Obama Uses Xbox 360 Video Games to Campaign

[spaztic7]

[citation][nom]rampage52[/nom]spaztic7, have you been out of the country. Dont say USA is the best in the world. When you know it is at a hard time. there are many great countries, do us a favor travel.[/citation]

Why is the world in the state that it is in? After the USA economy dropped (which needs to happen every now and then. It's a trend and it help smaller companies become bigger and you see more companies evolve which can create more jobs). When the USA is in trouble, the world feels our pain. It sucks, but its true.

USA is the greatest country for many a reason. If you don't believe me go to a country where you don't have as many luxuries, freedoms, or things we take for granted. When you come back, you look at the USA in a different light. You realize how well off we really are.

 

[spaztic7]

[citation][nom]Sicundercover[/nom][/citation]

Who is going to raise taxes? McCain will for the middle class but lower taxes for the upper 5%. Obama will lower taxes for 95% of Americans (people who earn $250,000 or less) and raise taxes on the people who make more. And don't use the issue of small companies because many of them will be exempt from a tax raise anyways.

 

[rampage52]

[citation][nom]spaztic7[/nom][/citation]

You are stupid, I am from Canada and our dollar was more than yours. we have it great here with health care and France has it better than us so dont say this you need to out more lol!!!!

 

[Sicundercover]

[citation][nom]spaztic7[/nom][/citation]

BTW, people who make over 250k a year are not rich that is small business owners. If you put heavy taxes on small business owners they will fold and will be bought up by the bigger business'. What is going on right now is a small example of what will happen.

Think about it. Where have all the manufacturing jobs gone? When you call a support line who answers the phone? Where do we import almost all of our goods from?

All of these jobs used to be American companies. But they have left. Why, because America has increasingly made it harder for those companies to stay.

What do you think is going to happen if you put a massive tax increase on the rich? They will leave and take their business with them.And also 60% of workers do even pay taxes you get it all back at the end of the year. How can you give a tax cut to someone who doesn't pay taxes.

As for Canada,(dont worry Im not going to say something bad) I love Canada I have dual citizanship there. However sorry to inform you, your in a slump as well. Considering Canada largest export is Shale Oil things are going to get a little bumpy. Shale Oil is one of the hardest to refine and a bit costly so prifit margins will go down and the oil companies in Canada will have to lay alot of workers off.

Face it like it or not, America is the new Rome and all of your contries jumped in bed with her after WWII. Your economies are tied to the U.S. you may not feel it now but you will if it becomes worse.

But look on the bright side, after a massive tax increase on "the rich" alot of business' will be coming to your country to bolster you economy even more.

 

[mdillenbeck]

Amazing how this article about in-game political advertising has broken down into a debate about the candidates. I know my views, and I know there is nothing I could do to change anyones mind, so I'll try to stick to the article's subject.

There is a precedent for selling advertising in a commercial product, even if that product could be solely supported by advertising dollars. Our psychological expectation of cost-to-quality is part of the reason for this. Ironically, advertising in video games is often seen as the opposite.

Which brings us to the second point, there is also a precedent for in-game advertising. People have passively accepted Burger King, Nike, Coca Cola, Pepsi, McDonalds, and so much more - and some have even accepted "adver-tainment" games solely designed to sell a product. Excluding adver-tainment, few if any games had a reduction in price. Instead, the advertising dollars offset the increasing costs of development.

Some have suggested Obama's willingness to use game advertising is desperation. It is no more a sign of desperation than opting to focus advertising in battleground states, and no more a sign of deperation than choosing TV over newspaper and magazines. It only shows that he felt reaching out to the gaming population was an important part of his campaign.

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There is one issue of this political debate I must address - that of calling equating Obama with a communist regieme, a terrorist, and Hitler. Hopefully most people can recognize these as gross mischaracterizations.

Just because a candidate feels their government has a duty to providing for the wellfare of its citizens does not make them a communist or socialist. Just because a candidate has has past associations with a person or organization that has used radical militant tactics (Ayers, Greenpeace, the anti-abortion movement, and so forth) does not mean that that person advocates radical militant action or, more importantly, terrorism. Just because a candidate is a charismatic and effective speaker does not make them Hitler... or John F. Kennedy.

Obama is not the next Antichrist - nor is he the next Messiah. He is a patriotic citizen with views that differ than John McCain, and he is a man who believes he can make an effective leader of the USA - just like John McCain does. IF Obama becomes president, does anyone really believe that the USA will become a facist or communist state that utilizes terrorism to affect global change?

As the cover to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy says... "DON'T PANIC". Good advise. If you support McCain and Obama wins - Don't Panic... Obama is still a good man. If you support Obama and McCain wins - Don't Panic... McCain is also a good man. They do not differ on whether the USA should implement genocide, become a socialist or communist state, if we should become a theocracy, or if we should utilize domestic and foriegn terrorism to expand our power. They differ on the role of govenment within the framework of our Democratic Republic - they differ on what our spending priorities should be, what duties the government has to its citizens, and what duties citizens have to their government. However, they both still deserve respect as influential members of their communities AND as leaders in our government.

 

[rampage52]

Sicundercover, well said. The thing is all companies move over seas not just cause of taxes cause other are and they follow the trend it is cheap to do this. also profir margins are higher why pay $10.00 an hour when you can pay $2.00 companies are greedy and do not have a want or need to stay in the usa or anywhere.

With our Shale oil everyone will still want it and usa refines it so this will not have an impact i know lots moving to work there.

 

[reichscythe]

[citation][nom]gettingold[/nom]You just need to look at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... two "private" companies (in theory) who were encouraged to give out high risk loans, at times with no money down... [/citation]

Despite the appearance of the word "Loan" in the full name of Freddie Mac, neither Fannie Mae nor Freddie Mac actually GIVE OUT LOANS--high risk, ninja or otherwise. Fannie and Freddie back and bundle loans made by banks and other lending institutions. Banks and lending institutions made high risk and "ninja" loans--and they didn't properly check the creds and qualifications of the applicants because they knew Fannie and Freddie would buy and back the loans to place in mortgage-backed securities packages...

So, this is as much a private sector problem as anything else: in many cases, private banks and lending institutions KNEW they were issuing loans to people who couldn't pay, but didn't care because they figured: A) real estate prices always rise, therefore the risk is negligible and B) if borrowers default, most of the bad debt would already be in the hands of Fannie and Freddie. These banks and institutions didn't count on the worth of real estate takin' a nose dive (75% of the houses in my tri-city area have negative equity), leaving many of them unable to shovel off onto Fannie and Freddie a lot more questionable paper...

ON TOPIC - Even if you don't like his politics, I can't see why so many people can't see Obama's move as a smart political decision... I'll wager 4 pints of my own blood that if McCain's campaign had made this move first, a lot of these "OMG OMG I can't believe EA is letting this happen OMG!1! SELL OUTS FOR SATAN!! OMG!111!" detractors would be praising what a brilliant political-marketing strategy had been made.

 

[rampage52]

reichscythe, nice post. Did not know the banks did this on purpose to get the loan backed and money for this. Wow the banks did this to everyone nice eh. They need regulations.

 

[spaztic7]

[citation][nom]rampage52[/nom][/citation]

I like Canada. I do understand the lony (speeling?) is worth more. But that is not what makes America great. It's the idea... well it was the idea.