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Agree Mr Bill...

I can guarantee that a significant chunk of that money being pulled from the markets is being used to "just get by". (i.e. with ZIRP, many who could live off of some form of interest income aren't so lucky any longer), combined with the fact that after a certain age investing in equities...

The scary thing about these nitwits is that they are EVERYWHERE. A few months back I'd read articles about the various teacher's strikes around the country and you'd see all these a-holes show up in the comments section and repeat verbatim the same talking points of this leftist loser. Of...

Did you purposely omit SE taxes? I remember Clinton stuck a dagger into the SBO back in 96 with those changes.

Well done, Jem. I've made the exact same argument in the past. For whatever reason, the left never wants to include the various "other" taxes that are a VERY REAL part of the overall tax burden. So let's figure out how many of the aforementioned taxes existed that last time we had the higher...

Agreed, particular attention to the part about today's markets being "driven by the Fed and politics". Never in the 20+ years that I've been involved has it taken such a prolonged center stage. Sure, in years past there was anticipation of Fed meetings, but the markets would still oscillate...

Enlighten us as to whom dismantled Glass-Steagall and let "the big banks run amok". It's fools such as yourself who continue to believe that one party is "good" and the other party is "evil", while in reality they both work TOGETHER to dismantle this country. You should be given a pass...

You remind me of a 16 year old kid with a fanboy obsession. No matter what evidence is provided, you brush it aside as immaterial. Is it SO difficult for you to admit that RGIII has had a good season? Or is the only way for you to continue to sing Luck's praises is to try and disparage RGIII...

Yes, it's very "Soviet".

Completely agree. It was even more impressive on a second read.

I swear that if you pull a string on his back, the same bullshit answer will be repeated ad nauseum.

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More people added to the foodstamp rolls than jobs created...that's a trend that I believe will continue for years and years to come.

That's the reason why I never buy it when these leftists claim to be small business owners. It seems to be a convenient ploy to attack the "other side" from a position of perceived strength.

And THAT is a very important distinction...one that is overlooked by the many pie in the sky idealogues.

In all fairness, the VIX and volatility were decimated at several points during the 2003-07 upswing as well. At one point, we set a record for the longest duration of time for a 2% close lower...much of it, in hindsight, was facillitated by the credit bubble and the tightening of corporate...

Yes, I think this is the jist of it...also, real trading volume (not the noise of hft playing ping pong) is a pittance of what it was say 10 years ago. Of course, this would be next to impossible to prove, but it's just an observation (also notice how many ET'ers have left), prop shops closing...

You've got to be kidding me. Which mod?

If he is just "making assumptions", as you say, then how did we find ourselves in this fiscal mess to begin with? And before you go on some tirade about the Bush tax cuts and all that wasted spending..how do you come to terms with the most liberal, Democratic run states such as California...

This whole thing is strange.