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Anna
That is Pepper, my cocker waiting for the mailman.
Once again we have an issue where "they do it too" seems to be the winning argument. As a 20 year MD resident I, a bleeding heart liberal, can confirm massive gerrymandering in the state. (I lived in district 1 the only district solidly Republican a…
What keeps running through my mind is that the market, with all the extra slush and perceived future slush, has reset it's baseline on value. I am picturing a sort of forward leading inflation that will lead to domestic inflation corrections. People…
@hank What's the problem? You just use other people's money. Maybe Russia will float the US a loan. Or, maybe Mexico will provide the funding and charge us to use the roads, rockets, walls, and military. (I'm not sure there is enough SS and Medicare…
I don't know. I live in a legal state and, even near the University, the strip mall weed shops seem to have very low volume traffic. I confess this confuses me and makes me wonder if, somehow, part of the allure is illegality.
Have a Merry, Merry Christmas, Ted. In a way, you are a MFO Santa bringing us a bag of gifts to sort through and play with every day. Thanks for a year full of goodies.
@Edmond You have it backwards. A girl of "low social value" (deserves a third LOL) is more apt to be abused since the abuser sees no loss to himself. People should learn the character of the crime before mouthing off. You don't abuse something you r…
@Edmond - "Pelosi and the Gyneocracy think that waging a war on men is a way to win elections. "
LOL - Did they get through eating your, ummm, "Christmas"? Maybe it will grow back.
People need to remember that AI is best at doing two things - robotics and discovery. Both are done at the behest of and to the benefit of their owners. It is the discovery part that humans use to make innovations and is the part people fear the rob…
@Old_Joe Who knows, it might be some sort of strategy. People get scared of one bill and are relieved when the other wins the most points, forgetting they didn't like either to begin with. I've never been good at politics and may just miss the point.
I just thought of a personal example. I grew up in Mississippi and have a Facebook page just to see what became of people I grew up with. One of the recent "shares" is one urging people to report and boycott any business this season that either post…
I guess I just don't get it. No one stops me from saying what I want (adult company). People want to say things without peer reaction. Sorry, you have to have the conviction of your speech. If I think you hateful for saying something I believe to be…
Ted can see clearly now; cataracts are gone
He can see all downturns in on their way
Gone are the dark clouds that had him blind
It's going to be a bright, bright, profit filled day.
Take care of your healing period Ted.
@LewisBraham, it worked for me but I never had a subscription. BenWP seems to be saying that people who have had subscriptions in the past can't get the link to work. That implies some identifiable crumb on their computer. A cookie or visible stati…
They don't care how much we save, they just want us to pay the taxes if we want the services. I think the richer you are the more you like user fees over taxes.
@Sven - I guess I disagree about Roth taxation. I think they will figure a way to make …
@Maurice: Very funny ! I'm laughing all the way to the bank, covered short at $109.20 in after-hours trading.
Regards,
Ted :)
youse da linkster tradester.
Because the curve is tethered the curve at 0 and 100% with a unknown sweet spot Laffer believed to be at a low rate. Mike Kimel at Angry Bear had a bit of fun generating his own Laffer curve, the Mike Kimel curve, and establishing around 32% as the …
I'm so confused. I heard tax cuts to rich people and corporations pay for themselves. What's all the new and extra revenue from doing away with deferred savings going to buy extra for America? Bridges?
@Anna- re "the same state protection that a Traditional or Rollover IRA gets"-
I have no idea what you are referring to here. Could you give an example of the "state protections" for WA?
Thanks- OJ
Actually, an article about your state in the LA…
I've never done it because I have never found the answer to one question - does a Brokerage IRA carry the same state protection that a Traditional or Rollover IRA gets? (This would be state specific; I live in WA State.)
You might take your questio…
For the first time I tried this strategy with my husband's RMD. Unless, we have a market downturn pretty soon, it isn't turning out so well this year as far as a reinvestment later goes. (I usually just take the RMD in December.)
And the greatest nation ever known just twittered away. @Catch, you assume your Michigan/Federal level folks have "thoughts and feelings" outside of conveniently structured FAQ responses.
How many levels and types of insurance/protection money does…
