More Than 250,000 People Petition Apple For Better Conditions At iPhone Factory

Commented by smartmuffin:
4:21 PM on February 9, 2012

Headline should read "More than 250,000 People Petition Apple to Charge Higher Prices"

Maybe Super Bowl Ads Are Too Cheap

Commented by smartmuffin:
11:58 AM on February 6, 2012

I thought the studies done on this have indicated that super bowl ads were NOT worth the price...

Feds Fight Big Tobacco Over Graphic Anti-Smoking Labels

Commented by smartmuffin:
12:52 PM on February 2, 2012

How about we demand that the government put pictures of homeless veterans and maimed Iraqi children on the voting ballot?

Feds Fight Big Tobacco Over Graphic Anti-Smoking Labels

Commented by smartmuffin:
12:51 PM on February 2, 2012

How about we demand that the government put pictures of homeless veterans and maimed Iraqi children on the voting ballot?

Freddie Mac Told To Stop Betting Against Struggling Homeowners

Commented by smartmuffin:
1:00 PM on January 31, 2012

"If they can't cover what losses may come they go bankrupt."

LOL yeah right...

Report: Home Prices Dropped Steeply Across The Country

Commented by smartmuffin:
12:58 PM on January 31, 2012

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.

Tips For Beating The Resume-Reading Robots Of Doom

Commented by smartmuffin:
12:55 PM on January 31, 2012

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 up in the hands of a human who probably won't appreicate the fact that you wasted his time.

Even Though Incomes Are Up, Americans Aren't Ready To Spend More

Commented by smartmuffin:
5:55 PM on January 30, 2012

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 can't start a new business if you don't have some money saved up (or if someone else didn't save up the money and is willing to loan it to you).

Megaupload User Files -- Even The Non-Pirated Stuff -- Could Be Destroyed

Commented by smartmuffin:
3:10 PM on January 30, 2012

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 to screw the entire population over for fun.

But in matters of EVERYTHING ELSE the government is the heroic champion of the underdog! The only thing standing between us and rampant cannibalism in the streets. The only thing stopping those evil free-market loving robber-barons from hunting us all for sport.

How exactly do you reconcile those two beliefs?

Megaupload User Files -- Even The Non-Pirated Stuff -- Could Be Destroyed

Commented by smartmuffin:
1:58 PM on January 30, 2012

"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 what they want to do.

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