tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post8371058422778916365..comments2023-08-24T07:27:12.657-07:00Comments on Contra O'Reilly: The Road to Hell is Also Paved with Stupidity 4 Will "take no prisoners" Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-39887794953696505732012-11-02T17:06:12.606-07:002012-11-02T17:06:12.606-07:00Rusty said: "Jerry,are you serious?You really...Rusty said: "Jerry,are you serious?You really want to limit the profit a public company can make?"<br /><br />No, what he proposes won't limit their profit. He will just make sure that his over-regulation and over-taxation forces the company to make money in another country. Another country that sees the benefit of the jobs, products, and investment.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-18487254430689134232012-11-02T14:46:08.497-07:002012-11-02T14:46:08.497-07:00No offense intended.......John Myste, he's ano... No offense intended.......John Myste, he's another one who does it, too. Very well, in fact.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-40160771471977392872012-11-02T13:52:49.750-07:002012-11-02T13:52:49.750-07:00Yes, I know you do. I have been on the receiving ...Yes, I know you do. I have been on the receiving end of it more than once, :)Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-68958893189422894902012-11-02T13:38:43.819-07:002012-11-02T13:38:43.819-07:00I do devil's advocacy, too, Jerry. It must be ... I do devil's advocacy, too, Jerry. It must be a part of our DNA.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-60823566543140349212012-11-02T12:31:39.707-07:002012-11-02T12:31:39.707-07:00Of course I am not serious. It was just an exampl...Of course I am not serious. It was just an example of taking Will's logic to an extreme.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-24166818862957525882012-11-02T10:05:25.699-07:002012-11-02T10:05:25.699-07:00
Jerry,are you serious?You really want to limi...<br /><br /> Jerry,are you serious?You really want to limit the profit a public company can make? Please explain the reasoning behind that.Rusty Shackelfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232914458379098036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-90768057002282767522012-10-31T20:16:12.855-07:002012-10-31T20:16:12.855-07:00 You, too. Time for some Junior Mints, I say. You, too. Time for some Junior Mints, I say.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-16059602566577353112012-10-31T17:13:01.864-07:002012-10-31T17:13:01.864-07:00The slippery slope is the justification, not the p...The slippery slope is the justification, not the policy.<br /><br />Happy Halloween!Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-86186763738651502772012-10-31T16:57:03.250-07:002012-10-31T16:57:03.250-07:00And we could clone Mussolini and make the airlines...And we could clone Mussolini and make the airlines run perfectly. Jerry, I was examining the effects of A policy, whether it's a good policy or a bad policy. There aren't any slippery slopes involved in that.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-66658741283584459582012-10-31T16:16:04.265-07:002012-10-31T16:16:04.265-07:00Hey! I'm just sliding down that slippery slop...Hey! I'm just sliding down that slippery slope of your airline reasoning.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-31888152258429123142012-10-31T15:11:19.295-07:002012-10-31T15:11:19.295-07:00No, I'm vociferously opposed to government pri...No, I'm vociferously opposed to government price controls (a la Hoover, FDR, Nixon) and limitations on how much a private company can accrue via the market place, a) philosophically and b) because of the unintended consequences of THAT (reductions in both supply and quality).Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-22576559094654446012012-10-31T13:59:06.381-07:002012-10-31T13:59:06.381-07:00It is safer to fly than to drive on a based on dea...It is safer to fly than to drive on a based on deaths/injuries per mile traveled. Therefore I propose a policy of limiting airline profits and forcing them to lower ticket prices so that more people will fly instead of drive. You should agree with this policy since you favor policies that have the lowest injury/deaths associated with them.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-60882502154944222042012-10-31T13:41:30.121-07:002012-10-31T13:41:30.121-07:00The question is very elementary. Will this policy ...The question is very elementary. Will this policy cause less deaths and injuries or more deaths and injuries. I would respectfully submit, more.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-34010095410736668732012-10-31T12:07:23.652-07:002012-10-31T12:07:23.652-07:00"This policy will INCREASE airline profits at..."This policy will INCREASE airline profits at the expense of the consumer."<br /><br />What a novel concept! Imagine that! Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-66518281086830677522012-10-31T08:04:35.288-07:002012-10-31T08:04:35.288-07:00Travel with infants can be problematic
...Travel with infants can be <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Woman-says-sons-stinky-diaper-got-her-kicked-off-Metro-bus-174707311.html" rel="nofollow">problematic</a><br />...BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-53805157297611913872012-10-31T07:50:01.439-07:002012-10-31T07:50:01.439-07:00It's instructive in the sense that if these sa...It's instructive in the sense that if these same people chose automobiles instead of airlines (because of the policy and the cost of it), the number of deaths AND injuries would be significantly higher.............Think about what you say before you say it, Ema. This policy will INCREASE airline profits at the expense of the consumer. Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-74056582590026459682012-10-31T07:30:39.568-07:002012-10-31T07:30:39.568-07:00Ema said: "What make you think that the peopl...Ema said: "What make you think that the people at NTSB did not look at the ramification?"<br /><br />They are bureacrats. The American nomenclatura. Their first priority is getting rich directly at the public expense.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-26559919316777289052012-10-31T01:52:46.733-07:002012-10-31T01:52:46.733-07:00.
"... for safety's sake. But it's s....<br /><br />"... for safety's sake. But it's stupid. I mean, yeah, it may in fact save the lives of one or two infants per decade but can we at least look at the ramifications?"<br /><br />... can we at least look at the ramifications? What make you think that the people at NTSB did not look at the ramification?<br /><br />" I know that these bureaucrats aren't necessarily bred to think beyond the immediate and all but, geez, you gotta have a little bit of common sense, no?"<br /><br />So tell US oh mighty mouth of moronic mumblings, "How many infants are you willing to have killed?" Where else do you feel safety should be optional for the sake of profit?<br /><br />Ema Nymton<br />~@:o?<br />.Ema Nymtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291372077565212886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-1673602588855879162012-10-31T00:01:11.807-07:002012-10-31T00:01:11.807-07:00I'm not sure comparing airline injuries with c...I'm not sure comparing airline injuries with car injuries is very instructive. Clearly auto injuries are much higher. On that basis, it would be hard to justify airline seatbelts let alone even seats.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-35839557635660872102012-10-30T21:00:10.798-07:002012-10-30T21:00:10.798-07:00And compare it to injuries, not deaths, from autom...And compare it to injuries, not deaths, from automobile accidents.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327826536005692170.post-25368979867552988072012-10-30T20:28:43.991-07:002012-10-30T20:28:43.991-07:00It would be interesting to see some injury, not ne...It would be interesting to see some injury, not necessarily death, statistics for infants traveling in airplanes on their parents' laps.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com