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"Did Goldman go from bailout city to $13.4 billion in the black because, as Blankfein suggests, its "performance" was just that awesome? A year and a half after they were minutes away from bankruptcy, how are these assholes not only back on their feet again, but hauling in bonuses at the same...

It is too late. The national debt is too high for taxpayers to ever recover from. The reset button is coming down the road. Prepare for a merge between the Fed, ECB, and the IMF. They will be the lender of last resort and central issuer of debt for the entire world.

Why not just nuke them?

We got one more correction, then the mother of all breakouts. And dude, you really gotta toss that screen name.

and....to extend my point a little further. Have do you get the most talented musicians to perform so consistently at the top of their game? Well, the Venezuelian Dudamel has found the answer to that question. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwZAkfLKK8

Very few empires (whatever you want to call them) enjoy the successes they have without having a superior military and China is no exception. You can go down the list -- Great Britain, Rome, Egypt, the US, and more. They all have a common theme -- a dominant military. "China has the longest...

No, health care insurance is not optional. You <b>must</b> have it. No, she can't shop around and compare plans. She must buy a plan from her home state. You can't join BCBS of Nevada if you live in California. Health insurance is an Oligopoly with massive collusion and government...

So let me see....first Citi raises rates on their Credit Cards to 30%, even on accounts that are up to date or have zero balances and now they say they "may" not give you your money for 7 days. 1. I have a Citi credit card but there is a zero percent chance I'd use it and, 2. I don't have a...

Ok, this is a much better rebuttal but you have to remember....the US is a Capitalist Economy (ok, maybe Corporatist). It isn't necessarily the job of the government to do all these things even though they are trying some of them. That's the job of the American man. Innovation in a capitalist...

That is the extent of your rebuttal?

What, no responses to this yet? This has interesting thread written all over it. Oh wait, I just realized how long that article is. No doubt you guys are still reading. See you in a few hours.

You're failing to appreciate the evolution of modern politics. Yes, if Americans voted for an illogical, stupid politician in, say, 1800 then yes! They have no one to blame but themselves. However, since the political climate has evolved to the point where there are two parties, that are...

They aren't cutting their own throats. They specifically said that if the Gov't plan didn't pass they'd raise rates. If there is no Gov't insurance they raise rates and win. If there is Gov't insurance they get 50M more customers and win. It's a win-win game for the insurance and drug...

Shouldn't this guy be in jail for Criminal Destruction of Property? That's not to suggest I side with the bank. Kudos to this guy for having the balls to do that. And how exactly does a person's home become cross collateral for business debts? I sure hope this guy wasn't a sole proprietor.

Take away the change in accounting from Mark-to-Market to Mark-to-Whatever-You-Please and these banks are all insolvent. When you mess up the asset side of the banking equation the entire system implodes. It's nice and convenient for the banks to mark these assets to a price that makes the...

No, the Feds don't give a shit about these little banks because their failure doesn't bankrupt the Federal Reserve. If enough member banks of the Federal Reserve failed the Fed would cease to exist. What the Fed did was indirectly bail out themselves. These little fish are nothing worth...

The powers that be will hit the reset button before any Global Crisis occurs. No doubt there will be some discomfort but nothing any worse than we saw in 2008. A single currency is in the future; it's just a question of who will have the power to print it.

What would you expect from someone who calls himself "Obama?"

An LP is the mother of all tax deductions. I think you'll like the tax treatment of this entity. He probably mentioned you need at least one other person to form this business entity. Be sure to choose someone you trust, preferably a spouse or family member. It sounds as though your...

Same here. When the shit hit the fan last year BAC raised my cozy 1.99% card up to 13.99% + prime. I responded by sending them a check (actually an EFT) for the full balance. I'll never carry a credit card balance again. I no longer wish to do business with the devil.