dagblog - Comments for "I, For One, Welcome Our Corporate Overlords!" http://dagblog.com/politics/i-one-welcome-our-corporate-overlords-7215 Comments for "I, For One, Welcome Our Corporate Overlords!" en I saw that piece in the http://dagblog.com/comment/88775#comment-88775 <a id="comment-88775"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/88747#comment-88747">I actually prefer the idea</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I saw that piece in the Onion, and it would have been really funny, if it hadn't been so sadly, true.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:21:50 +0000 stillidealistic comment 88775 at http://dagblog.com I actually prefer the idea http://dagblog.com/comment/88747#comment-88747 <a id="comment-88747"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/politics/i-one-welcome-our-corporate-overlords-7215">I, For One, Welcome Our Corporate Overlords!</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I actually prefer the idea that we Americans should all pool our monies and hire a lobbyist to represent our interests in Washington.</p><p>(H/T to <em><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/american-people-hire-highpowered-lobbyist-to-push,18204/">The Onion</a>)</em></p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:07:48 +0000 SleepinJeezus comment 88747 at http://dagblog.com Profits are good for the http://dagblog.com/comment/88742#comment-88742 <a id="comment-88742"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/politics/i-one-welcome-our-corporate-overlords-7215">I, For One, Welcome Our Corporate Overlords!</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Profits are good for the economy, right?</p><p>But you know what gets in the way of profits?  That's right, it's the cost of making products and supplying services that gets in the way.  Why did GM fail?  Because it was too expensive to make cars, that's why.  We have to take these expenses out of the equation and that means no more products and services.</p><p>Let's just make donations.  And not to the Chamber of Commerce.  They'll just get in the way.  Right now, go make a donation to your favorite corporation.   Just give them money and don't accept anything in return.  This will give them a 100% profit margin and that will save America.</p><p>Let's get moving, people!</p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:50:36 +0000 Michael Maiello comment 88742 at http://dagblog.com I find it interesting, http://dagblog.com/comment/88740#comment-88740 <a id="comment-88740"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/88737#comment-88737">One of my nieces is married</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I find it interesting, too, that the National Association of Realtors is giving <strong>98%</strong> of their contributions to Democrats.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:43:34 +0000 Elusive Trope comment 88740 at http://dagblog.com One of my nieces is married http://dagblog.com/comment/88737#comment-88737 <a id="comment-88737"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/politics/i-one-welcome-our-corporate-overlords-7215">I, For One, Welcome Our Corporate Overlords!</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2010/10/11/GR2010101105789.gif" alt="" width="400" height="153" /></p><p>One of my nieces is married to a guy with the US C of C, and I was surprised to see that they were now the #1 disclosed campaign contributor.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:37:15 +0000 Donal comment 88737 at http://dagblog.com