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    Fuel tax could be replaced with by-the-mile road tax

    Na, there would only be fewer people so that the liberal elites would not have to share the world with all the "little" people. Taxes never really hurt the very wealthy, only the upper middle income to poor. The rest get to enjoy themselves at our expense.:mad:
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    traders who have second jobs, what is it?

    Well said yepso. I would like to add my own experience in relation to trading and having a full time job. Others have said similar. My job is a as a full-time civil engineer. The hours range from 45 to 60+. I spend many hours in the evening looking for trades. I have implemented many...
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    cash indexes?

    Thanks for all the replies. I have two brokers. One will let me trade pretty much as I please, except no selling naked calls and puts. Paper trading and experience has shown me that I am most successful selling credit spreads, especially the SPY. This has a lot to do with my job and not...
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    Message to rich people, here is what even you don't get

    Vista, I will take issue with part of your comment. The only time most companies care about what college you graduate from is when it comes to a graduate degree. Once a person has graduated from an accredited college or university, the student should have a baseline knowledge in the subject...
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    Message to rich people, here is what even you don't get

    There is a lot of truth to that of a college degree not being worth as much as it used to be. The problem is too many people go to college with the idea that it is the road to riches. Probably because of the misunderstandings of parents. My dad doesn't understand how as a civil engineer my...
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    Message to rich people, here is what even you don't get

    Don't take this as a harsh response, but why not move to a less expensive area. In my neck of the woods there are help wanted signs all over the place. Decent efficiencies and 1 bedrooms run from $325 to $450. Less for a dumpier place. In the right places (away from the colleges) two...
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    Message to rich people, here is what even you don't get

    Mr.Consistent, well said.
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    Message to rich people, here is what even you don't get

    Perhaps they are worth 250 times what you are. But then, we also have a government who would rather reward the failures rather than those who are successful.:( If you still don't like it, then go get one of those jobs that pays 250 times your salary.
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    In going long here...the recession is now over

    lol :p I say 1050, maybe 1100 before it turns sharply down again. If not before then.
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    Canadians angered over "Buy American" rule

    I propably should keep my mouth shut... but this American doesn't like it either. It smacks in the face of capitalism and free markets. Worse, it could set the stage for protection wars around the globe. This would be real bad. But then we can hope other nations would realize this is bad...
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    Under OBAMA: DEBT & TAXES

    Admittedly I almost voted for Barack for that reason. I despised most of the Bush administrations foreign policy, as well as homeland security etc. Homeland security sounds like a commy organization. Not to mention Bush wanting everyone to spend more money to help the economy and to watch and...
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    Natural Gas versus Oil

    My take on this is two-fold. First is the current housing market. With the construction and sale of new homes having taken a nose dive there is either a stagnant or declining demand for natural gas. Another would be the production of chemicals and fertilizers being down. Both use large...
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    td ameritrade personal coaching???

    That's a good question. Glad to hear your experience is working out for you. I would like to try it on what you say. If for no other reason than to have someone to bounce ideas off of. My question for you is do you do this full-time or part-time? My problem is my work day would typically...
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    cash indexes?

    My broker sent me the following message: "Your current level will allow you to trade debit spreads on equities and credit spreads in cash indexes." Can anyone tell me what a 'cash indexes' are? Thanks edit - Subject heading
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    New trader looking for edu. tips!

    The best education is placing actual trades. Don't get caught up in needing to be profitable at the start. Place small trades. Another good way to learn is by paper trading. Books can help a lot, what they can't do is show you how you will act with real money on the line. Money can be...
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    td ameritrade personal coaching???

    How is swing trading more like investing? At any rate, I recieved a call a few days ago about this program as well. There didn't seem to be any true high pressure sales tactics (but it was definately a sales call). Perhaps I have been getting ready for a similar program as this, and perhaps...
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