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Roark, thats why my proposal includes 5 claims, the last 4 smaller than the first...which means you can go claim that nice vent your found earlier.

why bother having a wireless lan?  Have a network hub and have them plug in to the central server, which can perform its own error checks, once a day to get the news and everything.  much cheaper, and data rate is faster.

yes, but the point is that you are making companies compete to provide the best applications,or costs.  The military does it all the time.

Yeah, just look at me and Josh, well, I think we share the same views on space exploration, but everything else, whew.

My main point was keeping modern.  And another point was not revolutionary upgrades like shuttle to OSP, but gradual upgrades, like wing changes, or different boosters-so you keep a similar production line, with minimal retooling costs.  It would be relatively cheap to impart these new changes, because you are keeping the same basic design.

Josh, the Saudi Arabian rulers aren't hard-line muslims, believe me, the people would kick us out in a minute if their leaders didnt keep us for our oil money.

And I was just making a point.  When I said "our" I didn't mean it was exclusively ours.  But it's pretty easy for Europeans to slam our military actions when they can't really commit to any military actions of their own.

Wow, you have a twisted understanding of economics.  No sense trying to convince a preacher that his religion is false!

Whoa, that sounds a lot like what I said earlier.

Come on!!!  Youre kidding, right?  If everybody stayed at home and did nothing, we wouldnt be much of a species, would we?  Look at any organism.  Do they have the right not to get their food?  Sure, but they'll die.  This position is really, imho, to put it lightly, ludicrous. 

Free is being able to choose your profession, to choose what to buy and think, to choose who your leaders are, to choose which healthcare you receive, to choose who you associate with.  Laziness is not freedom!

So, for an SSTO we recycle the fuel rods, and in normal procedure, we don't have to worry about the nuclear waste?

Wow, you really need to look at the computer market more closely.  I have people asking me to build them computers every week!  The computer market is Booming! 

Bandwith isnt that expensive.  Neither is advertising.  You get venture capital, or a loan, to cover your costs.  Think, josh, think!

Ooof.  Wow.  Demand does go on forever!  When your computer breaks down, when your shoes fall apart, when you want a new phone, there is always demand.  Otherwise, the US economy would have dried up a century ago. 

When demand goes down, you decrease supply or price to compensate.  It's simple economics.  There are many steps you can take to stimulate demand, not the least of which is improving your product!

See above.

I still have about 7 choices for cell phone service.  If people opposed such buyouts, the could start their own companies!

The electronics industry is a perfect example!  I can pick Dell, IBM, Gateway, or I can build my own PC!  It all goes based on what I think is most convenient and beneficial to me.

Um, what's your point about demand  not always being there?  If there is no demand for your product, why should you still be selling it?  Innovate, advertise, and so on!

this isnt based on economic fact.  the companies depend on consumers as much as vice versa, so they are forced to provide a supply that has a demand.  People profit in terms of choices, competitive prices, and so on!  Oh, and then there's higher wages and social mobility.

It is not a shown fallacy that people choose their own companies.  Where'd you hear that from?  Proudhon?  If people buy from a certain company, it will be more successful than a company who has no customer base!

Ebay is a "monopoly," because people find their services reasonably priced and convenient.  If someone came along charging nothing and offering free giveaways, traffic would slowly shift to them.  DishTV was the first real satellite provider-now there are 2, and many cable companies have been forced to innovate to contend.  Who benefits?  The consumers!

Like I said with guatemala, it depends on the application.  The US constitution is by no means an economic yardstick!  I would have to do more study, but I would assume that the regulation was either more or less direct than the US, either of which can be corrupt.

Don't get me started on corruption!  Socialism and Communism have the potential to bleed corruption.