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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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New word added to the word censor

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It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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New <embed> Plug-in

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I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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US GDP to Be Revised 3% Higher Using Intangibles (thin air)

Last post by kramer « Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:37 am
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by kramer » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:01 am

When 3QE's and erasing unemployed workers from the labor force fail, let's try using thin air to boost GDP...

From Zerohedge:

...the official...

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Last post by kramer
Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:37 am
Growing income inequality

Last post by 18echo « Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:22 am
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by Vilepagan » Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:02 am
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Much has been said in recent years about the growing wealth gap in the US. Here's an interesting six-minute video talking about the numbers:

If...
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Last post by 18echo
Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:22 am
Navy Grounds Blue Angels

Last post by Zebra « Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:49 am
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:38 am

The sequestration is beginning to impact lots of coffers including the City of San Francisco whose annual October Fleet Week and the revenue...

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Last post by Zebra
Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:49 am
Deflation?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:13 am
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by Tommy Tar » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:40 am

CNBC talking about deflation coming. :shrug: With the Feds printing presses running 24/7 and every other country doing the same thing how can they be...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:13 am
Obama encourages banks to lend

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:24 am
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:00 am
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Deja vu all over again....isn't this what got the last housing bubble started? I like the idea, and hopefully there will be more safeguards than...
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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:24 am
TheNation-Globalization (I’m paraphrasing) is effing America

Last post by kramer « Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:41 am
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by kramer » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:31 pm

From the very left-wing TheNation:

Paul Krugman was himself a “supposed authority” who gravely misled the American public on how to think about...

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Last post by kramer
Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:41 am
Merkel: Germany successful because they still make things

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:02 am
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by kramer » Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:14 pm

While Germany's economy shrank in the last measured quarter, mostly due to the collapse of the overall European economy, it still runs a trade...

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Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:02 am
Bill Maher’s Turn Around on Taxes

Last post by Wabash « Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:11 am
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by Brooke » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:29 pm

Bill Maher’s Turn Around on Taxes

Last Friday night, Bill Maher spent time on his HBO show blasting away at liberal tax policy. “You know what?” he...

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Last post by Wabash
Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:11 am
Soap opera serial.. As the government turns

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:01 pm
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by Troglodyte » Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:12 pm
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The rest of the world tunes in to our schoolyard squabble.. :oops:

US leaders squabble despite dire cuts warning
Published: Bangkok Post: 27 Feb...
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Last post by Troglodyte
Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:01 pm
The Budget

Last post by Wabash « Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:17 pm
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by Red » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:12 am

The last time we saw a budget pass was April 29th, 2009. Since then we...oooops....THEY have racked up $5 TRILLION Dollars in debt. That is immoral....

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Last post by Wabash
Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:17 pm
Americans Rip Up Retirement Plans

Last post by AsIfYouKnew « Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:48 am
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by Hanna » Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:09 am
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The American workplace is about to get grayer. Nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 45 and 60 say they plan to delay retirement,...
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Last post by AsIfYouKnew
Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:48 am
What loop holes

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:48 pm
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by Donray » Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:38 am

What are tre exact loop holes Obama wants to do away with?

Does anybody know, or is Obama just speaking out of ignorance again?

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Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:48 pm
Who Killed the Middle Class?

Last post by Brooke « Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:18 pm
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by Brooke » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:23 am

Who Killed the Middle Class?

At the State of the Union speech Obama said, “And tonight, I am announcing that we will launch talks on a...

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Last post by Brooke
Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:18 pm
Obama does not like his spending cuts now

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:33 pm
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by Donray » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:28 pm

Obama approved the spending cuts (Obama's sequester ideas) and now doesn't like it. Why did Obama approve or at least say sometime before November...

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Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:33 pm
Here Is Why The Dow Just Passed 13,000

Last post by Parrotpaul « Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:47 am
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by kramer » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:12 am

Wondering why the DJIA just passed 13K again? Wonder no more: as the chart below shows it is entirely due to the nearly $7 trillion pumped by global...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:47 am
Long-Term Jobless Begin to Find Work

Last post by kramer « Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:15 am
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by Hanna » Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:12 am

The epidemic of long-term unemployment, one of the most pernicious and persistent challenges bedeviling the U.S. economy, is finally showing signs of...

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Last post by kramer
Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:15 am
5000 show up for section 8 voucher. All told to leave.

Last post by Tommy Tar « Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:32 pm

by Tommy Tar » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:32 pm

Section 8 housing voucher distribution canceled after thousands waiting in line get out of control.

TAYLOR, Mich. (WXYZ) -
A chaotic scene erupted...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:32 pm
Under Obama DOW down 800 points since Oct 18

Last post by Parrotpaul « Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:27 pm
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by Donray » Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:27 pm

Obama is doing quit will with economy since the DOW is down almost 800 point since Oct 18.

Obama did nothing about the so call fiscal cliff all...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:27 pm
New York cigarette tax.

Last post by Red « Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:04 pm
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by Tommy Tar » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:44 pm

New York has the highest cigarette tax rate of any state, and nearly two-thirds of the state's cigarette market is illegal, announced the think tank...

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Last post by Red
Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:04 pm
Obama's new tax plan

Last post by Wabash « Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:24 am
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by Red » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:04 am

Will be ripping millions of Americans off, including seniors. No outrage there. Irony?

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Last post by Wabash
Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:24 am
Billionaires Warning On Higher Taxes

Last post by SoMelo « Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:38 am
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by SoMelo » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:33 am

Billionaires Warn Higher Taxes Could Prevent Them From Buying Politicians

Posted by Andy Borowitz
Introducing a new wrinkle into the already...

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Last post by SoMelo
Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:38 am
What is wrong with going over the cliff?

Last post by Tommy Tar « Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:55 am
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by Donray » Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:54 pm

What is so bad about raising taxes on everyone? Obama is for everyone paying their fair share and having 2% pay more does not seem fair.

The...

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Last post by Tommy Tar
Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:55 am
Why did Obama and Dems wait until December

Last post by Donray « Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:37 pm
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by Donray » Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:14 pm

Why did Obama and Dems wait until December to do anything about the Obama taxes that will expire Jan 1st?

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Last post by Donray
Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:37 pm
QE4 Is Here: $85B/Month Until Unemployment Falls Below 6.5%

Last post by kramer « Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:34 pm

by kramer » Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:34 pm

QE4 Is Here: Bernanke Delivers $85B-A-Month Until Unemployment Falls Below 6.5%

Ben Bernanke continues to make history at the Federal Reserve. On...

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Last post by kramer
Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:34 pm
Majority Doesn't "Have A Right To Steal My Money

Last post by Wabash « Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:10 pm
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by sbayhills » Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:34 am
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Peter Schiff: Majority Doesn't Have A Right To Steal My Money Just Because They Voted For It

CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the latest developments...
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Last post by Wabash
Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:10 pm
Where is Obama’s deficit reduction budget?

Last post by Wabash « Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:46 pm
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by Donray » Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:34 am
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Where is Obama’s deficit reduction budget?

Obama just wants a tax and spend bill. Where are the deficit reducing items that he wants that goes along...
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Last post by Wabash
Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:46 pm
The 91% Tax Fantasy: Peter Schiff

Last post by joefutbol « Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:40 pm
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by sbayhills » Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:31 am

Please watch the video. Some excellent food for thought.

The fiscal cliff deadline is looming and President Obama refuses to sign any...

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Last post by joefutbol
Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:40 pm
Another $1 TRILLION Dollar deficit!

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:26 am
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by Red » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:49 am

Another Quarter TRILLON spent in the last 7 months!

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Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:26 am
THE FISCAL CLIFF

Last post by tLIB « Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:46 pm
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by tLIB » Fri Sep 07, 2012 7:09 pm
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Whoever is President in January will face the FISCAL CLIFF. It will be interesting. I wonder if Romney is elected if he will do something to avoid...
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Last post by tLIB
Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:46 pm
Obama wants to rise taxes twice on so cxalled rich

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:20 am
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by Donray » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:43 pm

I listened to the press secretary today say that Obama wants an immediate tax increase for the rich by passing the senate bill with no questions...

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Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:20 am

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