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Old 05-08-2013, 03:49 AM
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Their activity acts like a tax on the economy, carving out billions in profits for themselves while creating no real economic benefit or value. Don't you agree?

http://www.smh.com.au/business/marke...507-2j5j5.html
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Wow, sounds like a hero of yours. Oh that's right, he can't stand Republicans... Get some coffee in you. You're not making sense this morning. Good night Mikey, it's past my bedtime.
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Old 05-08-2013, 04:17 AM
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Hey Mike! Did you see this one? Some 28 year old grad student demolished the czars of austerity... Smart kid.
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Oh, you're just jealous because he's insanely rich and you're not.

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Old 05-08-2013, 10:25 AM
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Hey Mike! Did you see this one? Some 28 year old grad student demolished the czars of austerity... Smart kid.
Yes, I saw that. Its off topic for this post, but I don't buy counterpoint that the left is trying to put forward that somehow controlling spending is a bad thing.
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Old 05-08-2013, 10:26 AM
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Oh, you're just jealous because he's insanely rich and you're not.

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I just don't have time to be jealous of rich liberals. There's just too many of them.
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I just don't have time to be jealous of rich liberals. There's just too many of them.
OK. That's good for a BAM.

But not a BAM

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Yes, I saw that. Its off topic for this post, but I don't buy counterpoint that the left is trying to put forward that somehow controlling spending is a bad thing.
Aww c'mon Mike. You know we (and you) all wander around off point, bumping into things....
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I just don't have time to be jealous of rich liberals. There's just too many of them.
<snicker> Good one, Mike. You are getting a sense of humor...
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Awwwwww, poor baby. Jealous because they're smarter than you?

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