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Graphs: All ledge all the time.

My banner ad reads, "Stay Twice at a Westin, receive a $100 gift card from Amazon"

Whats the going price for Amazon gift cards on Craigslist.. 60% of face value ?

Dunno about CL, but 80% and up on eBay, depending on the value. A fair amount of frictional cost, but still, you could probably net out $70 from selling a $100 card.

At least, that was the norm a few months ago when last I checked.

Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip - Health care reform- msnbc.com

What else on Sunday while the Little Bo-peeps recover from their Saturday hangovers.

http://www.doctorhousingbubble.com/the-second-correction-%E2%80%93-6-socal-homes-from-6-socal-counties-showing-the-continued-california-housing-correction/

ASSTSB

Another survey susceptible to survivor's bias.

ghostfaceinvestah wrote:

wonder who that someone will be......

Shame that China can help with this cost problem...

I got a lot of little houses, I forgot how much is it to trade for a hotel?

Rob Dawg wrote:

Three council members and an undisclosed amount of cash.

You been hanging out in Fresno lately?

Rob Dawg wrote:

"Sunday, March 21st, 2010. A day that will live in infamy..."

Sunday, March 21st, 2010. A day that will live in infirmary...

OT, but something should be done about this if the story is true.

Dodd’s Chief Counsel Bought Financial Stocks During 2008 Crisis - Bloomberg.com

Mr Slippery wrote:

Did the charts come from OUR Angry Saver?

How many you got?

Not many savers, but angry they must be.

"Sunday, March 21st, 2010.

I'll have to watch Cramer to see which way to bet.

I say if they do pass this health care bill in protest everyone should stop paying their mortgages ( not that they are paying now ) and so on and so fourth, hell they want to crash this economy in less than 4 years with this passage why not speed things along, and pay for nothing....should be good for 6 months or so.

I could live in Pahrump.

My wifes company cut all travel by 50% starting last week. All travel by senior managers has to be preapproved. My job cut the conference I have to go to in Chicago by 3 days.

ghostfaceinvestah wrote:

So if costs are still rising, but government costs will go down, that must mean someone else will bear the rising costs.
Hmmm, wonder who that someone will be......

For a preview, you might want to look at the link in this posting:
Comment by Cinco-X from thread 'Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decline Slightly'
Tim Cahill, the present Treasurer for MA where we already have universal health care has some very strong thoughts on the matter. BTW, he was a dem until recently, but he's become an independent in order to run against our current governor-

pythia wrote:

Or are you talking about bicycling?

No, not really. The problem in Pahrump and many other places in Nevada is that the dust gets thrown into the air by any car that drives by. The dust is quite unhealthy which is why there are so many rules in Nevada regarding dust control.

http://ndep.nv.gov/docs_06/fugitive_dust_workshop_flyer06.pdf

Southern Nevada Home Builders Association: Past Events

Vic wrote:

just do the oposite of the Clown of Wall Street and you should do fine.

Has not worked for the past year or so. All trading systems break down at some point

The clowns on Wall*Street can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent....

Well, what US Congress does or does not do is now as important as Soviet Politburo decisions were ca 1990, not going to change anything.

The dust is quite unhealthy which is why there are so many rules in Nevada regarding dust control.

RE, because of the nuke tests?

pythia wrote:

Or are you talking about bicycling?

This describes the issue much better:

Bureau of Air Pollution Control

The recent population growth has created intensive development. Large parcels of land have been cleared of vegetation, subdivided and prepared for housing construction. Dirt and gravel roads were constructed. Many of the planned housing developments never materialized and the lots are now disturbed, vacant areas.

Former farm land continues to be developed for housing at the highest rate in the state. Several major housing developments are currently under construction and will eventually provide over 10,000 new homes in the valley. As a result of the disturbed, vacant land and the number of dirt and gravel roads, fugitive dust (Particulate Matter less than 10 microns or PM10) became a problem. The Pahrump valley is subject to high winds and these winds often create dust storms. Even the slightest wind can pick up dust from the disturbed areas, where it can become a health hazard.
vacant land

Citizen complaints in the late 90's led to the installation of an ambient air monitor in the downtown area. The Bureau of Air Quality Planning (BAQP) has been monitoring the ambient air quality in the Town of Pahrump since January 2001. The monitor records ambient air data continuously and can be downloaded to the BAQP office in Carson City. Twenty seven (27) exceedances of the National 24-hour ambient air standard were recorded during 2001, 2002 and 2003. Under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), these exceedances mean that Pahrump is no longer attaining the 24-hour standard (the Federal and State ambient air quality standard for PM10 is 150 ug/m3 and the annual standard is 50 ug/m3.)

policymakers fiddle as derivatives keep burning investors worldwide: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Thanks RD.

Federal Employees Owe IRS Back Taxes - ABC News

Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is irked that nearly 100,000 civilian federal employees owe the IRS $962 million in back taxes. He thinks they should pay up or be fired.

Cinco-X wrote:
The clowns on Wall*Street can remain irrational and rich longer than you can remain solvent or employed....

ResistanceIsFeudal wrote:

The clowns on Wall*Street can remain irrational and rich longer than you can remain solvent or employed....

So true.....

Rob Dawg wrote:

No, just plain old airborne particulates. This is one of those "dirty" secrets. For all the work we've done on cleaning the air one place we've lagged despite the evidence is particulates.

We live near a busy highway/not freeway. Only one window on the highway side of a house, to a bathroom. If we open then window, there's a film of black dust on the tile floor inside a week. Diesel, rubber, dirt -- any, all, who knows?

Bob Dobbs wrote:

Diesel, rubber, dirt -- any, all, who knows?

Yes to all. Tires are best thought of as rolls of rubber that unwind at about 1 molecule per revolution. A serious problem very local to high volume traffic. Funny thing is that these molecules degrade to benign components very very quickly.

Cinco-X wrote:
ResistanceIsFeudal wrote:
The clowns on Wall*Street can remain irrational and rich longer than you can remain solvent or employed....
So true.....
And so -y... there's not a glimmer of hope in that observation, which makes me

Dodd had strong incentive to develop a systemic regulator

Greenspan was the latter day Kissinger. Everyone admired them--both parties respected them--until we discovered they had no ethics and/or prescience.

Greenspan was the latter day Kissinger. Everyone admired them--both parties respected them--until we discovered they had no ethics and/or prescience.

Which, for Kissinger, was well known at least 35 years ago.

NervousRex wrote:
Stuff that's not a face-hugging squid from the depths of heck. You know.
Left to its own devices the money power is, and becomes ever more, un-natural and anti-human.

NervousRex wrote:

Dodd's payola festival,

Great name for it.
My only reservation about his ass-kicking in this instance: Who leaked the info of him and his aide? SOmeone must not like the proposed reform.

Rob Dawg (homepage, profile) wrote (in reply to...) on Thu, 3/18/2010 - 10:28 a

shill wrote:
Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip - Health care reform- msnbc.com
What else on Sunday while the Little Bo-peeps recover from their Saturday hangovers.

"Sunday, March 21st, 2010. A day that will live in infamy..."

Kabuki legislation.

the lobbyists, the talking heads and the party of NO are shedding a lot of blood for somethin thats only kabuki

", a Kabuki dance is an activity or drama carried out in real life in a predictable or stylized fashion, reminiscent of the Kabuki style of Japanese stage play." (Webber, Elizabeth; Mike Feinsilber (1999). Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions. Merriam-Webster. pp. 300. ISBN 0877796289)

is this kabuki?

insuring 30 million more

ending rescission

ending refusal to cover due to prior condition

programs to go after 50 billion in medicare fraud

sons and daughters up to age 26 eligible for covered on parents policy

best practices panel to figure out excessive or unproductive medical procedures

with a net savings of 138 billion dollars in the first decade and 1.2 trillion in the second

keeps medicare solvent for at least 9 additional years

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/cboscore.pdf

??

shill wrote:

Since no process has to be followed anymore for a bill to become law, there are no guarantees as to exactly what's in the bill or will be in it once it's done but that link shows enough to make you cringe.

Shill,
Did you happen to see Tim Cahill's observations on the MA's universal health care plan, which is the one being used as a model to the federal one, on Greater Boston last night? This guy was a dem and he says the program has been such a disaster that he's jumped ship and is now running against Devel for Governor this Fall.....

and tell me sniggerer

where filibuster appears in the constitution

its that document that a president once called "nothing but a damn piece of paper"

ya know the paper that lets ya hold people upside down in a tub of water to get them to violate their 8th and 5th amendment rights

now whos sniggerin

What is this "Constitution" of which you speak?

http://womenofcaliber.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/toilet-paper-constitution2.jpg

The shriek from Maria B when we break Dow 11k is going to be deafening.

The timing is gonna be tricky but I'm going to try and match her moaning with the cannons of the 1812 Overture. There is a bar in ocean city, maryland that during the summer plays the 1812 and times the cannons with the sunset over the sound.

black dog wrote:
The timing is gonna be tricky but I'm going to try and match her moaning with the cannons of the 1812 Overture
Amazing, folks, somehow the nightstand cowboy has been lost... oh ... dear god how... never mind... uhmm

its that document that a president once called "nothing but a damn piece of paper"

I wouldn't go that far ... there may be a treasure map on the back.

Cinco-X (profile) wrote (in reply to...) on Thu, 3/18/2010 - 11:57 am

mock turtle wrote:

and tell me sniggerer
where filibuster appears in the constitution

Sure, but only after you show us where entitlement appears.....

i never said the constitution guaranteed health care...its not a constitutional right

but this doesnt let you off the hook...dont hide

put your cards face up or walk away with the money on the table

Sorry to go OT here, but I've steadfastly avoided reading much about this health care bill.

Until I saw this today. Wow, that is a substantial new tax. Does this effectively raise taxes on those earning above the cutoff by 3.8%?

Health Bill Said to Add 3.8% Tax on Unearned Income (Update1) - BusinessWeek

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Congressional leaders are raising to 3.8 percent their proposed new Medicare tax on investment income in the final health-care overhaul plan, a Democratic leadership aide said.

It would be the first time Medicare taxes would cover investment income. The current 2.9 percent Medicare levy currently applies only to salaries and is split evenly between workers and their employees.

Sure, but only after you show us where entitlement appears.....

Who is "us" ?

Way OT

Dubai kiss court case highlights culture clash - CNN.com

"
The couple, a British man living and working in Dubai, and a British female tourist visiting the Persian Gulf city-state, were arrested in November accused of kissing and touching each other intimately in public -- violations of law against public indecency -- and consuming alcohol. The couple have been granted bail pending appeal. A hearing is scheduled for April 4.
"

Victorian defunct!

Rob Dawg (homepage, profile) wrote (in reply to...) on Thu, 3/18/2010 - 12:00 pm

RD replied...(regarding the fillibuster)...... In the section about Medicare and solvency.

yes then are you in favor since the hcr reduces the debt and fraud modestly in the first decade and 1.2 trillion in the second?

"Look like they keep you oblivious to and danger coming up from behind... "

That's what my and are for. Duh!!!

Mr Beach

you are correct, the dems are voting to raise a tax on un earned income, and i support it

last year.. all...my income was "unearned" ie interest etc and i support this tax

yes i believe you did by.... implication

you jumped in...and thats cool

and said first show us where these benefits are a right then we'll show you filibuster in the constitution

no? you didnt imply that ?...hmmm maybe im mistaken?

mock turtle wrote:

you are correct, the dems are voting to raise a tax on un earned income, and i support it

Do you know when this tax is supposed to take into effect? I understand that some parts of the bill take into effect after some years.

Lawmakers to consider smoking ban at state parks and beaches | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

*
Violators would be subject to a fine of $100.*

Mo money mo money mo money

mock turtle wrote:

and said first show us where these benefits are a right then we'll show you filibuster in the constitution

Since entitlements are mentioned nowhere in the US Constitution, the implication would be that neither is filibuster. Is English your first language?

i dont know when the tax takes effect

my guess is soon, the dems were desperate to make this bill revenue positive so some of the taxes preeceed the benefits and i think (guess) this was one, ill check

shill wrote:

Lawmakers to consider smoking ban at state parks and beaches | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

As a kid, I still remember unintentionally standing on burning cigarette butts buried in sand on FL beaches. Damn that hurt, and after more than 35 years, it still makes me wince.

MrBeach wrote:
Do you know when this tax is supposed to take into effect?

I believe you are referring to this:

"Beginning in 2013, the bill creates a new 3.8% tax on some capital income for individuals with income > $200K and couples with income >$ 250K. This applies to interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, and rents."

Understanding the new health reconciliation bill | KeithHennessey.com

Central Bank Gold Holdings Expand at Fastest Pace Since 1964 - Bloomberg.com

Rob Dawg wrote:

That's fine. Should the public vote be everyone with a supermajority or a simple 50%+1 vote among those subject to the tax?

Rawb, you Federalist!

Cinco-X (profile) wrote (in reply to...) on Thu, 3/18/2010 - 12:11 pm
mock, "wrote:, "yes then are you in favor since the hcr reduces the debt and fraud modestly in the first decade and 1.2 trillion in the second?

Cinco replied Like the MA version did? Oh wait! That one didn't work did it?
I guess this:
Dems defeat GOP effort to force separate vote on Senate health bill - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
makes you happy, huh?

the MA plan was bi partisan, not a dem or a repub plan...

it was a good plan not perfect, and was not designed to be revenue positive....

and you are wrong the MA plan works...hopefully this hcr will be better, but it might not be, haveeto see it in practice

btw regarding making me happy
and forcing a separate vote

yeah it sucks to be on the loosing end of a prlimeentary proceedure...been there
but

did you ever hear of the case where the republicans kept the vote open for two days and tried to bribe a congressman rick smith of michigan with 100k$money for his sons candidacy oh yeah btw that was a vote for the prescription part D **unfunded* benefit

cant tel the rupubs from the repubs...depending on whos benefit...that is

I think Bernanke is playing a pre-nazi-MEFO pyramid scam with debt illusions (seriously)!

See: Metallurgische Forschungsgesellschaft

TREASURIES-Bonds fall as supply move trumps tame inflation
| Reuters

As debt supply increases, yield (demand) should be going down, but instead, the increased supply of distorted Zimbabwe-like inflation is being rolled into future instruments that have no value .... am I missing something?

Cinco_X

tried to insult me by saying, "is english your first language"

and i would hope upon review , you find that comment beneath your dignity

a person named cinco should never ask a turtle named mock if english is his first language

of course it is not

as the red queen said to alice..."words mean exactly what i choose...and nothing else"

have a nice day

yes the constitution and each house writing its own rules....

so i guess we wont be hearing any more complaints about deeming and reconciliation will we