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You people are idiots. He's always said, "Things will get worse before they get better." And "It will take a long time to fix these problems." Calm down, it hasn't even been a month.

Today, it was proven that 'America' works. Listen, in the trading community, Obama wasn't the popular choice. This much is clear. However, give the man a chance; the nation (and thus the economy) has grown the most during a democratic regime. There are some radical ideas on the table, but...

Looking for some more educational sites, I've seen TraderPlanet reviewed quite a few times recently... http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article967374.ece http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/asset-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212900259

So what's the word on the ET street. You kids dig this massive spending spree/tax cut or are we fundamentally opposed? Discuss.

Read on, burn8. I understand the whole allocation problem. I just assumed everyone in the world knows our tax system is screwed up and we spend our tax dollars poorly.

That is the crux of the issue.. whether or not we all pay for something (unfair or not) in order for our companies to compete on a fair field globally. For UHC, there would need to be MAJOR tax restructuring, because we shouldn't be paying 40%+ for taxes in a 'capitalist' country. But that's...

Its not 'meaningful', just interesting.

Guess the Dow Contest.... http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090112005923&newsLang=en Thought this was a good idea/topic for the forums... people guessing what the Dow is for the end of the month. I'd say 9200 ish for January, though I may be...

I really think some folks are a little extreme on some of these policies... If most countries in the world have government-funded health care, and the US doesn't, isn't the burden for paying for the health care placed on US companies? Doesn't this kill potential profit margins, ultimately...

Haven't posted in a while, just came across TraderPlanet.com, which has a network of blogs on the site. Blog hubs are nice, but this one has some extras that make the site a bit more useful. //Felt like contributing back a bit. Thanks for all the replies!

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That is sort of true, sort of untrue. The President essentially can direct Congress where to spend the money, but they don't have to follow. Problem is, they usually do. Then the President can veto anything he doesn't like. To override the veto, you'd need an overwhelming majority in both...

I wonder where all of the "$200/gal" Oil People went?

I would say, GENERALLY wars are good for economies. US has two wars and a shitty economy.

Can't wait till Nov. so Bush can take credit for this.

That would require this gov't to be fair. So, I guess you two haven't met. "Libertad" meet US Government. US Government, Libertad.

Im with him, I'd call that either fudging w/numbers or sensationalist journalism.

Read that last night... that killed me. I understand the point of building a bit of wealth and maybe a rainy day fund, but 80 @#$&ing billion?!?!

Yeah, basically. I've always been taught that "the relationship between price, supply, and demand" and "invisible hand of the market" are the same. So, sorry, I'll be more clear again: HEY, EVERYONE! THIS GUY IS PROBABLY RIGHT! HE THINKS SUPPLY IS MAINLY THE PROBLEM, AND I AGREE WITH HIM...

Well no crap oil's huge rise wasn't entirely supply & demand (although the wars certainly don't help). I guess I should have been more clear I was referring to the invisible hand correcting the market.