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Excuse me, but the Constitution is much more than the Bill of Rights. Article I, Section 8 gives Congress all the power they need to take from one and give to another. But, just to be safe, they added the 16th amendment as well.

An income tax that is progressive with no deductions permitted would be fair. But, that's not what we have. No one can call a tax system fair when you can find two people bringing home the same exact income but not paying the same exact income tax. Or worse, when you have corporations...

If the premise is correct then prove it by showing the correlation between retail short interest and market returns. Oh, and where one can find those figures too... IMHO, I doubt that retail short interest is ever a significant fraction of total SI.

Do you really think that retail shorts in significant quantity to make a difference? I'd much rather have daily short interest reporting instead of the bullshit delay we have today.

It's naive to think that the politicians in DC did this all by themselves. Politicians are to big money (mega-corps) the same as the tea party is to republicans and the OWS will probably come to be for the democrats... ...useful idiots. Follow the money. Follow the trail of campaign...

It costs nothing to speak freely or print what you want? So, you think that legal terms like slander, defamation of character, incitement to riot, and the newest -- cyberbullying all just popped out of thin air at zero cost? Peaceful assembly? Guess you missed that viral video of those...

There's no organized core from what I can see. If there is, let's see it survive the winter and see what emerges come springtime.

Not true. The government is able to rob us of our wealth because of the lack of a constitutional amendment prohibiting them from borrowing to fund their operation. Jefferson wanted it, but the greedy bastards were already entrenched and shot it down.

The only way inflation will help matters is if wages do not keep pace. Only problem there is that a majority of middle class households are already struggling to make ends meet with two incomes. Inflating our way out of this mess will only create another mess...

If/when the SHTF the best part is the native Texans will kick the pretenders, like yourself, that migrated there out. They may tolerate you, but they'll never like/trust/protect you...

I disagree. Poll enough people and I'm pretty sure that most do not desire the need for two wage earners per household, wage disparity, offshoring, outsourcing, inflation, healthcare and education cost increases that far exceed it, 401k plans, planned obsolescence. I'm sure there are many...

I already posted it earlier, pay attention.

Just because someone says an idea like 9-9-9 is stupid doesn't mean they're for the status quo.

Care to point us to the section in the Constitution that allows personal income to be taxed? Here's a hint; you won't find it...

Heh, you couldn't be more wrong. "We do not consider home equity or retirement accounts as resources in our determination of a family contribution, and aid packages do not include any loans. A typical student may receive over $150,000 in Harvard scholarship assistance over four years and the...

The mess I'm referring to is the lack of constitutional controls on federal spending and power and I've yet to see any candidate, past or present, who's talked about bringing structural change to Washington via constitutional amendment(s). All we have today are populist messages, whether it's...

Oh, I'm sorry, is "dumb" too impolite for your delicate disposition? Is naive more acceptable to you? As for your questions, I'll do you one better. There should be no income tax. The very legality of that mechanism is in question because it isn't supported by any language in the...

The 9-9-9 plan is dumb. There is no way in Hell the democrats would allow a tax increase on the bottom 50% of wage earners while the top 50% get a tax break. There is no way in Hell the large corporations who pay way less than 9% today are going to let this thing ever see the light of day...

Never mind the forest, you're the one who's barking up the wrong tree. Out-of-control spending is a symptom, not the problem. Jefferson's greatest regret during the ratification of the Constitution was his inability to get an amendment added that would have prohibited the federal...

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