It's not rocket science!

POSTED BY: SignyM
UPDATED: Sunday, October 18, 2009 17:26
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DREAMTROVE

Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:02 AM

Mike, you're pretty spot on, except they don't hold stocks on the slide unless they're covered by shorts. They're looking to buy those stocks low, part of the reason for crashing them.

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:52 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
But truth that hurts cannot always be easily assimilated.

And that's why man invented the sledgehammer.

Tactically, you gotta hand it to Xykon from Order of the Stick - dude knows his business.
(and man do I love this speech)

Xykon: Hey you know what really gets under my skin? Proverbially, of course? A century of wizards looking down their damn noses at me. I know people think I'm stupid. Because I'm not a wizard. Because I get bored easily. Because I have no interest in strategy or tactics or contingency planning. But see, I've learned a lot over the years since I died. A lot more than I learned during my life. And now I see planning doesn't matter. Strategy doesn't matter. Only two things matter: Force in as great a concentration as you can manage, and style. And in a pinch, style can slide. In any battle, there's always a level of force against which no tactics can succeed. For example, all I need to do is keep smacking you with Energy Drains, and eventually you won't be able to cast any of your fancy spells at all. Because yes, I am a sorcerer — and this magic is in my bones, not cribbed-off "Magic for Dummies". And I can keep casting the same friggin' spell at you until you roll over and die. You can have your finely-tuned watch -- give me the sledgehammer to the face any day.

Heh heh.

-F

SIGNYM

Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:04 AM

Tony... What I heard was that Alan Greenspan thought that Bush was going to be fiscal conservative, and dropped interest rates in anticipation.

ANTHONYT

Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:18 AM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
Tony... What I heard was that Alan Greenspan thought that Bush was going to be fiscal conservative, and dropped interest rates in anticipation.

Hello,

If your argument is that the low interest rates were the result of an Ass anticipating the actions of a Monkey, then I am in full agreement.

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:54 AM

Annnd there goes another keyboard!
Not to mention having to clean coffee off the monitor, lol.

Also worth a laugh, have you seen this ?
http://news.aol.com/article/vampire-obama-sinks-fangs-into-halloween/7
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Best of all that's funny from both ends, heh.

Of course, William Marshall did it better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacula
Saw that tanked on a quart of rye, back in the day, showed it to Gus recently, who was most amused.

-F

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:21 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:
... Joe Average just lost his job, their house lost 30% of its value and their credit card interest rate is at 30%.

What better time then for some new Dem. taxes to be dumped on us? What better time for the Government to force mandatory insurance on us? What better time for Pelosi to add VATs to our lives? What better time to initiate energy cap & trade taxes on businesses and individuals? The Dems, so-called champions of the little guy, have propped up the fatcats, and are set to squash the rest of us with additional taxes and Government. I know that I cannot wait to pay them.

I was not sure if you were my sockpuppet before, but you seem to be dittoing my logic.

SIGNYM

Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:21 PM

Tony - heh heh heh!

'Zactly!

Greenspan pretty much held Clinton's feet to the fire, then opened the purse strings for GWB. Not sayin' the actions of The Fed are politically- motivated, or anything...

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What better time then for some new Dem. taxes to be dumped on us? What better time for the Government to force mandatory insurance on us? What better time for Pelosi to add VATs to our lives? What better time to initiate energy cap & trade taxes on businesses and individuals? The Dems, so-called champions of the little guy, have propped up the fatcats, and are set to squash the rest of us with additional taxes and Government. I know that I cannot wait to pay them.

Unfortunately, yes. The health-care overhaul, which COULD have been a significant benefit for the average person (if taxes on the wealthy had been cranked up a few percentage points and the health insurances been smacked with actual competition) turned into a warm juicy blow-job for the insurance industry. VAT is the most regressive tax possible. Not sure about the effect of cap & trade on Jane and Joe, but as a rule I've found that C&T doesn't work, environmentally-speaking, so its a bad idea at the outset. It's all bc of the corrosive effect of MONEY on our politics.

Some of the Dems needs to grow a pair of huevos.

BTW- I got a letter back from Feinstein about the Patriot Act. "Recent arrests show the need for continued surviellance for terrorists..." She's just a Repub in drag, as far as I'm concerned, and needs to be voted out ASAP.

PIRATECAT

Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:41 PM

Yeh but it's not that bad I just bought a hot coffee, 2 McGriddles, and a newspaper to look for a job for just under 5 Bucks.

"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".

SIGNYM

Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:51 PM

Yeah, and I just bought an apple for 5 cents!

RIVERLOVE

Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:
Tony - heh heh heh!

'Zactly!

Greenspan pretty much held Clinton's feet to the fire, then opened the purse strings for GWB. Not sayin' the actions of The Fed are politically- motivated, or anything...
Quote:
What better time then for some new Dem. taxes to be dumped on us? What better time for the Government to force mandatory insurance on us? What better time for Pelosi to add VATs to our lives? What better time to initiate energy cap & trade taxes on businesses and individuals? The Dems, so-called champions of the little guy, have propped up the fatcats, and are set to squash the rest of us with additional taxes and Government. I know that I cannot wait to pay them.
Unfortunately, yes. The health-care overhaul, which COULD have been a significant benefit for the average person (if taxes on the wealthy had been cranked up a few percentage points and the health insurances been smacked with actual competition) turned into a warm juicy blow-job for the insurance industry. VAT is the most regressive tax possible. Not sure about the effect of cap & trade on Jane and Joe, but as a rule I've found that C&T doesn't work, environmentally-speaking, so its a bad idea at the outset. It's all bc of the corrosive effect of MONEY on our politics.

Some of the Dems needs to grow a pair of huevos.

BTW- I got a letter back from Feinstein about the Patriot Act. "Recent arrests show the need for continued surviellance for terrorists..." She's just a Repub in drag, as far as I'm concerned, and needs to be voted out ASAP.

Cap & Trade tax estimates run from $500 to $2,500 per household due the the projected higher costs of electricity, gasoline, and manufactured goods. I do not believe it will be enacted, but it might. I also don't think the VAT will happen, but it might. No one knows what the final Healthcare Bill will look like, but I got a feeling its' gonna cost me something.

I risk the wrath of my political peers on this, BUT I actually support Barney Frank's idea of a "surcharge" on income tax for the wealthiest Americans....what's another 2% or 3% gonna mean to them when they're making millions? It's small potatos, but it could mean the difference between fiscal solvency or not for this country. I hope it gets enacted.

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