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The economy was definitely better under Clinton because he had the benefit of the boom in multiple computer technologies and cell phone trechnologies that had gotten started in the 1980s. I don't know if you're old enough to remember it, but during the 1990s companies were paying computer...

The 1990s saw the climax of multiple computer technologies and cell phone technology that resulted in huge economic growth and massive hiring. It was, by all accounts, the greatest industrial revolution in 100 years. The impact of increased taxes was negligible back then, but I don't see any...

California legislators increased spending at more than twice the rate of economic growth for almost a decade. Anyone who has even the most basic understanding of mathematics can figure out that when spending growth accelerates faster than economic revenue growth, the train runs off the track...

Good articles, that again make my point. Senator Ensign is being investigated by the FBI. Who's investigating the aides for not paying their taxes?

So you're saying that these aides shouldn't pay their taxes...?

Thank you for making my point. Someone who advocates family values and then gets caught humping their aides' wives would get tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail. Yet the Obama administration hasn't fired a single aid out of 41 who doesn't pay their taxes. Apparently these tax-evaders...

White House aides support Obama's policies and advocate for them in Congress and throughout governmental agencies. Therefore, they advocate higher taxes on other people while failing to pay their own taxes. Unless you're saying that the aides don't support Obama on this issue.

You're right. White House staff, hired by the man who wants to raise my taxes, should be exempt from paying taxes. Who else should be allowed to get away without paying taxes? How about Charlie Rangle, former head of the House Ways and Means Committee (that sets tax policy), who strongly...

Forty-one members of Obama's staff believe they are exempt from the rules. They want people like me to pay high taxes while they fail to pay their own. Don't you see even the slightest problem with that?

How much they make is irrelevant. The point is, they don't pay their own taxes, but they want to raise mine.

I'm not sure what your question is... If 217 seems high, keep in mind that the article includes staff, not just elected representatives. The total employees in the Senate is in the thousands.

The original investigation was done by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times -- both are well-known Republican operatives. :D:D

41 Obama White House Aides Owe the IRS $841,000 in Back Taxes -- And They're Not Alone http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/09/congress-taxes-irs.html Over the years a lot of suspicion has built up across the country about Washington and its population of opportunistic...

When freedom of speech and freedom of religion collide this is what you get. In these particular cases, both are constitutionally protected forms of bad judgement.

Volume is higher on the old contract. That's what I traded this morning. Two okay trades. Not great moves, but better volume compared to the new contract. Bottom line, on "rollover day" I check volume to see which one to trade.

I think the "birther" issue is going nowhere and is a complete waste of time. There's too much conflicting evidence giving everyone the opportunity to pick and choose what they want. It's time to move on. The "black panther" issue is going to be tough because members of the Bush-appointed AG's...

I think it's more dependent on upbringing than anything else. A household where rude behavior is tolerated is likely to produce rude children who become rude adults.

Trying to deal with a major emotional issue and trading at the same time is a bad idea. When my mom passed away I took four weeks off from trading. Four weeks isn't a magic number, but that's how long I needed to regain my focus. If I can't focus, I can't trade.

Our tax code is way too complicated. As a trader and real estate investor I need both a trading specialist accountant and a real estate tax lawyer to do my taxes. I'd like to get rid of the complexity even though I'm someone who benefits from a lot of the complexity. I'd like to see a flat tax...

I'm under strict orders from my wife and daughters to "eat everything, smile and be pleasant." When I briefly spoke to my daughter's friend's father, our host for the evening, he asked me if I was allergic to any foods. I said, "shellfish." He laughed. I had to do a little research to figure...