2010 midterm elections

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I had a website on Ebay when EVERYTHING was free. No commision, no fees for the site, no charge period. That's how Ebay beat our network. We could not compete with Free. I was online when Ebay was a startup. Also, Heritage's website wasn't even as nice as mine! Heritage didn't even have their auctions online! Heritage was member dealer of our network competing for sales with me! Our network was the number one online auction house for coins. Then Ebay took us down and our network was dissolved. It was devastating. I had a dealer site on Coin World for years after. Then a conflict of interest with Coin World owning ANACS dissolved that too. I just could not compete with all the people on Ebay selling coins who were not collecting sales tax and reporting their income. It was a sad reality. We fought hard with Ebay and lost.

A concept for you to ponder: Marketing. Never to be understimated as to it's being a key to success in business.
 
😱 So we can find out what's in it...the bill is 2000 pages longer than the Constitution of the United States and NO ONE under creation knows what's in it? Makes sense. If you are flupped duck in head.

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I always thought marketing was like a joke right. A little education applied marketing can make you or break you. The owner of our network had a degree in marketing and a Master's in International Business or similar. jeebus the guy knew how to sell stuff! The arranger, LOL. But yeah. He's no doubt the king of SPAM these days. Went from sitting around in his dorm room playing on the internet to buku bazillion in sales with the help of dealers like myself and a few hundred others. The kind of story you read about. Ebay.
 

The Tides Foundation, the Apollo Alliance, SEIU, AMA (younger docs), et. al., and the ATLA said to leave tort reform out.
 
The reasons behind that 'zero' are alarming. Some projections have China's economy at four times the size of ours by 2040. Company's like Ford, M$, Starbucks, etc. and ideas like the automobile, airplanes, telephone, vaccum cleaners, DDR3 etc. etc. are not a result of government ingenunity. Private business is responsible for 80% of all new jobs created. A simple observation. Can't wait until next tuesday.
 
Company's like Ford, M$, Starbucks, etc. and ideas like the automobile, airplanes, telephone, vaccum cleaners, DDR3 etc. etc. are not a result of government ingenunity. Private business is responsible for 80% of all new jobs created.
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I would like to point out that most of Toyota's cars are made in the US: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/autos/1006/gallery.american_made/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,465005,00.html

Ironic isn't it? These were the same people the media destroyed for a simple issue. I'm not saying that the break problem is insignificant, but I'm saying that the media blew the problem out of proportion. Oh, and the crashed were caused by ID10T error in almost all cases. People don't know about putting the gear to neutral/engine breaking? Really sad.

PS: I learned about engine breaking in Nova Scotia. Fun driving down hill, Esp. when you only had a permit at that time :ange:
 


A large part of that is due to China's continued undervaluing their currency, to give them a leg up on both exports (cheaper) and imports (more expensive). And the US and rest of the world seem content to protest a bit but let them get away with it. Plus China likes to force foreign companies to divulge their IP to them. It would be rough for a few years, but if we and other countries had enough guts to impose severe trade sanctions on China, they would be forced to play nice.
 


IIRC Toyota's sold in North America are merely assembled in the US - the design is done in Japan. And it would seem the faulty braking electronics are due to design, not assembly.

But I agree that basic driver ed courses should include instruction on what to do if something goes wrong, such as forcing a shift into lower gears to reduce speed.
 
^ Agreed. I accept and acknowledge that there was a problem, but I really think the US media blew the problem out of proportion. That was the point I was trying to make.

And yes, Drivers Ed programs NEED to provide kids(adults?) with this kind of info. Ask any random non-car savvy person and the chances of them knowing what engine breaking is is very very low.
 


No. They will still blaming Bush. And their careers are safe. There are so many cable channels desperate to fill airtime. Look at Maury Povitch (spelling?).
 
I guess we'll see how "stupid" we are on NOV 3. Those who care will vote, those who do not, will not. I predict a landslide for a more conservative Congress, Governor's mansions, and local offices. I'll be working the polls for my favorite City Council member, armed only with a smile, kind word, and a sample ballot for those who would like one.
 
Well, the big election is tomorrow. Regardless of your preferences, be sure to get out and vote!

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I'd probably stay away from cable news networks until the results come in, as the talking heads will be in a frenzy tomorrow.
 
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