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DemocratSinceBirth

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29. The buggy whip

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 01:31 PM

Jun 2015

I owned a small publishing business...It was so small that there was only one employee and that was myself. I would publish directories and relocation guides for chambers of commerces. It was great because I was my own boss. I would sell advertising space and use the revenue I generated to pay the various vendors needed to produce a directory or guide like writers, graphic designers, and printers and keep what is left for myself. It was a simple business model... Back in the early 00s one person who was involved in selling e-mail mailing lists said print publishing is going the way of the buggy whip. He was correct...

Chambers Of Commerces started putting their membership directories and relocation guides online and getting advertisers to pay for internet space is much harder than getting advertisers to pay for print space. I tried and tried but couldn't come up with a profitable business model.

If i was younger I could have reinvented myself because I believe I can sell anything but at my age I didn't have the juice.

Change is going to come and its going to create winners and losers...A just society looks out for the latter.

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House Passes TPA Bill [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 OP

the things the 1% want never die they just keep getting reintroduced untill enough arms Romeo.lima333 Jun 2015 #1

No, the DINOs are just trying to figure out who is most vulnerable and who can djean111 Jun 2015 #2

As I understand it newfie11 Jun 2015 #3

It was never dead. They just shed the TAA MineralMan Jun 2015 #4

If there are going to be trade agreements DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #6

Thanks to Nancy Pelosi AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #9

She shouldn't have let herself be outmaneuvered like that... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #10

Why do you think she was outmaneuvered? She was whipping votes FOR TPA/TAA. jeff47 Jun 2015 #25

TAA has never actually done that. jeff47 Jun 2015 #21

I agree 100%. I'm neither arguing for or against any of this. MineralMan Jun 2015 #27

George Bush's Fast Tracking of his Trade Bill did NOT pass. So no, they don't always pass. Here on sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #19

Fuckity fuckity fuck fuck. n/t DeadLetterOffice Jun 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Jun 2015 #8

Well, it won't look good down the road that so many Democrats voted against the TAA. Hoyt Jun 2015 #7

Doesn't matter, it was just theater anyway Populist_Prole Jun 2015 #11

I think Medicare funding bit is about to be removed. It was drop in bucket, didn't start until 2024 Hoyt Jun 2015 #13

I read in another thread TAA is still alive./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #16

The Medicare cut was necessary to stop a Republican filibuster. jeff47 Jun 2015 #31

They wanted to make the bill so odious that no Democrat would vote for it... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #12

Why do we need job assistance? LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #17

Exactly! kentuck Jun 2015 #18

Yes it is, but we need it because you guys think there are people out there with jobs that can Hoyt Jun 2015 #20

Then why do you lament not passing TAA? jeff47 Jun 2015 #22

Seems obvious. Those in few remaining low paying, easily moved jobs, are gonna need retraining. Hoyt Jun 2015 #24

Not according to your claims about the TPP. jeff47 Jun 2015 #28

The few folks affected have to have the skills, and there would be a time lag Hoyt Jun 2015 #30

Those few affected would get hired to fill positions left by those with the skills. jeff47 Jun 2015 #32

Ahhh, so TAA has NOTHING TO DO with TPP, eh? LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #23

Your reading comprehension skills need updating. Hoyt Jun 2015 #26

No, you've merely gotten tripped up by your own lie LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #37

At least he is amusing to watch flip flop all over the place. Rex Jun 2015 #34

No, he has a job to do and he's attempting to do it LondonReign2 Jun 2015 #38

The buggy whip DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #29

That's the way I feel. It's sad, but all kinds of jobs go due to technology, economics, internet, Hoyt Jun 2015 #40

The internet devastated print... Look at Time and Newsweek... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #41

LOL! Good catch, now look at all the non answers! Rex Jun 2015 #33

It has to get through the Senate again and the President has to sign it. neverforget Jun 2015 #14

If one believes Obama, he said he won't sign bill without TAA bigwillq Jun 2015 #15

He'll sign it, with or without, in my opinion. closeupready Jun 2015 #36

LOLOL. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #39

Me too. Goes to show that life often holds surprises (n/t) Herman4747 Jun 2015 #35