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Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. by bowser October 29, 2011 10:56 pm

My general rule of thumb is that all online polls are crap. by TB 2011-10-30 08:43:47
- I'll agree for the most part, though this one had a twist. Instead of polling everyone reading an article ... by bowser 2011-10-30 20:56:34
  - I've developed a healthy suspicion of all polls, although some are more reliable than others. by TB 2011-10-31 13:10:52
- All online polls are crap unless they say what YOU want them to say. Which is crap. Which ... by Eri 2011-10-30 10:47:14
  - Nope. All online polls are crap. Even the ones that say things I like. by TB 2011-10-30 11:05:12
    - The Truth is Out There by TB 2011-10-30 11:20:56
They have a legitimate bitch, who cares who they are? n/t by RobVG 2011-10-29 23:04:03
- The Occupy Nashville group has around 50 people. Considering Nashville has over half a million people living in the ... by Lee 2011-10-30 07:28:15
  - I don't think so Lee by RobVG 2011-10-30 11:55:03
    - I don't know about all conservatives, but a hell of a lot of us were yelling at Bush and quite ... by TB 2011-10-30 13:09:34
      - Just one of the many things they're trying to divert us from by TB 2011-10-30 13:40:04
        
        Both sides are "diverting". The impetus for the ows movement was the fact that Obama didn't deliver on campaign promises of ... by RobVG 2011-10-30 14:27:20
    - Process liner notes by Robert 2011-10-30 13:05:18
      - I've seen it. by RobVG 2011-10-30 20:02:23
        
        "Could there be any ideas out there as to how we might do better?" by TB 2011-10-31 10:15:25
        
        I hear ya by RobVG 2011-11-01 09:09:21
  - We got seven in our town. by TB 2011-10-30 08:45:51
    - We had one for dinner last night by RobVG 2011-10-30 10:28:06
      - The bitch is that budget cuts will always affect some industry or people somewhere. by TB 2011-10-30 10:59:53

Wanted: 4 Billion Suicides by Eri October 28, 2011 10:06 pm

When I was born the population of this planet was 2.3 bil and the USA was about 132 mil It boggles. by FrankC 2011-10-29 13:45:20
- I went to the '74 worlds fair by RobVG 2011-10-29 21:01:18
The Rest of the Story here. by TB 2011-10-29 13:14:09
Easy rules by Lee 2011-10-29 13:01:46
- Want fruits and vegetables? Pick 'em yourself. by Eri 2011-10-29 13:22:40
  - I do. by Lee 2011-10-29 13:29:02

The European bailout explained by TB October 28, 2011 8:31 pm

Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no by bowser October 28, 2011 5:00 pm

I think the people just voted with their feet Bowser. Membership at credit unions and community banks has swollen since ... by RobVG 2011-10-28 19:04:26
- I'll never bank with a national bank. by Lee 2011-10-29 13:04:13
- Absolutely. That too. by bowser 2011-10-28 20:30:57
Yeah, until they had people living in the parks with misspelled cardboard signs, banks had no way to figure out ... by TB 2011-10-28 18:25:48
- I gather we can agree that the Occupiers are a "market response". by bowser 2011-10-28 19:03:26
  - No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction by TB 2011-10-28 19:14:35
    - TB, you have learned much from your leaders. After every insurgent victory Cheney would say that it was the ... by bowser 2011-10-28 20:29:59
      - There will be no tanks, despite the continued media romanticizing of a bunch of bored, mostly well-off kids who have ... by TB 2011-10-28 20:52:29
        
        You're so full of shit, you don' even know your ass from your head. by Eri 2011-10-28 21:15:44
        
        Ah, now that's the kind of reasoned, well-researched response I've come to know and love. by TB 2011-10-28 21:17:42
        
        Please explain your demographic analysis of the Occupiers. I agree that when the weather gets bad they'll leave. ... by bowser 2011-10-28 21:15:37
        
        One survey of 200 "occupiers" can be found here. As for their sanity, I've seen an awful lot of video interviews ... by TB 2011-10-28 21:21:04
        
        Article by WSJ journalist DOUGLAS SCHOEN, is highly skewed...are you sure you weren't breathing over his shoulder Tom? The piece ... by Lindy 2011-10-29 20:36:33
        
        We've done the numbers a few times before on where the "loot" in this country goes. I could do ... by TB 2011-10-30 09:05:15

Why are they subsidized? ExxonMobil profits rise 41% to $10.33 billion last quarter. by bowser October 28, 2011 4:27 pm

On revenues of $125.3 billion by TB 2011-10-28 19:05:40
- Where the hell did that giant font come from?? by TB 2011-10-29 16:34:39
  - I did a simple edit, now it looks fine. Looks like you included a link inside a paragraph tag. Update: could ... by podrock 2011-10-29 17:23:11
    - I've noticed that putting a link in that first "title" paragraph can cause hassles. Normally I try to work ... by TB 2011-10-29 18:12:19
- YES. I'm tired of you guys subsidizing companies which are making profits like that, tired to corporate subsidies being ... by bowser 2011-10-28 20:36:10
  - And yes, by TB 2011-10-28 21:14:49
    - And every one of them is subsidized by taxpayer money. by bowser 2011-10-28 21:23:05
      - Obama's last budget can be found here. Print out that little chart at the bottom. Now use a green highlighter to mark ... by TB 2011-10-28 21:49:13
  - Just to keep things clear: by TB 2011-10-28 21:11:28
    - I find it impossible to generate the crocodile tears you can for Big Oil and Big Pharma. I am ... by bowser 2011-10-29 16:01:51
      - A lie is something that is provably false. Go for it. Bring real numbers, not "concepts." Show me how ... by TB 2011-10-29 16:37:38

"Tsunami of new federal regulations under Obama" by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 1:31 pm

A good article. Hope you read the whole thing. by TB 2011-10-26 15:19:49

A complex problem for Earth with no feasible answers. by bowser October 26, 2011 11:24 pm

As nations get more prosperous, their population growth tends to level off. by TB 2011-10-27 07:31:03

World War Z by Max Brooks by FrankC October 25, 2011 12:54 pm

As near as I can remember, I said something about the zombies being a metaphor for Republicans. It wasn't ... by Eri 2011-10-26 00:04:38
- I think it was a simile :p by FrankC 2011-10-28 18:13:56

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

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

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

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