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yuyuza1 said:
It is your prerogative I suppose. Just kinda seemed like you didn't get what you wanted, so you're taking your ball and going home (without giving much consideration to the many people who will be hurt by this). But I guess that's what you expect in a money-hungry capitalist society, so I can't really blame you. I think I'm still young enough not to be jaded by money/power/etc, and still want to help the world. Being the healthcare industry also has a bit of that effect.
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People like me have been demonized by President Obama. It's not my job to be a punching bag. If I were at Staples after Game 7 in 2000, would you expect me to stand in the causeway wearing the Scarlet & Black until every L*ker fan had their turn to taunt me? I've given enough. I've created enough jobs. It's not worth the hassle anymore.

By the way, I love how you put yourself on a morally superior pedestal. Hilarious.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
That is belittling the people who voted for Obama. People voted for Obama for many differnt reasons.

If I was a woman, no way I vote for Romney. Whatever best interst he may serve for the economy, he is not advocate for independent women.

If I'm gay, no way I vote for Romney.

If I have relatives in this country who are undocumented, no way I vote for Romney.

It is complex society and many people have issues that they consider far more important than whatever the difference that is actually done on the economy between the two canidates. No one is questioning if you are short sighted with an extreme reaction to the election (model or not),you should not assume everyone is shortsighted who voted for Obama. People have all kinds of rationale reasons to vote for Obama.
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All the people you mentioned were well-frightened by the Obama campaign. Well done by them. However, while Mitt Romney may have given lip service to those issues, he was going to be an economic president.

It will be interesting to see how many of these social issues will matter when they don't have a job.
 
yuyuza1 said:
It wasn't my intent. I was simply explaining my position.
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Oh, no. You're just so much better than me. I'm just a money grubbing capitalist, evil to the core. Got it. Good luck.
 
Based on what you've said, can you say you're otherwise?
 
chris_in_pdx said:
Fine. Get out. Someone will replace you, and no one will miss you. Enjoy.
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Exactly. The government will take care of you just fine. You're the new Kunta Kinte. "Swing low, sweet chariot..."
 
yuyuza1 said:
Based on what you've said, can you say you're otherwise?
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Let's put it another way: If I choose to give money to charity rather than government, I'm evil? If I choose to pay for myself rather than have someone else pay for me, I'm "money grubbing"? You have a strange value system.
 
BlazerWookee said:
On behalf of those like me who couldn't get a hand job in a crack house with an 8-ball taped to our nuts, why are you saying "artificial stimulation" like it's a bad thing?
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because you are borrowing money and devaluing the dollar which will lead to inflation. stimulating the economy is not free. Its just making it look pretty so the masses will think everything is fine.

look at the cost increase of real goods in the last 4 years and tell me that inflation isn't happening.
 
Why not sell the business instead of closing it down?
 
Ahahahah blaming the Presidential Election result for the downfall of your business. That is Awesome with a capital A. Maybe you should’ve spent a little more time working and less time writing 12 1/2 posts a day on an internet forum, no?

Delusional idiots like you and Donald Trump are at the tippy top of bullshit mountain. In fact I doubt almost everything you say. I think you’re probably a teller or clerk or something at some bank.
 
maxiep said:
All the people you mentioned were well-frightened by the Obama campaign. Well done by them. However, while Mitt Romney may have given lip service to those issues, he was going to be an economic president.

It will be interesting to see how many of these social issues will matter when they don't have a job.
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Some many voters on both sides are so easily distracted by the relative small stuff:

Abortion issues, gay rights, Big Bird, and on and on.

The budget, entitlements, the economy are the big gorilla.

Ask those folks in Greece if they give a hoot about gay rights right now.

What does it matter when bands of roving mobs are beating up "different" people who they blame for problems?

Ask those folks in Greece if they give a hoot about abortion rights now.

What does it matter about abortion "rights", when you can't find a doctor because the government isn't paying them?

So many of our "rights" are worthless when an economy collapes. Voters who ignore the economy to fixate on these periphial issues will eventually learn the meaning of prioritizing.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
because you are borrowing money and devaluing the dollar which will lead to inflation. stimulating the economy is not free. Its just making it look pretty so the masses will think everything is fine.

look at the cost increase of real goods in the last 4 years and tell me that inflation isn't happening.
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Wook was making a joke.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
The title of this thread should be WOE IS ME.
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Not at all. We don't pity ourselves. We've just read the tea leaves and our strategy of working hard, doing the right things and being careful with our money doesn't pay when you can sit on your ass and do nothing. As Denny said, it's my choice whether or not to help pull the cart. I think I'm going to take a ride and let someone else pull.
 
bluefrog said:
Why not sell the business instead of closing it down?
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Because it's a fund. The value of the firm comes from the management. We're not working anymore. We don't have to.
 
TehChad said:
Ahahahah blaming the Presidential Election result for the downfall of your business. That is Awesome with a capital A. Maybe you should’ve spent a little more time working and less time writing 12 1/2 posts a day on an internet forum, no?

Delusional idiots like you and Donald Trump are at the tippy top of bullshit mountain. In fact I doubt almost everything you say. I think you’re probably a teller or clerk or something at some bank.
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Hilarious. Our business is fine. But why should we constantly run into a brick wall when we can sit on our asses?

Your lack of understanding about what a simple real estate venture fund does tells me you have no idea what we do for a living.
 
Masbee said:
Some many voters on both sides are so easily distracted by the relative small stuff:

Abortion issues, gay rights, Big Bird, and on and on.

The budget, entitlements, the economy are the big gorilla.

Ask those folks in Greece if they give a hoot about gay rights right now.

What does it matter when bands of roving mobs are beating up "different" people who they blame for problems?

Ask those folks in Greece if they give a hoot about abortion rights now.

What does it matter about abortion "rights", when you can't find a doctor because the government isn't paying them?

So many of our "rights" are worthless when an economy collapes. Voters who ignore the economy to fixate on these periphial issues will eventually learn the meaning of prioritizing.
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What's funny is that on social issues, I'm with the Democrats. Not only am I in favor of gay marriage, I'm in favor of polygamy and polyandry. I couldn't care less who marries who. As for abortion, I don't really care what other people do. I am personally against it, but what other people do doesn't concern me. Frankly, the fewer kids born out of wedlock, in poverty or born retarded means a lower burden on my tax burden.

However, things like global warming, gay marriage or Roe v. Wade are about 30,000th on my list of things that matter.
 
This thread is depressing. I'm trying to understand what last night means for the future of this country.
 
Mamba said:
This thread is depressing. I'm trying to understand what last night means for the future of this country.
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Its not hard to understand. Class warfare basically.

The proletariat has risen.
 
BlazerWookee said:
On behalf of those like me who couldn't get a hand job in a crack house with an 8-ball taped to our nuts, why are you saying "artificial stimulation" like it's a bad thing?
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aww common, the 12 year old in me thought it was good haha
 
Mamba said:
This thread is depressing. I'm trying to understand what last night means for the future of this country.
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Where were you four years ago? On a personal level, I would expect the next 4 years to have the same increase or decrease you had in the previous 4 years.
 
like I said, the next thing coming is the fiscal cliff. democrats will want the bush tax cuts to expire on the wealthy but not everyone else, and the republicans will fight that. a makeshift solution will happen that will just be kicking the can down the road and delay 6-8 months, then they'll rinse and repeat.

this is the new normal.

probably looking at another credit rating downgrade in the next year as well.
 
If I can't get mine

I don't want anyone else to get theirs
 
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