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We've all heard Consumer Spending is 2/3 of all economic activity by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 3:29 pm

Let me see if I follow this: by TB 2011-10-26 16:17:02
- The simple version. Corporate and personal tax cuts are either hoarded or invested in speculation. They are not used to ... by bowser 2011-10-28 15:48:23
  - The rationalizations have had a few years to be settled and solidified, and I don't think you missed a single one. by TB 2011-10-28 17:23:00

Word for the day by FrankC October 25, 2011 11:42 pm

Meta word for the day by Robert 2011-10-26 16:38:37
- HAH!!! I am the expert on that! My mother is in a one minute conversation loop...and I am asked the same ... by Jody 2011-10-27 09:12:33
- A technique often used in explaining matters to children. When the fifth grade level is too complex the fourth ... by bowser 2011-10-26 21:57:21
  - Absolutely Bowser! It is easy to read a blank stare. Re-phrasing helps generate an aha! moment. by Jody 2011-10-27 09:13:54
This is a humorous post by FrankC 2011-10-25 23:52:11
- I am in the humor cadre and I declare that cannot pass muster without specificity. Or wait a minute, was that ... by Eri 2011-10-26 00:02:13
  - nah...cadre is mi madre's cousin. by Jody 2011-10-26 03:39:23
    - The madre cadre. by Eri 2011-10-26 18:58:16
    - Unless it is the padre... by Jody 2011-10-26 08:12:48
      - in which case it's the padre cadre, non madre cadre. by Eri 2011-10-27 11:32:29

What it's all about: OWS by Eri October 25, 2011 1:55 pm

A lot of noise is made about Glass-Steagall, and the new ability of commercial banks to do investments. by TB 2011-10-25 15:26:24

Grasshopper by RobVG October 25, 2011 11:57 am

A comforting reality by FrankC 2011-10-25 13:28:31
What's your proposal for a person without the advantages of a traditional childhood, without role models, without support from home ... by bowser 2011-10-25 12:19:29
- Over $10 trillion has been spent on such people over the past 50 years. What's changed? by Lee 2011-10-26 10:25:33
- Give me some credit will you? by RobVG 2011-10-25 16:27:32
  - For God's sake, credit is what got us here. Easy credit, fast credit, credit cards, payday loans, liar's loans, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:10:41
    - Let's talk credit and living within our means. The government is about $14 trillion in the hole with annual $1 trillion ... by TB 2011-10-25 19:56:11
      - Who started two (2) wars, cut taxes, had huge banks and financial institutions fail, started the bailout of the wealthy, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 22:01:43
    - Pffft n/t by RobVG 2011-10-25 17:22:05
      - Sorry. Intended to be funny. An attempt at levity, with credit where credit is due for the story. I ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:39:54
        
        Bowser take a pill by RobVG 2011-10-25 17:52:23
        
        I like *Bazinga" better... oh snap. by Jody 2011-10-25 19:24:03
        
        I'm a bit gun shy around some of you. by bowser 2011-10-25 18:31:09
        
        I've noticed you've been a little edgy since your return. by RobVG 2011-10-25 19:20:18
        
        There are obviously humorous posts or observations which a cadre of you folks have chosen to try to take in ... by bowser 2011-10-25 22:23:08
        
        And hairy balls at that. by RobVG 2011-10-26 08:22:37
        
        What was funny about that is that you ripped into me very hard and a couple of people read it ... by bowser 2011-10-26 23:56:39
        
        Duly noted. by RobVG 2011-10-27 12:15:16
        
        Heh...I hope it does...muhahaha..;) bad jody by Jody 2011-10-26 11:26:16
        
        Bare it :P n/t by RobVG 2011-10-26 14:34:32
- You keep telling people to "follow the money." by TB 2011-10-25 12:27:23
  - I asked what Conservatives expect people to do as the middle class is destroyed. As the rich get richer ... by bowser 2011-10-25 15:15:58
    - I am middle class. I am a fiscal Conservative. Weird. by Jody 2011-10-25 17:39:15
      - That, dear Jody, has been the genius of the propaganda efforts of the last 60 years. For instance, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:51:07
        
        "They can’t point out a Union pension abuse which is equal to the bonuses given failing bank presidents." Well, I can ... by TB 2011-10-25 20:26:53
        
        "I can do this all day. Ask around." What's the next one? Arf by bowser 2011-10-25 23:22:31
        
        That, my friend, is what is called an "unfunded liability", a management repeat management issue. The employers have promised ... by bowser 2011-10-25 21:50:22
        
        Try again yourself. by TB 2011-10-26 15:51:57
    - Your premise is wrong. by TB 2011-10-25 15:44:08
      - My premise is wrong? That the demise of the middle class at the hands of the wealthy in favor ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:35:30
        
        Yes, wrong. And ER wouldn't help you out much because he couldn't wrap his head around it either. And I ... by TB 2011-10-25 20:02:24
        
        There is no global warming, either, TB. Iraq had WMDs. GWB didn't lie. The US didn't torture ... by bowser 2011-10-25 21:56:22

Oppy on Mars by Raoul October 25, 2011 8:00 am

Raoul on HabitableZone. Nice to "see" you, my friend. I trust all is well. A word to ... by bowser 2011-10-25 08:08:58

Libya oil eyed by Western companies by bowser October 25, 2011 7:11 am

Imagine if oil in Libya had been discovered in the 1930s. by Lee 2011-10-26 10:21:42
Funny that it was Obama's crew that spearheaded the war effort by RobVG 2011-10-25 10:15:43
- Both parties are in the back pockets of all big corporations. No one can get elected if they aren't. ... by bowser 2011-10-25 11:06:09
- Most of that oil went to European nations, by TB 2011-10-25 10:48:05

Occupy Oakland by TB October 24, 2011 7:35 pm

What a nightmare. by Jody 2011-10-25 04:19:42
I'm extremely surprised by the scope, length and acceptance of these demonstrations. Apparently they have also been relatively civil. ... by bowser 2011-10-24 23:14:42
- Civil? by TB 2011-10-25 07:03:19
  - Yes, relatively civil. By what measure are these people "idiots" except that you disagree with them? They are developing other ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:31:16
- As well as probing for weak spots, creating new command, control and communication techniques, they are also training a new ... by Jody 2011-10-25 06:19:14
  - "I am not very bright…please explain." You are very bright, Jody, and here's a link with sophisticated explanations of ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:38:22
    - So do you feel the wealth re-distribution could conceivably be realized by a hostile takeover? by Jody 2011-10-25 10:03:56
      - Were your questions about C3 answered to your satisfaction? by bowser 2011-10-25 12:10:39
      - Yeah... by TB 2011-10-25 10:20:35
        
        Is that what happens in all those revolutions the US finances and forces? In Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Nicaragua, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 12:09:17

There must be an answer to this. by Eri October 24, 2011 2:43 pm

The worst of two worlds. Drug companies are socialized. R & D paid for by the US, which ... by bowser 2011-10-24 18:01:24
I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. by TB 2011-10-24 15:35:06
- Tom, I KNOW all that. I worked in clinical research. I don't need a restatement of the problem. ... by Eri 2011-10-24 18:53:43
  - I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. by TB 2011-10-24 19:22:41
    - That is not a solution; it's laissez-faire and it's obvious you don't care if people are killed by drug companies ... by Eri 2011-10-25 09:21:42
      - By your parameters, there is no answer. by TB 2011-10-25 09:42:27
        
        I certainly don't trust you to make decisions for anyone. You're blinded by your own rhetoric and by the hype ... by Eri 2011-10-25 13:53:24
        
        Where on earth does any part of this come out with me making the decisions? Is authoritarianism so ingrained ... by TB 2011-10-25 14:10:29
- And don't forget that for every successful drug there are many failures. by Lee 2011-10-24 18:03:50
- A history of Lipitor. I use this one. This article was written in 2003, and says Lipitor had been on the market ... by TB 2011-10-24 15:37:25

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