FortWayne's threads
Buying at auction for Bay Area folks.
by
FortWayne
on 10 Jul 2012
13 comments, latest
13 years ago
I've seen a lot of posts here from Bay Area folks about how real estate there is expensive. And it is, seems like a bubble to me. Those prices ...
CA Prisons are overcrowded.
by
FortWayne
on 9 Jul 2012
1 comment, latest
13 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ Maybe we can use these guys to build the bullet train line from LA to SF... after all would save taxpayers lots of money.
Helath Insurance stocks before Obamacare ruling?
by
FortWayne
on 26 Jun 2012
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
What does everyone think? If repealed, these stocks will drop. Anyone making any bets before Thursday? #politics
Good luck America
by
FortWayne
on 9 Jun 2012
4 comments, latest
14 years ago
The president thinks you are all doing just fine, public sector though needs a bailout, I guess running out of suckers willing to pay for unsustainable fraudulent pension promises.
FB IPO article.
by
FortWayne
on 22 May 2012
27 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs "What are you going to say, I thought it was a good deal at 100 times earnings. But this 150 times earnings? That's ridiculous."
Expect a few more years of this.
by
FortWayne
on 31 May 2012
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
http://blogs.wsj.com/developme You know housing market is fubar when every other day articles come out with conflicting information. One day it's the recovery, next day it's the opposite. #housing
Recession Risk 2013 by Congressional Budget Office.
by
FortWayne
on 23 May 2012
6 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ Folks, expect a whole lot of pandering by politicians in the next few month. Professional liars are never late.
Future of housing.
by
FortWayne
on 15 May 2012
Posted 14 years ago
Seems reasonable. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics #housing
Next housing drop around November, especially in California
by
FortWayne
on 29 Mar 2012
4 comments, latest
14 years ago
My reasons are simple. - Payroll tax cuts expiring. - Bush tax cuts expiring. - Jerry Brown is going to try to raise CA taxes. Less money available, means ...
Failure of Democrats to police their own corruption in the city employee unions.
by
FortWayne
on 30 Mar 2012
Posted 14 years ago
Why should anyone in CA want to pay taxes if the end result always the same, more money disappearing and lost, permanently declining schools, worse services, but bigger corruption ...
Letter to senator urging repeal of NDAA provision.
by
FortWayne
on 2 Jan 2012
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
This is the letter I wrote to my senator and representative regarding NDAA. I figured if I don't do my part in defending our rights than I'm not doing ...
Tax question regarding land.
by
FortWayne
on 26 Nov 2011
20 comments, latest
14 years ago
I've found some land I'm interested in purchasing, it is zoned for commercial use which is what I need. However the taxes on it stump me a bit. Assessor ...
Tax question.
by
FortWayne
on 21 Nov 2011
6 comments, latest
14 years ago
Has anyone done this here before? If I go overseas for a 6 month lucrative gig, do I have to pay taxes on money made overseas in both countries ...
How Congress Occupies Wall Street - Congressional Corruption
by
FortWayne
on 19 Nov 2011
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ Good article, a lot of truth out there.
From Savers to deadbeats
by
FortWayne
on 25 Oct 2011
86 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ The government's latest move to bolster housing marks yet another transfer from savers to borrowers. #housing
US incomes are down (7%) - WSJ
by
FortWayne
on 13 Oct 2011
4 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/
Bank Regulation proposal... any thoughts, comments, ideas?
by
FortWayne
on 7 Oct 2011
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/public/r Document has a link where you can send comments to the government agency handling this as well.
When a (Budget) Cut is Not a Cut
by
FortWayne
on 14 Aug 2011
10 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://paul.house.gov/index.ph One might think that the recent drama over the debt ceiling involves one side wanting to increase or maintain spending with the other side wanting to drastically cut ...
Public school official caught stealing.
by
FortWayne
on 20 Sep 2011
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ "A former high-ranking Detroit Public Schools official who admitted to accepting cash kickbacks for authorizing illegal vendor payments received a five-year prison sentence Monday and was ordered to ...
John Stewart slams Democrats on the budget deal.
by
FortWayne
on 20 Sep 2011
2 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://dailycaller.com/2011/09 "[Democrats] didn’t do it because they were afraid that those votes would cost them the House. Well, how’d that work out? They had the ability to avoid the ...
California Lawmakers Claim Accounts Looted
by
FortWayne
on 13 Sep 2011
Posted 14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/ "SAN DIEGO—A Southern California congresswoman said her campaign was robbed of about $250,000 at the hands of a longtime Democratic campaign accountant who clients included U.S. Sen. Dianne ...
Tax rates on capital gains, how it works out in CA.
by
FortWayne
on 9 Aug 2011
3 comments, latest
14 years ago
Federal 25.000000% CALIFORNIA 10.230000% FICA HI 1.450000% FICA OAS 4.200000% Total: 40.880000%
Union THugs
by
FortWayne
on 7 Aug 2011
44 comments, latest
14 years ago
Leadership #politics
End of the dollar as reserve currency.
by
FortWayne
on 3 Aug 2011
7 comments, latest
14 years ago
Because of our reckless spending addiction and our inability to stop it. http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/ http://bigpeace.com/stzu/2011/ When Soviets and Chinese can come out and call us out on it and the ...
Forum Suggestion.
by
FortWayne
on 30 Jul 2011
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Hi Patrick, can you please add a "back to top" button on forums? Sometimes threads are very long and on a mobile device there isn't a shortcut to get ...
Pension abuses in CA
by
FortWayne
on 27 Jul 2011
25 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/news/lo "... examples of pension abuses, such as "the San Ramon fire chief who retired at the age of 51 with an annual pension of $284,000 even though his ...
US Considers renting out foreclosed properties.
by
FortWayne
on 22 Jul 2011
14 comments, latest
14 years ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/
builder convicted of wirefraud - (inflating purchase price)
by
FortWayne
on 30 Jun 2011
1 comment, latest
15 years ago
http://www.mortgagefraudblog.c Bet that happens a lot and not just with builders. #housing
Proposal to toughen loan standards.
by
FortWayne
on 11 Jun 2011
6 comments, latest
15 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Seems like a much needed one. #housing
Anyone knows if it is possible to avoid cell phone contracts if I bring my own cell phone?
by
FortWayne
on 9 Jun 2011
7 comments, latest
15 years ago
Has anyone done that? Bought a phone online somewhere and signed up for service with at&t, tmobile, verizon or whatever other carrier without signing a 2 year contract since ...
lawmakers kill measure banning bribes of legislators.
by
FortWayne
on 26 May 2011
3 comments, latest
15 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/news/lo More government prostitution.
This is why socialism fails.
by
FortWayne
on 24 May 2011
57 comments, latest
15 years ago
http://www.marketwatch.com/sto Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill #housing
Deficit panel has lost a member.
by
FortWayne
on 18 May 2011
28 comments, latest
15 years ago
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation
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