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The end of tapering is meant to push gold down. This is meant to be a sign the economy is improving. But because of natural scepticism the price of gold hasn't moved much recently.

State of the Union address Fellow Americans lets blame the immigrants. They can't answer back and most of them haven't arrived yet.

Put your dough on the high kickers

Not really. Just change the Congress rules here and there to make an efficient smooth running, efficient machine. At the moment it is looking very constipated and nothing worthwhile gets accomplished. I would agree with your point to try to stop competitors " thieving " US technology...

What are you suggesting ? The human being in trouble has traditionally always ( barring a few ) reached for their weapons and thought violence and repression would save them. For a modern top down example take Syria. Not doing too well are they ? Be sensible guys. Just straighten out the bad...

There is surely something terribly wrong with many of the world's political systems, particularly democracies. And why do I say this ? Well just look at the present mess. Bankrupt democracies and overbearing autocracies. If the general public are going to elect people of such low calibre then...

How I love history. It has all been played out before. Whether it is George Dubyah charging into the Middle East or people trying to keep their secret processes and wealth. However time won't wait for anyone, except perhaps The Amish as they get more and more out of date. The old must give way...

An age old problem that has plagued man since day 1. In ancient Rome the starving used to go on villa raids. The elite of the UK has always been sensible enough to make sure not too many starved at the same time so rarely was there a likelyhood of a successful revolution. Latin America used...

Americans have had it so good for so long that they have largely forgotten poverty. I expect the French and Russian aristocracies ( rich ) probably wished they had not been so greedy when the poor rose up and took a greedy share of the wealth for themselves. Don't think it couldn't happen again...

The CEO of bitinstant has just been arrested in New York. The Fed will squash BitCoin if they can. It is could become a big rival.

What I find pretty sickening is that here in the UK the hogs at the top of the FT100 index companies are giving themselves ( they and their friends sit on each others' remuneration committees ) average yearly increases of about 30% but are then the first to complain about their companies' costs...

People like scatterbrains eventually come up with the notion of culling the non producers e.g. the sick, old etc. Rave on nazi man A safety net for those is humane. I did notice those at Davos do have a rich man's club agreeing to leave half their wealth to good causes. So not all bad from the...

I would rather hear from someone on the profitable side of the bet

Interesting listening to the interviews by Steph and Erick. The billionaroes can meet and do business in luxury surroundings. Not a politician in sight. Now that must have taken some organising.

Good old honesty and competence would do. Perhaps a part time philosopher too ? Could persuade the usual suspects to turn over a new leaf ?

Good question. Perhaps those who have had a successful banking careers and didn't get caught with their " fingers in the till" I see on the news banner that the ex Virginia Governor of is up for fraud. Some never learn. Maybe someone in the US could get the stats of politicians and their...

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Sounds like a reformed character. :cool:

On the latest news student shot on Pennsylvania campus

40,000 ? I think you exaggerate here. Besides Congress wouldn't manage nearly that many