We're going to need a lot more MAGA hats

[Slartibartfast]

I often wonder if renouncing citizenship and moving abroad would make financial sense

I don't know but many do if they have foreign real-estate deals as the IRS will come after you given a sniff. It happened to Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London and sold his house.

Living in places like Panama & Colombia, especially if you have a good tax lawyer mean little to no liability for many. You have to be willing to move around though.

Not so much. However there must be some reason?

 

[Frederick Foresight]

Not so much. However there must be some reason?

Visiting the Politics forum has an appeal not unlike going to the zoo.

 

[wildchild]

You know it is odd, the non-traders who live on ET.

I just had a look see on the OP and having searched backwards and forwards on 40 pages. I can't find one post on trading? There must be some, he is GWBtrading after all.

So GWBtrading is I understand an I.T. consultant like I once was. However he is kind of a regular on the themes of homelessness (and their laziness), food stamps and the few bucks he might get from the tax cuts here.

I suspect that GWBtrading has no guts and wants to feel bigger by pissing on people weaker than he is. I'm a cynic sometimes.

If he was a trader with IT skills he should have enough of an income that going on about the poor like he does.. One would imagine he would understand how fortunate he is and not dwell on such topics.

Or does he not trade because he is afraid to press the button? Paralised by fear of loss and/or afraid to cut the strings to his old job?

Why does ET have so many guys in politics who don't make many/any trading posts? They want to hang around with brave & smarter people?

A good deal of the leftwingers on this site actually get paid to post by leftwing anti-American organizations. I wonder if they are scared because Mueller just indicted 13 russians for doing the same thing.

 

[Slartibartfast]

A good deal of the leftwingers on this site actually get paid to post by leftwing anti-American organizations. I wonder if they are scared because Mueller just indicted 13 russians for doing the same thing.

But the left wingers usually trade... Plus you have weird right wing entities like Poindexter and FHL(aka BasqueBromance on other boards like Stormfront) who seem to exist to just to troll or make a mess.

Traders at least have a common thing going on and are by the nature of trading, a certain aptitude of person. I may completely disagree with Max E for example at times however.. I believe he trades & can change his view if he chooses so he is not just a agent provocateur sowing discord.

Edited: I recall this charge was made against a couple of left side, high volume posters. A few seconds searching shows exgoper for example trades.

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/the-super-terrific-happy-hour.309621/page-147#post-4536384

 

[wildchild]

But the left wingers usually trade... Plus you have weird right wing entities like Poindexter and FHL(aka BasqueBromance on other boards like Stormfront) who seem to exist to just to troll or make a mess.

Traders at least have a common thing going on and are by the nature of trading, a certain aptitude of person. I may completely disagree with Max E for example at times however.. I believe he trades & can change his view if he chooses so he is not just a agent provocateur sowing discord.

I dont know who Poindexter, basquebromance or stormfront are so I miss your point on that.

Most the leftwingers on this site are not traders whatsoever. You may be the only one.

Also being a trader does not make you a certain aptitude of person. Perhaps being a long term successful trader says something about you, but most these clowns who claim to be traders are simply looking for get rich quick schemes and think there is some secret to trading. There is no secret. You need to figure it out for yourself and don't expect anyone to tell you anything of real value. These guys read some book, or go to some seminar, or buy some system to learn how to trade and they will bust out in no time. For wildchild though, it aint that kind of party.

 

[fhl]

But the left wingers usually trade... Plus you have weird right wing entities like Poindexter and FHL(aka BasqueBromance on other boards like Stormfront) who seem to exist to just to troll or make a mess.

Traders at least have a common thing going on and are by the nature of trading, a certain aptitude of person. I may completely disagree with Max E for example at times however.. I believe he trades & can change his view if he chooses so he is not just a agent provocateur sowing discord.

Edited: I recall this charge was made against a couple of left side, high volume posters. A few seconds searching shows exgoper for example trades.

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/the-super-terrific-happy-hour.309621/page-147#post-4536384

Yeah, I saw you talking about a trade about two weeks ago in p&r, all excited about some spx position hitting it's target.

There's an old adage in football about acting like you've been in the end zone before when you score a td so you don't look like a rookie. The same applies to trading. And you gave away that you haven't been in the end zone too many times before.

Chump

 

[Slartibartfast]

I dont know who Poindexter, basquebromance or stormfront are so I miss your point on that.

Most the leftwingers on this site are not traders whatsoever. You may be the only one.

Also being a trader does not make you a certain aptitude of person. Perhaps being a long term successful trader says something about you, but most these clowns who claim to be traders are simply looking for get rich quick schemes and think there is some secret to trading. There is no secret. You need to figure it out for yourself and don't expect anyone to tell you anything of real value. These guys read some book, or go to some seminar, or buy some system to learn how to trade and they will bust out in no time. For wildchild though, it aint that kind of party.

I edited above while you were posting (see link) but what about exGOPer? I'm pretty sure I've noticed most of the others. We could do a check.

Once you have your own style there is little to say trading side I guess but when you see a guy's first ever posts are only politics for pages..

 

[Slartibartfast]

Yeah, I saw you talking about a trade about two weeks ago in p&r, all excited about some spx position hitting it's target.

There's an old adage in football about acting like you've been in the end zone before when you score a td so you don't look like a rookie. The same applies to trading. And you gave away that you haven't been in the end zone too many times before.

Chump

Yeah, I guess the number of times I have connected you to BasqueBromance and you saying nothing is confirmation enough.

Those were not TDs, those were typical days (one was good). Mostly done to annoy Tom B of course who also never posts about trading. He is the reason I posted a couple in fact.

You are quite the freak FHL, you are on a different level I'll grant you.

 

[wildchild]

I edited above while you were posting (see link) but what about exGOPer? I'm pretty sure I've noticed most of the others. We could do a check.

Once you have your own style there is little to say trading side I guess but when you see a guy's first ever posts are only politics for pages..

If someone wants to do their first post in this politics area, they have a right to do so.

As for this exGOPer, he is not someone I would put much stock in. He lacks objective thought. I am not impressed.

 

[Slartibartfast]

If someone wants to do their first post in this politics area, they have a right to do so.

As for this exGOPer, he is not someone I would put much stock in. He lacks objective thought. I am not impressed.

You may not be but he has a good mind and can chase a rabbit to it's burrow, that is all you need to succeed in trading.

People have the right.. just it is curious the number of non-traders who would be in better company in US message boards etc.