Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:47:43 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:39:21 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
 

On 2024-10-17, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
 

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:48:39 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
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Yeah, far better to bring in the hyper-capitalists who will sell us
all out for a dollar.

>
Sell us to whom?

 
The highest bidder.
 

Whose money is it doing the buying?

 
Our own, after they take it from us.

 
How do they take it from us? There’s no law that says we have to hand it
to them.

You don't have an equivalent of the IRS? The government extracts money
using implied force and hands it over to fraudulent contractors.

https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/defense-contractor-formerly-
known-as-raytheon-agrees-to-pay-over-950m-for-fraud-charges