- On 19 Jun 2013
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Men are disappearing from the workforce,
FortWayne said:
I'm not really seeing an influx of women either, so I think we are just losing jobs in this country.
- On 19 Jun 2013
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Obama warns EU over high youth unemployment,
FortWayne said:
I saw it on television, he was out explaining to Germans why it's ok to wiretap Americans... some soundbite BS as usual.
Guys forget you have 4th amendment, government decided you don't and no one cares enough to argue with them.
- On 18 Jun 2013
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Where to find value in today's low interest rate environement!,
FortWayne said:
Invest into gas prices. It's the only thing that is permanently guaranteed to go up.
- On 18 Jun 2013
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New Salutation for a Total Surveillance Society,
FortWayne said:
They'll probably use this to blackmail senators and representatives to go along with whatever plans they want. They don't care what an average Joe says or emails, they care about what people who Joe elected did so that they could control him/her.
- On 18 Jun 2013
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National Intelligence Director Lied to Congress, Admits It, Not Apologetic,
FortWayne said:
You are better off signing a petition on the whitehouse.gov
All others don't really go anywhere, you might as well sign petitions on your personal blog otherwise where no one will ever read it...
And why he lied? Because he doesn't care. The few owners of this country, don't care for everyone else as long as they have ways to control them. Now they are trying to squash the NSA stuff by not talking about it at all, maybe a distraction in Syria will help.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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Another Nazi goes down,
FortWayne said:
No, it isn't "clearly" the case at all. I'm proud of my country. Sorry that you do not feel the same.
I'm patriotic, but I'm not proud. Pride goeth before a fall, good old biblical lesson there.
And what's there to take pride in exactly? NSA wiretapping us all, IRS beating down Americans, high unemployment, people pushed off to live in safety nets, senior poverty... what's there to take pride in? When your country is going down the tubes, it's not something to take pride in.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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Lowe's may buy Orchard Supply chain,
FortWayne said:
It's important because
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LOW
They've been losing a lot to Home Depot though, which is seen as more popular lately.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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Another Nazi goes down,
FortWayne said:
Goes down? Article just said he lives peacefully in Minnesota since the war was over, doesn't bother anyone. Fled the prosecution, which most Nazis did when they ran to Argentina. 1940's was a weird time, can't prosecute staff who participated anymore.
Not sure what is all this Nazi hunting thing lately on the news/movies. Clearly we as a nation have not done anything to be proud of since WW2. Because it seems that we have to constantly go back to 1940's just to feel good about something.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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In a Shift, Interest Rates Are Rising,
FortWayne said:
To a degree. A significant percentage of the cash buyers here are wealthy Chinese mainlanders that buy houses here as "Plan B" if shit hits the fan over there. They aren't looking to sell to greater fools because you can't put a price on escaping political instability.
So bay area is full of Chinese Government Communists living in fear of political retribution?
- On 17 Jun 2013
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House builders' confidence at seven-year high,
FortWayne said:
Material and Labor costs are very low right now, and resale prices are pretty high. It's a good time to be a builder if you weathered the storm.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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Hypocritical Democrats.,
FortWayne said:
All politicians are hypocrites. We elect them based on what they say, not what they'll ever do.
- On 17 Jun 2013
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Bush More Popular than Obama,
FortWayne said:
zz does that cartoon refer to the separation of powers?
- On 14 Jun 2013
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We have secret courts? WTF!,
FortWayne said:
LOL! BullShit... we are talking about foreigners, not US Citizens here... the media is slanting the issue in regards domestic spying while the actions are clearly regarding spying over foreign treats. Once again... our laws have no jurisdiction in foreign lands.
NSA had data on domestic spying, that was the leaked information. They weren't spying on Albul Ali Baba Hasim, they were spying on Joe USA.
- On 14 Jun 2013
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More evidence we have become a police state,
FortWayne said:
no harm no foul, not sure why they dragged these kinds through court.
- On 14 Jun 2013
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In a Shift, Interest Rates Are Rising,
FortWayne said:
It's going to affect the stock market. REIT's are getting hammered.
- On 14 Jun 2013
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Am I simply getting older or does a lot of new pop music suck?,
FortWayne said:
Young people today listen to very whiny music today. I don't understand how any self respecting man can drive around blasting "Same Love".
Generation of whiners.
- On 14 Jun 2013
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We have secret courts? WTF!,
FortWayne said:
Once again I ask ... since when are "Foreign Users" who are NOT US Citizens covered by the US Constitution ?
They don't have to limit themselves to "Foreign Users". 300,000 requests Google received were not all for foreign users I bet.
- On 14 Jun 2013
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Government waste is stealing from the poor,
FortWayne said:
No it was Obama saying "You didn't build that".
- On 14 Jun 2013
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A reason for Democrats to push back on Imireform,
FortWayne said:
If Americans get too frustrated with government, government quickly uses bully tactic to remind Americans that their jobs can be replaced by legalizing millions of illegals.
It's a Democratic party bully tactic, beat down Americans into submission and stick everyone onto welfare.
- On 13 Jun 2013
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Working taxpayers being made to pay the cost of automation,
FortWayne said:
We paid for it, we own it. All the benefits of automation should go to society at large, not a few executives and "owners". Georgism solves this problem.
Georgism isn't coming to America. Unemployment is here to stay though.
- On 12 Jun 2013
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WSJ - housing in certain cities overheated and is shaky...,
FortWayne said:
Zillow goes up and down like a yo-yo. Prices in Monterey don't seem to have changed greatly over the last 2 years and I've seen my house price fluctuate in a 120k range in that period with Trulia frequently going in the opposite direction. I have no idea why I look at it from time to time as it seems utterly disconnected from reality.
Zillow needs a lot of activity to be more than directionally correct about an area.
Zillow just shows sale prices, they don't have any knowledge of the condition of the property.
- On 12 Jun 2013
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WSJ - housing in certain cities overheated and is shaky...,
FortWayne said:
It feels like a twilight zone when a major news source publishes the same information that was preached on patrick.net for years...
1) Don't buy house out of irrantional fear that world is running out of houses.
2) Be smart with your finances.
3) Make sure you have enough savings that buying a house isn't going to bankrupt you.
4) Don't overstretch yourself financially.
5) First-time buyers should also explore how much it will really cost to own. They often forget about the costs of things like insurance, maintenance and renovations.
- On 12 Jun 2013
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Bush More Popular than Obama,
FortWayne said:
I still don't see GWB as favorable.
Neither do I, but I don't dislike him as much as I did when he was president. Mostly because he doesn't matter anymore. It's not worth the effort to hate the guy.
I never hated the guy either, just thought he was really really incompetent.
I also think that the poll showing Bush being more popular says more about Obamas scandals and screw ups than it does about Bush. Like you said, Bush isn't relevant anymore...
- On 12 Jun 2013
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Bush More Popular than Obama,
FortWayne said:
People are far more likely to dislike someone when they're making decisions that impact their life. What GW does now is pretty much irrelevant. I bet Clinton's favorability ratings are much higher than when he was president as well.
I think Jimmy Carter is a great guy and like him very much. If you asked me when he was president I would have said he was shitty.
I still don't see GWB as favorable. But I do think Clinton is much more popular now, not just because he was popular during his times. Everyone after has been way worse. He wins the comparison match big time.
- On 12 Jun 2013
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Is U.S, still the land of the free?,
FortWayne said:
Not as much as it used to be.