KIT, No shit,
All I did was comment that it has increased 39.45% or 2.614.51 points over the last 5 months. I'm well aware that the stock market historically fluctuates up and down on a regular basis, Jeeeeez, even GOOD news is Bad news too some people it would seem. Your don't? Look it up March 6, 2009 the DJIA closed at 6,626.94. On August 11, it closed at 9,241.51. Do the math. On Aug 13, 10:25 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly, > > F.Y.I.: The Dow Jones Industrial is down approximately 2500 points as > compared to a year ago. I don't know where you are getting the 39 percent > increase number in the past six months. It is virtually unchanged from > January, 2009 till now. > > http://www.nyse.tv/dow-jones-industrial-average-history-djia.htm > > Typical partisan mistruths and prevaricate misleading spin by you once > again!! > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Hollywood > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > 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, > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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