fiberguy
My views are my own.
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Re: BASS TURDS!!!
Yea... Corporations only want your money. Didn't Wal-Mart just give 250K to aid in disaster relief? wait.. no.. they didn't.. because they just upped it to 1 million. Another business, I heard, gave 2 million. AT&T and other companies are providing free calling service and WiFi in affected areas to help people stay connected. That's just a start.. but I can certainly see how corporations main function in life is to rip people off. Money, aid, and physical support is coming in strong from those greedy corporations all over the place from around the country...
Please.. engage the brain before you say such silly things.
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
| said by fiberguy  :Yea... Corporations only want your money. Didn't Wal-Mart just give 250K to aid in disaster relief? wait.. no.. they didn't.. because they just upped it to 1 million. Another business, I heard, gave 2 million. AT&T and other companies are providing free calling service and WiFi in affected areas to help people stay connected. That's just a start.. but I can certainly see how corporations main function in life is to rip people off. Money, aid, and physical support is coming in strong from those greedy corporations all over the place from around the country... Please.. engage the brain before you say such silly things. It's more of an advantage to corps to offer donations and what not. Can you say BIG tax write offs?
It's so true. BIG corps only want whats in your wallet.
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supernac
join:2003-03-26
Springfield, MO | Do you have a job? If so why? Is it to make money?? Your so greedy!!!!!!!! |
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
| said by supernac :Do you have a job? If so why? Is it to make money?? Your so greedy!!!!!!!! LOL
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to hopeflicker
Good PR will help, as will donations.
If AT&T didn't help getting these customers their service back... then they wouldn't be getting revenue from them.
Tax deductions are always good as well.
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20
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1st, it's not "more of an advantage"...
2nd, do you know how the tax code works and why donations are able to be written off? Theoretically, money needs to flow from the private to the government and some goes back to the private sector. You may funnel money direct to charitable causes yourself instead of the government doing it. So, what's wrong with that?
3rd, very good! Yes.. corporations DO want whats in your wallet... and...? What's your point? That's what business is all about.. supply and demand... they have something you want - you trade with them.. money for product and/or service.
Paranoid people also look at Christmas gifts and think "I wonder what they want from me"... sad, really.
Let me give you something to think about... a charitable donation is going to get into the hands of those in need FAR faster than the government... so please, tell me what's wrong with a donation - even if a tax break is in play.
This is ridiculous.
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hogrunr
join:2005-10-21
Spring, TX
1 edit | reply to fiberguy
hmmm...wonder who that big company was...*cough* HP *cough*
Oh PLUS matching employee donations |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
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said by hopeflicker :It's more of an advantage to corps to offer donations and what not. Can you say BIG tax write offs? Ummm...trust me. They would've made a whole lot more money in just keeping their donations, rather than give them away. You bet your ass they're included in tax write offs. Don't we all try and account for the $5, $10 or whatever we donate to charities as well come tax time? Their donation is no different than the ones citizens make.
said by hopeflicker :It's so true. BIG corps only want whats in your wallet. What else are they supposed to want? If a company wanted anything more from me than what's in my wallet, I'd feel like I had a stalker or something. |
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qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
2 edits | reply to fiberguy
Has Halliburton given a penny yet?
Has Halliburton given a penny?
No.
And why shoud they? After all, they only got paid BILLIONS of dollars from our Govt. for war mongering! |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
| said by qworster :Has Halliburton given a penny? No. I don't remember anyone mentioning them.
Welcome to Tangentville. |
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL | reply to fiberguy
Re: BASS TURDS!!!
Well maybe not rip offs, that doesn't sound right...they DO provide a service. But what I think he was trying to say is that most corporations tend to not really cater to the needs of the customer and are more interested in the bottom line. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA | reply to supernac
Well, some people also go above and beyond making money. They want to help others and feel satisfaction in what they do. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | reply to fiberguy
Are you seriuos? Donating money & resorces is the least they could do. With all the tax loop holes these companies use they should have given 10 times the amounts offered. Take a look at some of the financial statements, in the 10's of billions. |
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mech1164
I'Ll Be Back
join:2001-11-19
Lodi, NJ
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Re: Has Halliburton given a penny yet?
said by Thaler :said by qworster :Has Halliburton given a penny? No. I don't remember anyone mentioning them. Welcome to Tangentville. Isn't that next to BiasTown?  |
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jinjimbob
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join:2001-11-13 | reply to hopeflicker
Re: BASS TURDS!!!
yep, its also cheap advertising. |
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
1 edit | What is wrong with big companies???/
Misleading ads, false advertisements, monopolies, bait and switch, illegal business practices, B.S. TOS/EULA's that is written to where the common folk can not understand, overpriced, piss poor service, shareholder comes before the customer, and the FINE PRINT.
ALL to get YOUR $$$$
It's all shady and it's all BULLSHIT!
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kommander
join:2003-11-03
Yakima, WA
| Said by hope flicker:
What is wrong with big companies???/
Misleading ads, false advertisements, monopolies, bait and switch, illegal business practices, B.S. TOS/EULA's that is written to where the common folk can not understand, overpriced, piss poor service, shareholder comes before the customer, and the FINE PRINT.
ALL to get YOUR $$$$
It's all shady and it's all BULLSHIT!
Move to China. I'm sure that the goverment ran every thing will be to your liking. There are no pesky greedy companies over there. |
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
| said by kommander :Said by hope flicker: What is wrong with big companies???/ Misleading ads, false advertisements, monopolies, bait and switch, illegal business practices, B.S. TOS/EULA's that is written to where the common folk can not understand, overpriced, piss poor service, shareholder comes before the customer, and the FINE PRINT. ALL to get YOUR $$$$ It's all shady and it's all BULLSHIT! Move to China. I'm sure that the goverment ran every thing will be to your liking. There are no pesky greedy companies over there. so you enjoy all of these?
Misleading ads, false advertisements, monopolies, bait and switch, illegal business practices, B.S. TOS/EULA's that is written to where the common folk can not understand, overpriced, piss poor service, shareholder comes before the customer, and the FINE PRINT.
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| said by hopeflicker :so you enjoy all of these? Misleading ads, false advertisements, monopolies, bait and switch, illegal business practices, B.S. TOS/EULA's that is written to where the common folk can not understand, overpriced, piss poor service, shareholder comes before the customer, and the FINE PRINT. I highly doubt anyone enjoys any of that. However, seeing as how I'm lacking the startup capital to maintain my own ISP, I'm in no position to show them what's what. If they break the law, that's up for the court system to decide. However, if AT&T has wronged anyone specifically so wrongly in their business practices, then one would hope they'd drop their services.
Even if AT&T is in a monopolistic power position, they are still peddling luxuries with their broadband provisions. Consumers still have the right to vote with their wallet, and sever the non-essential services with a company that has done them so wrong. And yes, as damn near integrated & handy the internet has been in today's modern life, nobody's going to drop dead directly as a result from stepping off broadband. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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said by kommander :Move to China. I'm sure that the goverment ran every thing will be to your liking. There are no pesky greedy companies over there. I so tire of this type of tripe.
Tell ya what, be a good little slave-sumer and pay the bills for the rest of us. Maybe then you'd care about being ripped off.
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