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Codifer

(1,207 posts)
186. What you say is true.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:10 AM
Mar 2020

The Prescott Bush/Brown Brothers Harriman financing of the nazi party and Hitler was prewar (pre US involvement anyway) and they were forced to stop, General Motors also were forced to cease their financial collaboration with Germany although it took a long goddamn time for them to do so. I do not know what profit Ford made (if any) from the wartime production of the factories that it had built in Germany before the war. Ford did, however, receive compensation from the US Government for damage that those factories suffered from US and British bombers. Henry Ford might also have had other reasons for dealing with Hitler (research "The Protocols of Zion&quot . Curtis Aircraft, Bell Aircraft and Studebaker sold equipment to Russia, was that profiteering. Some of the business arrangements mentioned were for profit and some no doubt were in part ideological but none were the sort of price gouging of the US Government that Harry was tasked with stopping. No $50 mess kits.

Maybe all the above is meaningless. "War is a Racket". Smedly Butler said so.

Cheers

Edit to try to get rid of the silly smiley face that replaced the closed parenthesis that I had typed.... but I can't. Sorry.

Edit again to add IBM equipment and the tabulation of the dead and soon to be dead. I would like to think that IBM did not know how their equipment was used. Robert Jackson found those records very useful.

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How about a nice jail sentence for people who are doing this? LisaL Mar 2020 #1
That's the American way! Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #41
You got that right Chainfire Mar 2020 #102
Lock them up I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #117
Well its the Trump way Kaiserguy Mar 2020 #130
Graduates of Trump University, no doubt. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #170
If it had been home depot that had done it DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #164
Unethical but not illegal jimfields33 Mar 2020 #43
It should do so ASAP. LisaL Mar 2020 #77
Most States (including Tennessee) make price-gouging during emergies Illegal arthurgoodwin Mar 2020 #83
That's excellent jimfields33 Mar 2020 #92
What is "grossly in excess" mean in this context? Lanius Mar 2020 #153
Illegal on the sites they were trying to GOUGE people on Bengus81 Mar 2020 #86
We need a Harry Truman Codifer Mar 2020 #133
Are you kidding me?! ZZenith Mar 2020 #167
What you say is true. Codifer Mar 2020 #186
I heard that the bill to be voted on prohibited price gouging over 10%... Karadeniz Mar 2020 #152
How do you spell Skrelli? Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #75
Nailed it NT Rorey Mar 2020 #82
+1 White- collar corporate Wall Street business is alright-- sure!!?? appalachiablue Mar 2020 #110
This makes my heart smile. Coventina Mar 2020 #2
It doesn't, because people like him are hogging the stuff LisaL Mar 2020 #3
I can't help it. I like it when the greedy are denied their evil impulses. Coventina Mar 2020 #5
From what we have been told, hand sanitizer can help with preventing spread of covid. LisaL Mar 2020 #7
It's no more effective than thorough handwashing with soap. n/t Coventina Mar 2020 #10
You can only wash your hands with soap if you have access to soap and water. LisaL Mar 2020 #11
Oh good grief! Are you really this invested in my offhand comment? Coventina Mar 2020 #18
If you are pumping gas on a road trip volstork Mar 2020 #20
Or traveling via a public bus. LisaL Mar 2020 #21
Exactly. volstork Mar 2020 #23
Or shopping. LisaL Mar 2020 #28
or sneezing at a salad bar defacto7 Mar 2020 #52
Or in the salad bar zackymilly Mar 2020 #74
I guess you could use it for salad dressing. defacto7 Mar 2020 #79
Boogerette? Retch? zackymilly Mar 2020 #84
Russian. and I don't even have to enhance the name for the effect. defacto7 Mar 2020 #88
Don't eat or drink your hand sanitizer. LisaL Mar 2020 #85
Just joking... but I suppose a few might take is seriously so thanks. defacto7 Mar 2020 #87
Russians have used worse when they couldn't get hold of proper alcohol. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #91
And some died as a result. LisaL Mar 2020 #146
People have been pumping gasoline far longer than hand sanitizer has existed. Coventina Mar 2020 #22
People have been living long before they started to use gasoline. LisaL Mar 2020 #26
Wow. Massive fail. Coventina Mar 2020 #31
There was no Covid-19. volstork Mar 2020 #29
You are adorable! Coventina Mar 2020 #34
Peculiar sense of humor about wnylib Mar 2020 #141
Exactly. LisaL Mar 2020 #35
They weren't having a pandemic at the time. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #36
Yeesh! OK, OK, we all die without vast quantities of hand sanitizer!! Coventina Mar 2020 #39
Not all, but many will. LisaL Mar 2020 #44
Directly attributed to lack of hand sanitizer?!?!?! Coventina Mar 2020 #47
For some, if they got infected by touching things in a public place, LisaL Mar 2020 #51
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Coventina Mar 2020 #54
Read cdc recommendation on using hand sanitizer. LisaL Mar 2020 #65
*sigh* For the UMPTEENTH TIME: THOSE GUYS WERE IN THE WRONG Coventina Mar 2020 #78
Wait a minute. You are saying here that people will die without hand sanitizer, but this morning Squinch Mar 2020 #132
That's not the point I was trying to make. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #62
Oh GROSS! I'm really sorry that happened to you! Coventina Mar 2020 #73
Yes, I think everyone's stressed and on edge right now. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #81
. Coventina Mar 2020 #90
You weren't clear in your original post as to why your heart was "smiling"... SMC22307 Mar 2020 #96
OK, I acknowledge that that is the case. Coventina Mar 2020 #104
It was plenty clear in subsequent posts... SMC22307 Mar 2020 #108
Why does that amuse you? wnylib Mar 2020 #144
Got in the car I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #119
Covid 19 was not around then, was it? wnylib Mar 2020 #138
I use the handy dandy paper towels provided by almost every gas station. cwydro Mar 2020 #40
Good for you. LisaL Mar 2020 #46
Lol, we get it. cwydro Mar 2020 #55
It is actually being recommended by CDC as a protection. LisaL Mar 2020 #63
This is kind of a pattern. This morning the perseveration was about screening people in airports. Squinch Mar 2020 #127
Did you see the lines it created? LisaL Mar 2020 #173
This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Mar 2020 #183
Nevermind. There is nothing to be gained from these ridiculous conversations. Squinch Mar 2020 #184
Welp. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #172
Are you really isolated from soap and water for long stretches of time? cwydro Mar 2020 #38
Define long. LisaL Mar 2020 #42
I've kept a bottle of alcohol in my car for years. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #94
Yeah, I live in a desert. n/t Hugin Mar 2020 #56
Then you're probably already nicely isolated. cwydro Mar 2020 #57
You'd be surprised. Hugin Mar 2020 #80
Actually, yes. cab67 Mar 2020 #120
Many homeless people are Withywindle Mar 2020 #175
Doesn't everybody carry wnylib Mar 2020 #134
Kind of important for health care workers. We don't have enough at work mucifer Mar 2020 #53
Do they regularly buy from dollar stores and other retail outlets? Coventina Mar 2020 #58
No our supplier is Mckesson mucifer Mar 2020 #61
McKesson is actually a pretty good company with something of a social conscious. Compared.... RussellCattle Mar 2020 #112
Only when the supplier runs out and we are desperate. ahoysrcsm Mar 2020 #171
Yep. When you have a patient load that keeps you busy moving Ilsa Mar 2020 #64
It's NOT a convenience, especially if someone were to find themselves in situation where they HAVE The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2020 #169
The product doesn't matter. His intention was to make money off of public fear. C Moon Mar 2020 #182
With their names now public, they're dog shit. Probably have to leave MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #4
I was just thinking that if I were this guy, I wouldn't want my name and face in a newspaper. LisaL Mar 2020 #6
Yep, he and his brother are toast. MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #8
If they were mine.... paleotn Mar 2020 #136
Nice to hear happy news. Jirel Mar 2020 #9
Just wait until the State's Attorney's General gets a hold of these guys, & the Division of Taxation TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #93
Notice the shirt? "Family Man?" Poor family. What an asshole. CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #12
Good, now he can donate all those things he bought to the needy tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #13
Exactly! FM123 Mar 2020 #16
The hording American public is just as bad. nt Hotler Mar 2020 #14
They should be dragged thru the street tied to ambulances FreepFryer Mar 2020 #15
What an asshole. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #17
HA ha erlewyne Mar 2020 #72
I hope everyone of those guys get to deal with a prosecutor with elected political ambitions. marble falls Mar 2020 #19
What Bill has congress passed making it illegal? jimfields33 Mar 2020 #50
There are laws against price gouging on Fed, state and local lawbooks ... marble falls Mar 2020 #109
check this out ... marble falls Mar 2020 #188
Sic semper fures Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #24
I knew someone had been doing this... Hugin Mar 2020 #25
It should be seized and distributed to local hospitals, local people, etc... Tarc Mar 2020 #27
A hard-hit city like Seattle or NYC should offer them BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #69
From the article irisblue Mar 2020 #30
Well, he made it on the news for hoarding and trying to sell for profit. LisaL Mar 2020 #33
What a narcissist. Take from the public to offer it to the public defacto7 Mar 2020 #68
A public service? The gall of this asshole. tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #76
I'm not normally a fan of Amazon wryter2000 Mar 2020 #32
Me neither. I NEVER use them unless it just cant be avoided. They're a search engine. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #97
Same day, same town d_r Mar 2020 #37
That gives me an idea on how I can help Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #49
2 elementary schools in my area will serve lunch and breakfast even though there are no classes. virgogal Mar 2020 #95
That's what our schools Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #161
The IRS should also investigate these people dalton99a Mar 2020 #45
Looks like their inside furniture turned into Throckmorton Mar 2020 #107
Cretins. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #114
Haha SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #48
Classic "Trumpster" would be my bet. There is a sucker born everyday and two to take em. usaf-vet Mar 2020 #59
Can't fix stupid Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #60
That is reassuring to hear PatSeg Mar 2020 #66
Except that.... mbusby Mar 2020 #100
They should donate them to various organizations around the country Mr. Ected Mar 2020 #67
They'd still be jagoffs, jagoffs forced into doing something good. (n/t) SMC22307 Mar 2020 #105
Because 300 or so bottles wasn't nearly enough. Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #70
Craigslist don't care. He can sell them there. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #71
Muhaha! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #122
Nothing. He's not selling a cell phone at midnight in a dark alley. zackymilly Mar 2020 #135
MUHAHA! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #137
You seem strange. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #139
MUHAHAHA! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #140
Have you been tested? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #142
Overwatch for craiglist sales is a thing ya know Alea Mar 2020 #177
He's got exactly what he deserves. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #89
Play Stupid games win Stupid Prizes. projectiboga Mar 2020 #98
I'm reminded of this cab67 Mar 2020 #99
Ha ha, I'm so glad I watched that. SMC22307 Mar 2020 #111
I hope she was fronted by bad guys who said "That ain't the deal, lady- ya owe us phones, not money" NBachers Mar 2020 #160
Flashing that much cash can get a person robbed IronLionZion Mar 2020 #165
Thanks for posting! Duncan Grant Mar 2020 #187
CANADA too!!! Roland99 Mar 2020 #101
Gawd, assholes abound! SMC22307 Mar 2020 #113
so that makes price gouging okay? Fuck these people Takket Mar 2020 #128
Fucking scum of the earth... Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #103
It's good that Amazon did what they did, but why prohibit ANY US sales of masks or PatrickforO Mar 2020 #106
photo.........This is Matt Colvin of Chattanooga who thought it was a good idea to let @nytimes pub riversedge Mar 2020 #115
That's incredible! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #126
Not that I want to help this douchenozzle... cab67 Mar 2020 #116
Got named, they aint gonna live that BS down either. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #118
... Major Nikon Mar 2020 #121
What a piece of shit Henk_sg Mar 2020 #123
let's do this............ Takket Mar 2020 #124
We scorn the Colvin brothers, but in Philosophy class, we praised Thales ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #125
Great story! I liked 'futureys' [like a futures contract] empedocles Mar 2020 #131
The founder of options.... paleotn Mar 2020 #143
Good for Amazon! Warpy Mar 2020 #129
Sanitizer bros. paleotn Mar 2020 #145
Take a bath in it bitch MFM008 Mar 2020 #147
Would love to see authorities confiscate it all and donate to shelters Roland99 Mar 2020 #148
I hope chokes on it. n/t Drum Mar 2020 #149
NYT has updated the article musette_sf Mar 2020 #150
Well, isn't that something? LisaL Mar 2020 #154
Oh Boohoo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #151
First of all, he's a pos gopiscrap Mar 2020 #155
Unfortunately, I found another article about a couple Niagara Mar 2020 #156
I bet there are also morons sitting with garages full of toilet paper. LisaL Mar 2020 #157
Probably and ready to rip people off for ridiculous profits Niagara Mar 2020 #159
If he tries to donate for tax relief, he shouldn't be allowed to claim the write off. nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #158
Hope they saved the receipts bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #162
Zero sympathy for him or any similar assholes. nt cstanleytech Mar 2020 #163
With their names and faces all over the news now IronLionZion Mar 2020 #166
Note a big corporation being on the side of "right." gulliver Mar 2020 #168
I say go eminent domain on his sorry ass. GaYellowDawg Mar 2020 #174
Good! Sometimes even capitalism will turn around and bite you in the ass. nt Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #176
While Lockheed, Halliburton, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman etc make billions from our wars Hamlette Mar 2020 #178
Bet they are Dump loving fake Christians. roamer65 Mar 2020 #179
He clearly made his money back already. He should be donating them to people who need them Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #180
Jot down their names: Matt Colvin and Noah Colvin. C Moon Mar 2020 #181
Pickup truck entrepreneurs meet retail trade laws bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #185
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