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I think I just did a pretty effective shut down of somebody's anti-capitalism rant. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4967673 Doubt he'll even read it, though.
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I've been to Andorra.... extremely expensive place, and not much in the way of work. If you can ski, and have the relevant qualifications... you can be a ski instructor, and that pays fairly well. Small country, so it's a close-knit community, and the place is absolutely beautiful in the winter. Still, I don't think it's a place you
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I'm living in Hong Kong, now. If you at least have some skills which are of use in the financial sector, you can be guaranteed an extremely good life (especially if you're white). Outside of that, pick up the qualifications required to teach English... native English speakers can earn a bomb, here (especially if you're white), and you don't
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Personally, I'd call the smell of coffee when raining a positive externaility. Maybe I could petition Nestle to open a factory near me...
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Pan Am, Hostess EDIT: RIM/Blackberry, Sony, Nokia
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This should come as no surprise to anybody, here. But a nice article for you guys to store in your "evidence" lockers. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9707029/Two-thirds-of-millionaires-left-Britain-to-avoid-50p-tax-rate.html
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This post may just turn into a discussion with myself... One thing that always strikes me, is that just about every state has some kind of relationship with religion, though that relationship varies greatly. In some states, they use religion as a means of control (say, the religious theocracies of the middle-east), in other cases, the state tries to
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY&feature=share Quite an inspiring video, I actually ended up donating $25 to the charity mentioned at the end.
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Most of the time, nothing. I do, infrequently, get the urge to read a magazine... but I walk into the store, read the headlines and just rage. Not going to putting down my hard-earned moneys for that kind of torture. HOWEVER, when I fly, I often buy a copy of Forbes. Although the magazine is somewhat statist... Steve Forbes isn't that bad of a guy
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Hmmm... so if a product labelled itself as "coke" that would be fine, but "Coca Cola", no. Despite both actually being tradmarks of the CC family. But couldn't two businesses use the same name and logos? Would that still count as fraud?