We need to get back to the philosophy of George Washington, and we need to find among us people that are more concerned about the fate of the nation and those they represent than they care about their own self-interest.
In an age where the public trough is an all you can eat(steal) buffet... good luck with that.
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I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
The current bailout package has 500B bailout for corporarions. This money will be handed out at the treasury departments discretion, this is the sticking point.
This money needs to be a TARP program like used during the great recession. That is where a company would offer discounted shares in return for bailout money. This way when the stock price recovered there was an actual profit to be made.
Plus there needs to be major oversight and transparency on how this money is appropriated.
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There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
Another story going around is that the Dems wanted a bill that benefited the people more, but got one that they deemed to benefit Wall Street too much.
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Typical game-play by Pelosi & Schumer. Dems & Repubs had it nearly hashed out, dem "leadership" walked in, and blew it up because they see an opportunity.
The corporate bailout portion needs to be a separate program/bill.
Notice I wasn't pointing fingers at anyone particular.
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There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
Lets not go all pol on this because all-in-all it's a double edged sword. If you don't prop up big corp, then furloughs and layoffs go up exponentially leaving us with more of "the people" we need to help.
During the 2008 crash BofA, AIG, GE, GM etc took big prop up money too...
Lets not go all pol on this because all-in-all it's a double edged sword. If you don't prop up big corp, then furloughs and layoffs go up exponentially leaving us with more of "the people" we need to help.
During the 2008 crash BofA, AIG, GE, GM etc took big prop up money too...
No argument here, but it needs to be done where we recoup as much as we can in these Corp bailouts.
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Other; S60'S, M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
Good thread where we were getting some good insight from people close to the medical profession. Now it will be closed due to political bickering. Thanks. I am as much disappointed in what is going on in Washington but I don't share my view, because this is an audio forum and politics is out.
Again, this is a situation where politics comes into play, as well as the stock market, this thread has been great despite people having different views, as long as we all be adults and respect that. This is a time where we should be thanking the powers that be at Polk for letting us have these discussions
I have been enjoying this thread, lets help keep it open, this is a time where it's needed... IMO...
Mortgage rates up as lenders try to temper demand.
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Other; S60'S, M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
So as predicted at work they had a bunch of conference calls at the same time.
All channels in and out 100% busy. internet traffic at 100%.
Everybody's working remotely.
All the techs are shaking their heads.
nothing we can do. Bucket is full.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
Yep, work sites are definitely learning the weak spots in their IT infrastructure. This is one of a million lessons we'll learn going thru this, that will be VERY important going forward. Despite all the doom & gloom, adversity always teaches valuable lessons if you look at failures as times to learn.
The biggest problem we are having is getting enough systems into the hands of the people who normally don't work from home. There's been a huge rush on that stuff between businesses and schools so pickin's are slim right now. Even refurbs are flying out of inventories just to support this.
We have a robust VPN system, though, because roughly 55% of our workforce is/was remote/mobile so we don't have many issues on the VPN side of things. Especially with split-tunneling. So all the media traffic like conference calls and video/audio goes out the local internet connection and only sensitive stuff like email and network shares runs down the VPN connection.
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You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
Yep, work sites are definitely learning the weak spots in their IT infrastructure. This is one of a million lessons we'll learn going thru this, that will be VERY important going forward. Despite all the doom & gloom, adversity always teaches valuable lessons if you look at failures as times to learn.
Agreed Steve, but at the end of the day, will they do something about it. Costs money ya know. Look at the HC industry, still can't get on the same page electronically.
Kudo's to Walmart.
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I love hearing stories like this and others. It reminds me of the American spirit, how we can come together in times of crisis to help each other. That's the America I miss, the America that didn't always need a crisis to do things to help one another.
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I love hearing stories like this and others. It reminds me of the American spirit, how we can come together in times of crisis to help each other. That's the America I miss, the America that didn't always need a crisis to do things to help one another.
I can't agree more. I was in my teens following 9/11 but man it felt good seeing folks caring for one another.
We are supposed to stay home. But today is the busiest
Ever. Go figure. So the worker bees are at work.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
Is it just me, or does anyone else think it’s a bit ridiculous that with all our technology we can’t figure out a way for quarantined Representatives and Senators to vote remotely?
Is it just me, or does anyone else think it’s a bit ridiculous that with all our technology we can’t figure out a way for quarantined Representatives and Senators to vote remotely?
Yes, it is you. They never thought about this before, so it will take some time to come up with a plan that everyone can live with. Or they can ask Tony. He knows everything, and has no problem letting everyone know it.
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Yes, it is you. They never thought about this before, so it will take some time to come up with a plan that everyone can live with. Or they can ask Tony. He knows everything, and has no problem letting everyone know it.
And you know nothing and have no trouble letting everyone know it.
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I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
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In an age where the public trough is an all you can eat(steal) buffet... good luck with that.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
This money needs to be a TARP program like used during the great recession. That is where a company would offer discounted shares in return for bailout money. This way when the stock price recovered there was an actual profit to be made.
Plus there needs to be major oversight and transparency on how this money is appropriated.
Other; S60'S, M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
Polk 7B main speakers, most mods comp. (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
The corporate bailout portion needs to be a separate program/bill.
Notice I wasn't pointing fingers at anyone particular.
Other; S60'S, M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
During the 2008 crash BofA, AIG, GE, GM etc took big prop up money too...
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No argument here, but it needs to be done where we recoup as much as we can in these Corp bailouts.
Other; S60'S, M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
Polk 7B main speakers, most mods comp. (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
I have been enjoying this thread, lets help keep it open, this is a time where it's needed... IMO...
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There are three things that give a man a false sense of courage, a keyboard, alcohol and a firearm.
Motorhead, 4.12.20
tonyb said " but even socialists can do a good thing here and there
Social media makes dumb people dumber and smart people dumb and dumber.
All channels in and out 100% busy. internet traffic at 100%.
Everybody's working remotely.
All the techs are shaking their heads.
nothing we can do. Bucket is full.
We have a robust VPN system, though, because roughly 55% of our workforce is/was remote/mobile so we don't have many issues on the VPN side of things. Especially with split-tunneling. So all the media traffic like conference calls and video/audio goes out the local internet connection and only sensitive stuff like email and network shares runs down the VPN connection.
You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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Agreed Steve, but at the end of the day, will they do something about it. Costs money ya know. Look at the HC industry, still can't get on the same page electronically.
Kudo's to Walmart.
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Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, banks, etc., are to remain open. Drive thru or delivery services for restaurants are to remain open.
Historic times we are living in.
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Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
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Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
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I can't agree more. I was in my teens following 9/11 but man it felt good seeing folks caring for one another.
Construction sites are still essential.
See all you bastages on the other side!
Thank you sir! Nope! Schools closed! And post above edited in time!
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Ever. Go figure. So the worker bees are at work.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
Yes, it is you. They never thought about this before, so it will take some time to come up with a plan that everyone can live with. Or they can ask Tony. He knows everything, and has no problem letting everyone know it.
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Coronavirus-
35.2 thousand cases reported in the U.S.
471 deaths so far.
Flu
38 million cases
390,000 hospitalized
23,000 deaths.
Who's the better killer ? Which is the reason supplies are stretched ? Which is the reason hospitals are at their limits ?
U.S. FLU stats still surpass the whole world wide stats for CV.
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And you know nothing and have no trouble letting everyone know it.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”