Stupid is as stupid does and stupidity votes Obama

[Hauldren Collider]

From what I understand they don't buy the medallions, they lease them from the taxi companies who own them.

Why does this remind me of protection money? I suppose it's probably because it's a needless cost kept in place by threats from people with guns.

[Ben Kenobi]

What, no built in hate-on for the Catholic church? You're slipping, kentonio.

Also, I believe that God loves sinners and wants them to repent. Anyone can repent simply by confessing their sins. So I don't agree with the Westboro Baptist Church.

[kentonio]

Why does this remind me of protection money? I suppose it's probably because it's a needless cost kept in place by threats from people with guns.

What an absolutely bizarre comparion. I suppose you've never heard of things like franchises.

[Hauldren Collider]

What an absolutely bizarre comparion. I suppose you've never heard of things like franchises.

Franchises aren't mandated by the government. I can start my own burger joint if I want to. I don't have to lease anything from McDonalds.

[kentonio]

What, no built in hate-on for the Catholic church? You're slipping, kentonio.

I hate most churches equally.

[kentonio]

Franchises aren't mandated by the government. I can start my own burger joint if I want to. I don't have to lease anything from McDonalds.

In that case it must definitely be just like the mafia. I suppose the taxi companies all forcing their employees to work at gun-point makes your case complete.

[Ben Kenobi]

I can see how you can think that, what with my ambiguous comments in this very thread reading "You're free to believe what you like."

Oh, I suppose that was between labelling everyone opposed to gay marriage as 'bigots' and 'uncompassionate'. Or telling me that I have nothing to live for and should kill myself.

I thought it was me who was supposed to be intellectually dishonest? As near as I can figure - you interpret the term to mean, "expresses opinions contrary to my own".

[kentonio]

Franchises aren't mandated by the government. I can start my own burger joint if I want to. I don't have to lease anything from McDonalds.

Just remind me btw, you are the person who just the other day was saying that people who don't like the terms of their job should just get a different one, right?

[Ben Kenobi]

I hate most churches equally

Arguing that a Catholic believes that some people cannot be saved isn't really a winning argument. Usually others say we are too lenient...

[Asher]

Oh, I suppose that was between labelling everyone opposed to gay marriage as 'bigots' and 'uncompassionate'.

I thought it was me who was supposed to be intellectually dishonest? As near as I can figure - you interpret the term to mean, "expresses opinions contrary to my own".

In my opinion, bigots are people who want to deny equality to gay people. I'm not saying everyone has to agree with me. I'm saying if you express bigoted opinions, you are a bigot.

[Hauldren Collider]

In that case it must definitely be just like the mafia. I suppose the taxi companies all forcing their employees to work at gun-point makes your case complete.

No, the fact that you have to pay somebody money for no good reason or some people with guns come by and shut down your business makes it like the Mafia.

[kentonio]

Arguing that a Catholic believes that some people cannot be saved isn't really a winning argument.

Seriously, are you on crack? You've just invented an entire statement that in no way fits with anything I posted. If you're going to argue with the voices in your head, at least have the decently to argue back in your head too.

Usually others say we are too lenient...

That is exactly what no-one has ever said about the catholic church.

[Ben Kenobi]

I'm not saying everyone has to agree with me. I'm saying if you express bigoted opinions, you are a bigot.

And that, in a nutshell is why Hauldren Collider is saying that you have a self-awareness of zero.

Do you understand just how stupid this statement is, Asher?

[kentonio]

No, the fact that you have to pay somebody money for no good reason or some people with guns come by and shut down your business makes it like the Mafia.

You were talking about the police? Jesus christ man, you need to spend less time in threads with Ben.

[Jaguar]

From what I understand they don't buy the medallions, they lease them from the taxi companies who own them.

Right, and then they take large portions of the cab drivers' fare as either profit, or interest on the debt they took on to buy the medallion. With inexpensive (plentiful) medallions, the immigrants wouldn't have to pay massive rents to the medallion holders.