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I don't comment here much because I feel like I'd be the only one who didn't have a side to fight for - until now brother :thumbsup: But I think that common enemy you speak of has a pretty good hold of both sides of voters and I think this country will die before either party does.Conan wrote: [bluebox=:yshdpd1v]I hope we shall take warning from the example and crush in it’s birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and to bid defiance to the laws of their country.
-Thomas Jefferson[/bluebox:yshdpd1v]
It seems to have taken a while for them to have built enough power, but it is happening as Jefferson predicted. Not a single person has ever gone to jail or been charged with a crime for bringing our country to its knees with this current recession thanks to the banking institutions actions; yet, the White House goes after whistleblowers, leaves Guantanamo open and abuses human rights (force-feeding prisoners - ever seen that movie about how they did that to the women suffragists who went on hunger strikes while trying to win the right to vote - you'd think women would be more up-in-arms since it was wrong then and is wrong now), spies on journalists, and refuses transparency despite campaign promises. The previous White House and Congress was just as bad favoring its corporations, passing the Patriot Act, and Citizens United, among other things. What kills me is that so many think that only their side is culpable, and their side will do the right thing if only they "didn't have to deal with opponents from the other side." Tea Party members are disgusted by Occupy supporters, and Occupy supporters demean Tea Partiers when, in fact, they both recognize the abuses by those in power and are moved to do something about it - they should be working together, not against one another for we have a common enemy.
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Forecasting the stock market has a storied past of unfruitful predictions. But in today’s TED Talk, Didier Sornette shares how he and his research team have successfully identified unstable market bubbles and even predicted when they’ll pop. His findings, if accepted, could quite literally change the way we do business, by shifting how banks, traders and governments respond to apparent growth in individual markets.
Are there any other forecasts for the coming year that you’d be willing to share?
Is there a way to prevent market bubbles from forming in the first place?
What specific mechanisms can prevent boom-and-bust cycles and forge a sustainable path for growth?
What scares you most about today’s global economy?
Does anything about today’s global economy make you optimistic?
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Yet another conservative lie by Fred. According to the SEC website, there have been record number of prosecutions by the SEC, including such high profile companies as Eli Lilly, Ralph Lauren, Tyco, Total, etc. Might as well just assume any post by Fred is untrue, particularly since he refuses to document his assertions.FredHayek wrote: Not a single SEC prosecution under Obama but more whistleblowers in government spied on than other presidents combined.
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Where is your proof?Something the Dog Said wrote:
Yet another conservative lie by Fred. According to the SEC website, there have been record number of prosecutions by the SEC, including such high profile companies as Eli Lilly, Ralph Lauren, Tyco, Total, etc. Might as well just assume any post by Fred is untrue, particularly since he refuses to document his assertions.FredHayek wrote: Not a single SEC prosecution under Obama but more whistleblowers in government spied on than other presidents combined.
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Thats not nicebut was pretty funnySomething the Dog Said wrote: The same source for most of your "facts", your ass?
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