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dra6o0n
join:2011-08-15
Mississauga, ON

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Re: Cities?

You don't realize that every faction (in this case the people, government, banks, and corporations) have their own needs and desires, agendas and goals.
It's much more complex than you are spouting up.
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Gee, this makes the post-apocalyptic world a much better alternative for the US then lol!
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At this point I can only *facepalm* as people posting against Google for lame excuses are only doing so to make themselves look idiotic.

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said by CXM_Splicer:

Actually, Walmart does that quite often to deliberately destroy competition.

In fact, not only do they sell things that don't make money, they sell a lot of things at a loss for that exact reason.

Theirs TVs are sold at anywhere from 0% profit, to 10% loss, with the expectation on the employees to make that up by shoving equipment protection plans and other "addons"--such as 100% marked up HDMI cables, 90% marked up remote controls, or 40-60% marked up surge protectors--in your face at point-of-sale.

Next time you walk into a Walmart (or pretty much any retail store, for that matter), take notice where the Electronics department is located in relation to the entrance; it is likely tucked away in one of the far corners of the store, thereby forcing you to walk by other departments that might distract you on the way in/out.
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said by jc10098:

You nor I neither own these "Public" entities.

Except if the sidewalk is in front of your house is icy, and someone slips on it. Then the government quickly claims you are responsible for that section of sidewalk, ergo the injured party can rightfully sue you for medical expenses incurred from the slip/fall.

cousintim
join:2004-10-10
Dallas, TX

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said by avgbowler:

The 1st freeway in the US was built by a private company, and so were the railroads.

Again, get off of this socialist kick, and get your facts right.

Get YOUR facts right.

The first long-distance, limited-access highway in the United States was the Pennsylvania Turnpike and it most certainly was publicly built.

The U.S. government provided significant funding for the transcontinental railroad with the Pacific Railroad Acts, starting in 1862, in the form of bonds and land grants. The cities of San Francisco and Sacramento also provided bond funding.

I hate to break it to you, but "we are all socialists now."

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