Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: JohnT on 7 Aug 2006 09:20 "Martin" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:3e0ed2poinh6af5v6urhll9qie5rt0ilsc(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:57:29 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >>What credentials does the government have? > > What credentials do you have? Why aren't you out guiding instead of > asking foolish questions? He got rather industrious in his broom cupboard recently. From his blog - "I cobbled together a sort of tent out of plastic garbage bags that I affixed to my tiny A/C, so as to direct most of the cold air directly towards my mattress. This worked, insofar as it kept me cool enough to sleep soundly through the night. ". Mixi MMVI.. JohnT
From: Miguel Cruz on 7 Aug 2006 09:59 "Tchiowa" <tchiowa2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > They do in fact force the drug companies. Not only are they they > largest purchaser but they control the market. In effect they are a > monopoly for health care. So they use their monopoly power to force low > prices from the drugs companies against the threat that their drugs > won't be allowed into the market. Monopsony, in this case, not monopoly. Whether there's much meat to this claim (about drugs effectively not being allowed to market) depends on how far back you stand. Are there a lot of UK-only drug companies that do not sell internationally? If so, okay, maybe. Otherwise, there are plenty of larger markets than the UK, and as far as I know most drug companies that sell in the UK have access to many of those other markets, so yes, I would say it's fairly voluntary on their part to sell at the prices they negotiate with NHS. miguel -- Photos from 40 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Malaysia; Thailand; Singapore; Spain; Morocco Airports of the world: http://airport.u.nu
From: Mxsmanic on 7 Aug 2006 10:46 Martin writes: > Why aren't you out guiding instead of > asking foolish questions? I don't work 24 hours a day as a guide. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 7 Aug 2006 10:46 barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > You can interpret credentials as a shorthand for a near-guarantee of > performance. So the ones I can buy for $40 on the Internet are a suitable substitute for experience? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 7 Aug 2006 10:48
Martin writes: > They are better qualified than those who buy a US doctorate for > USD2,250. Europeans tend to be trained rather than qualified. > If it is so easy in Europe and if qualifications are required to get a > meaningful job, why not acquire some yourself? To some extent, it's a matter of principle. Pandering to ignorance and propagating baseless prejudice seem intrinsically bad to me. > While you have been > whingeing for years, a person I know has spent the last six or seven > years working full time and studying hard in every spare minute she > had. She now has an internationally recognised masters degree in a > science and a well paid job. Does her job require shaking hands with customers? If not, she should make plans for the day she loses it. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |