• 25Sep 08

  Wall St. Bail Out or Hand Out?

  Tell me folks are we really as stupid as the folks on Wall St. think we are. Will congress give 750 Billion dollars to companies who want to reward the Executives for leading their companies into bankruptcy, while middle class Americans are losing houses everyday. The one thing I learned in economics class is that businesses fail everyday. I don't see the government coming to their rescue. I worked for two companies that went bankrupt, I didn't;t cry I just went and found another job. I am stll under-employed, haven't had a vacation in 7 years, but I am surviving. Where was the government when the companies I worked for bottomed out.

  Now they want to hold the American taxpayer economically hostage. If we don;t save them there will be more lay-offs, higher prices and more homes lost. along with farmers not being able to borrow at a low rate.

  Before they get one penny the whole financial system need to be fully investigated, someone mis-appropriated funds. Too many execs living high on the hog, not sharing the wealth parties and whore hopping. If I had to give them anything it would be just enough to get by, that's how I have been doing it, so why can't they do it, too. Each and every penny should be accounted for, tax auditors should be stationed at each company counting everything that comes in and goes out and for what reason it is going in and out (no pun intended). The big execs need to start working at McDonald's and car washes, to see what real work is all about. they need to miss vacation for a few years to understand the true value of a dollar, they need to see what it is like to struggle each and everyday. Now those of us who pay taxes have to foot the bill.

  Enough is Enough

  

  • Posted Sep 25, 2008 5:27 pm GMT
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• 16Sep 08

  Unmarketable Events

  We've all seen and heard the news about Lehman and Merrill Lynch going bankrupt. It appears greed leaves very few survivors. If the windows in these establishments could open, the streets would be littered with the dead and dying who sought the easy way out by taking a nose dive out on the boulevard below. It seems the real-estate market is effecting more than the home buyer or the financiers (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac).

  AIG is another one about to bite the dust, but the US government is about to bail them out, too. I say let them fail, many businesses do everyday, and since the US government is in the mood to give away money I could use a measly $10 million a lot cheaper than AIG's $85 Billion.

  What will be the impact on the gaming industry, probably none, may be those franchises that had investment in Lehman will be sweating it out over the next few days, and hopefully they didn't put all their eggs in one basket. We'll see what happens in the very near future. Keep gaming.

  • Posted Sep 16, 2008 5:24 pm GMT
  • Category: Business
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• 3Sep 08

  GamePro Magazine - Not so Good

  I first subscribed to GamePro during the 8bit era of gaming. It had informative, detailed reviews. It had strategy guides for the most popular games, heck I got my Mortal Kombat moves from GP. They had a section where they reviewed and previewed sports games, and last but not least the notorious cheat codes in the back of the magazine.
  Now we get big pictures, some with lame 10 word descriptions. the reviews are good, but not like back in the day. What happened to reviewing sports. The strategy guide for GTAIV was lame, only stating the obvious and I am still waiting for a stratey guide for MGS4 which was not in the mag I got. If you call that a guide then America we are in serious trouble. An We now live in the age where you pay more and get less, it's highway robbery.The reason I may seem angry is that I recently renewed my subscription after a good amount of years and I am disappointed to say the least.
  • Posted Sep 3, 2008 10:27 am GMT
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