>The French government is subsidizing entertainment for a select part of the population, and THIS is your concern?

Who is to day the idea didn't originate from the online music services? "They kids won't pay for music, so let's make the government pay."

>They could be ripping people of hugely What do you mean "could" be? It *is* a giant ripoff.

>intuition that the Universe is a big place.

Dude, the universe is a big place. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to the universe.

It's touché. Use the accent. (http://www.youfml.com/picture/3/touche.-use-the-accent.-17)

Hey, how'd you make that inverted i? (oblig bash: http://bash.org/?330261)

I agree. I think we should replace it with "ass raping."

While I agree that adversity is a great motivator, it doesn't apply here. Asians, on average, earn more than any other racial group in USA. Eastern culture (ex, Indian, Chinese, Japanese) is also typically collective (vs. individualistic in the West), leading to higher family income. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Race

How convenient.

You got two wives? You lucky dog.

As always, the hardest thing to manage alone is a screw.

I manage the screw with my bare hands all the time.

Vivek means "discerning, discriminating", especially with wisdom and intelligence, in Sanskrit.

>So if Cox's competition can do it, why can't they?

What competition?