kallend 2,183 #1 October 26, 2011 www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 October 26, 2011 Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #3 October 26, 2011 Well those that aren't getting richer better get off their ass. It's plain to see there's money to be made. Get off your ass or get left behind. Slackers.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #4 October 26, 2011 Quote Hey 99%ers! Listen up! The S&P overall is still down quite a bit. from it's yearly high. Haliburton is down about 50%, The Bakken formation is in its infancy- still time to research and buy in if it suits your interests. (Oil is not going away in my lifetime [or yours]. Get used to it.) Netflix has taken a huge dive, (They wanted to charge an extra $6 to disc subscribers for streaming media, so 800k subscribers left out of 24M ( a mere fraction of the 1B+ potential subscribers), Whaaa. Do those 800k get upset when McDonald's won't take their coupon for a happy meal?) AT&T is paying about a 6% dividend. (Solid utility- like a rock) Plenty of REITs have great payouts (Annaly Capital, Chimera, etc.) taking advantage of the spread. (Rates aren't going anywhere for the next few years. They haven't yet made the connection that it doesn't matter how low the interest rate is if no one can qualify for a mortgage. So, keep monetizing those T-bills Fed.) The bus is here. The doors are open. Put down your signs and get on board or keep chanting your slogans- I don't care either way. Just don't bitch if you get run over when the bus pulls out (again). It will never happen. People have been conditioned to sit around, whine and "Occupy". Let papa Uncle Sam take care of everything so they can lead a stress free lifestyle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 October 26, 2011 Are you suggesting people can buy stocks with food stamps?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #6 October 26, 2011 Quotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #7 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #8 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3. Perhaps another plane, then? A new one this time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #9 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3. To be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie5 0 #10 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3. Spread the wealth, give away 2.The feather butts bounce off ya like raindrops hitting a battle-star when they come in too fast...kinda funny to watch. - airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weekender 0 #11 October 26, 2011 alot of misdirected animosity out there. Depending on who reports it, cnbc said only 3% of the top 1% work in finance. Someone at the NYT said it was 13%. Still, you would never guess its that low by listening to the average Joe. Seems like some people should spread their jealousy and hate around a bit."The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #12 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteAre you suggesting people can buy stocks with food stamps? Why not? You can buy cruises and gambling chips, Why not stocks? And 99% of the country isn't on food stamps. I wouldn't count myself as poor, but even I lack the funds to even make anything worth anything in any sort of investment market. I have also only seen my retirement accounts lose money (which I am not moving in hopes of getting it back at some point). You can whine all you want about the people protesting, but none of it covers up the truth of the matter. There is a growing divide between income brackets.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #13 October 26, 2011 Quote You can whine all you want about the people protesting, but none of it covers up the truth of the matter. There is a growing divide between income brackets. There are definitely problems out there. The biggest problem is a growing number of jobs in North America and Europe are vanishing forever. Yes there are lazy people and entitled people. But there are also people who want to work but can't find work. I am definitely a "take responsibility for your own future" type of person, I have nothing whatsoever in common with the protesters. But we are all in for a massive shit sandwich if North America and Europe head down the tubes because the masses could not find work. I am on the fence here and I don't like what I see on either side of the fence. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertAttorney 0 #14 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3. To be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. Truth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #15 October 26, 2011 QuoteTo be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. How is he leeching off the government and college students? - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #16 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteTo be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. How is he leeching off the government and college students? A professor who makes their money from the government and college students making statements about the greed and corruption of the banking and medical industries while college prices are up again ... should take a look in the mirror."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie5 0 #17 October 26, 2011 Yeah I'm thinking about dumping everything in a Vanguard, it's been the least painful of my investments.The feather butts bounce off ya like raindrops hitting a battle-star when they come in too fast...kinda funny to watch. - airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #18 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotewww.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20125589/cbo-top-1-getting-exponentially-richer/ So you're getting richer ... maybe you could afford another wingsuit then. I already have 3. To be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. He is part of Big Education that the gov protects because many libs work there"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #19 October 26, 2011 Quote He is part of Big Education that the gov protects because many libs work there It is common knowledge that the younger you get them, the more successful you will be in your indoctrination. So what do we have now? Not only do we have a steady stream of so called educators indoctrinating the young and ever so impressionable minds into their Leftist ideology, but we also have politicians visiting the classroom campaigning to 4th graders. The younger you get them, the more successful you will be. After all it's not the parents job to raise their children anymore, Uncle Joe will do it for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjKLJ97nPRI Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #20 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteTo be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. How is he leeching off the government and college students? A professor who makes their money from the government and college students making statements about the greed and corruption of the banking and medical industries while college prices are up again ... should take a look in the mirror. So, to be clear - even teaching in a private institution one still would suck off of the benefits of government intervention artificially driving up the price of providing education in the entire market. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 385 #21 October 26, 2011 QuoteHe is part of Big Education that the gov protects because many libs work there Watch out! Your tin foil hat has sprung a leak! Don (minion of "Big Education")_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #22 October 26, 2011 Quote Quote He is part of Big Education that the gov protects because many libs work there Watch out! Your tin foil hat has sprung a leak! Don (minion of "Big Education") As a ranking memeber (I guess?) your insite to this topic must be ignored"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #23 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteTo be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. How is he leeching off the government and college students? A professor who makes their money from the government and college students making statements about the greed and corruption of the banking and medical industries while college prices are up again ... should take a look in the mirror. So, to be clear - even teaching in a private institution one still would suck off of the benefits of government intervention artificially driving up the price of providing education in the entire market. Sure, why not ... this is fun! We've blamed banks for giving out bad mortgage loans (because everyone should own a house). We've blamed banks and colleges for giving out and accepting bad student loans (because everyone should go to college). Who next?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertAttorney 0 #24 October 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteTo be part of the 1% while leaching off of the government and college students and complaining about the rest of the 1% ... professors. How is he leeching off the government and college students? A professor who makes their money from the government and college students making statements about the greed and corruption of the banking and medical industries while college prices are up again ... should take a look in the mirror. So, to be clear - even teaching in a private institution one still would suck off of the benefits of government intervention artificially driving up the price of providing education in the entire market. http://www.iit.edu/financial_aid/tuition_and_fees/ PER YEAR QuoteTuition: $31,363.00 Fees: $1,000 Room and Board: $9,834 - $12,864 Books and Supplies: approximately $1,000, $1,500 for architecture students Transportation: $1,200 Personal/Miscellaneous: $2,100 & IIT is flooded with ROTC Cadets whose Full Rides flood IIT with 100% paid in full cash (Govt Money). It's fair to say that full professors are at least over the $150,000 per annum mark... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanG 1 #25 October 26, 2011 QuoteA professor who makes their money from the government and college students making statements about the greed and corruption of the banking and medical industries while college prices are up again ... should take a look in the mirror. Wow. I must really piss you off. I've made almost all my money off the government. I get a military pension, and I work for a government contractor. I had no idea I was so evil. - Dan G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
