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J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 28 May

Our culture often thinks more expensive= higher quality. However, that's mostly propaganda we've been conditioned to accept. It's been great for marketing departments, for big business bottom lines, but I promise if you buy from...

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Thrift Stores - Big Business

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 3 May 18

I took a nap as I was falling asleep on the computer this morning. I planned to go to the thrift store today to replenish my dwindling wardrobe. Now, mind you, I haven't been to a thrift store in many years. Most of my shopping...

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Politicians Really Don't Care What You Think

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 16 Aug 15

A study of twenty years worth of data done by Princeton University proves that the opinions of the average US voter mean diddly-squat to elected politicians. In fact, 90% of the time, public opinion has absolutely no influence...

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When Will This Stop

teamrose @teamrose (1492) • United States 5 Jun 12

Recently, Abbott Labs agreed to pay $1.6 billion dollars for misbranding an anti-seizure drug. $700 million of that was assessed as a criminal fine! This is a class action people should jump on. So basically, this drug company...

abbot labs

big business

medical

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No incentive for businesses to pull us out of slow economy?

BalthasarTheRat @BalthasarTheRat (656) • United States 11 Aug 11

I'm not talking about economic incentives. Let's set that aside for a minute. Here's the basis for my question: With a Democrat in the White House and a Democratically controlled Senate, there is heavy pressure to eliminate big...

religion in government

republicans

unions

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Doesn't every fee, fine, penalty and tax end up being paid by us, the everyday..

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 19 Jan 10

Doesn't every fee, fine, penalty and tax end up being paid by us, the everyday person? Doesn't every group and company simply pass along the expense to us? So how can levying fines, penalties, and higher taxes upon business help...

stimulating the economy

taxes

the economy

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Raid and deport or fire?

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 29 Sep 09

Even though many Americans were happy to see the government raid companies that were hiring illegal immigrants and then deporting those immigrants while fining the companies that hired them; there were complaints that this process...

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Lobbying Is Just Big Business Doing Business With Big Government

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 4 Sep 09

A couple of weeks ago a Democrat here on MyLot wrote a comment that America is controlled by big corporations. Funny because America is controlled by Democrats, huge majority in the House, super majority in the Senate, and the...

big business

big government

lobbying

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More Political Misinformation

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 9 Mar 09

Today Pres. Obama signed a bill to federally finance "embryo stem cell research" and said a little speech afterwards claiming there had been a ban on it for the last eight years. This is not true. The only thing banned was the...

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What Was the Rush???

LadyMarissa @LadyMarissa (12148) • United States 24 Dec 08

I saw a show earlier this week where people who got caught up in the recession & could no longer afford their house were being evicted. I can understand the eviction. However, one couple had 3 small children & they were being...

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Surplus shop

bagumbayan @bagumbayan (2705) • Philippines 15 Apr 08

Do you have it in your place. Second hand shoes, bags, clothes, household equipments, musical instruments, kitchen utensils name it, we have it. This surplus shop started in one region here in our country. And now you will see...

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Environmental Fees! How far will you go for the environment?

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 15 Mar 08

My television broke two days ago. I have three children on March Break so I had to go get another television. I wasn't happy as my other tv was only 4 years old and the tube went on it. My last tv before that was 35 years old....

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Big rip off!!

manleyjoe @manleyjoe (1597) • United States 3 Jan 08

I hope that each of you who reads this will tell a friend so they can check it out also. This company needs to be put out of business and the only way that I can do it is with the help of the public that have been scammed by them....

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How do you feel about big business?

sjaber1 @sjaber1 (184) • United States 14 Nov 06

I actually appreciate them after they've been regualted a bit.

big business

Whose fault is Global Warming?

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 25 Oct 06

Was it the government for not regulating enough, big business for making the products, the consumers for using them, or who? Whose fault is it and what can we do about it?