I haven't been on the board in a while and was saddened to here about Tobin. My condolences to you, Jenny.
Somehow, issues in my life are now quite insignificant.
Originally Posted by mfp1016
No, unless its a very special case with extraneous circumstances, most companies deal with the majority of their cases with on staff lawyers. Its not worth the expense of hiring a firm. If its a high profile case or a case thats is just incredible, say Enron, then...
Originally Posted by mfp1016
Panasonic FZ8, shoots and RAW and is most like an SLR without being one. should be able to get it for $200.
Panasonic FZ8 is crap. It's impossible to be "like an SLR without being one". Avoid.
Originally Posted by mfp1016
Like I said, those companies hire lawyers to exploit the system to get them out of trouble. Its no different than hiring any other lawyer. Its ludicrous to believe that there is no problem with our judicial system. Many of your examples are lack context and are...
Originally Posted by reefraff
Why should the Exxon ceo go to jail over the Valdez spill? Did they know the captain was drunk but allowed him to captain the ship anyway?
He shouldn't, he didn't & he won't. That's what I was saying. When things go south, execs won't pay any consequences unless...
Originally Posted by mfp1016
Like I said, those companies hire lawyers to exploit the system to get them out of trouble. Its no different than hiring any other lawyer. Its ludicrous to believe that there is no problem with our judicial system. Many of your examples are lack context and are...
Originally Posted by mfp1016
In regards to oil company executives, they completely deserve the salaries they get. Yes execs make 600x the average employee, but when crap hits the fan, that average employee is still going home to his family, while the exec is off to jail. I will agree that the...
Trying to be as objective as I can, when I made the statement about never hearing anything from Mobil/Exxon until their quarterly profits report, this also includes any alternative fuel/energy sources they (hopefully) are working on. The oil companies have been very easy targets the last 35...
Originally Posted by Rylan1
I agree with you... its all about the bottom dollar and maximizing profit. I think that this is a flaw with a capitalist market... its all about the dollar first and the employee second. This outsourcing effects all businesses...because I work in advertising and one...
Originally Posted by COWFISHRULE
if i owned a business, i dont want anybody nor the govt telling me how much i am allowed to charge or how much i am allowed to make in a year.
why should they be any different? as soon as that happens, we have entered the society of communism.
tired of high oil...
Originally Posted by reefraff
Before you go off on Exxon about profits look at their level of investment to make those profits. When it costs billions to produce a product it should come as no shock that profits are large. There are MANY companies with a way higher rate of return on their...
Originally Posted by Darknes
I don't understand. Oil companies had no obligation to offer free gas; it's a business, and businesses work on the bottom dollar. Aren't you upset that restaurants weren't out there handing out free food? Maybe cell phone companies should have been giving out free...
Originally Posted by 987654321
Its true that we here in america we are dependent on oil. But its the oil companies that are screwing us. They were making money when it was $25 a barrel. Just look at some of the figures. Its sickining. Im just as gulity as anyone. In fact im worse than...