[geeks] FYI: CompUSA is offering OS X 10.5 for $99 (after rebate)

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
>Date: 2007/10/26 Fri PM 10:46:08 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] FYI: CompUSA is offering OS X 10.5 for $99 (after 
rebate)

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>Small local firms can't
>compete with a multinational corporation with big pockets that can
>afford to run a store for months at a time as a loss-leader.

What is the point of being a major corporation if you can't drive the 
competition out of existance? ;^)

The latest thing thing that drives me nuts is the "Organic Farm Subsidy" 
program my local U.S. Representative is spear-heading - it goes like this:

Organic is good for you, but it costs more to grow, so the federal government 
wants to subsidise the farmers of organic goods by taking money from 
*everyone* in the country...

WTF?

To make healthy fruits and vegetables (and meat too, I guess) available at a 
lower cost to a few people, everyone has to pay more taxes? There seems to be 
no recognition that to the folks in the inner-city (least likely ot have 
access to organic foods) will not only pay more for their unhealthy food, but 
also subsidise the price of local-grow tomatoes for their wealthy neighbors 
in the suburbs?

Lionel