Germany RUNS the car industry. Why is it US vs Japan article for the car show?
Most of the technology and design in cars today is from Germany. Most of the worlds DESIRABLE cars are from Germany. Many Big buck major money making high quality car companies are in Germany. Why is it Japan vs USA in the article? Is the just masses of little pod cars and cheap cars that matter nowadays?
Other - Cars & Transportation - 5 Answers
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most of the cars sold in America are American or Japanese.that is why the Battle exists in America.
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What rock do you live under? Have you looked at some of the 'desirable' German autos lately? How do you explain the bad LSD flashback design all BMW's now have? Not to mention the infernal iDrive straight from hell and the constant trips to the BMW service dept for thousands and thousands of weary owners. What has Opel given us lately? Oops -- they belong to GM. Let's talk about VW. Boy, that Toureg was really a barn burner. Why don't you ask the dealers why they can't even fire-sale them off the lots. The Passat and Golf are also blessed with a design style that makes you want to snore the moment you see one on the road. Audi A8-- well what can you say about a vehicle that looks the same coming or going? Even iconic Mercedes Benz has been plagued by quality and engineering problems for the last three years. Has hell frozen over? At least Porsche has stayed the course. Too bad I haven't won the powerball lottery yet so I can AFFORD one. Don't misunderstand -- just because Germany blinked and got smacked around a little doesn't mean they won't come back with a vengence. They have just been confused about what will sell here in the states (so is GM, Ford and to some extent, Chrysler). Only Japan seems to be in tune with the buying public in north America but even they are playing it safe lately. Can anyone tell the difference between an Accord, Camry or Altima from 100 yards? They all suffer from jellybean exterior design elements. Unlike their counterparts in Germany, the Japanese can strike back with bold design and engineering wonders much faster in response to the market. If GM and Ford can't figure it out how to do the same within the next two years we may all be driving SUV's forever. Damn.
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You're trippin'. Germany has not "run" the car industry in quite some time. The largest German car company is DaimlerChrysler. Builder of overrated Mercedes cars that don't even come close the quality they used to have in the 1980s and earlier and crappy Chrysler products. Number 2 in German is Volkwagen/Audi, which does build some great cars But all German cars are notoriously unreliable these days, especially Mercedes-Benz, which used to be one of the best, ironically. Most new BMW's look like dogsh-t, though they are cutting edge in a lot of ways still, mostly they are owned by status-concious a-holes more than genuine driving enthusiasts. Meanwhile the Japanese are making "cheap little pod cars" like the Lexus LS460, you know the car with better reliability than anything to ever come out of Germany? The car that won Car of the Year from at least 4 different magazines this year. You'd better recheck your facts dude. LOL The Japanese run the car industry, like it or not and they are growing and gaining market share while everyone else is losing it. End of story.
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Sounds like you live in a bubble Seriously, just because you have a preference for german cars doesn't mean they run anything. Likewise, they are fighting it out with the koreans for total market share, at least in the US. The Japanese makes and US makes account for most of the market share in the US.
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Japan and America run the car industry..... it comes down to who sells the most and best quality cars..... that people can afford. I agree Geramny makes some nice cars, Mercedes S series..... but america and japan make just as many, if not more different DESIRABLE autos. America owns the SUV and Truck world....period. Most people nowadays need affordable effecient autos. No-one is going to buy a 250K car versus a 20K car, especially the everyday joe who busts his behind going back and forth to work 5-6 days a week, he needs an effecient reliable affordable auto..... thats where Japan and America own the auto industry.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Me and my mom are raising money for a trip to germany with our chior,homemade fundraising ideas pleasee?
Me and my mom are raising money for a trip to germany with our chior,homemade fundraising ideas pleasee?
We need to make almost 6,000 dollors total by a year from now and so far were off to a slow start we have done a yard sale and are doing another big one next weekend, but were looking for things we could make at home to sell and make a profit, any ideas would be soooo helpfull this trip is really importand to me, thanks so much (:
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You have Christmas in front of you.... so focus on arts and crafts with that theme. Google arts and crafts projects that involve Christmas (making ornaments, etc.) and then sell them on Ebay or at a yard sale. If the school allows then organize a spaghetti feed, a raffle (where you can raffle off your Christmas art projects) and of course the all time winner: the bake sale. P.S. It is spelled Choir.....
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Hey Kara I hear what your trying to do. The only thing is that $6,000 is a fair bit of change and I think you'll have to broaden out what your doing in order to raise that money. Crafts are good but with the time invested in order to make an item plus what it sells for will mean a LOT of time to raise the money. I encourage you to look at different ideas in the meantime. Look at raising money with scratch cards (each one raises over $100 and can be done quickly) cookie dough, trail mix etc. There are a bunch of items you can sell at a flea market with your craft stuff or at a BBQ at a local mall. You can do differnt things like dog walking tutoring, in your free time. Check out the links i found for more ideas. Good Luck
We need to make almost 6,000 dollors total by a year from now and so far were off to a slow start we have done a yard sale and are doing another big one next weekend, but were looking for things we could make at home to sell and make a profit, any ideas would be soooo helpfull this trip is really importand to me, thanks so much (:
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You have Christmas in front of you.... so focus on arts and crafts with that theme. Google arts and crafts projects that involve Christmas (making ornaments, etc.) and then sell them on Ebay or at a yard sale. If the school allows then organize a spaghetti feed, a raffle (where you can raffle off your Christmas art projects) and of course the all time winner: the bake sale. P.S. It is spelled Choir.....
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Hey Kara I hear what your trying to do. The only thing is that $6,000 is a fair bit of change and I think you'll have to broaden out what your doing in order to raise that money. Crafts are good but with the time invested in order to make an item plus what it sells for will mean a LOT of time to raise the money. I encourage you to look at different ideas in the meantime. Look at raising money with scratch cards (each one raises over $100 and can be done quickly) cookie dough, trail mix etc. There are a bunch of items you can sell at a flea market with your craft stuff or at a BBQ at a local mall. You can do differnt things like dog walking tutoring, in your free time. Check out the links i found for more ideas. Good Luck
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
If Doctors quit after Health Reform passes because they make less money, aren't they in the wrong business...?
If Doctors quit after Health Reform passes because they make less money, aren't they in the wrong business...?
to begin with? For some reason, the rest of the world seems to have more doctors than we, and yet only in our country do we have doctors threaten to quit when they stand to make a little less than cutthroat rates. how come other countries with socialized medicine like the UK, Vietnam, Germany, Canada etc. don't threaten this? Do American doctors need to learn to get less greedy and perhaps learn that if they were just in medicine to make money, they were in the wrong professions to begin with? @Andy: No, I'm just fine making what I need to get by. hard to believe, I know, especially considering you're a conservative, and that's what your entire moral philosophy is based on. @Ted: I hope you're going to back up that claim that Canada loses doctors to the US every year...or are you going to ignore me like a typical conservative?
Politics - 14 Answers
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No. They are doctors, not priests. They have houses to pay for and families to support. Do you still live in your mother's house?
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yes they do
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The health care bill will do MORE than just cost doctors money It will prevent them from providing quality care. That is ethically enough to make many quit.
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If we believe Republicans then the only reason anybody is motivated to do anything is money, and naturally the most talented in our society do what they do so they can get the most money.
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They don't really want some sorry excuse for a president telling them what they can and cannot do in their practice or in their job when Obama has no freakin clue what the health care/medical field is really like. Yes, doctors make a lot of money. But they went to college for many years to get where they are at today. And without doctors, people would be losing lives. I work in EMS, emergency medical services. Those doctors in the ER do a hell of a job and work their ass off saving lives. Don't you think they deserve the pay? I don't get paid shit really for what I do, it's because I love to help people. And so do doctors. But they went to school for much longer than I did, and they can handle, see, and do many things that others would not be able to handle, see, or do.
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You wouldn't want to make as much money as possible?
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Doctors that become doctors only for the big paycheck are the biggest problem with high dollar lawsuites to begin with. And right-wingers want to get rid of more accountability with tort reform.
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When the govenrment cuts their payments from Medicare in half (and they're planning to towards the end of the year) to the point where they can't cover their overhead costs and have no choice but to quit, its not their fault. It's the fault of government regulations for creating the artificial conditions forcing them out of business.
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Over 100 Canadian doctors leave Canada every year to work in the United States because there's more money there. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be able to make more money. Doctors from all over the planet flock to the United States, because a good doctor can retire a millionaire there. If you don't understand why people want to make money, you've obviously never had to pay for any necessities out of pocket.
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So let me make a suggestion, you go to college for four years, (on your own dime of course) then go to college some more, then do your residency and of course, spend a fortune paying back the student loans all for a salary that is mediocre. Then, let's talk.
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Um most of my doctors that i've had clearly and obviously aren't in it to Cure the ill and fix the broken. I remember my pediatrician yelled at my mother because she wouldn't let him put me on "new" drugs. Also honestly they treat people on medicare and medicaid like garbage. Oh and as for AIDs and Cancer, if you're rich enough you get cured. Just saying magic johnson P.S I.E (cancer research center only takes big names insurances.) I agree with you a hundred percent, some of them are cold and they say "its a survival strategy" because they're around death constantly. I get it but dang have a little empathy
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You do realize that not all doctors make huge salaries, right? Most primary doctors own their own businesses. They take risk just like any other business owner. There are some rewards to risk. But if you want to spend another 10+ years after high school getting a professional degree, are willing to have someone's life in your hands, are willing to be sued for it if you get it wrong...then maybe you deserve to make a little money.
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well lets so, NO the rest of the world does NOT have more doctors than the US my sister is a MD she gets to start working for real at 31 years old, she was the top of her HS class, she get pre-med done in 2 years instead of 4 and graduated head of her med school class, so after going to school until they are 30-35 and having $500K-$900K in student dept if you think anyone becomes a Dr. for money you have no idea how little most doctors make nor do you understand the cost of school and the fact that it takes half your working life to get it done I know for a fact that canada has "black market" doctors because the waiting lists for "government doctor" is months or years long
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It isn't about making "less" money, it's about making so little money that it makes no sense to keep working. The Democrat plan will likely decrease their income from government insured patients. But their costs will not decrease - they will keep increasing. Many doctors and health care providers limit the number of Medicare patients they have because the low reimbursement rates don't cover the cost of treatment in most cases. Increase the number of covered and decrease the reimbursement rate even more, and now you are asking the doctor to take the loss. And for other countries, such as the UK and Canada, there are far fewer specialists per capita than in the US.
to begin with? For some reason, the rest of the world seems to have more doctors than we, and yet only in our country do we have doctors threaten to quit when they stand to make a little less than cutthroat rates. how come other countries with socialized medicine like the UK, Vietnam, Germany, Canada etc. don't threaten this? Do American doctors need to learn to get less greedy and perhaps learn that if they were just in medicine to make money, they were in the wrong professions to begin with? @Andy: No, I'm just fine making what I need to get by. hard to believe, I know, especially considering you're a conservative, and that's what your entire moral philosophy is based on. @Ted: I hope you're going to back up that claim that Canada loses doctors to the US every year...or are you going to ignore me like a typical conservative?
Politics - 14 Answers
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No. They are doctors, not priests. They have houses to pay for and families to support. Do you still live in your mother's house?
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yes they do
3 :
The health care bill will do MORE than just cost doctors money It will prevent them from providing quality care. That is ethically enough to make many quit.
4 :
If we believe Republicans then the only reason anybody is motivated to do anything is money, and naturally the most talented in our society do what they do so they can get the most money.
5 :
They don't really want some sorry excuse for a president telling them what they can and cannot do in their practice or in their job when Obama has no freakin clue what the health care/medical field is really like. Yes, doctors make a lot of money. But they went to college for many years to get where they are at today. And without doctors, people would be losing lives. I work in EMS, emergency medical services. Those doctors in the ER do a hell of a job and work their ass off saving lives. Don't you think they deserve the pay? I don't get paid shit really for what I do, it's because I love to help people. And so do doctors. But they went to school for much longer than I did, and they can handle, see, and do many things that others would not be able to handle, see, or do.
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You wouldn't want to make as much money as possible?
7 :
Doctors that become doctors only for the big paycheck are the biggest problem with high dollar lawsuites to begin with. And right-wingers want to get rid of more accountability with tort reform.
8 :
When the govenrment cuts their payments from Medicare in half (and they're planning to towards the end of the year) to the point where they can't cover their overhead costs and have no choice but to quit, its not their fault. It's the fault of government regulations for creating the artificial conditions forcing them out of business.
9 :
Over 100 Canadian doctors leave Canada every year to work in the United States because there's more money there. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be able to make more money. Doctors from all over the planet flock to the United States, because a good doctor can retire a millionaire there. If you don't understand why people want to make money, you've obviously never had to pay for any necessities out of pocket.
10 :
So let me make a suggestion, you go to college for four years, (on your own dime of course) then go to college some more, then do your residency and of course, spend a fortune paying back the student loans all for a salary that is mediocre. Then, let's talk.
11 :
Um most of my doctors that i've had clearly and obviously aren't in it to Cure the ill and fix the broken. I remember my pediatrician yelled at my mother because she wouldn't let him put me on "new" drugs. Also honestly they treat people on medicare and medicaid like garbage. Oh and as for AIDs and Cancer, if you're rich enough you get cured. Just saying magic johnson P.S I.E (cancer research center only takes big names insurances.) I agree with you a hundred percent, some of them are cold and they say "its a survival strategy" because they're around death constantly. I get it but dang have a little empathy
12 :
You do realize that not all doctors make huge salaries, right? Most primary doctors own their own businesses. They take risk just like any other business owner. There are some rewards to risk. But if you want to spend another 10+ years after high school getting a professional degree, are willing to have someone's life in your hands, are willing to be sued for it if you get it wrong...then maybe you deserve to make a little money.
13 :
well lets so, NO the rest of the world does NOT have more doctors than the US my sister is a MD she gets to start working for real at 31 years old, she was the top of her HS class, she get pre-med done in 2 years instead of 4 and graduated head of her med school class, so after going to school until they are 30-35 and having $500K-$900K in student dept if you think anyone becomes a Dr. for money you have no idea how little most doctors make nor do you understand the cost of school and the fact that it takes half your working life to get it done I know for a fact that canada has "black market" doctors because the waiting lists for "government doctor" is months or years long
14 :
It isn't about making "less" money, it's about making so little money that it makes no sense to keep working. The Democrat plan will likely decrease their income from government insured patients. But their costs will not decrease - they will keep increasing. Many doctors and health care providers limit the number of Medicare patients they have because the low reimbursement rates don't cover the cost of treatment in most cases. Increase the number of covered and decrease the reimbursement rate even more, and now you are asking the doctor to take the loss. And for other countries, such as the UK and Canada, there are far fewer specialists per capita than in the US.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
I live in Germany. Would you pay me to mail you special items?
I live in Germany. Would you pay me to mail you special items?
Anything that is only available in Germany and not for sell online. Do you think this is a service that could make money?
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Maybe in a better economy.
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NOt right now with the economy the way it is. People losing their jobs and cutting back, no one is going to buy things from Germany right now. Maybe later when things pick up and the economy is better. I have family in Germany so I don't have to pay anything.
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Considering how high shipping costs are I doubt it. I don't even ship things back home anymore, it costs more to send it then to buy it. And I doubt you can find things that people cant get online. In my city we had tons of German shops. I cant think of anything I couldn't get, if they didn't have it, another website would, who ships at local domestic prices.
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yes, very much so.
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This question is misplaced !! THIS IS TRAVEL GERMANY !
Anything that is only available in Germany and not for sell online. Do you think this is a service that could make money?
Other - Germany - 5 Answers
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Maybe in a better economy.
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NOt right now with the economy the way it is. People losing their jobs and cutting back, no one is going to buy things from Germany right now. Maybe later when things pick up and the economy is better. I have family in Germany so I don't have to pay anything.
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Considering how high shipping costs are I doubt it. I don't even ship things back home anymore, it costs more to send it then to buy it. And I doubt you can find things that people cant get online. In my city we had tons of German shops. I cant think of anything I couldn't get, if they didn't have it, another website would, who ships at local domestic prices.
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yes, very much so.
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This question is misplaced !! THIS IS TRAVEL GERMANY !
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