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Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. - bowser - 10/30/2011 5:56:47 AM
- My general rule of thumb is that all online polls are crap. - TB - 10/30/2011 3:43:47 PM
  - Re: My general rule of thumb is that all online polls are crap. - bowser - 10/31/2011 3:56:34 AM
    - I've developed a healthy suspicion of all polls, although some are more reliable than others. - TB - 10/31/2011 8:10:52 PM
  - Re: My general rule of thumb is that all online polls are crap. - Eri - 10/30/2011 5:47:14 PM
    - Nope. All online polls are crap. Even the ones that say things I like. - TB - 10/30/2011 6:05:12 PM
      - The Truth is Out There - TB - 10/30/2011 6:20:56 PM
- Re: Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. - RobVG - 10/30/2011 6:04:03 AM
  - Re: Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. - Lee - 10/30/2011 2:28:15 PM
    - I don't think so Lee - RobVG - 10/30/2011 6:55:03 PM
      - Re: I don't think so Lee - TB - 10/30/2011 8:09:34 PM
        
        Just one of the many things they're trying to divert us from - TB - 10/30/2011 8:40:04 PM
        
        Re: Just one of the many things they're trying to divert us from - RobVG - 10/30/2011 9:27:20 PM
      - Process liner notes - Robert - 10/30/2011 8:05:18 PM
        
        I've seen it. - RobVG - 10/31/2011 3:02:23 AM
        
        "Could there be any ideas out there as to how we might do better?" - TB - 10/31/2011 5:15:25 PM
        
        I hear ya - RobVG - 11/1/2011 4:09:21 PM
    - Re: Who are the 99%? Demographics of Occupy Wall Street protesters show they aren't all unemployed liberals. - TB - 10/30/2011 3:45:51 PM
      - We had one for dinner last night - RobVG - 10/30/2011 5:28:06 PM
        
        The bitch is that budget cuts will always affect some industry or people somewhere. - TB - 10/30/2011 5:59:53 PM

Red Skelton and his version of the Pledge of Allegiance... - Jody - 10/31/2011 4:20:14 PM
- Re: Red Skelton and his version of the Pledge of Allegiance... - Jody - 11/1/2011 2:37:58 AM

Saudi royal offers bounty to catch Israeli soldier - bowser - 10/31/2011 5:22:08 AM

Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no - bowser - 10/29/2011 12:00:47 AM
- Re: Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no - RobVG - 10/29/2011 2:04:26 AM
  - I'll never bank with a national bank. - Lee - 10/29/2011 8:04:13 PM
  - Re: Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no - bowser - 10/29/2011 3:30:57 AM
- Re: Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no - TB - 10/29/2011 1:25:48 AM
  - Re: Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no - bowser - 10/29/2011 2:03:26 AM
    - No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - TB - 10/29/2011 2:14:35 AM
      - Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - bowser - 10/29/2011 3:29:59 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - TB - 10/29/2011 3:52:29 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - Eri - 10/29/2011 4:15:44 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - TB - 10/29/2011 4:17:42 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - bowser - 10/29/2011 4:15:37 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - TB - 10/29/2011 4:21:04 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - Lindy - 10/30/2011 3:36:33 AM
        
        Re: No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction - TB - 10/30/2011 4:05:15 PM

Wanted: 4 Billion Suicides - Eri - 10/29/2011 5:06:51 AM
- Re: Wanted: 4 Billion Suicides - FrankC - 10/29/2011 8:45:20 PM
  - I went to the '74 worlds fair - RobVG - 10/30/2011 4:01:18 AM
- Re: Wanted: 4 Billion Suicides - TB - 10/29/2011 8:14:09 PM
- Easy rules - Lee - 10/29/2011 8:01:46 PM
  - Re: Easy rules - Eri - 10/29/2011 8:22:40 PM
    - I do. - Lee - 10/29/2011 8:29:02 PM

Why are they subsidized? ExxonMobil profits rise 41% to $10.33 billion last quarter. - bowser - 10/28/2011 11:27:39 PM
- On revenues of $125.3 billion - TB - 10/29/2011 2:05:40 AM
  - Re: On revenues of $125.3 billion - TB - 10/29/2011 11:34:39 PM
    - Re: On revenues of $125.3 billion - podrock - 10/30/2011 12:23:11 AM
      - Re: On revenues of $125.3 billion - TB - 10/30/2011 1:12:19 AM
  - Re: On revenues of $125.3 billion - bowser - 10/29/2011 3:36:10 AM
    - And yes, - TB - 10/29/2011 4:14:49 AM
      - Re: And yes, - bowser - 10/29/2011 4:23:05 AM
        
        Re: And yes, - TB - 10/29/2011 4:49:13 AM
    - Just to keep things clear: - TB - 10/29/2011 4:11:28 AM
      - Re: Just to keep things clear: - bowser - 10/29/2011 11:01:51 PM
        
        Re: Just to keep things clear: - TB - 10/29/2011 11:37:38 PM

The European bailout explained - TB - 10/29/2011 3:31:30 AM

We've all heard Consumer Spending is 2/3 of all economic activity - BuckGalaxy - 10/26/2011 10:29:20 PM
- Let me see if I follow this: - TB - 10/26/2011 11:17:02 PM
  - Re: Let me see if I follow this: - bowser - 10/28/2011 10:48:23 PM
    - The rationalizations have had a few years to be settled and solidified, and I don't think you missed a single one. - TB - 10/29/2011 12:23:00 AM

A complex problem for Earth with no feasible answers. - bowser - 10/27/2011 6:24:21 AM
- As nations get more prosperous, their population growth tends to level off. - TB - 10/27/2011 2:31:03 PM

"Tsunami of new federal regulations under Obama" - BuckGalaxy - 10/26/2011 8:31:08 PM
- A good article. Hope you read the whole thing. - TB - 10/26/2011 10:19:49 PM

Libya oil eyed by Western companies - bowser - 10/25/2011 2:11:54 PM
- Re: Libya oil eyed by Western companies - Lee - 10/26/2011 5:21:42 PM
- Funny that it was Obama's crew that spearheaded the war effort - RobVG - 10/25/2011 5:15:43 PM
  - Re: Funny that it was Obama's crew that spearheaded the war effort - bowser - 10/25/2011 6:06:09 PM
  - Most of that oil went to European nations, - TB - 10/25/2011 5:48:05 PM

What it's all about: OWS - Eri - 10/25/2011 8:55:48 PM
- A lot of noise is made about Glass-Steagall, and the new ability of commercial banks to do investments. - TB - 10/25/2011 10:26:24 PM

There must be an answer to this. - Eri - 10/24/2011 9:43:22 PM
- Re: There must be an answer to this. - bowser - 10/25/2011 1:01:24 AM
- I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. - TB - 10/24/2011 10:35:06 PM
  - Re: I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. - Eri - 10/25/2011 1:53:43 AM
    - I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. - TB - 10/25/2011 2:22:41 AM
      - Re: I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. - Eri - 10/25/2011 4:21:42 PM
        
        By your parameters, there is no answer. - TB - 10/25/2011 4:42:27 PM
        
        Re: By your parameters, there is no answer. - Eri - 10/25/2011 8:53:24 PM
        
        Re: By your parameters, there is no answer. - TB - 10/25/2011 9:10:29 PM
  - Re: I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. - Lee - 10/25/2011 1:03:50 AM
  - Re: I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. - TB - 10/24/2011 10:37:25 PM

Occupy Oakland - TB - 10/25/2011 2:35:56 AM
- Re: Occupy Oakland - Jody - 10/25/2011 11:19:42 AM
- Re: Occupy Oakland - bowser - 10/25/2011 6:14:42 AM
  - Civil? - TB - 10/25/2011 2:03:19 PM
    - Re: Civil? - bowser - 10/25/2011 2:31:16 PM
  - Re: Occupy Oakland - Jody - 10/25/2011 1:19:14 PM
    - Re: Occupy Oakland - bowser - 10/25/2011 2:38:22 PM
      - Re: Occupy Oakland - Jody - 10/25/2011 5:03:56 PM
        
        Re: Occupy Oakland - bowser - 10/25/2011 7:10:39 PM
        
        Yeah... - TB - 10/25/2011 5:20:35 PM
        
        Re: Yeah... - bowser - 10/25/2011 7:09:17 PM

TSA - Jody - 10/24/2011 3:36:34 PM
- Re: TSA - Eri - 10/24/2011 9:34:53 PM

Rhode Island: Athens of America - TB - 10/24/2011 3:51:04 PM

Just when the mortgage gets paid: "12 ways the world (as we know it) could end" - bowser - 10/24/2011 3:59:05 AM
- Re: Just when the mortgage gets paid: "12 ways the world (as we know it) could end" - TB - 10/24/2011 3:13:08 PM
- Re: Just when the mortgage gets paid: "12 ways the world (as we know it) could end" - Jody - 10/24/2011 2:59:20 PM

Cain's new "9-0-9" plan - RobVG - 10/22/2011 6:01:42 PM
- Re: Cain's new "9-0-9" plan - TB - 10/22/2011 6:57:34 PM
  - Re: Cain's new "9-0-9" plan - BuckGalaxy - 10/23/2011 10:44:55 PM
    - Liberals seem obsessed with the "wealth gap" in this country. - TB - 10/24/2011 3:23:31 AM
  - P.S. - TB - 10/22/2011 7:02:22 PM
    - Re: P.S. - RobVG - 10/22/2011 7:08:09 PM
      - If they come up with new stuff, let us know. - TB - 10/22/2011 7:51:26 PM
        
        Re: If they come up with new stuff, let us know. - RobVG - 10/23/2011 12:43:17 AM
        
        Re: If they come up with new stuff, let us know. - TB - 10/23/2011 2:05:50 AM
        
        Re: If they come up with new stuff, let us know. - RobVG - 10/23/2011 2:59:57 AM
        
        Fine, scrap 9-9-9, or 9-0-9, or whatever. - TB - 10/23/2011 3:29:10 AM
        
        Cain’s just dangling red meat. - RobVG - 10/23/2011 4:43:28 PM
        
        Re: Cain’s just dangling red meat. - TB - 10/23/2011 6:25:34 PM
        
        Re: Cain’s just dangling red meat. - RobVG - 10/23/2011 8:15:54 PM
        
        Re: If they come up with new stuff, let us know. - FrankC - 10/23/2011 3:20:24 AM
        
        So how much are they taking away now? - TB - 10/23/2011 3:38:30 AM

Bobby Jindal gets four more years - TB - 10/24/2011 2:59:21 AM

Ron Paul - Eri - 10/23/2011 6:53:36 PM
- The current higher education system is a racket. - TB - 10/23/2011 7:17:26 PM
  - Re: The current higher education system is a racket. - Eri - 10/23/2011 10:03:41 PM
    - That graph on higher education costs speaks for itself. - TB - 10/23/2011 10:32:51 PM

Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency - RobVG - 10/18/2011 5:31:26 AM
- Re: Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency - BuckGalaxy - 10/20/2011 4:24:42 AM
  - Re: Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency - RobVG - 10/20/2011 5:08:03 PM
    - Re: Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency - BuckGalaxy - 10/20/2011 10:32:44 PM
      - I understand you, I really do - RobVG - 10/21/2011 2:56:06 AM
  - No government job pays more taxes into the system than it uses up. Think about it. - TB - 10/20/2011 5:06:15 PM
    - Re: No government job pays more taxes into the system than it uses up. Think about it. - BuckGalaxy - 10/20/2011 10:26:05 PM
      - So cutting government jobs is going to shrink the tax base? - TB - 10/20/2011 10:30:51 PM
        
        Re: So cutting government jobs is going to shrink the tax base? - BuckGalaxy - 10/20/2011 10:44:13 PM
        
        You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. - TB - 10/20/2011 11:04:17 PM
        
        Re: You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. - BuckGalaxy - 10/21/2011 2:42:11 AM
        
        Re: You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. - TB - 10/21/2011 3:34:57 AM
        
        Re: You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. - BuckGalaxy - 10/22/2011 6:32:49 AM
        
        Okay, let me get this straight: - TB - 10/22/2011 4:36:39 PM
        
        Re: Okay, let me get this straight: - BuckGalaxy - 10/23/2011 8:58:13 PM
        
        Re: Okay, let me get this straight: - TB - 10/23/2011 10:12:31 PM
- Re: Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency - Eri - 10/18/2011 7:30:04 AM
  - "...Everybody wants cuts until it comes to their piece of the pie." Boy, you nailed that one. - TB - 10/18/2011 3:12:10 PM

Posted without comment - Eri - 10/23/2011 6:31:30 PM
- Eight out of 100 examined fell into this category. So? - TB - 10/23/2011 8:00:25 PM

Why we need to fix the tax code - TB - 10/23/2011 3:55:41 AM
- 6000 pages, 6 million words - RobVG - 10/23/2011 5:29:31 PM
  - I couldn't do my taxes myself any more without the tax software. - TB - 10/23/2011 6:15:58 PM

Running out of other people's money - TB - 10/23/2011 3:00:31 AM

Take that, Global Warming Skeptics! - Eri - 10/22/2011 2:10:29 PM
- Re: Take that, Global Warming Skeptics! - FrankC - 10/22/2011 8:35:47 PM
- Not so fast. - TB - 10/22/2011 3:58:06 PM

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