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Where do you even come up with this shit???????????????????? God, my head is splitting!!!!
Who ever said anything about fining a company their gross profits? WTF????
LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE!!!!
I did not throw out $25 million AS THE FIGURE IT SHOULD BE!!!! I simply put it out as a comparison!!!!!
Please, please, please NOTE If a company had to pay x to do something the right way, and was only forced to pay y (y being considerably smaller than x, mind you) to do something the wrong way, then it MAKES SENSE to do it the wrong way.
If the fine were raised to x, and you would have to pay that amount anyway, then it would make sense to do it the right way! |
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No, it doesn't. The "right" way is not just the morally right way, but it's also the more responsibly (to the public) right way and ultimately, the fiscally right way in the long run.
Enron went the wrong way that "made sense" (Well, to people like you and them who don't care about anyone except themselves) at the time. But in the long run, it was fiscally irresponsible, they got caught, and now they, their employees, and the American economy are all paying a heavy price because of that scandal.
Likewise, Halliburton's duplicity made them money in the short run, but it helped sustain a chain of events that lead to us spending countless billions in a war and exponentially more money to sustain Iraq, which impacts the economy, which in turn impacts their stock. So while the immediate Iraq contracts will be lucrative, the aftermath will be much more damaging to the economy in which Halliburton resides.
Seems like you have a really short-sighted view of economics.
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| I NEVER SAID THIS WAS RIGHT, OR MORAL, OR THE WAY I WOULD RUN IT!!!!!!! I SAID THIS IS JUST THE WAY IT IS!!!!!! WHY IS THAT SO HARD? |
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I repeat, you COMMENDED Halliburton. Surely you remember that? Breathe deep, lad. Ease off the Caps Lock and tap those memory banks of yours.
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| As for the second argument, I'm not even addressing it any more. To you, the government is full of evil liars. To me, it's a necessary evil. Tired of beating the dead horse for an argument that neither of us will yeild on. |
Actually, that's not what either of us said. I said the justifications for Iraq were lies and they should be held accountable for THOSE lies. You kept rambling about government deception being necessary for national security or something. Despite me engaging you on that point and asking for what this war had to do with national security despite the country being on the verge of helplessness, you continue to ignore me there and continue to ignore my points about the OTHER, non-WMD lies. We're not even discussing the same points, so why would either of us yield?
It's okay. Take a few deep breaths and then think about it.
