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The government learned to do with Social Secuirty the same thing many major Corporations did with their pesions......

Corporations need money ?

Take it out (or not pay into) of the pension funds.

Government needs money ?

Take it out of the Social Security fund.

The sorry part is - the next sucker CEO or US President will have to worry about it. This IS going to happen....but it will be WAY, WAY too late for anyone to fix.

And us Boomers are in for some nasty retirement surprises.

Kind of explains WHY we're in the financial mess that we are right now.....and I hear people saying the Government should run the banks ???

Yikes.

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The government learned to do with Social Secuirty the same thing many major Corporations did with their pesions......

Corporations need money ?

Take it out (or not pay into) of the pension funds.

Government needs money ?

Take it out of the Social Security fund.

The sorry part is - the next sucker CEO or US President will have to worry about it. This IS going to happen....but it will be WAY, WAY too late for anyone to fix.

And us Boomers are in for some nasty retirement surprises.

Kind of explains WHY we're in the financial mess that we are right now.....and I hear people saying the Government should run the banks ???

Yikes.

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/123394-three-reasons-why-investors-should-worry-about-bank-nationalization?source=feed#comment-408435 408435
But you have to agree, they sure are persistent little suckers !!!


On Mar 01 10:38 AM Herbert Hoover wrote:

> The administration has already said REPEATEDLY that the banks won't
> be nationalized. I am so tired of people with short positions creating
> issues where there aren't any.]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:47:59 -0500
But you have to agree, they sure are persistent little suckers !!!


On Mar 01 10:38 AM Herbert Hoover wrote:

> The administration has already said REPEATEDLY that the banks won't
> be nationalized. I am so tired of people with short positions creating
> issues where there aren't any.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121694-eight-reasons-bank-of-america-is-going-to-20?source=feed#comment-397799 397799
A whole lot of misinformation has been bantered about by the talking "heads", much I would presume initiated by "Short Raiders".

But the retail shorts always keep me humoured though.

Presumably, they are the one's that cannot discuss the merits of your opinion without denegrating themselves with cheap shots about your suit.

But then again, that is what (far too) many people in this country have come to, further your agenda at ANY cost.

Bring back the 1940's and 1950's, where people actually cared for other people and their country.]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:41:49 -0500
A whole lot of misinformation has been bantered about by the talking "heads", much I would presume initiated by "Short Raiders".

But the retail shorts always keep me humoured though.

Presumably, they are the one's that cannot discuss the merits of your opinion without denegrating themselves with cheap shots about your suit.

But then again, that is what (far too) many people in this country have come to, further your agenda at ANY cost.

Bring back the 1940's and 1950's, where people actually cared for other people and their country.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117819-ominous-drop-in-sales-bodes-ill-for-more-than-just-apple-barron-s?source=feed#comment-373070 373070

and/or short.]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:20:57 -0500

and/or short.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117211-is-google-too-big-to-fail?source=feed#comment-369684 369684
I cant imagine having my personal information sitting on some GOOGLE server.....waiting to be read by an unscrupulous employee or hacker.

TYPICAL People and small businesses are having a hard enough time just keeping their information safe on their OWN computers.

"I have no local copy of my work. If the website disappeared tomorrow, for whatever reason, I would be genuinely traumatized."

There is a PRICE to be paid for having it sit in the clouds.....not so much your Blog, but tax returns, financial papers and other sensitive information. It's SO much easier to back it up yourself and stay away from the clouds !!]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:51:10 -0500
I cant imagine having my personal information sitting on some GOOGLE server.....waiting to be read by an unscrupulous employee or hacker.

TYPICAL People and small businesses are having a hard enough time just keeping their information safe on their OWN computers.

"I have no local copy of my work. If the website disappeared tomorrow, for whatever reason, I would be genuinely traumatized."

There is a PRICE to be paid for having it sit in the clouds.....not so much your Blog, but tax returns, financial papers and other sensitive information. It's SO much easier to back it up yourself and stay away from the clouds !!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117293-short-into-the-bad-bank-syndrome?source=feed#comment-369654 369654
Maybe I'm too conservative, but the possiblity of a 30% return verses UNLIMITED losses (if this GB/BB comes to fruition) seems like financial suicide.

Surely there must be some sector out there that offers a "safer" risk/reward ratio ?
]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:26:08 -0500
Maybe I'm too conservative, but the possiblity of a 30% return verses UNLIMITED losses (if this GB/BB comes to fruition) seems like financial suicide.

Surely there must be some sector out there that offers a "safer" risk/reward ratio ?
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/116732-touchdown-when-do-financial-stocks-hit-zero?source=feed#comment-368341 368341
Seeing as a large part of the problem with the market and financials is based on peoples "perception" and "sentiment" of what is and is "going" to happen is responsible for much of our problems right now.

If the financials went to zero, you would probably be looking at Dow 4000.

Unfortuantely, hysteria rules the day more than charts do.]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:05:00 -0500
Seeing as a large part of the problem with the market and financials is based on peoples "perception" and "sentiment" of what is and is "going" to happen is responsible for much of our problems right now.

If the financials went to zero, you would probably be looking at Dow 4000.

Unfortuantely, hysteria rules the day more than charts do.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/114964-nationalize-citigroup-and-bank-of-america?source=feed#comment-356736 356736
I'd venture to say both......or very, very, short.
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I'd venture to say both......or very, very, short.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107431-a-primer-for-trading-citi-this-week?source=feed#comment-313420 313420
Highly unlikely.

This market right now, is in the midst of "Wealth Transfer".

Wealth being taken from retail (all of us) to the hedge, institutional and big brokerage funds.

Call me crazy, but these guys need to replenish their empty "pots".

The Government knows full well what banning short sales and reinstituting the uptick rule would do.....thats why they have NOT done it.

Not till the big boys are done "cleaning" up.

Heck, if Russia can SHUT their markets down, our government could reinstate the "uptick" rule quickly.

IMHO, maybe wrong, but thats what it looks like to me.]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:14:35 -0500
Highly unlikely.

This market right now, is in the midst of "Wealth Transfer".

Wealth being taken from retail (all of us) to the hedge, institutional and big brokerage funds.

Call me crazy, but these guys need to replenish their empty "pots".

The Government knows full well what banning short sales and reinstituting the uptick rule would do.....thats why they have NOT done it.

Not till the big boys are done "cleaning" up.

Heck, if Russia can SHUT their markets down, our government could reinstate the "uptick" rule quickly.

IMHO, maybe wrong, but thats what it looks like to me.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/106668-four-commonsense-clues-to-a-genuine-market-bottom?source=feed#comment-309793 309793

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I think Barrons has become a new "Franchise".....their selling "Kool Aid" for the government now......
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I think Barrons has become a new "Franchise".....their selling "Kool Aid" for the government now......
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97009-come-on-mad-money-cramer-s-lightning-round-9-23-08?source=feed#comment-263337 263337 AMTD) -- “Incredibly pro-shareholder. I like Ameritrade."

Heh heh....just wait until you see how many customers they lose from the nightmare of a few days ago......NO way to get in on your brokerage account online, Failed trades initiated online, no possible way of calling their trading desk (due to high volume, your call cannot be connected, please try back later).

What a joke.......amateurs.]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:55:59 -0400 AMTD) -- “Incredibly pro-shareholder. I like Ameritrade."

Heh heh....just wait until you see how many customers they lose from the nightmare of a few days ago......NO way to get in on your brokerage account online, Failed trades initiated online, no possible way of calling their trading desk (due to high volume, your call cannot be connected, please try back later).

What a joke.......amateurs.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/94200-dell-s-factory-sales-end-of-an-era?source=feed#comment-249577 249577
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]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/92665-beacon-power-my-top-stock-pick-for-2008?source=feed#comment-239253 239253 www.stockpickr.com/pro.../]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:41:08 -0400 www.stockpickr.com/pro.../]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/84114-why-gm-should-embrace-bankruptcy?source=feed#comment-200767 200767
The unions are not the problem in this country, it is the greedy CEO's and their underlings who rape, pillage and plunder the corporations, employees and stockholders to line their pockets......

Or have you not been paying attention to the newspaper headlines ?]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:29:24 -0400
The unions are not the problem in this country, it is the greedy CEO's and their underlings who rape, pillage and plunder the corporations, employees and stockholders to line their pockets......

Or have you not been paying attention to the newspaper headlines ?]]>