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How to get corporate America to invest its record trillions in cash in jobs by BuckGalaxy September 20, 2011 10:02 am
  • So let me get this straight: the job creation engines are the tax breaks, investment write-offs, and other business ... by TB 2011-09-20 11:22:59
    • EDITED: No. You've got it dead wrong. "... tax breaks, investment write-offs, and other business tax 'expenditures'" are tax ... by ER 2011-09-21 05:40:41
      • You are right about the dangers of "crony capitalism" (businesses using the power of government to serve their own ends.) ... by TB 2011-09-21 08:42:10
        • "Why not force the crony capitalists to move towards a more competitive economy?" By George. I think he's got it! Force? ... by ER 2011-09-21 08:56:38
      • You don't read very well. Because of tax breaks, the wealthy are just SITTING on their money. Without ... by Eri 2011-09-20 22:12:19
        • And you're not reading at all. by TB 2011-09-21 07:37:54
          • But they are NOT investing. Which is the point. They are letting the money sit there. Got ... by Eri 2011-09-23 05:44:50
            • Tom, if it isn't taxed, he doesn't HAVE to invest in order to save it from the taxman. He ... by ER 2011-09-21 08:44:32
              • Okay, one more time: by TB 2011-09-21 08:54:25
                • I saw the former Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, on the Jon Stewart Show overnight and she was quite impressive. ... by Eri 2011-09-23 06:01:55
                  • The Johnson Controls battery plant in Holland, Michigan. Federal grant for building the plant: $299 million. Michigan state incentives for ... by TB 2011-09-23 09:33:45
                  • We're not quite that dense, pal. We know exactly what is going on. Listen carefully. The rich used to be ... by ER 2011-09-21 09:10:47
                    • Are you saying that taxing someone at 90% is a "fair share? I really hope you don't think that. by Lee 2011-09-21 20:08:35
                      • Yes. Yes. Of course. The idea was to "get them to plow that back into productive use, like foundations, ... by TB 2011-09-21 09:13:30
                        • Cripes. Screw this. by TB 2011-09-21 09:20:41
                          • I apologize. You're right, I did not express myself clearly, in fact, I said something that was misleading, and it ... by ER 2011-09-21 09:55:59
              • Bonus question: by TB 2011-09-20 11:36:49
              • Outstanding! Now why didn't I think of that? Of course, the "job creators" would rather actually create jobs than ... by ER 2011-09-20 10:40:29
                • "Job Creators". Don't you just love that? It's right up there with "Patriot Act", "Peacekeeper Missile", "Death Tax", "Marriage Penalty" and "Freedom ... by ER 2011-09-20 10:47:58
                Military gay ban lifted by RobVG September 20, 2011 8:40 am
                • Ask, tell! by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-20 08:44:42
                  • If you've got it, flaunt it >:-) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-23 01:07:46
                  How the Greek tragedy will end by TB September 19, 2011 8:10 pm
                  • I may have something to add to this. I have a writer acquaintance who lives an idyllic life half of ... by Eri 2011-09-20 22:44:16
                    • Trouble in Greece? What trouble in Greece? Why didn't anyone tell us? Why weren't we warned? How ... by ER 2011-09-20 06:00:02
                      • Why Greece is going broke. by TB 2011-09-20 09:12:39
                      Solyndra- A sad example of misguided government by RobVG September 19, 2011 9:09 am
                        Taxes are too high... Except for the middle class! by BuckGalaxy September 18, 2011 3:42 pm
                        • Tell it to these guys. by TB 2011-09-18 20:48:33
                          • making it permanent is not a good idea since it would indeed have a long term effect on SS funding. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-20 09:45:35
                            • So, what do the Leftists think? by TB 2011-09-20 09:58:28
                          It's starting by Eri September 18, 2011 6:07 am
                          • Starting? These protests have been popping up about twice a year for a long time. by TB 2011-09-18 09:44:01
                            AttackWatch update by TB September 17, 2011 7:19 pm
                              Federal Reserve statistical release by Jody September 17, 2011 2:39 pm
                              • Of course I don't have a clue what any of this means...I was going to read the posts about it ... by Jody 2011-09-17 15:29:34
                                • It mainly demonstrates a severe confluence of liquidity. Yeah, that's the ticket. by FrankC 2011-09-17 16:12:25
                                  • Well that clears it right up Frank:) Hell Depends adult diapers do the same thing...;) by Jody 2011-09-17 17:38:50
                                Why Some Men Earn Less Than They Did 40 Years Ago by Eri September 17, 2011 2:06 pm
                                • And here I thought it was because global capitalism had eaten all the seed corn. Of course, what this really means ... by ER 2011-09-18 04:46:39
                                  • Like I said, given the entry of billions into labor markets where we used to hold a near-monopoly (not to ... by TB 2011-09-18 06:15:50
                                  • "The strong market was partly because European countries and Japan were still rebuilding their manufacturing capacity, destroyed during the war. ... by TB 2011-09-17 15:24:32
                                    Crash at Reno air show by TB September 17, 2011 7:53 am
                                    • I saw the video last night....it was awful...it was full speed into the ground. by Jody 2011-09-17 15:30:39
                                      Democrats pushing bill to eliminate debt ceiling by TB September 15, 2011 11:38 am
                                      • The REAL debt ceiling is What credit markets will lend at a reasonable rate. Even after the S&P downgrade the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:41:40
                                        How disgusting is this? by Eri September 15, 2011 7:04 am
                                        • Almost anything originating with Robertson is disgusting. Independent of Robertson, I am somewhat conflicted. My wife's step mother died with Alzheimer's. ... by FrankC 2011-09-15 10:38:38
                                          • Frank, I can understand that there are circumstances where one may want to go on with their lives and I ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:09:04
                                          • My wife sometimes pops up with how I got kind of a crappy deal when I married someone who got ... by TB 2011-09-15 09:19:41
                                            • RESPECT. by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:51:37
                                              • TB, I so very admire that and your wife is a very lucky woman. (Now, if we could only change your ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:16:04
                                                • The part you're going to find very odd is that my political views come from the same principles. :) "This is ... by TB 2011-09-15 16:54:56
                                                  • My sister has the same principles and is not a Republican or a conservative. Your assumption is, and this ... by Eri 2011-09-16 13:21:54
                                                    • Actually, the point was the consistent presentation of conservatives on this board as people who have no morals or compassion. ... by TB 2011-09-16 13:49:16
                                                      • I have to admit guilt to labeling some conservatives as morally bankrupt and some very well are. I shouldn't ... by Eri 2011-09-16 16:03:15
                                                        • I'm not sure why you think compassion for individuals or local people doesn't "touch my wallet." Where do you ... by TB 2011-09-16 16:09:25
                                                          • Not hardly. My wallet helps take care of it. I pay my share of taxes, a larger percentage ... by Eri 2011-09-16 23:26:17
                                                            • That's great, seriously, but you aren't the one in the dock here. As a liberal Democrat, your virtue and ... by TB 2011-09-17 07:28:06
                                                • Exactly TB. Although my husband pushed the boundaries of *for better or worse* a few years back, on an emotional level ... by Jody 2011-09-15 09:42:47
                                                • This boils my blood. by Jody 2011-09-15 08:15:02
                                                  • Have you noticed how this guy always has that same phony smile painted on his face? It's not just ... by ER 2011-09-15 07:42:26
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