RE: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-16 Thread Eric Roberts
igure that out Jerry, well then I am wondering if you even have a mind to boggle. -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 8:36 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: SSA suspends social security statements "My mind is still boggled bt t

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Erika L. Rich
Yeah I bought GM, Ford and Sirius back before GM got bailed out. I paid around $4 a share. Luckily I did not buy much GM because I preferred Ford and Sirius, both of which have skyrocketed from my purchase price. However, my pre-bailout GM, which is now listed as you said, is worthless. On Fri

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Sam wrote: > > Penny stocks are a pain to trade. You are better off. > > Yeah, there local and I believe in them but it still sucks. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.ama

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Sam
Penny stocks are a pain to trade. You are better off. . On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Sam wrote: > >> >> Out of curiosity I just looked that up. >> >> New GM was never below $28 >> >> The old GM stock was but is now MTLQQ and wo

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Sam wrote: > > Out of curiosity I just looked that up. > > New GM was never below $28 > > The old GM stock was but is now MTLQQ and worth $.04 > > Seemed odd a bankrupt company would be worth more with less sales > > . > Stock market is just stupid all around.

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2011-07-15 Thread Sam
Out of curiosity I just looked that up. New GM was never below $28 The old GM stock was but is now MTLQQ and worth $.04 Seemed odd a bankrupt company would be worth more with less sales . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA acco

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Jerry Barnes
"My mind is still boggled bt the idea of spending 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance. If people aren't smart enough to get flood insurance without a 75 million dollar PR campaign, they can float in their own mess." It boggles me that people live in a flood plain that has been flooding

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Maureen wrote: > My mind is still boggled bt the idea of spending 75 million dollars to > promote flood insurance. If people aren't smart enough to get flood > insurance without a 75 million dollar PR campaign, they can float in > their own mess. > They should

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-15 Thread Maureen
My mind is still boggled bt the idea of spending 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance. If people aren't smart enough to get flood insurance without a 75 million dollar PR campaign, they can float in their own mess. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:34 PM, PT wrote: > > I was watching CSPAN to

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread PT
I was watching CSPAN today and they spent 15-20 minutes arguing over a couple of sites the EPA (or someone) put up at the break-the-bank price of $10,000. It seemed like the one doing the bitching didn't even understand the technology. On 7/14/2011 3:11 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Yeah. The

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2011-07-14 Thread PT
You are about 100 years too late. Might as well ... I dunno. On 7/14/2011 7:56 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Time to shelter them against the stupidity > of the market in the event the politicians decide their careers are > more important than the economic well-being of the country. > > On Thu, Jul 14,

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Yeah, that horrible bailout that didn't work. ;> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Sam wrote: > > Wow, thank you Government bailout. > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Maureen wrote: >> >> Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was >> pretty broke at that point due to m

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
Wow, thank you Government bailout. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was > pretty broke at that point due to medical bills.  He bought GM at 4.89 > a share - it's now at 30.10, and Ford at 1.99 a share, it's now a

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Actually my partner did the buying with his IRA account, as I was pretty broke at that point due to medical bills. He bought GM at 4.89 a share - it's now at 30.10, and Ford at 1.99 a share, it's now at 13.09. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Sam wrote: > > I remember you buying GM just months

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
And there's that. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Sam wrote: > >> Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. >> >> . >> > > Not if you believe in *Planet Nibiru*'s need for gold to protect its > diminishing atmosphere

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I remember you buying GM just months before the bailout. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Not really.  In fact the investments I recommended to the list back in > October 2008 are up 108%.  Time to shelter them against the stupidity > of the market in the event the politici

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Sam wrote: > Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. > > . > Not if you believe in *Planet Nibiru*'s need for gold to protect its diminishing atmosphere. As it re-enters our solar system there could be a thriving market for it. ~~

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Not really. In fact the investments I recommended to the list back in October 2008 are up 108%. Time to shelter them against the stupidity of the market in the event the politicians decide their careers are more important than the economic well-being of the country. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:48

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
Your about two years too late. Might as well go to Vegas. . On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Maureen wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Sam wrote: >> >>> I'm taking all my money out of the market and out of the bank and >>> buying gold.  Suggesting that all my friends do the same. >>

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Sam wrote: > >> I'm taking all my money out of the market and out of the bank and >> buying gold.  Suggesting that all my friends do the same. > > That's insane. > Gold is way too high as an investment. Not buying it as an investment. Buying it to protect the v

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Maureen wrote: > > No,  and I never implied that you did. the Congressman (or his staff) > created the headline, hence my gripe that they are spinning. Ooops my bad. > Scare tactics are being used on both sides.  And if the US defaults > everyone better be scare

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
No, and I never implied that you did. the Congressman (or his staff) created the headline, hence my gripe that they are spinning. Scare tactics are being used on both sides. And if the US defaults everyone better be scared, cause it's gonna be an unholy mess. I'm taking all my money out of the

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Yeah.  They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six > million dollar web sites." > > The web site sucks.  After spending some time clicking around it, I am > dumbstruck on a six million dollar price tag.  Reminds of

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites." The web site sucks. After spending some time clicking around it, I am dumbstruck on a six million dollar price tag. Reminds of the $400.00 hammers from the 80's. J - Ninety percent of politi

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Maureen wrote: > >> SSA can't afford to tell us how much money they owe us, yet FEMA can >> spend 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance >> > > > Or the $1-billion they spent on Dehydrated food at t

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Sam
I. I didn't create the headline, I just linked to it. 2. Clear as day as to how the decision is made. The money is there, the payments are covered and then sent to treasury. If treasury doesn't pay it's because it's being used as a political tool to scare seniors. Nice job Pres. . On Thu, Jul

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Maureen wrote: > SSA can't afford to tell us how much money they owe us, yet FEMA can > spend 75 million dollars to promote flood insurance > Or the $1-billion they spent on Dehydrated food at the beginning of the year. Efoods is kinda tasty, time to stockpil

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/"; I bet that site never goes into a MySQL death spiral. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percen

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Possibility is it true." It is true. Nice chart from Goldman Sachs that breaks down expenses and revenue for August if the debt limit is not raised. link: http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/07/12/the-issue-isnt-default-but-government-shutdown/ Or ED SCHULTZ, HOST: And Senator, w

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
plans to provide online statements, but so far there’s no >> timeline and the plans have not been finalized. The online model is >> currently in initial development phases said GAO. Nor does SSA have a cost >> estimate for the new model. >> >> Read more here: >> h

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Sam
es said GAO. Nor does SSA have a cost > estimate for the new model. > > Read more here: > http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage-by.html > > If one were cynical, he might think that the SSA doesn't want peo

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
Yeah. They're using free open source software to develop (very ugly) six million dollar web sites. http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/ On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Looks like a php firm from the the job listing on the page. ~~

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
Looks like a php firm from the the job listing on the page. J - When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it. - Frederic Bastiat ~

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
http://www.bluewatermedia.com/blog/category/press-release On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "A privately held web design firm that does not reveal who owns it." > > Is it a CF shop? > > Maybe it's owned by Steven Rangel. > > Now, *Politico* > reports

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
"A privately held web design firm that does not reveal who owns it." Is it a CF shop? Maybe it's owned by Steven Rangel. Now, *Politico* reportsthat, between 2004 and 2007, Rangel paid nearly $80,000 in campaign funds to a company run by his

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
that does not reveal who owns it. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > >> Read more here: >> http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage

Re: SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > Read more here: > http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage-by.html > > If one were cynical, he might think that the SSA doesn't want people > think

SSA suspends social security statements

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
timeline and the plans have not been finalized. The online model is currently in initial development phases said GAO. Nor does SSA have a cost estimate for the new model. Read more here: http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage