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again just for the purpose of perspective, and only for that purpose, remember the scenes of Americans celebrating, dancing, etc. in Times Square on VJ-Day, celebrating the nuclear vaporization of 150,000+ Japanese civilians, women, children, elderly... Were they right? were they wrong? was...

Birgulino and Funster hit on good reasons - frivolous litigation threat is an especially big one. The laws of the foreign country combined with foreign corporations and trusts can serve as a shield. The international law aspects of it get very complicated, but generally a US court must have...

I'm not a tax expert, but afaik, a US citizen is liable for income taxes on all worldwide income, no matter where or how derived, where he resides, or where the income is invested (there is a foreign income credit for part of the income earned by non-US residents, I believe)

It really is a terrible shame that a subject as incredibly crucial as this (to ALL of us) simply cannot be discussed rationally for more than a few minutes without degenerating into personal attacks, racism, and religious indignation. I don't mean that as a slight to the posters here -- it is...

rs7 - check the link I posted 5 or 6 posts up - it's a good discussion of the orgins and foundation for the story, and gives the media's response to the allegation...

I heard the same thing, but apparently it is not true. well, at least according to the (excellent) urban legends site, fwiw... http://www.snopes.com/rumors/cnn.htm main site: http://www.snopes.com/

It's the late 1800's. Sister Noreen turns ninety-five, so the local doctor comes to call. The doctor says, "You're in pretty good health, but I suggest you take a shot of whiskey twice a day to relax." She says, "Oh, I could never be lured into worldly pleasures, doctor." The doctor...

Harry dies and goes to hell. The Devil says, "You will spend eternity here, but you get to choose how you will spend it. You may choose one of these three doorways." The Devil opens Door Number One, and Harry sees lots of people standing on their heads on a concrete floor. Harry says, "No...

Absurd.

Neither am I an expert, and I am *NOT* agreeing or disagreeing here, but in the interest of perspective, consider: 1) The US is ostensibly "democratic," yet its government crushes its people under a tax code it knows the average citizen does not understand, continually passes laws giving...

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I love message boards... :) if your girlfriend gets hungry, I'll give her a few hundred k - I'm so rich I don't even bother to count it. oh, when you stop by to pick it up you can see the cold fusion reactor I have running in my basement. I used to use it to power my 747 (it's portable of...

again, not sure your point - do you mean that there are less "poor" per capita in the US than in the past, or that the government definition of "poor" is not really "poor" as compared to the poor of say India or Nicaragua? in either case, this is a subject I am no expert on - I can only argue...

apparently the morons in Brussels have gone all out to put the EU on the same track unfortunately the PC initiative has all but silenced debate on the issue in the US - to even question the policy is per se "racism" -- the recent elections that have gone to the right in the EU suggest that it...

not sure exactly what you mean... there are groups of poor and rich - and wealth distribution over the entire population changes slowly - i.e., over the whole population, some percentage is made up of "poor" or "middle" etc., and those percentages are relatively constant in the...

no doubt there are some idealogues in politics, running around thinking they are saving the world and helping humanity -- hey, they are good to have around, very enthusiastic and hard working and all... but the majority of those in power see exactly what you all have written above. they know...

well, you see, that all depends on what the meaning of "start" is....

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I don't know if bankers are idiots, but that banker has a profit motive in persuading the public against a 'bubble,' requiring skepticism, if not disregard, for his gratuitous opinion. Adding to that the support of someone like Cramer, with his history of blatant hyping and manipulating...

All Federal prosecutions are done for political reasons. The current situation is a bit extreme - the speaches/questions delivered at the Congressional hearings are almost comic, with each doing their best to be more critical and sanctimonious than the last. But don't worry, things will...