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fishbone
Guest
Heads up....
Maybe this explains some of my scores.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/
Maybe this explains some of my scores.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/
There was a thread in the Centefire forum where we got into intellectual property rights. Small scale, of course.
But this warning from Leupold reminds me -- we in the U.S. can erase a large portion of our debt -- the 1.1+ trillion owed China -- by just telling them to write it off as payment for thievery of our intellectual property, and all those counterfeit goods semi-sanctioned by the Chinese government.
Sadly, we owe Japan nearly the same amount, and Brazil quite a bit. Anyone got evidence of counterfeiting/intellectual property theft by them?
But this warning from Leupold reminds me -- we in the U.S. can erase a large portion of our debt -- the 1.1+ trillion owed China -- by just telling them to write it off as payment for thievery of our intellectual property, and all those counterfeit goods semi-sanctioned by the Chinese government.
Sadly, we owe Japan nearly the same amount, and Brazil quite a bit. Anyone got evidence of counterfeiting/intellectual property theft by them?
TomD
e publius unum
Big surprise there.
I play some in the coin, bullion, numismatic fields and the increasingly perfect Chinese counterfeits just flooding the market have a bunch of people freaked out. If the Chinese will include poison in exported pet food because it increases their profit margin by a couple of per cent, I'd say counterfeited scopes are barely worthy of comment.
They play to win, rules be damned, reminds me of the democratic party.
I play some in the coin, bullion, numismatic fields and the increasingly perfect Chinese counterfeits just flooding the market have a bunch of people freaked out. If the Chinese will include poison in exported pet food because it increases their profit margin by a couple of per cent, I'd say counterfeited scopes are barely worthy of comment.
They play to win, rules be damned, reminds me of the democratic party.
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
Is that the same democrat party that lied us into an 11 year war in Iraq and Afghanistan??
And forgot to pay for it?
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
I'm sorry guys, I can discuss world affairs and current events fairly well. I just can't do partisan politics.
Over the years I have found most, not all but most, partisan politicians, by the time they get to the state capitols and Washington to be greedy, arrogant, and self serving.
If they were true statesmen, as they claim to be, they would come, serve for the betterment of the nation and the world, then, after 2-3 terms they would leave.
They would come from real jobs, with real life experiences, and go back to real jobs. We do not have that condition now!!
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fishbone
Guest
I think my post has been 'hi jacked'.
No, but
It's the same Democratic Party that presided over the near dismantling of our financial system via relaxation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules. Barney Frank, heard of him? They're all scoundrels, the whole lot of them!! No partisanship here.
It's the same Democratic Party that presided over the near dismantling of our financial system via relaxation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules. Barney Frank, heard of him? They're all scoundrels, the whole lot of them!! No partisanship here.
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
I think my post has been 'hi jacked'.
Sorry 'bout that. The whole country has been hijacked.
Tom Fruechtel, Leupold's just retired CEO, is a friend of mine. I'll bet he is glad to be out of this mess.
But, hey, who else makes scopes in the US??
Yes, and if I live to be 200 years old, I'll NEVER understand why they did!! Based on how the vote 'appeared' to turn out, I now find myself faced with the fact that approx. 6 or 7 out of every 10 people I meet when walking downtown are bloody, blithering IDIOTS. I know of no other type of individual stupid enough to have voted in this manner.
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
Oops, we hijacked again, sorry!!
You can't figure it out? Look at the last two the GOP has run for President. IMO, the average American, especially those of us with children and grandchildren, are sick of these senseless wars that cost us TRILLIONS and mangle our offspring. (The current estimate of US guys and gals, who were wonded or lost at least arms and legs, if not worse, just in Iraq is 106,000!!! )
And for what gain??
http://costsofwar.org/article/us-and-allied-wounded
Even most of the GOP old guard is wondering what is happening to the party. What happened is the "neocons' moved into the GOP in the 60's from the Democrat party which they had occupied since they came from Marxist/Leninist Russia at the turn of the 20Th century.
Look some of them up yourself.
For instance-
Irvine Kristol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Kristol
I write all this as a former, loyal Republican (until the second term of GHW Bush). I had voted GOP in 6 Presidential election cycles. Now I vote independent.
You can't figure it out? Look at the last two the GOP has run for President. IMO, the average American, especially those of us with children and grandchildren, are sick of these senseless wars that cost us TRILLIONS and mangle our offspring. (The current estimate of US guys and gals, who were wonded or lost at least arms and legs, if not worse, just in Iraq is 106,000!!! )
And for what gain??
http://costsofwar.org/article/us-and-allied-wounded
Even most of the GOP old guard is wondering what is happening to the party. What happened is the "neocons' moved into the GOP in the 60's from the Democrat party which they had occupied since they came from Marxist/Leninist Russia at the turn of the 20Th century.
Look some of them up yourself.
For instance-
Irvine Kristol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Kristol
I write all this as a former, loyal Republican (until the second term of GHW Bush). I had voted GOP in 6 Presidential election cycles. Now I vote independent.
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jcwit
Guest
Actually its very simple. We now live in an entitlement society and a HUGE group of people where its all about ME as in themselves. We also live in a country divided by our own lawmakers, which in turn is turning into their benefit.
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
But he ran for two terms. I voted for him in his first term.
Remember, he lost because of "read my lips, no new taxes".
Edit- I voted for Ross Perot in Bush's 2nd run.
TWICE I have tried to redeem Texas for giving us the two worst Presidents in my lifetime,LBJ and GWB.
I voted instead for Texicans with the initials RP!
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David Halblom
Flying Fish Fundamentals
Maybe if they call.....
from TX NO one should vote for them, ya think. "Politics" just has never been right down there, no matter which side of the fence you fall on. And, yes, I know I am WAY off topic.
from TX NO one should vote for them, ya think. "Politics" just has never been right down there, no matter which side of the fence you fall on. And, yes, I know I am WAY off topic.
Hunter
Chasin' the Sunset
I don't know about the "average American," but I'm sick of 'em. Wars start because some politician's ego has run amok. As for voting "independent," regrettably, that's just throwing away your vote -- assuming "your" vote counts in the first place.
That sounds like Human Nature 101.
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jcwit
Guest
Well there was a time when the quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" meant something.
With the logic of your statement, we never would won let alone entered the 2nd word war, or for that matter ever fought the British to a standstill to form this great country.
Would you wish it otherwise?
JerrySharrett
Senile Member
Hijack #299
To me my vote counts when I vote my convictions.
What you are saying only the winners votes count.
To me my vote counts when I vote my convictions.
What you are saying only the winners votes count.