Comments on: Smoke And Mirrors http://www.flasshe.com/2005/04/25/smoke-and-mirrors/ Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:25:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: InfK http://www.flasshe.com/2005/04/25/smoke-and-mirrors/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 InfK Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:53:43 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/?p=177#comment-3268 I haven't seen the documentary, but I do remember "Burn, baby, burn!"... As for other companies operating like them - Enron weren't the 'smartest guys in the room', bub, they got caught! Don't get me started about Microsoft, the company which (for starters) quite literally is allowed to print money, or... well, right now all I can think about is Microsoft, now that you got me started. But there are plenty of examples to point to, particularly if you look beyond U.S. borders (where the Rule of Law prevails, and the SEC keeps a tight watch on everyone!) The Russian oil firm Yukos barely made news here but it was a LOT bigger of a collapse/embezzlement deal than Enron and Worldcom put together, and the democratically elected president was directly involved... I haven’t seen the documentary, but I do remember “Burn, baby, burn!”…

As for other companies operating like them – Enron weren’t the ’smartest guys in the room’, bub, they got caught! Don’t get me started about Microsoft, the company which (for starters) quite literally is allowed to print money, or… well, right now all I can think about is Microsoft, now that you got me started. But there are plenty of examples to point to, particularly if you look beyond U.S. borders (where the Rule of Law prevails, and the SEC keeps a tight watch on everyone!)

The Russian oil firm Yukos barely made news here but it was a LOT bigger of a collapse/embezzlement deal than Enron and Worldcom put together, and the democratically elected president was directly involved…

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