+1:cheers:

Sorry Southern, Plan A included an off shore account. Back in 1992 Thank you.

Can someone explain to me what makes Obama a "fraud"?

Has anyone else noticed how "white" the people in the campaign headquarters were when Romney gave his concession speech?

I don't think that the 986 Forum has enough "server" space to answer that !

One example will do.

Well said !!! My company is now operating on "Plan B". And it will stay there for a few years to come. No more hiring or expansion.

Sorry Southern, Plan A included an off shore account. Back in 1992 Thank you.

actions like that, then you try to blame obama for the recession?

If I have an overseas stock account and if I have a profit, I'll have to pay U.S. income tax on the profit after I pay the local tax for the profit. (The local tax I paid will reduce the U.S. tax by that much.) This is the law, right?

Why/how is it that a U.S. company can keep its profit overseas WITHOUT paying U.S. corporate tax on its profit?

Can we change the law so that ANY company doing business in U.S. must pay U.S. corporate tax based on the "global" profit? Otherwise, you can't do business here.

What am I missing?

Actually, I didn't notice that, which is the way it's supposed to be. You did notice that, indicating that you have a problem with something that shouldn't be a problem, but somehow feel entitled to it.

I don't find Obama to so much a fraud as incompetent. He's a community organizer with a comic book reality that got sold up the river with his green energy program -Solyndra/A123 systems/GM Volt, etc. He's also apparently identified some limitless source of funding to solve all of our medical care. And wouldn't you know, Romney and his ilk are needlessly interfering with that. Sorry to all the Obamaists out there - he won't be able to save you.

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Political Analysts are having fun crunching the election results. My question is what happened to the 5 million Voters that voted for the Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008?? Looks like the same number of voters voted for the Republican candidate but there are 5 million less votes for the Democratic candidate. Where did they go? Did they give-up? Only 57% of registered voters voted this election, which is a small percentage of the total US population. What a shame...

Did I say it was a problem? For the record, I don't think it's a problem. We live in a free country - a country that's changing.

Also, for the record, I voted for Bush in 2000. I did because I don't believe in "nation building" outside of USA.

Now, I'll be paying more taxes but at least I won't be denied because of my undiscovered "pre-existing condition". I don't wish to be one-in-four Americans that end up declaring bankruptcy because of medical expenses.

The Obamacare alone is enough for me.

OK, look no further than yesterday's resignation. The WH knew about it and the FBI wanted his resignation last week (for national security) but WH pressured them not to until after the election b/c it would create a 'distraction'. Oh yeah, and this is the guy who WAS supposed to testify next week on that not so small thing about our Ambassador and 3 other brave Americans murdered in Lybia during a terrorist attack on 9/11.

Or what about our drone shot at by Iran on 11/1 which we conveniently didn't learn about until, you guessed it, this week.

There are many more, of course. Not to worry though , b/c nothing too important is going on the campaigner in chief was able to get a round of golf in today. . .

You actually believe that a bankrupt government will actually be able to follow through in providing unlimited care for all? Or that insurance co.s can exist as going concerns when saddled with unlimited costs w/o driving rates through the roof - Obama or no?

Hah !!!! I can't stop laughing, SO TRUE Danger !!!!! So TRUE.

+5 Burg !!!! They stink to high Heaven !!!

First of all, let me say that nobody wanted to see "Hope & Change" more than I did. After 8 years of the Bush-era and all of the reprobates associated with it, I was extremely excited to see Obama win office. But, like many others, over time I too saw no evidence of any real plan for economic growth, investment in social and educational programs, a reduction in the war effort, or any policy for that matter that involve positive change. In fact, all I saw was a continuation of the "war machine", bogus bailout policies and the further indulgence of Wall Street perpetrated by a$$ hats of the same ilk as the Bush-era. Do you want to get into how Obama and his wife had to surrender their licenses to practice law or face being disbarred, or the unbridled spending of the taxpayers' money on vacations and personal shopping to the tune of $1 billion while most of America was either struggling or out of work, questionable citizenship, or the current conspiracy that's unfolding with regard to Benghazi ?

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One at a time guys one at a time.

@Burg Boxster

I am sorry but I don't know that WH pressured FBI in anyway. BTW, isn't Petraeus GOP? It is not as if Obama was trying to cover up Harry Reid's affair.

As for the drone - it's no issue for me. I am sure that in order to do the mission properly, the drones must go near the target - near enough to be shot at sometimes. Are you mad that our drone was shot at? Do you want to start a war? Or, are you upset because you are not told everything as it happens? We have a representative government. We elect people and we let them make the decisions. If you want to be informed, go run for an office.

A politician's job is to get elected. Do you know anyone so different?
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@brp987

"You actually believe that a bankrupt government will actually be able to follow through in providing unlimited care for all? Or that insurance co.s can exist as going concerns when saddled with unlimited costs w/o driving rates through the roof - Obama or no?"

No. I don't expect anything from the government. I have had a private insurance that I paid for all my adult life. However, after watching "Sicko", I came to realization that having a private insurance, would not protect me if I became too ill. If you have not watched the movie, see it. Let's discuss.

One way to not saddle an insurance company with unlimited cost would be to have a single payer system. While I am open to that idea, I understand that that option is too "socialistic" for many of us. I get that. Hence, I think the Obamacare is a reasonable compromise. If we were/are able to spend $5 billion a week on two wars, can we not spend a fraction of that money for our healthcare? I worry about our government going bankrupt too. Hence my suggestion of taxing any corporation doing business in USA to pay our corporate tax rate on their global profit.
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@JD

Thanks for responding to me. I always enjoy your posting and it is my pleasure to hear from you.

I don't know of anyone whom I was able to change his/her mind over the internet and I am sure today is not the day that I will start. :)

I had hopes much like you. Did Obama meet all/most of my expectation? I can't say he has. However, I also know, having had a job at an investment bank at the time, how our banking system was VERY close to coming apart. A reasonable person can talk about "private sector solutions." Well, sometimes there isn't a "private sector solution" and we have to rely on the government.

As I stated before, I think the Affordable Health Care for America Act alone is a momumental achivement of the Obama administration. Some may like it more than others and some may really hate it, I understand. But, to me, it is Obama's signature achivement BECAUSE so many people are against it and it still passed!

JD, I just came home from watching the latest Bond movie. :cool:
I liked it very much. Based on your personal experience, how realistic was the movie? Do you plan on watching it? Or, watching the Bond movies bring back too many bad memories? :)

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Inclosing, I want to share with you guys something I read recently. I read that the Medicare's admin costs are 3%, far below 30% average admin costs of private insurers. I need to study if those numbers are true. "IF" this is true, are we f@#$ing stupid? Why aren't EVERYONE under Medicare? Is there a doctor in the house who can opine?

Disclaimer: I am sure I have made a ton of mistakes writing above. I will edit without changing my meaning. Thanks for understanding.

JD, I just came home from watching the latest Bond movie.
I liked it very much. Based on your personal experience, how realistic was the movie? Do you plan on watching it? Or, watching the Bond movies bring back too many bad memories?


Mike,

Based on my years of experience as a senior agent with The Strategic World Command, it is my opinion that there have been only a couple of films that accurately indict the "life" of a secret agent: 1). Flash Dance and 2). The Horse Whisperer.

Mike, I work for the government and I can assure that gov has nothing to offer the likes of Kaiser, Blue Cross, etc in terms administrative efficiency. Much of the cost of medicare admin is by those who draw their salaries from other depts. I'm not a doc, but you should read Sally Pipes"The truth about obamacare". 1/3 of docs do not accept medicare patients due to low reimbursement rates. The reimbursement rates are due to be further cut in the near future. On top of that, obamacare throws millions more on medicare to be funded by states that cannot afford it and are suing to get out.

As for the $5 billion/week spent on the wars, you must know that the US has run trillion $ deficits each of the last 4 years. It's been borrowed. Worse, it's been counterfeited by the Fed thru treasury purchases. You should read "The creature from Jekyll Island" which begins: "What is the Federal Reserve? The answer may surprise you. It's not federal, and there are no reserves. Further, the federal reserve banks are not banks."

Finally, who is this mysterious deep pocketed "single payer" who will fund unlimited healthcare costs? It's not the gov. It's not the ins cos. It's not you. Who!? It is a mirage.

Well articulated BRP987 !