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Post by rjp313jr on Dec 24, 2014 16:00:42 GMT -5
There really isn't such a thing as a free market in this country.
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Dec 24, 2014 17:28:47 GMT -5
1) The only problem I have with Boras is some of his tactics, and even those are rumors potentially, and not fact. I'd hire him in a heartbeat if I were a great player. If not I'd hire someone like Chris Hatfield!
2) I think the USA is about as "free market" as there is in this world. Try Europe if you don't think this market is free. It is "too free" as far as I'm concerned. You can even buy political leaders for a bargain. It's wild and crazy free in many respects and money talks.
3) I think the owners mainly just got lucky. The advent of Widescreen TV , HD technology, increased TV channel distribution and now even streaming Pay video all had a huge impact on revenues. And the owners didn't really have much thinking to do to adapt to it.
4) Minor league guys play because they want to, because they signed contracts to do so which often had bonus clauses and because they hope they can make it to the show. Even making mlb minimum for a few years can secure a person's future. If my kid had a chance and wanted to roll those dice I'd say go for it!
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Post by rjp313jr on Dec 24, 2014 19:04:15 GMT -5
It's not free and buying political leaders is the opposite of free as far as im concerned. If a company is "too big to fail" then that's not a free market. Do you know how many banks and financial institutions should have failed but were "bailed out". I'm not saying whether they should have been or not and I'm not talking about what would have happened had they been left to fail. The point is if something isn't allowed to fail then that is not a free market. If we want to be a free market and don't want to have companies that are too big to fail then those companies should be broken up when they reach that point. However, that's not really free either. So, there is no such thing as a free market.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Dec 25, 2014 12:36:46 GMT -5
There really isn't such a thing as a free market in this country. It's the freest in the world and up until 20 or so years ago? The most powerful and vibrant in the world until some un named organizations thought it was too exclusive of a certain 10% of the "left out" that for the most part, didn't even attempt to integrate into society and contribute to it as a whole. Maybe Russia, China, even Cuba are fairer then according to some? I can believe that according to some policies saw written during 2008-2009.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Dec 25, 2014 21:28:25 GMT -5
There really isn't such a thing as a free market in this country. It's the freest in the world and up until 20 or so years ago? The most powerful and vibrant in the world until some un named organizations thought it was too exclusive of a certain 10% of the "left out" that for the most part, didn't even attempt to integrate into society and contribute to it as a whole. Maybe Russia, China, even Cuba are fairer then according to some? I can believe that according to some policies saw written during 2008-2009. John, you're deluding yourself. The arrogant jokers who brought down the global economy, and the repercussions are still reverberating across the world, are our very own home grown oligarchs. Stoked with enough computing power for a dozen planets, but with zero understanding of the dynamics they were unleashing, or how to manage the junk they were pedaling, they had to be saved from their own techno-stupor to the tune of 10s of trillions of dollars. You'll excuse me if I can't find a free market buried in there. The smartest guys in the room are buffoons and idiots. But they do have the advantage of financing everything that happens. That does bring a lot of prostrate politicians, of all flavors, to their door. And I have very bad news for you. Its been going on for a lot longer than the last 5 years. If that's how long you've been aware of it, then good for you. Now, get hold of Kevin Phillips' books and get the complete picture. Lest you think that's a leftist rant, Phillips was the Nixon speechwriter who came up with the Southern strategy.
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Post by jimed14 on Dec 26, 2014 10:55:14 GMT -5
It has been going on since interest was invented as a concept. It's a shame more people don't understand how extensively money has been used to enslave most of the world and kill many millions of people.
Norm, don't be fooled into thinking they didn't know exactly what they were doing.
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