Posts by alex101

Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark  Do the Germans consider the BMW or Benz as overpriced too?   No, just as expensive. I'm not sure why it's different with Apple but you read the overpriced argument a lot...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  Plus they tried taking over the world with a puny underfunded army. Once we saved all Southern European countries from national bankruptcy, we'll try again, I promise. 

Examples for what, exactly?

@ThePixelDoctor: If Germans feel Apple is evil then it's because of the price of their products which are generally viewed as overpriced. An advertising slogan called "Geiz ist geil" (translates to something like "Stinginess is...

Google was ordered to pay a fine of €145.000 just last month. They were proven guilty of recording personal WLAN information without permission while gathering all the data for Street View. Also last month, France, Germany and four...

Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970    Thanks for pointing out how the government school system discriminates against and limits real educational choices for the poor and middle class. How is it...

Quote: Originally Posted by MJ1970    And, yet, with those first examples, people have choices. Account sucks? Go find another. Lawyer sucks? Go find another? Teacher sucks? Oh...oops...bad example (for...

Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001    German's economy is not anywhere near as "socialist" as nations like France, Spain and the UK.  And Germany has taken a completely different road than tonton is...

Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001    What you seem to be arguing is that we should just collect everyone's earnings and then redistribute them.  And if that wasn't ridiculous enough, you're arguing this...

Quote: Originally Posted by muppetry    Welcome to the forum and thanks for the perspective. The safety net philosophy that you describe is something of an anathema to the right wing of US politics so you...