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Why should Israel cooperate with the corrupt UN? ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Corruption at the heart of the United Nations" http://www.economist.com/node/4267109 --------------------------------------------------------------- "U.N...

California has a much larger population than Texas (38 million vs 26 million) so it's not surprising that they create more jobs, especially when cherry-picking short time-frames. Look at per-capita job growth/loss by skill/wage level over the last ten years and you'll see a very different...

According to CNN analysis, California's had the 6th highest per capita taxes for the past 20 years; yet California's schools are ranked 47th, roads ranked 45th, and the state has the worst credit rating in the country. At one time, California was 7th in the country in per-capita GDP. Now...

Robert, Thanks again for setting this up. You've made it easy to send emails to congress and the president. Everyone on ET should use the link to contact their representatives today. Best, Tom

-------------------------------------------------------- Below is information on Representative Price's proposed anti-FTT legislation. -------------------------------------------------------- http://tomprice.house.gov/press-release/price-introduces-bill-opposing-financial-transaction-tax...

Hey Robert, Thanks for offering to post to RallyCongress.com Feel free to use any parts of the letter. Also, consider adding this sentence: "Most empirical evidence shows that higher transactions costs are actually associated with more, rather than less, volatility."

A friend of the family who's pretty well connected in DC political circles says there are a group of Democrats pushing hard for the FTT right now. It's time, once again, to send emails to your congressional representative and your state's Senators. Let them know that you're against the FTT...

We went on vacation to Costa Rica two years ago. Internet connection was lousy and our rental car was broken into the first day we got there. The people are nice and the food was good, but it's not a place I would choose to live with children.

Third world countries don't have infrastructure (modern roads, bridges, schools, utilities, internet, etc.) and many are unsafe. My wife and I are seriously considering a move out of the US, but it has be a place where our children will be safe and where they can get a good education. I don't...

Sweden's lowered their corporate tax rates and their maximum tax on capital. It's had a positive effect. Now there's discussion of lowering personal income tax rates as well.

As a resident of California for over 20 years I've watched the state go from first to worst...

One of my wife's sisters is a psychiatrist. She says that people who are extremely religious or extremly anti-religious usually suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She said they're easy to spot. They keep bringing up the same subject (religion or anti-religion) over and over again...

I saw an analysis a while back that showed that if all personal deductions are are eliminated, the following rates will bring tax revenues to 20% of GDP. (Currently they're about 18%) 1) Tax all wages at 10% plus FICA taxes (no salary cap limit). 2) Tax all dividends and interest at 15%...

Republicans' ability to filibuster may be important both as a matter of FTT legislation and Treasurer confirmation. As usual, there's no shortage of hipocricy in Washington. ================== When Republicans tried this in 2005, then Senator Joe Biden spoke for Senate democrats when he...

Kaku's book, "Parallel Worlds," addresses the big bang and why it may not be the beginning, but rather just another stage of the development of infinite multiple universes -- what's now called "M-Theory." If you're interested in non-academic books on Physics, I'd also recommend "Quantum...

My daughters and I have been reading Kaku's books. We're currently reading "Parallel Worlds." His best.

Will the Netherlands continue to insist upon "strict conditions" to join the FTT? http://www.europolitics.info/business-competitiveness/financial-transaction-tax-netherlands-may-join-ranks-art345047-8.html Its (new) Finance Minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, announced, on 13 November, that his...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57552687-38/leahy-scuttles-his-warrantless-e-mail-surveillance-bill/ Leahy scuttles his warrantless e-mail surveillance bill After public criticism of proposal that lets government agencies warrantlessly access Americans' e-mail, Sen. Patrick Leahy says...

The European Commision has become the European Politburo. No surprise there. EC President, José Manuel Barroso, is a "former" Maoist communist. Any day now they'll bring back the stasi to enforce their new laws. ------------------- http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/865 Vladimir...

I didn't say we were "paying taxes close to payroll." I said, "The only business expense higher than taxes is payroll." In other words, if I rank the expenses of the businesses by category it looks something like this: 1) Payroll 2) Taxes 3) Rent etc. etc. In my trading...