2snazzy's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/135544/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/116995-three-thriving-companies-wal-mart-apple-apollo-group?source=feed#comment-369818 369818 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:17:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/99488-the-difference-between-1993-and-2009?source=feed#comment-281253 281253
First, the #1 goal of government (any government) is to stay in power and maintain the status quo.

Second, the #2 goal of government is to GROW.

Cut federal spending from 3 Billion to 2 Billion? That's like saying we could avoid rush hour traffic if we all sprouted wings and flew ourselves where we wanted to go rather than driving.

The first thing we need to do is to change the constitution so that (a) each administration is for six years with NO reelection. This would mean that an administration would be focused on GOVERNING rather than getting REELECTED. Second, we need to adopt the British concept of being able to vote out an administration if we as a populace believe the current administration is no longer effective in managing our government as opposed to waiting four more years to vote that administration out when the next election rolls around. If we had to ability to have a "no confidence vote" in this nation, George W and his team would have been run out of office long ago and the expensive war and other fiscal policies that are driving us deeper into debt would have been stopped.

If the current system isn't working, why continue to dig a hole? It's time to go to a new system.]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:40:53 -0400
First, the #1 goal of government (any government) is to stay in power and maintain the status quo.

Second, the #2 goal of government is to GROW.

Cut federal spending from 3 Billion to 2 Billion? That's like saying we could avoid rush hour traffic if we all sprouted wings and flew ourselves where we wanted to go rather than driving.

The first thing we need to do is to change the constitution so that (a) each administration is for six years with NO reelection. This would mean that an administration would be focused on GOVERNING rather than getting REELECTED. Second, we need to adopt the British concept of being able to vote out an administration if we as a populace believe the current administration is no longer effective in managing our government as opposed to waiting four more years to vote that administration out when the next election rolls around. If we had to ability to have a "no confidence vote" in this nation, George W and his team would have been run out of office long ago and the expensive war and other fiscal policies that are driving us deeper into debt would have been stopped.

If the current system isn't working, why continue to dig a hole? It's time to go to a new system.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99057-apple-rules-teen-segment-but-will-it-last?source=feed#comment-276626 276626
As to the issue of declining iPod sales, remember that ultimately, an iPod is cheap enterainment. Songs cost 99 cents on iTunes. iPods are a social event and teens are not going to give them up. Each time a new hip artist releases a hit, you can count on millions of downloads by "hip" teens. Podcasts are a way of cheap information for literally millions of people including adults. As other forms of entertainment go up in cost (movies, etc), teens (and younger) will continue to "hang out", and when they do, they will have an iPod plugged into their ear and continue to purchase more songs. iPod sales may not grow at rates seen in earlier years, but until a "hipper" technology comes along to replace MP3 players, Apple will continue to sell iPods and make money.]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:24:53 -0400
As to the issue of declining iPod sales, remember that ultimately, an iPod is cheap enterainment. Songs cost 99 cents on iTunes. iPods are a social event and teens are not going to give them up. Each time a new hip artist releases a hit, you can count on millions of downloads by "hip" teens. Podcasts are a way of cheap information for literally millions of people including adults. As other forms of entertainment go up in cost (movies, etc), teens (and younger) will continue to "hang out", and when they do, they will have an iPod plugged into their ear and continue to purchase more songs. iPod sales may not grow at rates seen in earlier years, but until a "hipper" technology comes along to replace MP3 players, Apple will continue to sell iPods and make money.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/88557-looking-for-a-cause-for-thursday-s-sell-off-blame-greenspan?source=feed#comment-220023 220023 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:15:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/86447-time-to-stand-up-for-steve-jobs?source=feed#comment-212190 212190 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:35:09 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/80408-options-trader-friday-outlook?source=feed#comment-180900 180900 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:37:55 -0400