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pnwmom

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8. I like the Woz but he's got a really skewed vision of Dubai.

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Tue May 26, 2015, 08:56 PM

May 2015

That's not the direction we should be aiming for.

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Steve Wozniak: 'US would look like Dubai if it didn't spend all its money on military', Snowden=Hero [View all] nationalize the fed May 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author think May 2015 #1

It's interesting that Erik Prince of Blackwater infamy now lives in Abu Dhabi... cascadiance May 2015 #2

No extradition treaty? n/t dflprincess May 2015 #32

But..but...look at all we've gained for our efforts. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #3

Screw that. Know what the income inequality is like in Dubai? How about the slavery? FSogol May 2015 #4

This. Agschmid May 2015 #14

I wonder if Woz hides HIS money in the Caymans. NYtoBush-Drop Dead May 2015 #30

Yeah, I wouldn't hold up Dubai as a shining example. SusanCalvin May 2015 #33

And then there's the raw sewage floating in the sea--they had a horrible problem with ... MADem May 2015 #34

90% of the people in Dubai are migrant workers, often in squalid conditions bordering on slavery... Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #5

What do you call a Mother that works 2 jobs nationalize the fed May 2015 #7

A libertarian myth betterdemsonly May 2015 #9

While she is likely not paying taxes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #12

Her poverty is real, but it because of low wages, not taxes n/t betterdemsonly May 2015 #13

While we agree on the taxes part nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #15

Look I am poor. I don't want to be a slave in Dubai. betterdemsonly May 2015 #17

Did I say you have to? nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #19

I have no problem with that part betterdemsonly May 2015 #21

I am not sure if he is one of the people doing that nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #23

He seems like really superficial guy betterdemsonly May 2015 #25

He is a genious for computers and programing nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #27

wage slave Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #10

No fun being an immigrant laborer in Dubai... hunter May 2015 #6

Really not terribly different Nevernose May 2015 #22

Yes, very very different from an American city Recursion May 2015 #26

Both of those things are true Nevernose May 2015 #28

Yes, it's very different Recursion May 2015 #36

I like the Woz but he's got a really skewed vision of Dubai. pnwmom May 2015 #8

He has the billionaire's vision of Dubai combined with a ridiculous opinion. n/t FSogol May 2015 #16

Snowden is a hero, but there is nothing to admire about Dubai betterdemsonly May 2015 #11

Isn't he talking about infrastructure, not Government policies, i.e. literal use of "look like"? whereisjustice May 2015 #20

At Dubai beaches they have workers remove turds and tp from the beaches each morning. FSogol May 2015 #31

I would not consider Dubai worthy of emulation. Throd May 2015 #18

Having read the article, I get exactly what he is saying and agree. Besides, how do you figure whereisjustice May 2015 #24

That's 1.5 trillion we'll never see again Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #29

Not to mention the $10-15 trillion hifiguy May 2015 #39

All of the anti-Dubai posts here are kind of missing the more important point dreamnightwind May 2015 #35

Hardly a sustainable vision. Gregorian May 2015 #37

It takes a billionaire to see Dubai as some sort of ideal tk2kewl May 2015 #38