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You believe that you read somewhere that the reduction in hours was the cause of threatened suicides. I don’t doubt you, but you’ve bombastically claimed that it was a “fact” easily verified by independent research. Oh, and then you peppered it with insults.

I don't "believe" I read something, somewhere. . . I watched the interviews with leaders of the suicide threateners lay out their complaints. Have you READ all of the articles on the issue? I did when this was going on. , , the report of the Fair labor Association RESULTED in the cuts the workers were upset about. Their PAY OPPORTUNITIES were not as great when they could not work as many overtime hours as they wanted when to appease the international busybodies, workers were suddenly limited to a specific number per day, week, and month. I found it a humorous example of unintended consequences of "do-gooderism" at the time and posted links at the time to the interviews of the workers' complaints. THIS HAPPENED, and you can sputter all you want. The liberal press is trying hard to cover their tracks, but, Leonard, it is the truth!

“I did not rewrite anything. I paraphrased for brevity.” Swordmaker

OMG! Still funny!

Hey, do you remember when you wet yourself over that whole “Apple doesn’t build factories” thing. Sure you do.

So then why did Steve Jobs describe the process to Barack Obama? How would he know?

“He described how easy it was to build a factory in China, and said that it was almost impossible to do so these days in America, largely because of regulations and unnecessary costs.” Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Chapter Forty-One, RoundThree, The Twilight Struggle, President Obama

He knew, and you would too if you were as business savvy and classically trained in economics as you claim, because Apple does “build” factories through contractors.

McDonalds doesn’t build fast food restaurants. Did you know that? Sure you did. Parkway Construction, Yorkon, Wolgast and others build restaurants for McDonalds. But to assume that McDonalds isn’t involved in every aspect of the building process is beyond rational thought. It would be accurate to say, as any classically trained economist might, that McDonalds builds restaurants in 118 countries. They don’t just spring up and McDonalds spots them on Google Maps. Do they?

Foxconn wasn’t just building a bunch of factories and cold calling American companies when they got Steve Jobs. “Hey Stevie, we have this empty factory just sitting here and were wondering if you could use 700,000 workers to build something. An “i” what? iPhone? Sure, we can do that, send the specs and we’ll get right on it!”

You don’t allow a company like Foxconn to build a factory to their own specs and then call you when it’s done, but that’s what you would have to envision if Apple wasn’t involved in every aspect of the buildings design and construction. Did Foxconn act as contractor? Sure. Foxconn or any number of others. Steve Jobs knew the details and was able to describe the process to Barack Obama.

Apple builds factories, through its contractors, in China. Deal with it.

This months Rotten Apple Award (™) goes to Mad Dawgg for eliciting this level-headed response from Swordmaker, Keeper of the Holy Apple Archives.

“Look, idiot, I’ve had it with you. I am NOT “Sparky” and your insulting asshat attitude is getting you nowhere. If you want to address me, use “Swordmaker.” I’ve tried to be helpful, but you continue to be snarky.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3140335/posts?page=322#322

Your snarky insulting asshat attitude may not have gotten you anywhere with Swordmaker, but it did get you this months Rotten Apple Award (™).

Tell him what he’s won Johnny!

Mad Dawgg, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win an iMac DeskLamp circa 2002 and an all expenses paid trip for you and someone you don’t particularly like to Cupertino, California! You’ll receive a guided tour of the Steve Jobs Memorial Shrine by a Certified Apple-Ordained iPriest from the adjoining Apple Temple and Genius Bar. You’ll fly Apple Airways where you’ll receive a personalized iPod! iPod, the world’s most revolutionary tech gadget, personally developed by Steve Jobs, his name be praised. The original iPod stopped three wars, ended world hunger, and made Kim Kardashian look hot. Imagine what it can do for you! This offer is void.