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Was this a "neighborhood" dinner? OldTrader

Let me help you out here. Most of the drilling in Alaska is done on State-owned land that is leased to the oil companies. The Federal government does own some land in Alaska...but up to now have not permitted drilling. Anwar for example. You want a cut, you need to vote for drilling in...

Theft? I would have called it "force". The government forces you to participate, takes the money, so they can give it back to you later with a sub-par return. Again, why would anyone opt out of getting their own money back? OldTrader

I agree. Bush has been a disaster in some of the big government he has perpetrated on us. The Dems were all over the program too though, as you know. OldTrader

Jon: I think if you bothered to do some serious study, you would find that the government and it's "servants" are responsible for most of our problems. So wanting more government isn't going to solve shit. It will simply be the seed of the next problem. Really, it's hard to know where to...

Oh yeah dave, I'm opposed to socialism. Evidently you can't read though. I've contributed to social security since I was a teenager. What part of "I want my money back, with interest" do you not understand? OldTrader

Frankly dave, I think it might be more illuminating for participants to post what country they are citizens in. That way political beliefs could be put into perspective. For instance, you seem to be a Canadian, as are numerous others. Now, I would have happily opted out of social security...

What the OP says is that he totals his bills up, and that it then puts him in a $35K higher tax bracket. So, I gather he's adding his bills to his income. Either way, I'm not trying to interpret what HE thinks the McCain plan is...I think he's quite confused. I say let him vote Obama. By...

McCain's plan taxes the value of the health plan, not the specific medical bills as Bwolinski said in his original post. This is offset by a $5000 tax credit. I think Bwolinski should vote for Obama if that's his choice...no problem. However, he doesn't understand McCains health plan even...

McCains plan doesn't tax you based on your medical bills. Sounds to me like you don't understand the plan...at least if I understood what you're saying. OldTrader

You get the award today for 0 substance, 0 style. Good job, as usual. OldTrader

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I don't see that as the "flip side" to this question. I hope that no one, including you, is going to suggest that we have less liquidity as a goal to political policy in this country. But if your goal is to reduce leverage for certain institutions, then you can do that directly through a...

Initially the transaction tax was mentioned to pay for the $700 Billion bailout. Perhaps it will evolve into something else. Even if it was passed as a way to pay for the bailout, I think we all know that eventually it will evolve into something else....the government doesn't pass taxes which...

How did my logic break down? What I said was that anyone who believes that "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" was espousing the central belief of Communism. That includes Barack Obama, who thinks it's "fair". I'd say it includes Bush, Paulsen...

If Buffet, Gates, and Volker support the idea that "from each according to his abilities to each according to his needs", then your answer is obvious. You seem to be laboring under the misimpression that if Buffet believes a particular economic or tax idea, then it must be true. Is this...

The quote "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" is a main tenet of Communism. The central tenet of Obama's tax policy. OldTrader

I expect these proposals to increase in the coming months. Pelosi has already discussed this. I wouldn't be suprised if Warren Buffet doesn't come out in favor of it as well, along with Cuban and others. 1000 share trade at 20 using Cubans proposal creates a $200 transaction tax total, in...

Don't ever kid yourself. This type of proposal could easily be proposed in the current climate, and especially with a Democratic controlled Congress and President. Pelosi has already mentioned it as a possibility. The fact that Nader has mentioned it means that it is a very real possibility...

Actually, Carter replaced Burns with G William Miller. After nearly 2 years of failed Fed policy, Miller was replaced with Volcker. Just correcting the record. By the way, I think it's clear that the market is in the process of discounting an Obama election. A solidly Democratic...