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Well said, Angrycat. To slightly change the subject, what would be your ideal as far as voter qualifications? I understand that restrictions on voting are very dangerous, but on the other hand letting every lazy, no account freeloader's vote count the same as a hard working, tax paying...

By the way, my compliments to those who have participated in this little debate. Disagreements have been civil.....and no calling each other idiots and shitheads. I believe Ayn Rand followers generally know that a LITTLE government is necessary, but no more that is proven to be absolutely...

Several months ago, one of TD's cust service people told me that they were planning to add futures to their product line before long. Perhaps, that might indicate that they will retain futures trading. Stosh

I'll admit Sarah was a little naive during her debut on the national scene. But she will be polished and ready next time....and won't have to drag that RINO, McCain, around. Stosh

You don't have to know all those details if you are grounded in time tested principles, have a lot of common sense, and can tell the difference between a sage and a charlatan. Many of our leaders have been educated beyond their capacity. If you greet some Ph.D.'s with "How's it going?", they...

Perhaps if Alan Greenspan (one of her early disciples) had not strayed from her "extreme views", our economy and markets would be better today. There is nothing extreme about limited government, laissez faire economics, and individual responsibility. That is what she preached as did Milton...

The U.S. Social Security System is a better example of a Ponzi scheme. Stosh

For those who don't have time or desire to read her books, I'll sum it up. She wouldn't have approved of the TARP or any other gov't bailout or stimulus........only voluntary private charity. Stosh

Don't worry......Ayn Rand's philosphy is way out of favor right now. The Nanny State is well entrenched. I'm guessing that you also ridiculed Sarah Palin, Maggie Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan. Stosh

I would call the book a "game changer" for me. I had finished college at UT Austin.....had taken gov't courses, eco courses, law, history, etc. and can remember how refreshing it was to read Ayn Rand after having been exposed to all those socialist professors. I hadn't even heard of her, and...

I read it 40 years ago and it has had a lasting impact on my entire life. A friend of mine read it about the same time as I, and he worked his way up to bocame CEO of Atlantic Richfield (ARCO which sold to BP). Mike and I used to discuss it at length and I know it had a big influence on...

Isn't it about time for Atlas to shrug??

I've done both. Made a living for over 30 years owning a small construction business.....did stock investing as hobby. Retired now.......started trading full time a year ago....great timing, but hanging in. Answering your question: In my business, I often did dumb things but was able to...

I pay $4.80 for round trip at IB. That is with their bundled rate....might be cheaper unbundled.

Remember when "El Diablo" threw Hillary under the bus and endorsed Obama during the primary........risky move.

Sounds like she is a team player.

Thank you so much for sharing your opinion. Did you get loaded in the hope of forgetting last year?

Maybe a bounce off of oversold @ 35 along with some hope of a little economic recovery/inflation. Don't know if Gaza had much to do with it.....guess we will find out Monday. What do you think?

True. Without religion, we can still have plenty of wars over land and borders, oil, money, political philosophy, trade restrictions, taxation, migration, on and on....

I wonder if this Gaza fighting will have much impact or if it is already priced in. I suppose more likely price will go up a little, but wouldn't surprise me if it closed down Monday in spite of the Gaza conflict, OPEC cuts, SOR purchases by gov't.,etc. Anyone care to predict?? Stosh