F... Bill Gates...

[dmek25]

first, you guys want to employ trickle down economics. then, when someone like Gates uses it to his advantage, you bitch. this guy gives away more money to charity, then all of us combined. get over your self

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

first, you guys want to employ trickle down economics. then, when someone like Gates uses it to his advantage, you bitch. this guy gives away more money to charity, then all of us combined. get over your self

Not sure what I posted to give you the thought I was against what he did.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

first, you guys want to employ trickle down economics. then, when someone like Gates uses it to his advantage, you bitch. this guy gives away more money to charity, then all of us combined. get over your self

Gates has donated more money then we as a group will ever make. I can see why people would question why the goverment paid for his building but that complaint needs to be directed to the ones who gave him the money. Trickle down economics has nothing to do with getting money from the goverment.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by dmek25

first, you guys want to employ trickle down economics. then, when someone like Gates uses it to his advantage, you bitch. this guy gives away more money to charity, then all of us combined. get over your self

he gives away more than we even make combined

[dmek25]

sorry, i meant first off. not you in particular

[dmek25]

it sure does. the government gave him the money, and in return he created jobs. the basic principle of Reaganomics

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

it sure does. the government gave him the money, and in return he created jobs. the basic principle of Reaganomics

Sorry you are total off on your Reaganomics. He liked the idea of goverment getting out of the way so business can grow but I don't recall him saying we will buy the stuff for you. It was more he said we will give tax breaks and incentives to help business grow.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Sorry you are total off on your Reaganomics. He liked the idea of goverment getting out of the way so business can grow but I don't recall him saying we will buy the stuff for you. It was more he said we will give tax breaks and incentives to help business grow.

what he aid was the richest needed all the govt help(i.e. tax breaks, and loans) because they were the main supplier of jobs. with more money in the right hands, the economy would grow. now that bill gates took advantage of it, some don't like it

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

what he aid was the richest needed all the govt help(i.e. tax breaks, and loans) because they were the main supplier of jobs. with more money in the right hands, the economy would grow. now that bill gates took advantage of it, some don't like it

Hey you cannot blame a guy for trying and if people don't like it then they need to look at the people who gave him the money. I'd sure hate to see what he pays in taxes.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Microsoft pays a lot of money in taxes and makes a big contribution to our GDP. I suppose they could just move their business to another country and then we'd get nothing.

With that in mind, I don't have a problem with our government treating them "special".

[dmek25]

ghetto, explain how that works to first, will you?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

ghetto, explain how that works to first, will you?

Not sure why you think he needs to explain it to me as I did not bring up the the fact that the goverment purchased one of his buildings. I just said to the person who brought it up that he sould be made at the goverment not Gate's for that.

This is what I said:
I was just joking to get this thread going. I agree he has done more good then harm and if congress is stupid enough to pay for one his buildings then they are the stupid ones. I don't know why congress agreed to this but if it was to keep and create jobs then it will pay back the tax payers at some point. My brother in law was looking to buy some land and build a new office to get out of paying rent to someone else. One city through up so many road blocks that he told them that he was no longer interested. He went to the next city over and they gave him a bunch of tax breaks as long as 30% of his employee's lived in that city. Well he moved to that city and has 45 employee's and the city has recouped their tax breaks and is now making money off his business. Smart move for goverment in alot of cases but in his he only received tax breaks not cash to help build. This same city owned a bunch of buildings in the older part of town and allowed businesses to open shop in these building for rent free for several years. Now that part of town is booming and the city is raking in the new taxes.

[MTK]

I will say this, F Microsoft. Just got the red ring of death on my 2nd xbox 360. This one lasted about a year and a half, same as my first one. I guess that's the shelf life for these pieces of crap. Good thing I bought a replacement plan.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I will say this, F Microsoft. Just got the red ring of death on my 2nd xbox 360. This one lasted about a year and a half, same as my first one. I guess that's the shelf life for these pieces of crap. Good thing I bought a replacement plan.

I don't play video games and haven't since Nintendo 64 was the hot system, but I was thinking about dabbling again. I have a bunch of friends who are gamers. What is the red ring of death?

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I don't play video games and haven't since Nintendo 64 was the hot system, but I was thinking about dabbling again. I have a bunch of friends who are gamers. What is the red ring of death?

It's when your xbox won't start, and the LED ring around the center button (which is usually green) turns red.