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MarsAttacks! says

What happened to my post on that? It just up and disappeared.

I deleted it, because less than two minutes of research showed it was not true. That fee was REQUESTED by the National Christmas Tree Association:

http://hosted2.ap.org/COGRA/e109e277e48c4e219e07a1d4710177b3/Article_2011-11-09-Christmas%20Tree%20Fees/id-25935d56aedb4ecca67d6b1377e47962

If you hate him because he's black, just say so. It would be much more honest.

Obama is doing EVERYTHING (and then some) to KEEP HOUSE PRICES ARTIFICIALLY HIGH and I'm renting and want to own.

Thats a pretty big issue. Explain how 'union rights' or some BS are more important than that?

PockyClipsNow says

KEEP HOUSE PRICES ARTIFICIALLY HIGH

thing is, Pocky guy, being in a situation were house prices were cheaper would wipe out the entire economy via a deflationary cross-default collapse.

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/HHMSDODNS

that's not fake money, that's peoples' pension plans, savings accounts, not to mention future taxes should we continue bailing out the system the hard way.

There are no easy answers now. The major mistakes were committed 2003-2006.

I really don't think that cheap house prices would wipe out the entire economy!

Sure, the Federal Reserve has a big motive in protecting the big banks that own the Federal Reserve. Those banks could lose big with cheaper housing prices.

But less mortgage debt would also free up millions of people to buy houses with cash, and to get by just as well on lower incomes.

I really don't think that cheap house prices would wipe out the entire economy!

Sure, the Federal Reserve has a big motive in protecting the big banks that own the Federal Reserve. Those banks could lose big with cheaper housing prices.

But less mortgage debt would also free up millions of people to buy houses with cash, and to get by just as well on lower incomes.

When was the last time we had a strong economy AND falling home prices?

If you hate him because he's black, just say so. It would be much more honest.

I don't think most anti obama people hate him because he's black.

They hate him because:

- He's a democrat (they said the same basic things about Clinton)

- He represents things that they don't like ("liberalism")

- He's succeeding where the guy they supported failed.

There are definitely people who hate Obama because he's black, but I think they're (thankfully) a minority.

I hate the crony capitalistic nature of both parties.

I think this cronyism is too much entwined in the system that there cannot be a meaningful way to get rid of it. Special interests (whoever they may be - financiers, industry lobbyists whatever) get the Govt to work for them.

General public is screwed, regardless of who's in power.

Here's why. Let me add artificially inflated house prices.

Yeah, because the majority of people who hate Obama are pro Ron Paul