Message for the current (and any subsequent) Governments

[Doggy Styles]

Can you please provide where does the government dictates that you need an accountant? I mean is there a law that you can quote? I always thought that you have accountant because you cannot be bothered to keep up with the legislations.

Fair point. Accountants are like plumbers and firemen, bringing specialist knowledge and training to the task.

You don't have to use them, you can fix your own leaks and put your own fires out if you like.

[d000hg]

Better yet, invent your own Facebook and do an IPO before it actually starts to make any money.

FaceBook brings in $billions

What I mean is that the statements in the OP are true inasmuch as they are incontrovertible.

No they are your opinions. It's easy to disagree with them and they are not provable.

I have no objection to anyone saying whatever they please in a well reasoned and rational, intelligent debate - what I object to is people who hurl insults for no reason other than they are obviously incapable of defending their position.

That's a reasonable opinion to hold, but pretending it has anything to do with free speech is bogus.

No doubt that also sounds arrogant but you have already used that insult and repetition will only detract from your vehemence

You're mistaking me with someone else.

[DodgyAgent]

Because you said I couldn't disagree - you are right about your understanding of freedom of speech though. As for the "insults", they were aimed at the author of the statements, not you.

Here is some more of his wisdom for you

"I believe slavery is a much maligned institution; if we had slavery today, we would not have this welfare mess." [

So it is only thanks to the welfare state that we have no slavery?

[SupremeSpod]

We don't have a written constitution

Freedom of speech by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In 1998, the United Kingdom incorporated the European Convention, and the guarantee of freedom of expression it contains in Article 10, into its domestic law under the Human Rights Act.

Freedom of speech by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

However there is a broad sweep of exceptions including threatening, abusive, or insulting speech or behavior likely to cause a breach of the peace (which has been used to prohibit racist speech targeted at individuals),[46][47] incitement,[48] incitement to racial hatred,[49] incitement to religious hatred, incitement to terrorism including encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications,[48][50] glorifying terrorism,[51][52] collection or possession of information likely to be of use to a terrorist,[53][54] treason including imagining the death of the monarch,[55] sedition,[55] obscenity, indecency including corruption of public morals and outraging public decency,[56] defamation,[57] prior restraint, restrictions on court reporting including names of victims and evidence and prejudicing or interfering with court proceedings,[58][59] prohibition of post-trial interviews with jurors,[59] scandalizing the court by criticising or murmuring judges,[59] time, manner, and place restrictions,[60] harassment, privileged communications, trade secrets, classified material, copyright, patents, military conduct, and limitations on commercial speech such as advertising.

I thank you!

[Scoobos]

FaceBook brings in $billions

I'm not trying to stoke the fire here, I'm genuinenly interested, where's the proof that facebook makes billions of dollars?

My understanding of facebook its its based on projected income, not hard earned profits.

I still fail to see the value in facebook unless you are able to completely disregard most countries acts and laws on data protection - whilst facebook are currently doing this - I doubt it can continue long term?? or can it?

[d000hg]

I'm not trying to stoke the fire here, I'm genuinenly interested, where's the proof that facebook makes billions of dollars?

On the internet. Analyzing Facebook

Or Google "Facebook financials". Like Google, it nearly all comes from advertising.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Because you said I couldn't disagree - you are right about your understanding of freedom of speech though. As for the "insults", they were aimed at the author of the statements, not you.

Here is some more of his wisdom for you

"I believe slavery is a much maligned institution; if we had slavery today, we would not have this welfare mess." [

But I still haven't seen a rational argument from you - f you are supportive of socialist principals can you please explain why?

[Old Greg]

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

It sounds like on point 2 you're firmly with Marx and Engels. Workers should no longer be alienated from their labour by seeing the surplus value of their labour expropriated by the shareholding class.

A little dated for my tastes but we can work with it.

[SupremeSpod]

It sounds like on point 2 you're firmly with Marx and Engels. Workers should no longer be alienated from their labour by seeing the surplus value of their labour expropriated by the shareholding class.

A little dated for my tastes but we can work with it.

Personally I think she got the whole lot from a Facebook friend. It's pure unadulterated sh!te.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

But I still haven't seen a rational argument from you - f you are supportive of socialist principals can you please explain why?

I was challenging your claim I couldn't disagree with some statements you posted from the preachings of a a US Baptist pastor. I have seen no rational justification for that claim either. I wasn't claiming to be chairman Mao.