Private Sector screwing up

#201
#201
droski said:
please name a great gov't success story. would love to hear it
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Amtrak!!!

oh...wait...

NASA!!!

ummm...rockets and astronaut babes wearing diapers

the US Post Office!!!

5 days to mail a letter from Knoxville, TN to Powell, TN??
 
#202
#202
droski said:
actually i did respond to this.

have you ever heard the term opportunity cost?

baring the insurance companies going under or the person living till 100 (which happens) the policies do give a positive return to the holder. but there are about 1,000,000 investment products with higher returns hence the reason why the insurance companies aren't going bankrupt by issuing these policies. any company who buys these policies as an investment rather than what htey are, INSURANCE, should fire their CFO immediately.
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you gave your opinion. others (republicans too) have the same perception this makes the company money.
 
#203
#203
MG1968 said:
Amtrak!!!

oh...wait...

NASA!!!

ummm...rockets and astronaut babes wearing diapers

the US Post Office!!!

5 days to mail a letter from Knoxville, TN to Powell, TN??
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for 30-something cents for mailing that letter, that's pretty darn good
 
#204
#204
droski said:
actually i did respond to this.

have you ever heard the term opportunity cost?

baring the insurance companies going under or the person living till 100 (which happens) the policies do give a positive return to the holder. but there are about 1,000,000 investment products with higher returns hence the reason why the insurance companies aren't going bankrupt by issuing these policies. any company who buys these policies as an investment rather than what htey are, INSURANCE, should fire their CFO immediately.
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on top of that, these CEOs lately have really shown they know what they're doing... :crazy:
 
#206
#206
MG1968 said:
Amtrak!!!

oh...wait...

NASA!!!

ummm...rockets and astronaut babes wearing diapers

the US Post Office!!!

5 days to mail a letter from Knoxville, TN to Powell, TN??
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Yeah, I guess going to the moon... Sending spacecraft throughout the galaxy just isn't a success story.
 
#207
#207
droski said:
please name a great gov't success story. would love to hear it
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I don't know, I would say WWII was a pretty good success. Private industry helped fuel the victory, but the government managed it well all things considered.

But yes, for the most part pickings are slim.
 
#211
#211
rjd970 said:
I don't know, I would say WWII was a pretty good success. Private industry helped fuel the victory, but the government managed it well all things considered.

But yes, for the most part pickings are slim.
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me thinks cash wasn't refering to the military since there is not a private alternative.
 
#213
#213
droski said:
the post office is going bankrupt
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So did the Pony Express... what's your point???

Technology has advanced and the post office simply doesn't have the funds anymore to keep up. Still doesn't mean it's not a success story for what it WAS used for.
 
#214
#214
Cash Vallin said:
Yeah, I guess going to the moon... Sending spacecraft throughout the galaxy just isn't a success story.
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Challenger
Columbia
Apollo 1
Apollo 13 (a successful failure, but a failure nonetheless)
Constellation
Skylab
numerous probes that either crash landed or failed to operate properly.

yes, NASA has had success, but it's failures aren't exactly the kind you shrug off and say, "oh well, better luck next time."
 
#217
#217
the military isn't a "program", it's a Constitutional function of the federal government.
 
#218
#218
MG1968 said:
Challenger
Columbia
Apollo 1
Apollo 13 (a successful failure, but a failure nonetheless)
Constellation
Skylab
numerous probes that either crash landed or failed to operate properly.

yes, NASA has had success, but it's failures aren't exactly the kind you shrug off and say, "oh well, better luck next time."
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i'm not denying that, but nobody ever claimed space travel to be safe. and WTF, weren't you republicans just complaining about the space program being cut... so on one hand, it is a success story when it can be used to further your cause, but it's not a success story when it goes against your cause.

this stuff can't be made up folks
 
#219
#219
Government can do somethings better than the market but the list is very small.

When government tries to substitute for the market it is generally a disaster.
 
#221
#221
Cash Vallin said:
me thinks cash didn't bring up the military... but yes, that is another successful government program.
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i see so you think we spend trillions a year on the military efficiently? you know considering its' a success story and all. . .
 
#222
#222
volinbham said:
Government can do somethings better than the market but the list is very small.

When government tries to substitute for the market it is generally a disaster.
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I would agree for the most part... To me, we just got to find the right balance between the two. 100 percent either way is a dangerous situation.
 
#224
#224
Cash Vallin said:
lets not spend those trillions, and see how much you complain
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not quite understanding your logic. if we could cut the military budget by billions and still have the same quality military but just be more efficient i'd be very happy.
 
#225
#225
you know and I know, no matter how much we cut the military budget but made it more efficient, there would still be so much outrage.

maybe not from you, but it would be political rhetoric at its best.
 
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