I meant to say "now" back on track but maybe I was unconsciously seeing the future. :-)
Holding the line on taxing beer in Wisconsin? yeah, that sounds right -- I remember my first trip to Wisconsin as a young engineer was to Ladish Company in Cudahey (sp?) and they served FREE draft BEER in the company cafeteria at lunch with no other beverage choices except water -- I made pretty good use of that policy as I recall.
posted by v123
5 months ago
I say give one "last free hand out" to anyone in California who doesn't care to work for a living. Give them a one way free airline ticket to any "socialized" country that will have them. (You have won a free vacation to anywhere in the world) If the program can be expanded to include every state in the US....the airlines might come out smelling like a rose.
By the way..Does anyone have any hot stock tips??? The economy could be on the upswing?? I'd hate to miss out. It also could very well be a false start. What does "group" think?
..you say yer lookin' for an investment tip in today's economy? well, here's one.. first dig a little hole in yer garden, and then get yerself a nice mayonnaise jar..
posted by NNick
5 months ago
I find stuffing it in the mattress leads to more peaceful rest at night. Otherwise, I keep thinking I hear people digging in the backyard. The neighbors are getting tired of me turning the lights on to check...not to mention how they feel about me running around back there in my nightgown, with a flashlight...it's almost enough to make one consider banks again...NAH!
Oh I almost forgot...just for NNick... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
in case I left any out, you can put them in for me ;-)
Well, one thing for sure is that at prevailing iterest rates you might as well stuff it in the mattress -- I was offered a GENEROUS 1.35% for a five year renewal on a CD last week
My stock tip is to buy Thrifty Car Rentals about five months ago at $1 and sale recently at $14 --- Seriously, buying a market index fund on dips into the Dow 8200 range and expecting a correction to the 8800 range probably is pretty safe right now. I have also been evaluating foreclosured real estate
posted by v123
5 months ago
A good chunk of what was supposed to be my retirement funds disappeared in the last two quarters of 2008. The good side is I am now free of any decisions as to what to invest in.
The economy can't be too bad. Yesterday at the checkout counter a woman ahead of me bought a $30 box of fireworks, something that will literally go up in smoke.
V... great real estate deals to be had if you have the money or credit to be able to sit on it. As they say it usually takes money to make money. I get an e-mail alert of anything below 200K in my area (land or existing home) and the number of e-mails has increased since last year.
Last I heard, Texas just gave its citizen another tax break and has several billion dollars in its rainy day fund. Its economy is still growing.
I live in California. It considers itself a very progressive state. As such, it is an example to all of what is happening to the US ecomony under the present administration. People can suck off the government teat just so long before the milk dries up.
Businesses and people are moving out of California daily for more favorable state ecomonies.
and the demise of California started when ????
something to do with UTILITIES, ELECTRIC, enron ?
