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Old 06-03-2010, 07:33 PM
 
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Conservatives are always preaching:
"When rich people do good, they create more jobs and the benefits trickle down"

It's obvious that internet has increased the productivity of all US companies.
Now companies using the internet can browse several competitors catalogs, make international calls using Skype, share information with thousands of workers around the World through email or servers, etc, etc.

Why didn't that "internet economic boost" trickle down to the average American man?



The Internet Economy: the World's Next Growth Engine - Businessweek.com

Now, the global economy has speeded up to Internet time. A computer manufacturer running low on chips can have a new batch delivered from half a world away without lifting a finger because a supplier's computers detected the shortage automatically. A new bit of audio software can propagate by the millions in a week. Knowledge of every sort becomes available and useful much sooner. By itself, that increases the pace of global growth and boosts efficiency. A recent study from Giga Information Group Inc. argues that the cost savings globally through business use of e-commerce will rise from from $17 billion in 1998 to $1.25 trillion in 2002, with U.S. companies reaping half the long-term benefits.
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Old 06-03-2010, 07:43 PM
 
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The mere fact you are posting this is a benefit.

I know don;t know what the numbers are for those involved with making the WWW go round but it's staggering amount of people. I myself have benefited from it financially with my own sites and business and continue to do so but I seized the opportunity instead of sitting on my ass waiting for someone to hand me something.
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Old 06-03-2010, 07:58 PM
 
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I seized the opportunity instead of sitting on my ass waiting for someone to hand me something.
Conservatives are the ones that claim "Higher profits = higher wages for the middle class"

Without a doubt, internet has increased the profits of all companies in the US
Why hasn't the middle class benefitted from that?
or is their theory a made up fantasy?
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Old 06-03-2010, 08:00 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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It has "trickled down" to the average American man (and woman too!). Just think of all the products the internet has made possible or at least their explosion possible. Computer, iphones, ipods, internet content the list could go on for pages. Entire industries that employ millions of people have sprouted up due to the internet. Those chips that can be ordered at the push of a button are ordered a lot more frequently because of the internet.

This does not even take into account all the entrepeneurs the internet has created. Businesses start up much more easily if a brick and morter location isn't neccessary.

Don't forget how much money consumers can save ordering via the internet. Since I have had my kindle I have bought twice as many books as I normally would at half the cost.

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Old 06-03-2010, 08:03 PM
 
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Conservatives are the ones that claim "Higher profits = higher wages for the middle class"

Without a doubt, internet has increased the profits of all companies in the US
Why hasn't the middle class benefitted from that?
or is their theory a made up fantasy?
Millions of middle class Americans are working right now in positions that are directly related to or dependent on the internet and the money it makes.
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Old 06-03-2010, 08:03 PM
 
Location: Cornelius, NC
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Same reason that economic stimulus packages end up being a flop.
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Old 06-03-2010, 08:06 PM
 
Location: Columbus
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Conservatives are always preaching:
"When rich people do good, they create more jobs and the benefits trickle down"

It's obvious that internet has increased the productivity of all US companies.
Now companies using the internet can browse several competitors catalogs, make international calls using Skype, share information with thousands of workers around the World through email or servers, etc, etc.

Why didn't that "internet economic boost" trickle down to the average American man?


The Internet Economy: the World's Next Growth Engine - Businessweek.com

Now, the global economy has speeded up to Internet time. A computer manufacturer running low on chips can have a new batch delivered from half a world away without lifting a finger because a supplier's computers detected the shortage automatically. A new bit of audio software can propagate by the millions in a week. Knowledge of every sort becomes available and useful much sooner. By itself, that increases the pace of global growth and boosts efficiency. A recent study from Giga Information Group Inc. argues that the cost savings globally through business use of e-commerce will rise from from $17 billion in 1998 to $1.25 trillion in 2002, with U.S. companies reaping half the long-term benefits.
Al Gore takes credit for creating it. And it really got going under Bill Clinton.

BLAME THEM
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Old 06-03-2010, 08:06 PM
 
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Can conservatives explain why the "internet economic boost" never trickled down?
It did... do you have any idea how many jobs the internet is responsible for, or lack of jobs as the case my be? Lets not even discuss the fact that its turned normal everyday individuals into millionaires.
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Old 06-03-2010, 08:09 PM
 
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Conservatives are the ones that claim "Higher profits = higher wages for the middle class"

Without a doubt, internet has increased the profits of all companies in the US
Why hasn't the middle class benefitted from that?
or is their theory a made up fantasy?
The flaw in your argument is that higher demand for labor = higher wages, not higher profit. Since the internet is a reduction of costs, this reduces demand for labor, thereby lowers the wages upon society..

How many companies have gone out of business due to the internet, putting how many individuals out of work, only to be replaced by computers, and shipping companies? I can tell you first hand that my internet company does 8 figures a year with 2 employees, and a few contract employees who write programs to expand business paid a few hundred a pop. How many retail stores can make such claims?

Your lack of knowledge of supply/demand is obvious..
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Old 06-04-2010, 09:56 AM
 
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Conservatives are always preaching:
"When rich people do good, they create more jobs and the benefits trickle down"

It's obvious that internet has increased the productivity of all US companies.
Now companies using the internet can browse several competitors catalogs, make international calls using Skype, share information with thousands of workers around the World through email or servers, etc, etc.

Why didn't that "internet economic boost" trickle down to the average American man?



The Internet Economy: the World's Next Growth Engine - Businessweek.com

Now, the global economy has speeded up to Internet time. A computer manufacturer running low on chips can have a new batch delivered from half a world away without lifting a finger because a supplier's computers detected the shortage automatically. A new bit of audio software can propagate by the millions in a week. Knowledge of every sort becomes available and useful much sooner. By itself, that increases the pace of global growth and boosts efficiency. A recent study from Giga Information Group Inc. argues that the cost savings globally through business use of e-commerce will rise from from $17 billion in 1998 to $1.25 trillion in 2002, with U.S. companies reaping half the long-term benefits.
Absolutely. There are many thousands of Internet Merchants that earn a living doing so. Plus, companies that provide infrastructure such as Go Daddy, hire people, as does other entities involved in the market.

If you are waiting for life to "trickle down" to you, you might as well fall on your keyboard and end your misery.
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