Bobzmcishl's Comments (1185)

“It's nothing to do with the bonuses. Geesh! The arrogance of some of these commentators are beyond me.

Look ... I live in the UK. I read about this stuff in the papers here every day. You can too. They're all online, but knowing y'all, you probably wouldn't believe them either, as they're not HP in their veracity, you know.

In a nutshell once again: The traders are NOT being taxed on their bonuses. The one-off windfall of 50% is only being levied on the institutions, the banks, themselves, NOT the individuals to whom the bonuses were awarded. In fact, next year, in order to circumvent bonuses, the banks will probably raise these people's salaries proportionately to reflect the bonuses they would have given.

HOWEVER ... Gordon Brown recently stipulated that the highest bracket of earners in Great Britain will now have to pay income tax of 50%. This tranche of people include people like high-earning actors and entertainers, lawyers, scientists, specialist doctors, as well as financiers and entrepreneurs. They are talking about leaving the country to avoid paying half their income in tax.

Probably a lot will come to the States - taxes are significantly lower here; and, no, it doesn't matter that there isn't universal healthcare. These people do not use the National Health here. They pay for private cover.

Please, PLEASE learn to think for yourselves.

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“People keep saying this to me too. I like the show, I didn't like this episode. If they get back to actually presenting a story, I'll like the next. This keeps happening. I don't like an episode and people make it like I said I don't like the show. I actually like the fact that they focused on Fin because he doesn't get enough screen time, but he's better served in an actual story.”

“I'm with you”

“My thinking too. The citizens of South Carolina would have been better off if he had been the one who moved out of the governor's mansion.”

“It's true, and as much as I appreciate our state's blue hue, I readily acknowledge the 'diversity' of our peeps and the red tint in the outlying areas.”

“bob We have not had control over Wall St - big banks since 1981 when Reagan passed deregulation policy that removed safe guards we had in place to prevent this massive abuse of power . Bush W Greenspan and cohorts kept that toxic policy going and made it lots worse
by lyuing us into Iraq - giving huge fat cat tax breaks -even to Co 's who sent jobs overseas-
We have ALL been duped- screwed - tricked- manipulated - and been scared by
GOP fear tactics- mushroom clouds- smoking gun- death camps to name a few -
all in an effort to trick - fool us into thinking they knew what was best
the jokes on us but we are not laughing it hurts too much .”

“OMG... civics 101

Those rights not reserved to the states are left to the States, people.

There conservative states, and liberal states. Conservative states, like Tennessee, will drop ALL banking regulations to attract business. Is that "controlling the banks"

The blue dogs here have a point. Federal guidelines and bright line rules. You argument, it seems, is stiff Federal Regulation. That, unfortunately, is NOT part of this debate.”

“Wealthy people figure (mistakenly) that they're set for life, that nothing can touch them, and that the normal rules don't apply to them.

1 Tim. 6: 9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”

“Temptation for everyone. The question is: are you led by the little head or the big head.”

“If it was so "open" what took the National Enquirer so long? Or the paparazzi? I mean you get pictures of all kinds of stars in all kinds of places, so just how "open" was it? Tiger has one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. Surely someone would have seen him out and about at sometime.

And all of these armchair diagnoses of "sex addict" or "painkiller addicted," from all of these people who've never met the man or stood 50 feet from him. Gimme a break.”

“Seems it's reached critical mass.”

“Affairs tend to be ignored until they cannot be. How many wives are "aware" of their husbands game but chose to be ignorant until confronted with it in a way they cannot deny?”

“Every busboy in every restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard from the 1950's on forward knew that Rock Hudson was light in the loafers, but the "public" was shocked SHOCKED when he came out-and that was only because he got sick.”

“Has anyone ever heard a Objectivist say " If all the real smart people go on strike, what will I do?"
Every Rand worshiper says the same thing " You'll all be sorry when me and the other smart people stop running the world for you losers!"
A self serving, empty philosophy based on greed and ego.”

“If I may reply to this, the reason why Rand is so popular to many is because the philosophy reinforces their belief in their own superiority. They truly believe they're at the top of the heap through their own genetic genius and the rest of us lowly folk need to genuflect in their direction.

The truth is it's another delusion perpetrated by those who make themselves big by making everyone else small. They can't compete on a level playing field, so they create this vision of themselves as the chosen elite.

As for Stossel and Jennings, Stossel couldn't shine Jennings' shoes and he'll be a perfect fit with the rest of the hacks at Fox.”

“Agree. The Rand institute churns out these zombies; soulless robots.”