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Senator Reid Says No Vote On FinReg Until After July 4 Recess
In the meantime, the market is perfectly ok, and 8 thousand shares can never trade through Reg NMS, and put a hold on billions of shares of Citi traded daily. Of course, what this does allow is some very serious horse trading over the next several weeks, to strip FinReg of any actual regulations.
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Never trust a Hairy Reed from Vegas.
Is it because they don't have the votes -or- because of the Citi flash crash?
They should wait to vote only after the World Cup ends.
Best World Cup quote I've heard in a while:
Q: How is soccer like 'Twilight'?
A: They run around for 2 hours, nobody scores, and its billion fans insist you just don't understand.
LOL.
Nobody scores?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnRIhAMFCU
and its billion fans insist you just don't understand.
You forgot to add - way to serious and unable to understand humor.
Good one.
The economics of sports video games.
Take a look at the List of best-selling video game franchises on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises
Check the top video games franchises of most popular sports on USA:
Madden NFL - 75 million copies
NBA Elite / NBA Live - 35 million copies
Major League Baseball 2K - 5.5 million copies
Total: 115.5 million copies
Now check the top two video games franchises of "soccer" (football):
FIFA Soccer / FIFA Football - 68 million copies
Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer - 55.5 million copies
Total: 123.5 million copies
Who cares about soccer, that fucking "exotic" sport? Nobody cares about fucking World Cup... We're 'mericans, and we're the center of the universe.
I've watched more soccer in the past three weeks than I've watched in the previous three years. I have one suggestion:
There are too many players on the field. Eliminating two players on each side would open the game up for more regular displays of athleticism and scoring. If games were the decided 8-6 instead of 1-0, more Americans would buy in.
Just my 2c
If you like a 8-6 score, you can try Futsal, it has only 5 players in each team.
I have no interest in indoor soocer. I want:
Regulation-sized pitch. 9 guys instead of 11.
"Who cares about soccer, that fucking "exotic" sport? Nobody cares about fucking World Cup... We're 'mericans, and we're the center of the universe."
We play foootball.
Take a look at the List of best-selling video game franchises on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises
Mario has sold over 220 million copies. Shrooms beat all the sports.
Good point, TD.
How does a fat finger trade on 8,000 shares cause a 17% price drop (and trigger a circuit breaker) on a stock that trades over 800,000,000 shares every day? Exactly...
If I try to sell 1000 shares of Ford at $8/share then I could trigger a 5-minute trading stop? Sweet!!!!
FinReg, SEC reg, and CFTC reg are all jokes!
Read this piece of crap:
I love how they call it "threats of instability." They should call it "worthless paper created out of thin air with the intension of enslaving the humans beings of this planet by bankrupting them with hyperinflation of fiat currency." I guess thats too long to fit into a mission statement.
And now for your viewing pleasure.
The Mistress of the Macabre. The
Epitome of Evil. The most sinister
woman to dance on the face of the
earth. Lowly dogs, get on your
knees, bow your heads and worship
at the feet of SANTANICO
PANDEMONIUM!
It’s a global grab for power—i.e., peaceful gangsterism masquerading as free-market capitalism.
It is fitting that Goldman fascist-socialists masked as capitalists are in charge of the “opportunist” overthrow of capitalism in America. As these Soros-type “bankers” meet to build an iron curtain around America’s and the world’s economic and political freedoms, it is necessary to distinguish between an opportunist overthrow of America and a violent overthrow. A world champion of egalitarianism, Nikita S. Khrushchev, made this distinction in his 1956 report to the Central Committee:
“Our enemies like to depict us Leninists as advocates of violence, always and everywhere. True, we recognize the need for the revolutionary transformation of capitalist society into socialist society. It is this which distinguishes the revolutionary Marxist from the reformist, the opportunist. There is no doubt that in a number of capitalist countries the violent overthrow of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie and the sharp aggravation of class struggle are inevitable.”
As to the method of overthrow in America, it now appears Khrushchev was wrong. It is to be a quiet “reform” revolution, led by the U.S. Congress and Barack Obama providing the legislative and executive cover for the Wall Street takeover of America as she marches into serfdom and global tyranny.
Another secret committee whose sole purpose is to identify threats leading to reductions in the bonuses of banksters.
The Critters must have been spooked by that 250 pt. takedown of the Dow yesterday. They hear the lobbyists chanting " see...?? see what can happen when you make investors nervous ??? You're killing off the recovery " !!
I expect the terrified incumbent Critters will throw barrels of post-holiday waterdown on finreg and claim complete victory for financial reform.
Harry Reid is nothing but a crusty, weathered, decrepit old douchebag.
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You won't live with mendacity? Well, you're an expert at it! The truth is pain and sweat and payin' bills and makin' love to a woman that you don't love any more. Truth is dreams that don't come true, and nobody prints your name in the paper 'til you die.
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Well, at least we have 90% oil leak containment by June 30th to look foward to. Barry O'bummer told us so.
He's had so many Mission Accomplished moments it's just sad.
...and promised all troops would be out of Iraq within 18 months of inauguration.
Not an attack on you Mae, but the Gulf oil spill and slaps at BP, Obama, Bush, Congress, et al have ceased to be funny. It has reached sad, scary and completely disheartening. It's like watching a loved one bleed out on the table while the doctors and hospital administrators haggle over how to treat them.
Why don't they wait until the Financial Crisis Commission issues it's report, then they can take a Christmas break.
No rest when there's money to spend and unions to pay off...Democrats add teacher money to war funding bill...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_war_funding#mwpphu-container
According to AVVO as reported on Naked Law by Avvo in Government vs. Public Sector Pay: Are You Getting Screwed June 29, 2010:
Federal Government
The federal government is America’s largest employer and spends over $200 billion per year in compensation for civilian employees.
Since January of 2009, the number of Federal government employees has increaed by about 15% from 1.875 million to an expected 2.148 million in 2010.
The average civilian federal employee made $79,197 in 2008, compared to an average of $50,028 in the private sector. Including benefits, it’s $119,932 in the public sector compared to $59,909 in the private sector.
The government pays an average $3.16/hour for its employees’ retirement and savings plans, compared to $0.96/hour in the private sector.
The government spends $4.52/hour for its employees’ health insurance, compared to a measly $2.08/hour for private sector workers.
90% of government workers have traditional pension plans that guarantee a retirement check for life, while only 33% of private sector employees have them.
Doing apples to apples comparisons, federal employees earn higher average salaries than private sector workers in more than 80% of occupations.
These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which average $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker.
Recreation workers: Federal $43,630
Private $21,671
Broadcast Technician: Federal $90,310
Private $49,265
Laundry Worker: Federal $33,100
Private $19,945
Cook: Federal $38,400
Private $23,279
Graphic Designer: Federal $70,820
Private $46,565
Public Relations: Federal $132,410
Private $88,241
Pest Control Worker: Federal $48,670
Private $33,675
Chemist: Federal $98,060
Private $72,120
Secretary: Federal $44,500
Private $33,829
Janitor: Federal $30,110
Private $24,188
State and Local GovernmentState and local government workers made an average of $45,24 in 2008 compared to $39,877 in the private sector. And on top of higher pay, state and local government retirees enjoy pensions twice the size of public sector pensions.
State and local government workers can score big pay and pension benefits by gaming overtime rules. For example:
A Wisconsin bus driver made $159,258 in 2009.
A Yonkers police officer retired at 44 with a $101,333/year pension by raking up overtime just before retirement.
A New York hospital assistant made $170,256 in 2008.
A California sanitary district manager retired with a $217,000/year pension on a salary of $234,000.
1/3 of all San Francisco city workers made over $100,000 in 2009, without even taking into account healthcare and pension.
http://www.itulip.com/forums/showthread.php/16100-Private-Sector-vs.-Government-Wages
http://nakedlaw.avvo.com/2010/06/government-vs-private-sector-pay/ (for references)
When is the vote in NV to get rid of this bum. I can't wait till November.
Harry Reid was born in a whorehouse, which given his current occupation is altogether fitting.
Harry Reid is a Cheese whore:
http://williambanzai7.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-cheese.html
as if there was any "regulation" in the bill in the first place. the thing was of course the usual "Washington/Wall Street" relationship thing since "after the passing of impossible to understand bill" there would then be a "rule making" thingy to allow for "continued shakedownism" at what people "on the Hill" still think actually exists: namely the dinosaur formerly known as a "taxpayer." I mean...c'mon--the only result OF COURSE is some form of--what did they call Fannie and Fred?--"receivership"? In other words, "when in doubt look for a word--preferably something that doesn't say anything." And of course I'm talking about "receivership" for the STATES of California, New York, New Jersey, etc, etc....Oh, yeah--and in case you're wondering "why all those Greeks are in the streets" and "angry" it's because they haven't received a single paycheck since...is it March they went belly up? And they say "states can't go bankrupt." Well...what is it then when the no longer pay their employees? "Sugar plum gum drop goodness sunshine"?
Also, the big tax hike to come will be in the form of pols (dem and GOP) failing to extend the Bush Tax Relief plan in 2011. They can do nothing, point fingers at each each other, and let the estate tax return to 50%. No one will have any courage on this and middle class people will get fucked.
Just 24 hours ago, FSR seemed like a done deal. Of course there were a few issues, but leadership thought they could do a little more horse trading and be done with this as there is true fatigue in the wake of healthcare and FSR.
The thinking was Snowe and Collins could be coaxed, Brown could be appeased (the TARP money deal,) and Cantwell could be turned. Close but done. However, the game may have changed a bit and its Barney and the House who seem to be the issue.
I may be a little rusty on my parliamentarian procedure, but I'm wondering about Barney's statement that the House will vote today and that once voted on, the package is non-amendable. I assume there is a way to force the House to vote on a different Senate version, some kind of technical correction, but wonder why Democrat leadership is willing to risk this.
Nobody does anything unless the banks get the version they want. That’s the final bottom line.
Cloture vote could be an issue...
November 2
Where do we go from here? Zero posts on the bill itself. Maybe four posts on the vote. The rest BS or unrelated...but mostly BS.
Certainly a lot of details like that to take into consideration. Thanks windows vps | cheap vps | cheap hosting | forex vps