dick, You believe whatever makes you happy. I'll take an almost 40% increase in 5 months any day of the week. Beats the HELL out of a 40% drop.
On Aug 13, 9:26 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Must be a non-existent stock portfolio then. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > Sage2, > > > Well it has certainly helped MY stock portfolio. :-) > > > On Aug 12, 1:50 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Holly, > > >> It means the 39.45 % you attribute > >> to Obama means shit. The Obama administration has not helped this > >> economy one IOTA. Since he took office the unemploymant went up 3.5 > >> and has not created OR saved one job. > > >> ********************************************************************************************************************************* > > >> On Aug 12, 1:43 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Sage2, > > >>> Ah, so you DON'T dispute the info I DID give. > > >>> On Aug 12, 11:38 am, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hi Frank, > > >>>> What Holly failed to mention is that Grandpa's 401K > >>>> was in a market value of 11,000....12,000....13,000 and as high as > >>>> 14,000 points @ it's highest. He failed to mention that the > >>>> unemployment rate is still @ 9.4 much higher than the Bush years. > >>>> Fannie & Freddie are still in trouble they want another 10.5 billion. > >>>> ( nice work Barney & Chris ). A 1.6 Trillion dollar proposed > >>>> socialist Health Care Plan, a 13 trillion national debt. Twenty five > >>>> percent of home owners owe more than the value of their homes and this > >>>> is expected to go up to 40 % by the end of 2010: most likely all Dems > >>>> who are Union members or ACORN, LaRaza types. > > >>>> ******************************************************************************************************************************** > > >>>> On Aug 12, 11:46 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> frankg, > > >>>>> Read my response to dick. I can't be repeating myself all day, just > >>>>> scroll upwards a couple of inches. > > >>>>> On Aug 12, 9:56 am, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> Hollywood, > > >>>>>> Why do you say this was written about a year ago? The context > >>>>>> throughout the letter is that Obama is already in office. Not that it > >>>>>> matters, since this clearly isn't a legit letter, but I am curious why > >>>>>> you think that. > > >>>>>> On Aug 12, 9:28 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> dick, > > >>>>>>> Hey, you forgot to mention that this "letter from Grandpa" was written > >>>>>>> about a year or so ago, during the Bush administration. "With the > >>>>>>> stock market crashing" You understand that the DJIA is UP 39.45% over > >>>>>>> the last 5 months, right? > > >>>>>>> Ol' Gramp's is pissing his pants because he's been listening to too > >>>>>>> much conservatives talk radio. Probably just pissed at Ashley for > >>>>>>> voting for Obama. Gee, wonder who it was that spoiled little Ashely in > >>>>>>> the first place? > > >>>>>>> On Aug 11, 6:54 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> - > >>>>>>>> Subject: Fw: Love letter from Grandpa > >>>>>>>> To: > > >>>>>>>> John G. is 63 years old and owns a small business. He's a life-long > >>>>>>>> Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but > >>>>>>>> evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming his > >>>>>>>> way, > >>>>>>>> John assumes now that he will work to his dying day. > > >>>>>>>> John has a granddaughter, who is Ashley a recent college grad. She > >>>>>>>> drives a flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, and loves > >>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>> go out to nightclub s and restaurants. Ashley campaigned hard for > >>>>>>>> Barak > >>>>>>>> Obama. After the election she made sure her grandfather (and all > >>>>>>>> other > >>>>>>>> Republican family members) received a big I told-you-so earful on how > >>>>>>>> the world is going to be a much better place now that her party is > >>>>>>>> taking over. > > >>>>>>>> Having lost both roommates, Ashley recently ran short of cash and > >>>>>>>> cannot pay the rent (again) on her 3 bedroom townhouse. Like she has > >>>>>>>> done many times in the past, she e-mailed her grandfather asking for > >>>>>>>> some financial help. Here is his reply: > > >>>>>>>> Sweetheart, > > >>>>>>>> I received your request for assistance. > > >>>>>>>> Ashley, you know I love you dearly and I'm sympathetic to your > >>>>>>>> financial plight. Unfortunately, times have changed. With the > >>>>>>>> election > >>>>>>>> of President Obama, your grandmother and I have had to set forth a > >>>>>>>> bold > >>>>>>>> new economic plan of our own..."The Ashley Economic Empowerment > >>>>>>>> Plan." > >>>>>>>> Let me explain... > > >>>>>>>> Your grandmother and I are life-long, wage-earning taxpayers. We > >>>>>>>> have > >>>>>>>> lived a comfortable life, as you know, but we have never had the > >>>>>>>> fancier > >>>>>>>> things like European vacations, luxury cars, etc. We have worked hard > >>>>>>>> and were looking forward to retiring soon. But the plan has changed. > >>>>>>>> Your president is raising our personal and business taxes > >>>>>>>> significantly. > >>>>>>>> He says it is so he can give our hard earned money to other people. > >>>>>>>> Do > >>>>>>>> you know what this means, Ashley? It means less for us, and we must > >>>>>>>> cut > >>>>>>>> back on many business and personal expenses. > > >>>>>>>> You know the wonderful receptionist who worked in my office for more > >>>>>>>> than 23 years - the one who always gave you candy when came over to > >>>>>>>> visit? I had to let her go last week. I can't afford to pay her > >>>>>>>> salary > >>>>>>>> and all of the government mandated taxes that go with having > >>>>>>>> employees. > >>>>>>>> Your grandmother will now work 4 days a week to answer phones, take > >>>>>>>> orders and handle the books. We will be closed on Fridays and will > >>>>>>>> lose > >>>>>>>> even more income to the Walmart. > > >>>>>>>> I'm also very sorry to report that your cousin Frank will no longer > >>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>> working summers in the warehouse. I called him at school this > >>>>>>>> morning. > >>>>>>>> He already knows about it and he's upset because he will have to > >>>>>>>> give up > >>>>>>>> skydiving and his yearly trip to Greenland to survey the polar > >>>>>>>> bears.. > > >>>>>>>> That's just the business side of things. Some personal economic > >>>>>>>> effects > >>>>>>>> of Obama's new taxation policies include none other than you. You > >>>>>>>> know > >>>>>>>> very well that over the years your grandmother and I have given you > >>>>>>>> thousands of dollars in cash, tuition assistance, food, housing, > >>>>>>>> clothing, gifts, etc., etc.. But by your vote, you have chosen to > >>>>>>>> help > >>>>>>>> others -- not at your expense -- but at our expense. > > >>>>>>>> If you need money now sweatheart, I recommend you call 202-456-1111. > >>>>>>>> That is the direct phone number for the White House.. > >>>>>>>> You yourself told me how foolish it is to vote Republican. You said > >>>>>>>> Mr. > >>>>>>>> Obama is going to be the People's President, and is going to help > >>>>>>>> every > >>>>>>>> American live a better life. Based on everything you've told me, > >>>>>>>> along > >>>>>>>> with all the promises we heard during the campaign, I'm sure Mr. > >>>>>>>> Obama > >>>>>>>> will be happy to transfer some stimulus money into your bank account. > >>>>>>>> Have him call me for the account number which I memorized years ago. > > >>>>>>>> Perhaps you can now understand what I've been saying all my life: > >>>>>>>> those > >>>>>>>> who vote for a president should consider the impact on the nation as > >>>>>>>> a > >>>>>>>> whole, and not be just concerned with what they can get for > >>>>>>>> themselves. > >>>>>>>> What Obama supporters don't seem to realize is all of the money he is > >>>>>>>> redistributing to illegal aliens and non-taxpaying A mericans (the > >>>>>>>> so-called "less fortunate") comes from tax-paying families. > > >>>>>>>> Remember how you told me, "Only the richest of the rich will be > >>>>>>>> affected"? Well guess what, honey? Because we own a business, your > >>>>>>>> grandmother and I are now considered to be the richest of the rich. > >>>>>>>> On > >>>>>>>> paper, it might look that way, but in the real world, we are far > >>>>>>>> from it. > > >>>>>>>> As you said while campaigning for Obama, some people will have to > >>>>>>>> carry > >>>>>>>> more of the burden so all of America can prosper. You understand what > >>>>>>>> that means, right? It means that raising taxes on productive people > >>>>>>>> results in them having less money. Less money for everything, > >>>>>>>> including > >>>>>>>> granddaughters. > > >>>>>>>> I'm sorry, Ashley, but the well has run dry. The free lunches are > >>>>>>>> over. > >>>>>>>> I have no money to give you now. > > >>>>>>>> So, congratulations on your choice for "change." For future > >>>>>>>> reference, > >>>>>>>> I encourage you to try and add up the total value of the gifts and > >>>>>>>> cash > >>>>>>>> you have received from us, just since you went off to college, and > >>>>>>>> compare it to what you expect to get from Mr. Obama over the next 4 > >>>>>>>> (or > >>>>>>>> 8) years. I have not kept track of it, Ashley. It has all truly been > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> gift of our hearts. > > >>>>>>>> Remember, we love you dearly... but from now on you'll need to call > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> number mentioned above. Your "Savior" has the money we would have > >>>>>>>> given > >>>>>>>> to you. Just try and get it from him. > > >>>>>>>> Good luck, sweetheart, > > >>>>>>>> Love, Grandpa- Hide quoted text - > > >>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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