DakotaT
13 years ago


Still with the imaginary lines, douchenozzle. Try again.

"Formo" wrote:



I can't help it you can't see the forests through the trees. I try to give you hints all the time, but your mind is so closed off to other people's viewpoints that you have tunnel vision on everything.

The state of Minnesota doesn't owe the Vikings a damn thing. They've been playing in an obsolete venue for over 20 years and have had several different owners in that same time span. Where's the plan for the funds needed to build new? Why the hell were outside interests ever allowed to purchase the team? The fans of the Vikings have been bent over a table by Red and Zygi; and now Zygi is just going to steal them from you and relocate. And then the casual fan will blame the state legislature - how convenient; of course Zygi is of the 1% population that is what I call puppet masters - so I can see how you are blinded by what is really going on.

Enjoy the snowstorm Formo.
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Formo
13 years ago


Still with the imaginary lines, douchenozzle. Try again.

"DakotaT" wrote:



I can't help it you can't see the forests through the trees. I try to give you hints all the time, but your mind is so closed off to other people's viewpoints that you have tunnel vision on everything.

The state of Minnesota doesn't owe the Vikings a damn thing. They've been playing in an obsolete venue for over 20 years and have had several different owners in that same time span. Where's the plan for the funds needed to build new? Why the hell were outside interests ever allowed to purchase the team? The fans of the Vikings have been bent over a table by Red and Zygi; and now Zygi is just going to steal them from you and relocate. And then the casual fan will blame the state legislature - how convenient; of course Zygi is of the 1% population that is what I call puppet masters - so I can see how you are blinded by what is really going on.

Enjoy the snowstorm Formo.

"Formo" wrote:



The state of MN (government) owes the Vikings a hell of a lot. Not much monetarily, but they do owe the Vikes. I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure the Vikings have brought some serious tax money to the state. Not only from visiting fans like yourself who also like to see what a building taller than 3 stories looks like, but from the taxed income of the people that work for the Viking organization. Or the owners.

The state owes the Vikings at least a legislative session or two every 20 years or so. They owe it not only to the Viking organization, but to every Viking fan, too.
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DakotaT
13 years ago

The state of MN (government) owes the Vikings a hell of a lot. Not much monetarily, but they do owe the Vikes. I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure the Vikings have brought some serious tax money to the state. Not only from visiting fans like yourself who also like to see what a building taller than 3 stories looks like, but from the taxed income of the people that work for the Viking organization. Or the owners.

The state owes the Vikings at least a legislative session or two every 20 years or so. They owe it not only to the Viking organization, but to every Viking fan, too.

"Formo" wrote:



Watch out Formo, we're gonna call you a socialist pretty soon.
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Formo
13 years ago

The state of MN (government) owes the Vikings a hell of a lot. Not much monetarily, but they do owe the Vikes. I haven't done the math, but I'm pretty sure the Vikings have brought some serious tax money to the state. Not only from visiting fans like yourself who also like to see what a building taller than 3 stories looks like, but from the taxed income of the people that work for the Viking organization. Or the owners.

The state owes the Vikings at least a legislative session or two every 20 years or so. They owe it not only to the Viking organization, but to every Viking fan, too.

"DakotaT" wrote:



Watch out Formo, we're gonna call you a socialist pretty soon.

"Formo" wrote:



Why? Because the state owes it to the fans of the Vikings to give them a hearing in the legislature after 10 plus years of lobbying? Ok, if that's what you want to call socialism, by all means.

To throw another bucket of water on your line drawn in the sand.. Pawlenty, the GOP's governor of MN last term, didn't help the Vikings stadium issue one iota. In fact, he shot down EVERY bill/idea that was ever brought up during his term. Meanwhile, a guy you'd love, Mr. Dayton, MN's current governor (and DFLer) has been extremely pro-active with the Vikings on the stadium issue.

So much for your ramblings about how it's only the GOP that wants to hand out welfare to the Wilfs.

The best part about our 'tiff'? My point stands that this is a bipartisan issue.
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13 years ago
Dear Minnesota politicians,

I hear you have several hundred million dollars to invest, and that a bunch of rich people who can't find private investors are offering to give you a small rate of return on your investment.

I thought you might like to know I have two alternative ways for you to spend those monies, both of which will return well above the return those rich beggars are promising.

The moderately expensive one would be to put all the money in my special Wade Fund for High Returns on Big Investments. You would have 24-7 attention from my crack team of market specialists, etc etc. And I guarantee at least twice the net positive effect on your economies that any stadium yet proposed would give.

However, while I personally would be more than willing to use the resources of the Wade Fund investment team -- i.e., me and my fellow brilliant sorts -- truth in advertising leads me to admit that there's an even better route for you.

(Actually, there's two better routes, but since the other one involves you *retiring* yourself and your colleagues permanently, we won't go there today.)

No, the better route would take no more than a hundred dollars and the usual sort of E-trade type transaction fees.

Here it is: buy a good set of darts. (Actually those cheapo plastic ones would do, but if you get a good set, the darts will serve double duty and help you beat your friends when playing "Cricket" at the local tavern.)

Then, once every six months or so, go out and buy a copy of the Financial Times or the Wall Street Journal. (Yeah, I know the buck or two price is outrageous, but remember, you're only buying a couple issues a year.)

Take the financial pages and attach them to your dartboard. Face the dartboard, then blindfold yourself. Now toss your darts, one at a time, at the dartboard. Each dart (probably 9 or so each six months) will either land on a potential investment or, if you throw like your average Minnesota quarterback, end up in someone's beer glass.

If you hit an investment, take 20 million or so and invest it on that investment. For every dart that misses the dartboard, give 20 million back to the good citizens of Minnesota in the form of a tax refund, since anyone who can't even hit a target from 8 feet shouldn't be trusted with 20 million dollars.

Do this, and I guarantee that between the refunded money and the investments that your random tosses offer, you'll get at least as high a return as those hustlers in their $5,000 suits and $10 million planes and $5 canapes in their luxury boxes can offer.

Sincerely,
Wade
CEO, The Wade Fund
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vikesrule
13 years ago

...Wade
CEO, The Wade Fund

"Wade" wrote:



A Luther College associate professor of economics, is standing at the shallow end of the campus pool.

A Coed is standing at the deep end taking pictures. She suddenly drops the camera into the pool.
Then she motions for the professor to come to her. He goes and she asks him to retrieve the camera. Professor Wade agrees and dives in and retrieves the camera.

Upon returning he says to her, "Why did you ask me to retrieve the camera when there were many younger and more athletic males closer to you?"
She replied, "Professor Wade you seem to forget that Im in your Econ I class, and I dont know anyone who can go down deeper, stay down longer and come up drier than you."



Q: What is the difference between socialism and capitalism ?

A: Capitalism is the exploitation of humans by humans

Q: And socialism ?

A: It's the inverse of course.
DakotaT
13 years ago



Q: What is the difference between socialism and capitalism ?

A: Capitalism is the exploitation of humans by humans

"vikesrule" wrote:



Blasphemy, how can you say that? Those men/corporations providing $8 an hour jobs are driving the economy. They are saints worthy of righteousness and the kindom of heaven. :sarcasm:
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