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To: Doren who wrote (9116)	9/28/2019 7:31:21 PM
From: handyman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11191

So you are anti Israel anti corporation anti military and pro China. Did I miss anything? Actually I spent 45 years working on my investing acumen. I spent countless hours in the library pouring over value line. Investing in stocks to make money is hard work. You have to pay tax on all the gains but are limited to 3k a year in losses. Those who want to tax my hard earned gains can go to hell.

To: Doren who wrote (9116)	9/29/2019 12:30:12 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Respond to of 11191

For example Israel, where college is free and medical care is universal, and we subsidize them. That one I don't mind. Israel is an island in a sea of Arabs who'd like nothing better than to destroy them and their culture. We can't let that happen. We also gain valuable military insight and intel into the Middle East through Israel, and unfortunately oil interests still have to be protected there even though supposedly we are oil independent at this point. Oil still trades on a spot market, so the U.S. and its inhabitants are still at the mercy of, say, those who would bomb Saudi oil fields and drive up the price. Allowing Muslims to wipe the Jews from existence would not be good for the world, I assure you.

To: Doren who wrote (9116)	9/29/2019 3:50:33 AM
From: clochard	1 Recommendation Recommended By Doren Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11191

Most Americans know only the false prosperity created by the mountain of debt used to fund government wars and deficits and to give the rich enormous tax breaks. During this phase the neo-liberals have dismantled the middle class and even basic medical care is unaffordable. Soon the population will be stripped of all wealth and completely indebted, and society will function only through coercion and military force. Unlike the Soviet Union which simply disappeared after ruining countless generations of hopeful people, the West cannot disappear its problems. There is no Further-West to move to. No other planets to go to like in Blade Runner. So remember these good old days my friends, its about to get mighty ugly.