TLAGT (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

If they owned their music outright, they'd be broke because they'd never find a radio station willing to play it because Columbia had the muscle to get music played on the local radio stations and pe never has.You're a child. Owning your music does not mean you'll be successful. Publishing is only a part of the wealth equation.Now if you were something more than a average college idiot, you would know this.

nickday74 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Just seen PE live last night in birmingham uk - fucking awesome!!!! - best hip hop band that ever lived.

A86 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

"Don't worry. We're not giving the auto industry any bailout money."What are you talking about? We just gave them nearly a trillion dollars. Far more money than we spend on social welfare."Actually, "your own point" was that the artist got "rich on their own works of art"."And they did. The money they have earned so far was some of the revenue generated by sales of their records. My point was that if they completely owned their music they would be even richer.

jahshaolin (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

This is a perfect Hip-Hop track.

TLAGT (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Actually, "your own point" was that the artist got "rich on their own works of art". Sorry I had to remind you on what your own point was.

TLAGT (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Don't worry. We're not giving the auto industry any bailout money. And then, when they end up in bankruptcy proceedings, we'll use that to break the corporate unions.LOL yep.

A86 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

"They got rich inspite of not owning any of their own relevant work."If they had owned all of their work they would be even richer. Thank you for helping to prove my point."Which is diametrically opposed to your nonsensical belief in managed trade."WTF are you talking about? I said that workers and consumers should own their own means of production, labor and the products of their own labor. Someone else owning your work is "free trade" but you owning your own work is "managed trade"? WTF?

A86 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

"trade where the government rewards weakness and inefficiency"Does that include this age of corporate welfare?Why was the late 1930's-mid 1970's, when the US had high pro-labor regulation, the era of the highest average living standards in America? Why have living standards gone down since the 80's with more deregulated trade and why is the job market now filled with low wage service jobs?"how old are you"22. Obviously you're young enough to not know about the regulated "golden era".

A86 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

"Your not talking about free trade, you're talking about "managed trade"."ALL trade is "managed trade". The logical conclusion of your ridiculous standards are that as long as trade involves a set of rules, regulations or enforcements it is "managed". It's funny how you "free market" fundies consider labor/trade unions and minimum wage laws "intervention" but don't consider governments enforcing capitalist property laws or making laws banning unions and pro-labor regulations "intervention".

TLAGT (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

They got rich inspite of not owning any of their own relevant work. Which is diametrically opposed to your nonsensical belief in managed trade.