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1111.
by muzz 15y ago
Are the printing presses slowing down? In the "Revenue and Profitability" section towards the bottom, 2011 profits estimated to be almost half of 2010 ($90M -> $47M)
1112.
by muzz 16y ago
If entrepreneurs shunned from the US have started great companies elsewhere, there should be plenty of examples from the past.
1113.
by muzz 16y ago
No, but it does help Dave McClure's funded startup Votizen get users.
1114.
by muzz 16y ago
That seems reasonable enough. I'm not sure why that isn't focused on more. Rather, there is plenty of hyperbole: "This is an important issue for america, its economy, its vitality, and its entrepreneurial culture. "
1115.
by muzz 16y ago
You made a claim that there were many startup people there, and I simply asked what notable startups have arised from that. It was a simple question, and the answer would have revealed concrete examples of which startups this country is mi
1116.
by muzz 16y ago
Looks like a only 2 stories of entrepreneurs dealing with visa issues on that tumblr
1117.
by muzz 16y ago
There are many that say that our taxes are too high, our regulations are too burdensome, and that in general the climate for business here is abysmal and is driving business away. This position was taken by many politicians who won overwhe
1118.
by muzz 16y ago
The rich can already invest from outside the country-- capital flows freely across our borders.
1119.
by muzz 16y ago
Bingo. Theoretically, someone could even start an outsourcing firm not unlike Wipro, Infosys, etc, hire 3 employees in the US (a receptionist, etc) and the net impact would actually be a NET loss of many jobs.
1120.
by muzz 16y ago
Why would an innovator spend their 20s trying to get a green card, instead of innovating elsewhere?
1121.
by muzz 16y ago
What notable startups have come out of this community in Vancouver?
1122.
by muzz 16y ago
There are many who would classify building codes as unnecessary and burdensome regulation, and would instead prefer to let the free market figure it out. One of their arguments for example would be that building codes increase the cost of
1123.
by muzz 16y ago
It would have made more sense if it was not a country-specific clone of anything, i.e. if it really was a "next big thing", not a regional adaptation of what's big in the U.S.
1124.
by muzz 16y ago
The Groupon-for-India would've hired 250 employees here?? I think it's more likely those jobs would've been created in India, either by SnapDeal or Groupon's India business operations, since that's where the market for that service is.
1125.
by muzz 16y ago
AFAIK, more airlines charging baggage fees, and more charging for the 1st bag
1126.
by muzz 16y ago
The tiny blue print says "Prices listed are based on round-trip..." The $23 instead of $25 each way must be the online discount
1127.
by muzz 16y ago
Property tax is 3%/yr, re-assessed annually. Own a 300k house and you will pay 9k/yr in property tax, even if you don't make 100k.
1128.
by muzz 16y ago
> First, thanks to the incredible complexity of the U.S. fiscal system, it's essentially impossible for anyone to understand her incentive to work, save, or contribute to retirement acounts absent highly advanced computer technology an
1129.
by muzz 16y ago
I think he means as a percentage rather than absolute number. I doubt the state even has 1.2M public sector employees; this CNN article indicates 240,000 so even if every single one was fired it would still make the graph look like the pu
1130.
by muzz 16y ago
Yes but then it wouldn't make the (largely political) point that he wanted to make. The comparison itself seems odd. If the state's private sector loses 1.2M jobs, should the public sector shed a proportional number of employees i.e. teach
1131.
by muzz 16y ago
The Univ of California system adds a "professional fee" to certain graduate programs (MD, JD, MBA, etc) that expected to have higher earnings.
1132.
by muzz 16y ago
Isn't there an equivalent of "Advanced Placement" in Canada? I.e. if you know the material of that freshman course, you can demonstrate it via an exam and be credited for the course.
1133.
by muzz 16y ago
> Harvard is now cheaper than some states schools, that's ridiculous. Which schools would those be? And are you using out-of-state numbers?