President Obama signs Netflix social sharing bill

6. networkdood posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:39 6

yeah, no kidding, but this is what our government does nowadays...since 9/11 they sign bills into law that slowly erode our Bill of Rights, allow a private institution or banking cartel to run the 'Federal' reserve and allow the misuse of the filibuster.
Yep, this bill signed into law pretty much sums up what our country is about.

33. Zero0 posted on 11 Jan 2013, 15:35 0

Many of the problems you listed aren't simple fixes. This IS a simple fix. The other issues take time and thought. Education reform will take many months, many years, of people working together across party lines. It will take ages to reach an agreement.

And then there's the whole debt thing. A solid chunk (a third, give or take) of that debt is owed to the US government. The US government is also owed a lot of money from foreign nations.

And as for losing ground to China, I've no idea what you're talking about. The US crushes China economically, militarily, and (most importantly) in terms of human rights. It's just a lot of fear-mongering.

34. remixfa posted on 11 Jan 2013, 15:39 0

oh we beat them in human rights for sure. However, they are catching up quickly in the military through good ol fashioned espionage, research, and help from Russia. Economically, they own us. Our "borrowing" is all Chinese money. They have been playing currency games for years that is meant to devalue the dollar. They are also only a year or 2 away from overtaking us economically since we keep voting for fools that keep hurting our economy even more than it already was.

36. Zero0 posted on 11 Jan 2013, 15:53 1

No.

Their military is absolutely nowhere near the American military. They have numbers in terms of soldiers, but that's where everything goes downhill. Besides, unless we want to invade China, armies are irrelevant. The American Navy would stop a Chinese invasion before they got a quarter of the way across the Pacific. China can not and will not invade the United States, and they are probably decades from either.

We don't owe China nearly as much as you think. As of October, we owed them around $1.1 trillion. And if they're looking to devalue the dollar, they're shooting themselves in the foot. Those American Treasury bonds will drop in value as well.

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37. remixfa posted on 11 Jan 2013, 16:04 0

they would never invade us through military. they have to take us economically... and they have been at war with us economically for a while. You should read up on current economic news.
Read up on their currency wars. Its an interesting long term strategy that seems like its not too far to fruition. The main thing holding up the value of the dollar is that its the international currency trading standard. China is working day and night to convince the world to use the Yuan instead of the dollar. If it ever works they kick the main pillar out from under a very fragile house of american cards.

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38. Zero0 posted on 11 Jan 2013, 16:58 1

China would inflate its currency to increase its net exports, but they would drive up prices for its own consumers at the same time. Inflation is good for growth only in the short term.

According to widely accepted economic thought, stagflation happens when workers begin to expect and account for inflation. Not so much of a problem if the country's union rights policy is "execution," but that goes back to human rights.
So China can take its pick: increase exports or have 20th century human rights.

It's impossible to use the Yuan as a reserve at the moment.

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7. networkdood posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:39 5

you do not have to share

27. remixfa posted on 11 Jan 2013, 10:40 0

its just like anything else, you will have to hit a "share movie to facebook/ect" button to share it.. its not automatic and its not mandatory.

4. zig8100 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:25 3

Yea consenting until they change it without your knowledge.

8. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:41 3

And? If the government wants to know that my wife and I watch a sh*t ton of The Office and Supernatural who cares?

14. MichaelHeller posted on 10 Jan 2013, 20:12 4

Changing it without your knowledge would be illegal by this law, so you would be able to sue them and win.

20. JC557 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 23:50 0

Or how hard would they make it to opt out? I remember FB's privacy changes.

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21. MichaelHeller posted on 11 Jan 2013, 08:48 0

As per the law, you can opt out easily, or on a per video basis.

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15. MichaelHeller posted on 10 Jan 2013, 20:13 3

Same reason to share news you read, music you listen to, and apps you like. The recommendation of friends is a very valuable thing.

24. kselders7 posted on 11 Jan 2013, 10:11 0

I would be ashamed of my self, posting that.

32. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 11 Jan 2013, 11:57 0

You...you cannot be serious. No, I refuse to believe that.

29. remixfa posted on 11 Jan 2013, 10:45 0

BTW, there are hundreds of members of congress and the senate all working on projects and bills. Washington can do more than 1 thing at a time. That said, they tend to get the small stuff like this right a lot more often than they ever get the big crap right like taxes and deficits.

BTW, the "previous president" didnt create the mess (alone). He just got a lot of the blame for it. Go read who the authors of the worst bills were.. you might be surprised if you listen to mainstream media. Obozo, like him or not, has doubled the deficit that took 200 YEARS to create before him in his first 4 years and is actually increasing deficit spending under his "deficit reduction measures" they just signed in.