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Biotech / Medical : XOMA. Bull or Bear? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (16244)	9/1/2003 2:25:19 PM
From: aknahow	Respond to of 17367

all political parties are worthless. Their main objective is maintaining power. However to pretend that companies are doing something wrong when they try to protect overseas earnings from additional U.S. taxes that are due only because of a quirk in the law, shows that you are on board with one of the parties that would rather mislead the public rather than address the real issue. As far as investing overseas and "exporting jobs", or even just hiring foreign workers I tend to believe the Austrian school of economics and that this is healthy for the world economy.

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (16244)	9/1/2003 3:00:51 PM
From: Bluegreen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17367

Hey Tex, how much do ya all pay in STATE income tax down there in Texas? I read where the US was thinking about not allowing US banks to have offshore branches. It was decided that the US banks COULD NOT compete globally if the banks weren't allowed this option. Obviously if SRA gets raptiva approved Xoma will be like a global bank having to compete on a GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL basis. At a point in time Texas obviously wanted to promote itself to compete with other states..................one of their ways to compete...........no state income tax. BTW, if ANYONE needs help AT ANY AGE all they have to do is present themselves to ANY public hospital. If it is an emergency all you have to do is dail 911. We live in the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!!! Please stop comparing Enron to the thousands of great honest public companies in the USA not to mention all the PRIVATE hardworking honest businesses. You are wrong about what has made this country great............doesn't have anything to do about the balance between the haves and the have-nots. It has to do with hearts and minds of the great people of this country.

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (16244)	9/3/2003 11:51:03 AM
From: aknahow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17367

Tex you said " We bitch about high taxes, but each year we have more millionaires created and we have more children starving." Saying more gives you a chance to squirm out of your words. It is very difficult for me to imagine that there are starving children in the U.s. that are not starving due to their parents actions or inactions. I have lived in 4 different countries in South America and traveled to many other Latin American countries. I have seen undernourished and poorly fed kids, but starvation is rare even in Latin America. Do you really think starvation is a problem for children in the U.S.? If so do something about it! Once a month I prepare 6 to 7 chickens and serve about 35 to 40 homeless along with other people who have organized a weekly food program. No questions are asked about why the people are homeless or accepting donations. Some of the people bring children. Not one of the people served is even undernourished.