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Participant“You, my friend, are the one who is completely clueless. I’d love to hear you give more examples of Buffett’s efforts to take on the system and change it. I’d love to hear Buffett’s thoughts on outsourcing, tax cuts and credits for corporations shifting the base of their operations out of the U.S., eliminating the electoral college, and a variety of other issues that would truly indicate where his interests lie. Don’t over-simplify the matter, TB.”
PP, do you know how to use Google? I typed in “Buffet + outsourcing” and found the following on the first page of results:
“Mr. Buffett argued vociferously against the trend in global outsourcing. While he believes that outsourcing should play a small role in our trade policy, he said that the numbers have gotten to a point where it is starting to make a difference, particularly for those less-skilled laborers most vulnerable to falling through the social safety net. Mr. Buffet argued that outsourcing constitutes a wholesale transfer of wealth to other countries, and that as America increases its reliance on outsourcing it is ” selling off a piece of the farm”. He also demonstrated concern about the national deficit, arguing that it had grown to a level so that it was tantamount to “a 5% tax on productivity in this country”. Furthermore, while the national deficit is growing, he is concerned that the Bush Administration is not using the national deficit in the way it should be used: to generate economic stimulus. While Mr. Buffet recognizes the necessity of rationalizing health care, he spoke in favor of widespread medical coverage, arguing that “some base level should be assured to everyone in society.” Students were very receptive to Mr. Buffett’s message of social concern, noting that it’s rare to hear such a preeminent capitalist speak out regarding equality and justice.”
http://media.www.harbus.org/media/storage/paper343/news/2004/11/15/News/Warren.Buffett-806510.shtml
Please, before you make an even bigger fool of yourself, verify your inane statements with a simple Google search first. If you are going to be an Internet troll, you at least need to learn how to do simple Google searches so that people don’t reject everything you say without even reading it.
I leave you with this quote: “It is better to be thought a fool than to make a post on the Internet that removes all doubt.”
Participant“And again, Perry — I remind you that one of Obama’s closest friends is Warren Buffett. Think about that. He receives investment advice from the richest American. Is it possible that he receives counsel from him on other matters? Indeed, who wouldn’t be swayed or intimidated by a man of such wealth? Do you really think Buffett is advising Obama to take the existing system and improve it? Do you think Buffett or any of Obama’s other insanely-wealthy supporters have any interest in making that happen?”
Uhhhh, do you know anything about Warren Buffett? Here’s a good place to start:
Buffett slams dividend tax cut
You appear to be clueless about many things pp.
ParticipantWow! I feel much safer now that you’ve placed a bunch of American flags on a graphic. I guess those American flags are why John McCain only needed 100 military personnel, two BlackHawk helicopters, a gun ship, and a bullet-proof vest when he took that “stroll” in Iraq. Keep living in your dream world.
Participantgreekfire, How did kicking the Sunnis out of power in Iraq and handing power to the Shiites (Sunnis and Shiites are obviously enemies) weaken Iran (Iran is a Shiite-ruled country)? Your logic is like Swiss cheese (yep, you guessed it, it’s full of holes).
ParticipantIt’s nice to know that 90% of the posters here base their vote on whether someone is black enough or too black or not of the right religion. Jesus. I thought you guys were supposed to be intelligent.
Participantjuice, I view Obama’s public stance against the war back in 2002 as a very ballsy and very correct position. He predicted back in 2002 that Iraq would become a quagmire and he was right. Barack is smart, he speaks his mind, and he has the ability to inspire. The rest of the candidates, like our current president, are impotent go-alongs who couldn’t find their respective asses with both hands.
ParticipantVery serious, bj. I find it funny how Bush is too cowardly to even personally venture into the Middle East while a woman — A WOMAN! — makes one trip to Syria and suddenly the hostages are freed the next day. Bush is a small, small, frightened man with a small, small mind.
I look forward to seeing you and your ilk thrown out of power come 2009.
ParticipantLadies and Gentlemen, please give a big hand to the Harvard Law Review Veterans for Truth! That was a whole lotta’ bullshit you just spewed there. Riddle me this, if Obama is so afraid to rock the boat, why did he speak out against the war back in 2002 when everybody and their brother was for it?
ParticipantI guess if you believe in fairy tales (e.g., God, Democracy in Iraq), then you might take religion into account. Personally, I plan to vote for the most intelligent candidate. That candidate is very obviously Barack Obama.
ParticipantPerry, I’m a white dude. Is it OK if I vote for Obama because I think that he’s the best choice or do I have to vote for him because he’s “black”? Please advise.
ParticipantFannie Mae never should have been buying this crap in the first place. If Fannie Mae hadn’t been buying these subprime and Alt-A loans on the back end, no way this bubble would have reached the proportions it did. Now, when this bubble explodes, American taxpayers will get to clean it up (Fannie Mae is propped up by the government).
I’m glad I was able to finance (second-hand, through my taxes) so may idiots into homes while at the same time I couldn’t finance myself into a home because of this *#!*%#* government-sponsored bubble!
ParticipantI wonder how many of the banks will try to get the money back since these would be non-purchase money loans with recourse. Technically, I think the banks can sue these people. Anyone know how practical it is for the banks to do this?
I’m sure the banks will try it if the amount owed is large enough. Of course, once it gets to that point, the loan will be a money loser for the bank.
The banks sure do make it tempting to try and rip them off. If you don’t have any money saved up or any assets, why not buy a house using stated income, then re-finance every chance you get and throw that money into risky investments? You might hit it big. Even if you don’t, it was the house’s money anyway and didn’t cost you a dime.
ParticipantI’ve thought about doing this. I just don’t know if it would work that well. Aren’t you personally liable on the loan no matter what? If so, couldn’t the bank come after any assets you have? I don’t think it would be as easy to make off with the money as you think it is.
On the other hand, you could just go to Vegas, put it all on black, and if you hit, pay off your debts and have a nice tidy sum left over. If you don’t hit, well you’ve only lost the bank’s money and you can declare bankruptcy. It wouldn’t be the morally correct thing to do, but it’s not like you’d be taking advantage of some inept person. The banks knew what they were doing. Unfortunately, it will probably be the taxpayers that end up paying for a lot of the banks’ carelessness.
ParticipantArlington? Seriously? You’re seriously trying to compare San Diego to Arlington? My Gawd. I guess if I wanted my life to revolve around rodeos, high school football, and Monster Truck rallies I would move to Arlington. Otherwise, I’d rather stay here where there is some semblance of civilization.
And how can you stand those Texas summers? I visited Austin last summer and nobody wanted to be outside during the day because it was so stinkin hot. Is that really how you want to spend your summers? Locked inside because that is the only safe place to be?
There is a reason people live in Arlington and a reason people live in San Diego: People live in Arlington because they have to; people live in San Diego because they can.
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