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Zizzla_Rachet on 04 August 2009

I think Halo and this game are behind it...Go ahead...Say it...ODST is not going to sell gangbusters..sure...



 



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Slimebeast on 04 August 2009
Dodece said:
@Slimebeast

I think you need to review the structure of the government in the United States. Recently I have read a lot of ignorant commentary. Not your fault you shouldn't need to understand the underlying mechanics. However it should be clarified. The Congress of the United States creates bills, and then they vote on said bills. If the bill passes the Congress it then proceeds to the President who then has a vote. They either concur and sign off on the bill, or they decline and veto the bill. Which sends the bill back to the Congress for a second vote. Now if the Congress passes the bill with a high enough of a majority then the bill becomes law.

So when you say the Obama whatever it is a really a ignorant statement. The reality is the bill that created this program was the culmination of the efforts of hundreds of elected officials. The President is merely the last one to sign off on it. Even though the President may be the leader of their party. They only have influence not authority. They cannot make any member of Congress produce legislation, or even compel them to sign off on it. In fact many a President once out of office will tell stories about the Congress even one aligned with them causing them all kinds of grief.

So please don't just label it the work of one man. I am sure the two Senators and my very own local Representative also had a hand in this program. So they all share recognition if it succeeds and responsibility if it fails. Unless they voted against it, and in that case they are stupid for voting against it if it succeeds brilliantly, and they are to be commended if the program is a failure.

You think my assertion is laughable. Well wait a couple months, and we will see if I am right or I am wrong. That said I have a bit more evidence in my life experience. I have a brother that was laid off that is suddenly finding side work where there was no work previously. Where I work is seeing a upswing in business, and my father is working for a company that is actually getting much more work. In fact where he works they have actually had to hire people.

So paint me the optimist, but I am seeing more reason to be optimistic then even a few months ago. Things aren't going fantastic, but they sure as hell aren't as bleak as they were earlier in the year.


You missed the point a lil bit. For me it don't matter if it was Obama, the congress or whoever in the political system who made those subsidies possible. The funny thing was that government programs would indirectly affect release dates of games. It was also because you happened to present it in that order.

I don't criticise you for being optimistic. I am very optimistic myself about the world economy. But I don't think we will see any of those games in the OP list being pushed forward to 2009 again.