 FOMC minutes hint at tapering of asset purchases
By lostand confused in Economics 1 comment, latest 3 minutes ago:
mell says And look how crazily the market gyrated today just because of a mere hint, from bright green to bright red within minutes. Anybody who denies this market is on QE steroids just needs... |
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 Great Depression vs. Current Depression -
By indigenous in Economics 55 comments, latest 29 minutes ago:
indigenous says SFace says I think average income and median income is being mixed. $1,550 does not make sense in 1933 when unemployment was 20%+ and rent was $18 a month average. Median income is... |
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 Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP
By marcus in Politics 63 comments, latest 39 minutes ago:
Bap33 says lol .. only in liberal dominated cyberville, or in a mind tainted by dope smoking and/or sexual perversion ... does the upside-down world you speak of exist. Here in the real world, normal... |
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 The Police State Continues To Unfold
By Bubbabear in BULLSHIT in Yorba Linda CA 92886 posted 44 minutes ago:
http://beforeitsnews.com/polit In following up by calling the PD in Nashua, I first spoke with a helpful receptionist whom responded in disbelief when I informed her of an ‘armored tank’ on the streets of Nashua. I... |
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 Fiserv - Moody's Case-Shiller Forecast - SFBA
By SFace in RealEstate 126 comments, latest 48 minutes ago:
mell says RentingForHalfTheCost says At the point where I realized our grandchildren, and then their children, will be bearing the punishment for our greed. Well said - the kids thank you. |
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How austerity has failed Europe
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 2 comments, latest 50 minutes ago:
mell says I largely agree with this. Austerity works if applied on all levels and supported (not revolted against) by the public. It's basic math and basic math always works. Money printing goes against basic... |
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I don't understand Paul Krugman
By nw888 in Economics 208 comments, latest 57 minutes ago:
indigenous says thunderlips11 says I'll tell you why, because that's just 2007 to 2009. A lot of rich people took huge hits in investment income in the crash. "Why are these data so different from... |
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 Houseeowners are no happier than renters
By Patrick in RealEstate in Menlo Park CA 94025 16 comments, latest 58 minutes ago:
Ceffer says Lots of money allows you to fully explore your true potential for unhappiness, and create a ruckus and take numerous victims down with you. Who needs happiness when you have that? |
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 Bernanke's Semi-Annual Tap-Dance of Distortions, Half-truths, Lies, Hypocrisy
By Mish in Economics 2 comments, latest 1 hour ago:
robertoaribas says mish has been so serially wrong on here, and never ever comes back to address his huge errors in prognostication, that he is nothing more than a hit and run posting idiot clown... |
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 Peninsula Experts Get in Here Please
By BayArea in RealEstate in Oakland CA 94618 6 comments, latest 1 hour ago:
JFP says I'd either stay where you are, or just get a cheapish place in San Mateo or Foster City and drive for your nightlife. You aren't going to get much of that in the... |
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Bernanke: Fed can't stave off economic slowdown this year
By Bubbabear in Economics in Yorba Linda CA 92886 posted 1 hour ago:
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-th Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the central bank's actions will be insufficient to stave off a drag on the economy caused by rising taxes and spending cuts. Bernanketold the Joint Economic... |
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Abolition of filibuster awakes from dead
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 posted 3 hours ago:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/wei The latest progress report comes in this story from Ryan Grim and Jennifer Bendery, who find Democratic senators newly frustrated by their failure to pass bills or confirm nominees, especially CFPB head Richard Cordray. |
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 Corelogic: home price appreciation to wane in 2013
By golfplan18 in RealEstate in Irvine CA 92620 8 comments, latest 3 hours ago:
postbubblesucess says My place should be around $125k by June 2014. Thats when I jump ship... maybe. :) |
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 All politics posters must take this test: left or right
By Dan8267 in Politics in Boca Raton FL 33433 1 comment, latest 3 hours ago:
curious2 says Their count of "Pinnochios" seems unserious and subjective. I tended to give a lower number for both major parties, which might seem ironic but I would not accuse anyone of lying where they... |
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Oaklahoma aid totally different than Hurricane Sandy aid-says OK senator Inhofe
By lostand confused in Politics 1 comment, latest 3 hours ago:
Dan8267 says I hope Chris Christie filibusters his aid. |
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John McCain: Pay only for channels you watch
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 1 comment, latest 3 hours ago:
Dan8267 says channels, hell tv shows. It's cheaper to buy the DVDs of every t.v. show you watch than to pay the monthly cable bill to see the shows once, with commercials, in lower quality... |
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Congress Should Apologize to Apple; Holy Grail of Tax Avoidance;Hypocrite McCain
By Mish in Economics posted 4 hours ago:
Rand Paul Has the Right Idea, Congress Should Apologize to Apple; Holy Grail of Tax Avoidance; The "Golden Goose"; Hypocrite McCain http://globaleconomicanalysis. Mish |
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 Just deleted my Disqus profile.
By CaptainShuddup in Misc posted 4 hours ago:
I logged in and the top banner read, "People you know from Facebook, are using Disqus would you like to read their discussions?" I had a Facebook account for a week, using a moniker. I... |
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Too big to pay taxes
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 posted 4 hours ago:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, said there was a "strong political will" in Europe to make tax systems fairer. He said the EU would draft tougher rules this year on... |
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This chart shows who does and doesn't pay taxes
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 posted 4 hours ago:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ America on Tuesday, vanishing our outrage over how shamelessly companies avoid paying taxes, leaving the rest of us to foot the bill. As a public service to you, here is a chart that should... |
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