Re: How to end the great recession

2010-09-04 Thread Robert Munn
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Vivec wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/opinion/03reich.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&pagewanted=all > The answer is because the economic gains did not go back to the middle > class and the general folk, the economic gains went primarily to the > ultra wealthy.

A conservative Christian view of why conservative Christians are being stupid over the NY Mosque issue...

2010-09-04 Thread Eric Roberts
This is a well written article by a conservative who actually used his own brain cells. Shame there aren't more like him. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090203 990.html ~| Order the A

Re: Upgrading phones

2010-09-04 Thread Judah McAuley
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Vivec wrote: > > New stuff on the horizon. > > Apparently Windows Phone 7 may be quite a contender! > > http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/04/lg-optimus-7-windows-phone-7-prototype-flicks-photos-to-tvs-lau/ Now, no need to be snarky like that. Cut Microsoft some slac

Re: Coporate profits higher than ever before in the wake of the financial crisis

2010-09-04 Thread Judah McAuley
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > Take a look at this guy's argument. He calls 2000-2010 the worst > financial decade in history, and he has pretty good evidence as to > why. I didn't say that 2000 to 2010 was a good decade financially. Quite the opposite. I just said that st

RE: Coporate profits higher than ever before in the wake of the financial crisis

2010-09-04 Thread Eric Roberts
Did I miss something? What was he arguing? -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 3:22 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Coporate profits higher than ever before in the wake of the financial crisis On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:

Re: I call this 'thinning the herd'

2010-09-04 Thread Robert Munn
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > From my experience, by the time most surfers realize they are out of > their comfort zone when surfing in hurricanes, Noreasters, etc, its > too late. I have surfed in double to triple overhead conditions many times. Even if you surf a spot

Re: Coporate profits higher than ever before in the wake of the financial crisis

2010-09-04 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > Go look at a 5 year Dow graph please. > > Beginning of Sept 2005, Dow was 10,200 and change. > Beginning of Sept 2010, Dow is at 10,200 and change. > > Yes, that means that the market is unchanged for a 5 year look. On the > other hand, th

How to end the great recession

2010-09-04 Thread Vivec
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/opinion/03reich.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&pagewanted=all Great article in the Ny Times about what must be done to end the great recession. It mentions the true cause of the recession as the growing disparity between the ultra wealthy, and everyone else. The first f

Re: Upgrading phones

2010-09-04 Thread Robert Munn
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > > So can anyone offer a recommendation? > The original Droid sitting in my house has a problem with the keyboard after < 1 year of use, not even super-frequent use. Insurance will cover replacement (I think) but I have had spotty success wit

Re: Nice takedown of the Cash for Clunkers program

2010-09-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"You are letting your ideology blind you to reality." That's funny Larry. I was implying the exact same thing about you. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and

Re: Nice takedown of the Cash for Clunkers program

2010-09-04 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I think you need to read the NPR interview. The raw economic numbers only tell part of the story. That's why you look at the people involved. Besides you are talking about two entirely different things. Schools and academic performance are not car sales, and cannot be treated as such. Moreover if

RE: That Damn Israel-West Bank Wall

2010-09-04 Thread Eric Roberts
Or it may have taken the wind out of Hamas's sails and their actions would have decreased. The is an uptick in activity by Hamas' militant wings whenever there is an incursion on Palestinian land or a blockade that stops access by Palestinians to their own land...like the wall... Get rid of the

RE: Bruce, LRSScout...

2010-09-04 Thread Eric Roberts
That sounds like a typical business Chris hehehe. I have done plenty of telecommuting jobs where things changed daily...sometimes several times a day. I get the security thing. I was referring more to businesses that don't have a need for the high security...though I am sure with a VPN plus oth

That Damn Israel-West Bank Wall

2010-09-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
Time Magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel recently had an interview on Morning Joe. The segment was titled "Why Israel doesn't care about peace". The interview was basically a preview for an upcoming article in Time magazine. During the interview, Mr Stengel said the following: They haven't ha

Re: Nice takedown of the Cash for Clunkers program

2010-09-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Problem is that the authors are just looking at the raw data, not what people thought." Larry!!! I don't believe that you typed that. When we were posting on vouchers, you were fully behind looking at the raw data that private schools perform no better or only fractionally than public schools.

Re: Nice takedown of the Cash for Clunkers program

2010-09-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"We still aren't making a profit, but at least we didn't have to close our business." That's at least one good thing that came from it then. Especially the part about keeping other employed. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain Th

Re: Nice takedown of the Cash for Clunkers program

2010-09-04 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Anyway, a retrospective analysis shows that it wasn't a terribly worthwhile program. It seems to have influenced the timing of purchases rather than stimulating new purchases and it took a lot of ok cars off the road that has since resulted in higher prices in the used car market due to lower sup

Re: Upgrading phones

2010-09-04 Thread Vivec
New stuff on the horizon. Apparently Windows Phone 7 may be quite a contender! http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/04/lg-optimus-7-windows-phone-7-prototype-flicks-photos-to-tvs-lau/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! htt