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• Commented on More Than 250,000 People Petition Apple For Better Conditions At iPhone Factory
  Headline should read "More than 250,000 People Petition Apple to Charge Higher Prices"...
• Commented on Maybe Super Bowl Ads Are Too Cheap
  I thought the studies done on this have indicated that super bowl ads were NOT worth the price......
• Commented on Feds Fight Big Tobacco Over Graphic Anti-Smoking Labels
  How about we demand that the government put pictures of homeless veterans and maimed Iraqi children on the voting ballot?...
• Commented on Feds Fight Big Tobacco Over Graphic Anti-Smoking Labels
  How about we demand that the government put pictures of homeless veterans and maimed Iraqi children on the voting ballot?...
• Commented on Freddie Mac Told To Stop Betting Against Struggling Homeowners
  "If they can't cover what losses may come they go bankrupt." LOL yeah right......
• Commented on Report: Home Prices Dropped Steeply Across The Country
  As a non homeowner, I say, GOOD. Makes it easier for me to afford one. Here's hoping they stay down until I can scrounge up enough for a down payment....
• Commented on Tips For Beating The Resume-Reading Robots Of Doom
  Isn't this just a tad immoral. Like, you're knowingly going out of your way to try and scam a system that is designed to allow the company to more efficiently screen applicants. In the end, your resume will just end...
• Commented on Even Though Incomes Are Up, Americans Aren't Ready To Spend More
  It's not possible to "completely stop spending" so your question is a red herring. A certain level of consumption spending is necessary to sustain life. But the more you save, the more the economy has an opportunity to grow. You...
• Commented on Megaupload User Files -- Even The Non-Pirated Stuff -- Could Be Destroyed
  So what, Congress isn't part of the government now? I just find it amusing that Consumerist, like all other lefty internet sites, think that in matters of the Internet, the government is this big, evil, corrupt, dangerous, power-hungry authority out...
• Commented on Megaupload User Files -- Even The Non-Pirated Stuff -- Could Be Destroyed
  "Yes, he actually said with a straight face that the U.S. government has a desire to protect consumers." This coming from the website who spent months DEMANDING Obama appoint a "consumer protection tzar." You know, to protect us. Because that's...
• Commented on Even Though Incomes Are Up, Americans Aren't Ready To Spend More
  You must be wrong. Bernanke says there's no inflation. Who are you to argue with our supreme economic overlords?...
• Commented on Even Though Incomes Are Up, Americans Aren't Ready To Spend More
  Good. Our problem is not a lack of spending, it is a lack of savings and investment. Only savings create wealth and increase the standard of living....
• Commented on Batten Down The Burger Hatches: Beef Prices Ballooning This Year
  Just remember, there isn't any inflation going on. You know that's true because the government says so....
• Commented on Senator Asks Citi To Stop Reporting Frequent Flier Miles As Taxable Income
  Bank covering its ass just in case Congress gets any fresh ideas. Seems like a good idea to me!...
• Commented on Curb Impulse Spending By Carrying Larger Bills
  By the time Obama and Bernanke are done "fixing" the economy via money printing, your $20 will only be worth $1 of goods anyway, so I predict that this strategy is unsustainable....
• Commented on IRS Warns Against Tax Scams
  Step 1. Vote for Ron Paul Step 2. No more IRS Step 3. Tax scams averted...
• Commented on Senator Calls Out Spirit Airlines For Trying To Mislead Public About Airfares
  Agreed. The airline is responsible for advertising all fees it chooses to implement and/or which are under their control. Let the government spend the money and resources "informing the consumers" about taxes themselves....
• Commented on Public Citizen Calls For Breakup Of Bank Of America
  I wonder if they're going to call for the breakup of the federal government for the same reasons....
• Commented on 3 Crazy Financial Stunts To Attempt
  I used to be a blogger like you, then I took an arrow in the knee....
• Commented on Experts Point Fingers At Europe For Rising Grocery Bills & Gas Prices
  "Experts say it's their fault for having the nerve to be suffering from a debt crisis." Are you implying that a debt crisis just magically appears for no reason and that they absolutely in no way brought it upon themselves?...
• Commented on FCC Chair Calls AT&T/T-Mobile Failure "Reminder Of The Benefits Of Competition"
  Also, "flexibility given to regulatory bodies" is code for "the government is picking winners and losers in the marketplace."...
• Commented on FCC Chair Calls AT&T/T-Mobile Failure "Reminder Of The Benefits Of Competition"
  If competition is so good, why doesn't the FCC have any competitors?...
• Commented on FCC Chair Calls AT&T/T-Mobile Failure "Reminder Of The Benefits Of Competition"
  If competition is so good, why doesn't the FCC have any competitors?...
• Commented on When A Mac Cultist Traveled To The Apple Factory
  People who are appalled by the low wages and poor working conditions in the third world should be in favor of repealing minimum wage laws in developed countries. Labor is largely non-specific and interchangeable. If there were no artificial barriers...
• Commented on Consumer Reports Money Adviser: Don't Buy Into Expensive ID Theft Protection Services
  Uh, this seems a bit simplistic. Why not encourage people to not buy health insurance? Why pay hundreds of dollars in premiums when there are many free ways to improve your health, such as eating healthier foods and working out...
• Commented on Bank Of America Plaza So Close To Becoming Epicenter Of Irony
  They should just walk away. Even if they can pay. They were probably the victims of predatory lending, you know?...
• Commented on ID Now Needed To Buy Drain Cleaner In Illinois
  It'll "create jobs" for breaucrats and justify higher taxes. That's an accomplishment, right?...
• Commented on Why No New Year's Resolution May Be Your Best Bet
  New Year's resolutions are stupid. Self-improvement should be a continuous process that isn't arbitrarilly tied to the orbit of the Earth....
• Commented on You Get Two Extra Days To File Your Taxes This Year
  So, for most working Americans, this means that the government gets two more days to pay back the interest-free loan you were required to give them in the form of withholding....
• Commented on FDA Bans "Extra-Label" Uses Of Popular Class Of Antibiotics On Farm Animals
  "use cephalosporin drugs for disease prevention." Because of all the problems facing the nation, the most urgent is too many people using drugs for disease prevention....