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Government to decide whether new music store is allowed to open (pg. 2)
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| Jayx1 |
but it all starts with a new government. Thats the first step. Its obvious after 13 years that these liberals arent going to do the job. And they have been caught red handed themselves several times now.
Time to dump their sorry asses. Maybe the next government will get the hint and start reforms. If not, they should be thrown out too.
if we make corruption a deciding election issue, its guaranteed that the next government will make it a priority if only to save themselves.
The liberals obviously arent scared of voters because we keep voting them in. |
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| Skipper |
| what newspaper was that linked from? |
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| loconet |
| The government needs to stop babysitting and start governing. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
then thats a decision the consumer should make by not going to their store once its open.
the government should not be deciding which brand can open and which cannot.
thats insane! |
I agree.
I will *never* buy a CD from Wal-Mart, for example...and try to avoid renting movies from Blockbuster.
Both have edited, requested edited/revised copies, or outright banned products from/in their stores. |
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| activate |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
the government should not be deciding which brand can open and which cannot.
thats insane! |
sure they can.
starbucks is NOT a canadian company, and by deciding to move into a new market, they are potentially going to be taking money away from companies that ARE Canadian.
it's like immigration deciding who can enter the country. you can't jsut decide one day, hey I'm going to go to such and such country and live and work there.. doesn't work that way.. you need permission first. |
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| activate |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
^^^^ yep, that really is ed!
And what's with the "employment of Canadian workers" . Of course it will employ Canadian workers, what are they going to do bus people in from Buffalo every day? |
i think you're taking that a little too literally... i'm sure it refers to executives and possibly distribution. |
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| activate |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
however, very little of what is produced in Canada is Canadian beyond the nationality of the preformer and the location of the studio in which the material was produced. |
so very little of what is produced in Canada is "Canadian"... even if it was "produced" in Canada, by a Canadian "performer" and at a Canadian "Studio".
that makes no sense at all.
care to elaborate? |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by activate
sure they can.
starbucks is NOT a canadian company, and by deciding to move into a new market, they are potentially going to be taking money away from companies that ARE Canadian.
it's like immigration deciding who can enter the country. you can't jsut decide one day, hey I'm going to go to such and such country and live and work there.. doesn't work that way.. you need permission first. |
so you like the government deciding which stores you can and cannot buy from?
Thats just ed. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by activate
sure they can.
starbucks is NOT a canadian company, and by deciding to move into a new market, they are potentially going to be taking money away from companies that ARE Canadian.
it's like immigration deciding who can enter the country. you can't jsut decide one day, hey I'm going to go to such and such country and live and work there.. doesn't work that way.. you need permission first. |
How is moving into a new market taking away money? It's like saying "the iPod created a new market of HD mp3 players, hence it should be banned from Canada because what if a Canadian company created the iPod?" If you didn't come up with the idea, you didn't come up with the idea. Don't bash the person who did come up with it.
Secondly, this is not like immigration, because we live in a capitalistic country, which by definition allocates markets freely, and not by the state. This is clearly the state allocating who can and can't be in a future market. Retarded if you ask me.
I don't see the issue as Canadian companies potentially losing money, but rather as Canadian consumers losing out on a new product.
In any case, I don't think the problem is the actual fact that Starbucks will have a new service, but rather that because of this new service, Canadian artists won't be getting as much recognition. Boo hoo. You want more recognition? Write better stuff. Any time a Canadian artist releases anything even half-decent, it gets shoved down your throat so much that you feel like ripping the speakers out if you hear that goddamn song once more today.
I'm not on an anti-Canadian-music viewpoint - if I like an artist and I find out they're Canadian, then hey, more power to them - I'll respect and value them more after knowing that. But please don't expect me to like a song just because they're Canadian. |
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| activate |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
so you like the government deciding which stores you can and cannot buy from?
Thats just ed. |
I am for the government taking an interest in wether the money of their people stays in Canada. |
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| activate |
and regardless... there's no need to get up in arms over this. starbucks has submitted their proposal, and it's standard proceedure to investigate such proposals.
nothing has been denied, or approved. maybe you should let them look into it further and reach a decision. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by activate
starbucks is NOT a canadian company, and by deciding to move into a new market, they are potentially going to be taking money away from companies that ARE Canadian. |
You're operating under the patently false assumption that the amount of money within Canada is a finite constant.
Their profits may be going toward the USA, but they will also be creating new jobs for Canadians, thereby putting money INTO our country. That money will then be invested in Canadian banks, Canadian bonds, Canadian stocks, and various Canadian-made products.
Socialists and protectionists need to realize that a well-run business is a win-win situation, no matter where their head office is located. |
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