jcombs_31 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I can't pitch websites for a few thousand, but look at this http://www.dailytech.com/Government+Stimulus+Website+to+Cost+Taxpayers+18M+USD/article15656.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 So the way you get out of (or rather recovering from) an economic crisis is spending a shitload of money? Cool. Send me some money and I'll help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 So the way you get out of (or rather recovering from) an economic crisis is spending a shitload of money? Cool. Send me some money and I'll help you. Absolutely incredulous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylex Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 And yet, two really large auto companies who's overhead bankrupted them will somehow run more efficiently under government oversight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 And yet, two really large auto companies who's overhead bankrupted them will somehow run more efficiently under government oversight. The government has no desire to remain at the head of those companies for very long at all. From what I've seen, they plan to right the ship and get the fuck out in under 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 No you guys have it all wrong. Going forward, if you qualify for food stamps, tanf, medicaid, etc.. you can file for a new car too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylex Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 That one already happened - http://www.google.com/search?q=cash+for+clunkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 18 million? I would venture to say that someone high in the government knows the company owner of the web team or something. Or they're just paying way to much for a web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 On the one hand I'd say gd wtf but on the other hand (the more important hand, as it is my jerkoff hand), I have to say to everybody here (and web devs in general) STFU, keep your damn mouth shut and go with it. That's the kind of shit that justifies you charging more than $2.15/hr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I've just sent a $15,000,000 counter-offer to The White House, fingers crossed! Think of what they could spend their $3,000,000 saving on... Oh, please don't under-cut me; I need the Benjamins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Too late, I bid $10mil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Too late, I bid $10mil! Bloody foreigners, always doing it cheaper than I can afford to. This is why our industry is so under-valued, it makes me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I wonder if the 18 mil includes marketing or something too....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Too late, I bid $10mil! Bloody foreigners, always doing it cheaper than I can afford to. This is why our industry is so under-valued, it makes me sick. Last I checked, you're in England while CV and The White House are in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Too late, I bid $10mil! Bloody foreigners, always doing it cheaper than I can afford to. This is why our industry is so under-valued, it makes me sick. Last I checked, you're in England while CV and The White House are in the US Minor details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbtophp Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Too late, I bid $10mil! Bloody foreigners, always doing it cheaper than I can afford to. This is why our industry is so under-valued, it makes me sick. Last I checked, you're in England while CV and The White House are in the US lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 jesus christ.. 9 million! How the fuck do you get those jobs? I'd be lucky if I could get a bid for 2 grand....hell 500 would be a surprise to me too (assuming the job isn't deciphering other peoples code) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 I just would love to know how it can be justified. I'm pretty sure Obama has been using the same group since he began his run for President. He had a pretty nice website and I see a common style on all the new sites they are launching, including the new white house website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynewex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 So the way you get out of (or rather recovering from) an economic crisis is spending a shitload of money? Cool. Send me some money and I'll help you. This is a rather tedious debate. Economists won't be agreeing with each other anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 So the way you get out of (or rather recovering from) an economic crisis is spending a shitload of money? Cool. Send me some money and I'll help you. This is a rather tedious debate. Economists won't be agreeing with each other anytime soon. Right. The other side of the fence argues that people tend to get scared during crisis and not spend any money. If people aren't spending any money, people aren't making any money. Prices get raised or else businesses shut down. Now people really won't be spending money. Keeps feeding on itself. So the theory/idea is to throw a bunch of "free" money into the mix. Hope is that since it's "free" people will be inclined to spend it. People spend money, people make money, crisis abated. The overall principle is that a good chunk of the crisis is not necessarily a lack of money, but a lack of buyer/investor confidence, so money is not being spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynewex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Basically. Everyone needs to shut the fuck up and stop talking about the recession. I know that there was a problem to begin with; but we here in Ireland practically talked ourselves into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 "I'm not as rich as I'd like to be. Fuck, we must be in a recession!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynewex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I reckon those on social welfare in Ireland should be put to work. Social welfare here is about 200 or so Euros a week. Why not make them work the hours to "earn" that? Min. wage over here is about 8 Euro or more / hour. Surely we can make the country a better place by getting them to work on roadworks etc. (We'll stop short of creating a massive army and taking over Europe, of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Dunno how you guys do it over there but in the states you have to regularly report in proof that you are trying to get work, in order to get $$ from welfare, or even unemployment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynewex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Same here. But *proof* in an economic crisis is pretty easy to pass through. Just make them work on public infrastructure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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