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Offline Burt

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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2012, 04:44:43 AM »
Down here voting is compulsory at the state and federal level.  Fines if found failing to vote and for failing to register when you turn eighteen.  

At the end of the day, I believe that if you do not vote, then you have no right to complain about our elected members decisions.  

In fact, I was talking to an electoral office today.  Work related matter though.  

Enjoy the day.

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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2012, 10:23:36 AM »
My guess is that Wall Street already knows who has this one... the Dow is going up nicely.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2012, 11:06:15 AM »
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Any society that is prepared to jail a kid for stealing a bottle of water and let an MP get away with creating false invoices for £1000,s in expense claims is fundamentally flawed

Kind of like the line from a Bob Dylan song, 'steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king' .
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2012, 09:59:52 AM »
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My guess is that Wall Street already knows who has this one... the Dow is going up nicely.

Have you looked at it this morning.  Markets down and likely to slide a lot more.  Kiss the good times goodbye.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: November 07, 2012, 10:39:36 AM »
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Markets down and likely to slide a lot more.Kiss the good times goodbye.  

I don't suppose either party promised to raise taxes and cut spending before the election but I guess the market figures that's what is about to happen.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #20 on: November 07, 2012, 10:50:50 AM »
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Markets down and likely to slide a lot more.Kiss the good times goodbye.  

I don't suppose either party promised to raise taxes and cut spending before the election but I guess the market figures that's what is about to happen.
Mmmm wonder why....  [smiley=1drink.gif] i am not a stock broker
but markets need to be proactive not reactive dare say someone made a few bucks.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2012, 06:43:21 PM »
It is this "fiscal cliff" bit of idiotic legislation that last year's congress decided to pass as a self-incentive to reach a budget compromise beforehand, which they still have not done yet.   It is basically a "doomsday device" that no one ever wanted to happen, but they've all been spending all their time trying to get re-elected rather than work on a federal budget.   If they don't do something soon to resolve things, the sharp spending cuts across the board and automatic tax increases hits us all on January 1st.  

Wall street (like me) doesn't have alot of confidence in the lame duck session between now and Christmas break (and they take a break for Thanksgiving too) to get anything meaningful done.

Hence, stocks are beginning the slump - and they slump alot more the closer it gets to Christmas without some hope of resolving things.

I'm sure that they'll find a way to kick the can a few months further down the road and stick it to the new congress and Obama to figure out next year.   And we'll all be waiting, and unhappy.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2012, 07:24:42 AM »
i remember, every month I don't get a check from investments, Lou. He was not stumping for the Republicans very often this election.
Caps on political donations to candidates were supposed to help but Super PACs (political action committees) get around the rule. Also at least one ad on TV was paid for by an individual.
Large corporations and large labor unions all have the PacS.
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« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2012, 07:52:24 AM »
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... At the end of the day, I believe that if you do not vote, then you have no right to complain about our elected members decisions.  Burt.

[smiley=thumbup.gif] Roger that, Burt!
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2012, 04:09:35 PM »
As I've told others, I'll believe that a corporations is the same as a person as soon as Texas executes one.

The PACs and super-PACs have really messed this whole thing up - just when we thought it was already plenty messed up.
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #25 on: November 12, 2012, 11:10:32 AM »
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As I've told others, I'll believe that a corporations is the same as a person as soon as Texas executes one.

Huh??
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« Reply #26 on: November 12, 2012, 03:50:03 PM »
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Re: US Residents Don't Forget To Vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2012, 12:40:13 PM »
I just recently saw that bumper sticker, it's great!  

Why don't they lock BP up in prison for a while?  
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