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Merrill Raises Capital - Fast Money Recap (7/28/08 [view article]
Excellent report. I tried to follow Fast Money whenever I could, but the last portion (one next-day trade) was invariably too fast such that I could not catch what was said. So, that alone would make your summary valuable. One suggestion: create a new section head for this entry. I almost missed reading yours because of its being listed under "Cramer's Pick." ReplyMerrill Raises Capital - Fast Money Recap (7/28/08 [view article]
MER need to raise they managed account fees from 2 percent to 3 percent. Of course, at even 2 percent it is a big ripoff. ReplyMerrill Raises Capital - Fast Money Recap (7/28/08 [view article]
MORE INT. THAN T V PROG. ReplyDow 30 Performance Since 7/15 [view article]
caradiodoc: Excellent post! You are spot on! ReplyTiedeman
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The bounce that failed. ReplyComscore's Top 50 Websites for June; Travel & Leisure Categories Gain [view article]
You think the MSFT visitors were looking to BUY something or FIX something? :-) ReplyWhy is Disney Failing in Hong Kong? [view article]
I just returned home to Canada from Hong Kong yesterday. I took my five-year old daughter there for a week and, of course, Disneyland was part of the adventure.Now, some of my dissatisfaction with the HK Disneyland experience can be attributed to the fact that it was 40 degrees with 85% humidity. There is not much they can do about that - but the area where you need to line up (twice) is uncovered and it almost became an unbearable wait to get in.
Once we finally got through the gate, we then needed to stand for an addtional 15 minutes while a parade went by. And, as wonderful and entertaining as the parade was, why don't they design the park in a way that you can get past the parade and continue on towards the rides?
With 45 minute waits for most of the rides, you don't get in to too many during a half day visit. And a five year old doesn't like standing around waiting. This was a bit frustrating.
The other issue that I thought was very odd - and this has been mentioned to me by other visitors - was that they don't serve children's meals or children's sized selections in the restaurants (at least in the two that we went into). The more traditional Chinese servings are not tailored to small families. I was one adult with one child. We were not prepared to order five different plates to share since there is no way we could eat that much. So, we shared one large bowl of fried rice. Not exactly a balanced meal but there was no choice. They did have a set menu at $175HK dollars per person, minimum 2 people, but when I enquired if my 5 year old daughter would also be charged $175HK dollars, I was told 'yes', there was no reduction for children. Huh? I thought I was in Disneyland? Reply
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Who is the ignorant one? The previous writer. It is proven over and over again that you stifle what you tax. (Cigarette tax is proof). When Reagan cut taxes, tax revenue went up because people had more of their own money to spend, and every time it changed hands, the government took another cut. You can't argue with facts. It has also been proven that "Reaganomics"... worked, and it took ten years, just like he said it would. How did he know? It was done before, only the media didn't give it a name when President Kennedy did it. Eventually every cent of every dollar finds it way back to the government; at issue is how many hands it helps along the way. Also, Bush did not cut taxes; the previous Republican Congress did it, Bush just approved it. And since then, revenue has steadily increased again. Now you want to increase the tax burden, have less money to spend, and have less money in the treasury so we'll have to raise taxes again. Only an idiot would burn his ax handle to stay warm. Only an idiot would propose raising taxes and expect to find more revenue in the treasury. Those idiots are in the majority of Congress now and will probably remain so thanks to the many uneducated voters.If the previous writer thinks government is the answer to his problems, (since he apparently can't take care of himself), I suggest HE pay more taxes, and leave the rest of us alone. In fact if more taxes are the answer, where should we stop? I already lose 51 percent of my paycheck to the government! Should I pay 60 percent? 70 percent? How about I just give them 100 percent, then get food stamps to buy food, a welfare check to buy clothes, live in government-subsidized housing, get "free" health care like the suckers in England are complaining about, and let some government agency approve money for my every need. Sounds kinda like Communism, doesn't it? Hillary Clinton has been spewing quotes from Karl Marx; I guess that's why she's so popular among the uneducated masses.
Whatever happened to self-reliance? If you think you can't afford health care, get off your lazy butt, get an education, invest in yourself and your future, and get a good-paying job. The Democrats love to play on class envy, pitting the wealthy against the rest of us, the greedy business owners against the lowly workers, the fearful against the risk-takers. So where would the workers be if there weren't people willing to risk starting a business? If a business owner is successful, makes a good living, and provides many jobs, why should he be punished with higher taxes? Why do we reward laziness with government handouts?
If you want to see where we are headed, look where we came from. 1800s: No excessive taxes on every imaginable thing. Hard-working people built this country into the richest one in the world in less than two hundred years. Everyone was responsible for themselves. Handouts came from the church. People worked hard and kept what they worked for. They saved for the time when they were too old to work, and were often a part of large extended families. No one cried about the government not taking care of their every need. How silly! You worked hard in school. Your parents knew that an education was the ticket to a higher standard of living, and teachers were willing to put in the hard work to help you. If you misbehaved, you were punished twice; once at school, and again at home. There was no reporting of "crime rates". There wasn't enough to twist into a news story. Friends and neighbors participated in "barn-raisings&qu... There were no property taxes and you didn't need a permit. The country was built on hard work. Hard work and success were respected. Hard work led to success which led to increased self esteem which would have been laughed at as a topic of intellectual discussion.
2000s: Everyone must have two cars, a boat, a house nicer than their neighbors, new tvs, computers, and 2.3 kids with all their whiny wants. Aging parents are warehoused in nursing homes so we are free to hold down a better job to earn more money to pay for the nursing home. If you prepare for a career in a very practical trade school, work hard, are a good, reliable employee, you will be punished with higher taxes. If you drop out of high school because you are too lazy to apply yourself to the minimal demands of the teachers, you will be rewarded with government handouts. Everything is based on meeting your wants and needs with other people's money. If you spend irresponsibly, you can look to the government to bail you out. When the government spends irresponsibly, you cry the loudest about what idiots they are. (Yet we keep re-electing Ted Kennedy and Dave Obey over and over because they keep promising to give you something they took from someone else). If you do the responsible thing and save for your retirement, you will be punished with taxes on your sad little interest income, punished with taxes and penalties if you want to use your own money before a certain age, and this one just boggles the mind: People like the previous writer chided President Bush for pushing for private retirement accounts! What in the world is wrong with investing your own money where you want to, and keeping what you earn?! Social Security is the biggest joke ever shoved down our throats. Pay and pay and pay all your working life so you will get a tiny percentage back later! Who puts a dollar into a savings account with the hope of withdrawing 40 cents a few years later? And then you're happy when you get a "cost-of-living&q... increase to 42 cents. Teachers are not respected. Any attempt at discipline is thwarted by parents. Children are taught that there are no repercussions for their actions because mommy and daddy will always come to their rescue. There's no need to take responsibility for your actions. Valuable school time is wasted on self esteem, the current popular misconception dreamed up by some over-educated idiot. (I recently ran a class for twelve 12th graders from five different high schools (really good kids). Not one of them could do 12 divided by 6 in their heads! "We need a calculator" was the reply from two of them, . . . but they felt real good about themselves). Self esteem is a result of learning through hard work and accomplishment, but many today would have you believe you will magically learn more if we make you feel good. And people fall for this nonsense, well, at least until the next misguided theory comes along.
So here we are at 2008. Unbelievable medical research has given us much longer life spans, amazing cures, and a better quality of life. But there are some who want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg out of fear they might not be able to afford the cure that didn't even exist a few decades ago. You can not name anything the government manages better than the private sector so why do we expect the health care system to be the first thing the government runs successfully? Hospitals will no longer have sufficient funds to buy new advanced equipment. There will be a reduction and slowing of results from research facilities. How many thousands of people will be needed to track all the paperwork, all funded by the taxpayers so they can have "free" health care. Ask anyone from Great Britain and they will tell you that free health care is just too expensive and of very low quality. We have already been reduced to a second-world nation; how much further do we need to go before we realize how much we've given up? If you think I'm off base, ask yourself how many amazing cures have come out of England, . . . or France, . . . or Spain. All major research has been taking place in the United States where most of it is funded in a responsible manner with private dollars. And this is the system the uneducated want to dismantle!
I'm so tired of people knocking President Bush. He sees a much clearer picture of where we're headed, and is constantly ridiculed for looking to the future by people who don't have any sensible answers, just criticism. Please remember that the President does not make new laws and policies; he only signs what is brought before him. And right now that's your Democrat Congress that takes and takes and takes, and scares you into believing the other fellow isn't giving enough. Well you're that other fellow sucker.
So you got mugged in a dark alley, huh? He took your last $100.00? Don't worry, he has a plan. He's convinced you that since you now have no money, you must rely on him. He gave you $5.00 to buy a burger and Coke. You are so grateful, and you know you'll be needing his help in the future so you stand guard over his alley to prevent the cops from nabbing him. How wonderful to have such a great benefactor. Of course as time goes by, he will mug more people, and you deserve more of his take. You will complain loudly until he gives you $6.00. Now you can get that bigger burger you wanted. Every day he mugs more people, but don't feel guilty; it's "your" money he's giving you!
Final thought: Why is it most young people, (old enough to work and vote, young enough to have no concept of recent history), think the government hands out free money, and will vote for any Democrat who promises more? Why is it most middle-aged people figure out they've been duped, come to their senses, and realize what's good for their employer is good for them, and good for the country? We vote for the responsible Republicans who push self-reliance, hard work, and keeping the results of your hard work.
Democrat: You must fear of what will happen without us.
Republican: Government must get out of the way and let people continue building a great nation.
Democrat: Say and promise whatever you want to hear so we'll get re-elected.
Republican: Say what needs to be said for our own good, even at the risk of not getting re-elected.
Democrat: The other group, (the wealthy, the big business, the entrepreneur) is bad and you need us to fight them for you.
Republican: What looks like a benefit to one group will result in benefits to everyone. The world ain't fair; not everyone gets the same sunshine, but you should be free to move yourself to where there's more sunshine, . . . if that's what you want.
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Who is the ignorant one? The previous writer. It is proven over and over again that you stifle what you tax. (Cigarette tax is proof). When Reagan cut taxes, tax revenue went up because people had more of their own money to spend, and every time it changed hands, the government took another cut. You can't argue with facts. It has also been proven that "Reaganomics"... worked, and it took ten years, just like he said it would. How did he know? It was done before, only the media didn't give it a name when President Kennedy did it. Eventually every cent of every dollar finds it way back to the government; at issue is how many hands it helps along the way. Also, Bush did not cut taxes; the previous Republican Congress did it, Bush just approved it. And since then, revenue has steadily increased again. Now you want to increase the tax burden, have less money to spend, and have less money in the treasury so we'll have to raise taxes again. Only an idiot would burn his ax handle to stay warm. Only an idiot would propose raising taxes and expect to find more revenue in the treasury. Those idiots are in the majority of Congress now and will probably remain so thanks to the many uneducated voters.If the previous writer thinks government is the answer to his problems, (since he apparently can't take care of himself), I suggest HE pay more taxes, and leave the rest of us alone. In fact if more taxes are the answer, where should we stop? I already lose 51 percent of my paycheck to the government! Should I pay 60 percent? 70 percent? How about I just give them 100 percent, then get food stamps to buy food, a welfare check to buy clothes, live in government-subsidized housing, get "free" health care like the suckers in England are complaining about, and let some government agency approve money for my every need. Sounds kinda like Communism, doesn't it? Hillary Clinton has been spewing quotes from Karl Marx; I guess that's why she's so popular among the uneducated masses.
Whatever happened to self-reliance? If you think you can't afford health care, get off your lazy butt, get an education, invest in yourself and your future, and get a good-paying job. The Democrats love to play on class envy, pitting the wealthy against the rest of us, the greedy business owners against the lowly workers, the fearful against the risk-takers. So where would the workers be if there weren't people willing to risk starting a business? If a business owner is successful, makes a good living, and provides many jobs, why should he be punished with higher taxes? Why do we reward laziness with government handouts?
If you want to see where we are headed, look where we came from. 1800s: No excessive taxes on every imaginable thing. Hard-working people built this country into the richest one in the world in less than two hundred years. Everyone was responsible for themselves. Handouts came from the church. People worked hard and kept what they worked for. They saved for the time when they were too old to work, and were often a part of large extended families. No one cried about the government not taking care of their every need. How silly! You worked hard in school. Your parents knew that an education was the ticket to a higher standard of living, and teachers were willing to put in the hard work to help you. If you misbehaved, you were punished twice; once at school, and again at home. There was no reporting of "crime rates". There wasn't enough to twist into a news story. Friends and neighbors participated in "barn-raisings&qu... There were no property taxes and you didn't need a permit. The country was built on hard work. Hard work and success were respected. Hard work led to success which led to increased self esteem which would have been laughed at as a topic of intellectual discussion.
2000s: Everyone must have two cars, a boat, a house nicer than their neighbors, new tvs, computers, and 2.3 kids with all their whiny wants. Aging parents are warehoused in nursing homes so we are free to hold down a better job to earn more money to pay for the nursing home. If you prepare for a career in a very practical trade school, work hard, are a good, reliable employee, you will be punished with higher taxes. If you drop out of high school because you are too lazy to apply yourself to the minimal demands of the teachers, you will be rewarded with government handouts. Everything is based on meeting your wants and needs with other people's money. If you spend irresponsibly, you can look to the government to bail you out. When the government spends irresponsibly, you cry the loudest about what idiots they are. (Yet we keep re-electing Ted Kennedy and Dave Obey over and over because they keep promising to give you something they took from someone else). If you do the responsible thing and save for your retirement, you will be punished with taxes on your sad little interest income, punished with taxes and penalties if you want to use your own money before a certain age, and this one just boggles the mind: People like the previous writer chided President Bush for pushing for private retirement accounts! What in the world is wrong with investing your own money where you want to, and keeping what you earn?! Social Security is the biggest joke ever shoved down our throats. Pay and pay and pay all your working life so you will get a tiny percentage back later! Who puts a dollar into a savings account with the hope of withdrawing 40 cents a few years later? And then you're happy when you get a "cost-of-living&q... increase to 42 cents. Teachers are not respected. Any attempt at discipline is thwarted by parents. Children are taught that there are no repercussions for their actions because mommy and daddy will always come to their rescue. There's no need to take responsibility for your actions. Valuable school time is wasted on self esteem, the current popular misconception dreamed up by some over-educated idiot. (I recently ran a class for twelve 12th graders from five different high schools (really good kids). Not one of them could do 12 divided by 6 in their heads! "We need a calculator" was the reply from two of them, . . . but they felt real good about themselves). Self esteem is a result of learning through hard work and accomplishment, but many today would have you believe you will magically learn more if we make you feel good. And people fall for this nonsense, well, at least until the next misguided theory comes along.
So here we are at 2008. Unbelievable medical research has given us much longer life spans, amazing cures, and a better quality of life. But there are some who want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg out of fear they might not be able to afford the cure that didn't even exist a few decades ago. You can not name anything the government manages better than the private sector so why do we expect the health care system to be the first thing the government runs successfully? Hospitals will no longer have sufficient funds to buy new advanced equipment. There will be a reduction and slowing of results from research facilities. How many thousands of people will be needed to track all the paperwork, all funded by the taxpayers so they can have "free" health care. Ask anyone from Great Britain and they will tell you that free health care is just too expensive and of very low quality. We have already been reduced to a second-world nation; how much further do we need to go before we realize how much we've given up? If you think I'm off base, ask yourself how many amazing cures have come out of England, . . . or France, . . . or Spain. All major research has been taking place in the United States where most of it is funded in a responsible manner with private dollars. And this is the system the uneducated want to dismantle!
I'm so tired of people knocking President Bush. He sees a much clearer picture of where we're headed, and is constantly ridiculed for looking to the future by people who don't have any sensible answers, just criticism. Please remember that the President does not make new laws and policies; he only signs what is brought before him. And right now that's your Democrat Congress that takes and takes and takes, and scares you into believing the other fellow isn't giving enough. Well you're that other fellow sucker.
So you got mugged in a dark alley, huh? He took your last $100.00? Don't worry, he has a plan. He's convinced you that since you now have no money, you must rely on him. He gave you $5.00 to buy a burger and Coke. You are so grateful, and you know you'll be needing his help in the future so you stand guard over his alley to prevent the cops from nabbing him. How wonderful to have such a great benefactor. Of course as time goes by, he will mug more people, and you deserve more of his take. You will complain loudly until he gives you $6.00. Now you can get that bigger burger you wanted. Every day he mugs more people, but don't feel guilty; it's "your" money he's giving you!
Final thought: Why is it most young people, (old enough to work and vote, young enough to have no concept of recent history), think the government hands out free money, and will vote for any Democrat who promises more? Why is it most middle-aged people figure out they've been duped, come to their senses, and realize what's good for their employer is good for them, and good for the country? We vote for the responsible Republicans who push self-reliance, hard work, and keeping the results of your hard work.
Democrat: You must fear of what will happen without us.
Republican: Government must get out of the way and let people continue building a great nation.
Democrat: Say and promise whatever you want to hear so we'll get re-elected.
Republican: Say what needs to be said for our own good, even at the risk of not getting re-elected.
Democrat: The other group, (the wealthy, the big business, the entrepreneur) is bad and you need us to fight them for you.
Republican: What looks like a benefit to one group will result in benefits to everyone. The world ain't fair; not everyone gets the same sunshine, but you should be free to move yourself to where there's more sunshine, . . . if that's what you want.
On Jul 25 09:03 AM User 26737 wrote:
> the "bush" league administration is taking our government down more
> and more. taxes MUST increase with the new President to save the
> $$$ and save Our Country! Thank God, king george iii will finally
> leave the throne of ignorance .......... Hurry Jan 20th 2009!
>
>
> Please hurry...... please! Reply
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Why can't McDonald's breakout...reports record European profits and it barely moves. This market is STUPID. ReplyDow 30 Performance Since 7/15 [view article]
the "bush" league administration is taking our government down more and more. taxes MUST increase with the new President to save the $$$ and save Our Country! Thank God, king george iii will finally leave the throne of ignorance .......... Hurry Jan 20th 2009!Please hurry...... please! Reply
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America has officially entered the 'Age of Insanity'. ReplyGet True Religion - Cramer's Lightning Round (7/22/08) [view article]
More than a year ago Cramer said he liked Odland at ODP, but he would still choose Staples stock over Office Depot. He got that one right. ReplyA
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It is amazing when the lender and buyer of last resort ... the FEDERAL GOV'T OF THE UNITED STATES ... decides to begin buying equities, i.e., FNM, FRE, etc. We are going to look back on this time a era of extremely bad judgement. How can BAC and C show stuning performance when they announced huge losses?? Just boggles the mind. ReplyGet True Religion - Cramer's Lightning Round (7/22/08) [view article]
Disney big short will catch fire if it gets rolling. Reply