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Netherlands comes out against EU financial transaction tax http://euobserver.com/1016/113335

Dutch Finance Minister, Jan Kees de Jager, has said on several occasions that he's against the tax. Hopefully, the Dutch and Swedes (and perhaps a few others as well) will stand united with the UK and not give in to the pressure. My concern has been that the other opposing countries would...

At the moment, the FTT is extremely unlikely. But that doesn't mean the situation won't change. And it could happen sooner than any of us would like to believe. Proponents of the FTT are organized, relentless and financed by unions with deep pockets. They're not deterred by the fact that the...

"Flawed" financial tax plan could raise volatility http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/uk-eurozone-britain-tax-idUKTRE77G6HP20110817 (Reuters) - France and Germany should abandon "economically illiterate" proposals for a tax on financial transactions because a tax could make markets...

When you say "zero calorie foods," do you mean they require more calories to digest than the calories contained within the foods themselves?

That's the most important point. Israel has hundreds of nukes, many of which are on submarines deep beneath the ocean, on airplanes circling the skies, on ships at sea equipped with long-range cruise missiles, etc., etc. A first strike by Iran would result in dozens of Israeli nukes...

I've lived here for about 20 years and the only thing going for California these days is the weather. Here's the California highlight reel: Second highest unemployment in the country, 3rd worst schools in the nation, 4th worst roads in the country, 7th highest per-capita taxes in the...

Thank you for proving my point. Putnam's research was done in the US using 100% "real word" data. No computer models. No speculation. Just the scientific facts. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/05/the_downside_of_diversity/

People can disagree with Putnam all they want, but they have no evidence to suport their conclusions. Professor Putnam's scientific inquiry is the most extensive ever done and virtually every major political scientist at every major university agrees with the conclusions of his research...

Multiculturalism is a nice idea, but an epic failure. The evidence is overwhelming. Read the following article about Harvard Professor Robert Putnam’s research and you'll see why. "A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar...

When I started in the early 1990s trading was much simpler than it is now. Even so, it took me 2+ years of full-time studying, back-testing, wandering down a thousand blind alleys, and "paper trading" until I proved out a method that would work on a consistent day-in/day-out basis. If you...

More of the same. This time from WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110816-715037.html A renewed push to introduce a transaction tax on financial trades triggered a slide in exchange stocks Tuesday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged...

The 10% "luxury tax" on yachts in 1991 was extremely popular with the American public... And then reality set in. Boat sales fell over 50%. Thousands of middle-class boat-building workers, sales people, administrative staff and managers lost their jobs. Buildings that had been filled with...

Harvard Professor Robert Putnam’s research provides some insight into the failings of multiculturalism. Article: "The Downside of Diversity. A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth?" "The...

The FTT is relentlessly pushed by a fanatical group of leftists and supported by the masses because it "sounds good." Consequently, these FTT tax proposals aren't going away any time soon. Be prepared to fight this stupid tax for the next several decades. Even if it fades into the background...

Cool stuff. Watched it with my kids. Check the Discovery/Science schedule (channel 284 on DirectTV) and you may be able to find a repeat showing. --------------------------- Morgan Freeman's Through The Wormhole Season 2 Is There a Sixth Sense? TV-PG, CC...

There are many of us who are generally conservative, but know that the GOP is as crazy and corrupt as the Dems.

Of course I WANT them to grasp it -- but a system that can't teach students to read or do basic math, or even locate England on a map, is in a state of total collapse. THAT'S MY POINT. The entire system has failed and needs to be revamped. Arguing about evolution or any other single subject is...

I never said evolution wasn't important, nor did I say it shouldn't be taught. I did say that it's possible for kids to learn to read, write and do basic math irrespective of their beliefs on the subject. A few years ago, one of the top theoretical physicists at UCLA said that he found...

Where did I ever suggest that evolution should be "removed?" I was making the point that kids aren't learning much of anything. Fifty percent of high school graduates don't know who Isaac Newton was, and an equal number can't find England on map. Do you expect them to even begin to grasp...