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Duly noted and it is written in stone. Any one thinking otherwise has shit for brains. The only question is when?

You're a communist dirt bag.

Isn't it titled, Think most voters are worried about national debt?

That graph is of the annual budget deficits vs GDP not the national debt vs GDP.

Not really. There was a brief spike at the conclusion of WWll-when war dominated GDP plummeted along with the cost of conflict rising-but even in that brief snapshot, debt to GDP was only marginally higher than now. Another year or two of trillion dollar deficits, without a corresponding bump in...

Bunning is absolutely right. In this economic environment, any and all discretionary spending, can be labeled by deficit insensitive, statist Democrats, as "emergency." 10 billion today, another trillion a year down the road.

I doubt him and Scalia have ever been in disagreement. No more than Ginsburg has ever been in agreement with them though, eh? As an aside, Ruth Ginsburg's closest personal friend on the Court is Antonin Scalia. They and their spouses have spent the past twenty New Years Eves together. But to...

Brazil is uniquely self sufficient. Low cost of living, lower unemployment than the U.S., less entitlements, less debt and an abundance of natural resources. What's funny is the criticism being levied at South America (the ET screen name not the continent) because he lives in the States...

Thomas has written thirty-five dissenting opinions.

Very funny because a couple of years ago I used to read EVERY post of his! I'm far more to the center of pabst but I enjoyed his words! BTW: I dig your name. Very clever!!

I aqree with you that insurers being exempt is an over the top injustice. I see no tangible reason. Perhaps lifting the anti-trust exemption, in itself, would fuel a more competitive environment. (that would allow coverage to be sold nationally) The wealthiest man in the world is an...

The further folly: The government is fighting tooth and nail to RE-INFLATE home prices while bitching about health care costs. Which option strikes an a rational thinker as more egregious? A 500 square foot apartment renting for $1500 a month or a family health insurance policy costing $1500...

An insurance co-op (the Utopian standard) is zero-sum. If America files 2 trillion in claims but is only willing to pay 1 trillion in premiums then someone (i.e. taxpayers) will need to eat the shortfall. And given that at this exact moment, a special Obama appointed 'task force" is convening...

Then go start an insurance company. Or invest in one existing. Like any other business opportunity, if there is indeed windfall profits from insuring health, hedge funds, investment bankers and the like will gladly fill the void. We've certainly seen such competition with auto insurance. The...

I agree the notion of medical specialists making a million a year is ridiculous. Who do those guys think they are? Only mortgage brokers, lawyers, university presidents, 9th men on NBA rosters and local anchormen are entitled to that kind of ca-ching!

Wow! You've made a series of great posts on this thread. Even stuff like 'texting" which has bulled RIMM and AAPL much of the year is decade plus old technology. And at heart, GOOG is nothing more than an electronic Yellow Pages. Unless one is a gamer or designer, there's been little tangible...

I'm not consecutively quoting your posts to beat up on you-I'm sure you're bright- but the rate hiking cycle was WELL UNDER WAY in 2005. One could just as easily argue that it was Greenspan's rate HIKES throughout 2005 and 2006 that exasperated the recent crisis. This is just one traders...

He cut capital gains from 28% to 20%. So not half as you state. Further, I would argue that increasing income tax rates while cutting capital gains is anti-worker (even if we're talking about relatively high wage earners), while cutting cap gains is a bone to the already wealthy, allowing...

There aren't many places where a 2002 home purchase wouldn't still be a winner today. From 02 through 05 there was a lot of appreciation. I live in a beleaguered market and even here prices are only back to around 2003 levels. A few suburbs away prices have bounced so hard off the lows of last...

I'm new to this forum-I meant to quote another post, vhen or some screen name like that. Sorry about the confusion. Not everyone has a co-pay (and most hospitals will discount the co-pay amount). Depends on your coverage. And while I've never priced a kidney, I know the little girl of a...