Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Gruss Gott
Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this > same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're fucked again > because profit is the bottom line." > > Fifty percent of the citizens do not pay federal income taxes. > > In 2008, the

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I've been trying to hire a dependable graphic artist to do redesigns on my websites for months, and can't get anyone who actually wants to work. Lots of people who say they want a paycheck..none who will show up and do the job." You want someone to work instead of facebooking and twittering? Wh

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
Yes, I know. But the rhetoric is that raising taxes would kill job creation. So it's simple. Create jobs, pay a lower tax rate. I think the whole "there are no jobs" stuff is just BS. I've been trying to hire a dependable graphic artist to do redesigns on my websites for months, and can't get

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
For years, profits have been going to pay shareholders and not to invest in jobs or infrastructure. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Maureen wrote: > > So just raise the taxes on those who don't create jobs. An exemption > for actual job creation should be simple to include in any tax > legislat

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Maureen
So just raise the taxes on those who don't create jobs. An exemption for actual job creation should be simple to include in any tax legislation. Propose that, and if the politicians balk, you know that "job creators" is just a buzz word, and not an actual class of people or businesses that exist

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're fucked again because profit is the bottom line." Fifty percent of the citizens do not pay federal income taxes. In 2008, the top 1% paid 38% of all income taxe

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Robert Munn
Free markets have collapsed, the rats are fleeing the sinking ship of the US economy and they are trying to steal the furniture on their way out. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand&q

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Did you mean Lose, Lose, Lose? On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > Loose loose loose, from every side. > > You can't raise taxes on top 2% because those are the job creators and this > same top 2% relies on the markets and companies where we're fucked again > because profit

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Casey Dougall
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM, G Money wrote: > > > Would this be a case of "wall street" layoffsand not necessarily > "main > > street" layoffs? > > > > Sir - Here are the main street layoffs you requested. > > http://signaln

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:20 PM, G Money wrote: > Would this be a case of "wall street" layoffsand not necessarily "main > street" layoffs? > Sir - Here are the main street layoffs you requested. http://signalnews.com/cisco-layoff-1-employee-497 Thank you -Cameron -- Cameron Child

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-14 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Again, i never really understood the difference between wall street and main street, since what happens there affects what happens here, and visa versabut whatever." Because the media loves to report on Wall Street but does not think Main Street is as news worthy. J - Ninety percent of po

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-13 Thread Maureen
this, I'm going to move all his stock to another firm tomorrow. Should have already done it. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand" > > Excerpt: > > Layoffsacross Wall Str

Re: WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-13 Thread G Money
13, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand" > > Excerpt: > > Layoffsacross Wall Street started in June and have continued through the > summer. > > Morgan Stanley already begun reducing hea

WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand"

2011-07-13 Thread Jerry Barnes
WOW: Morgan Stanley "Running Layoff Scenarios Into Several Thousand" Excerpt: Layoffsacross Wall Street started in June and have continued through the summer. Morgan Stanley already begun reducing headcount in its brokerage. But it looks like things are about to get much worse. &q