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Thank the Occupiers - Debit card fees: Some banks say no by bowser October 28, 2011 5:00 pm
  • I think the people just voted with their feet Bowser. Membership at credit unions and community banks has swollen since ... by RobVG 2011-10-28 19:04:26
    • I'll never bank with a national bank. by Lee 2011-10-29 13:04:13
      • Absolutely. That too. by bowser 2011-10-28 20:30:57
      • Yeah, until they had people living in the parks with misspelled cardboard signs, banks had no way to figure out ... by TB 2011-10-28 18:25:48
        • I gather we can agree that the Occupiers are a "market response". by bowser 2011-10-28 19:03:26
          • No, the "occupiers" are a desperate political distraction by TB 2011-10-28 19:14:35
            • TB, you have learned much from your leaders. After every insurgent victory Cheney would say that it was the ... by bowser 2011-10-28 20:29:59
              • There will be no tanks, despite the continued media romanticizing of a bunch of bored, mostly well-off kids who have ... by TB 2011-10-28 20:52:29
                • You're so full of shit, you don' even know your ass from your head. by Eri 2011-10-28 21:15:44
                  • Ah, now that's the kind of reasoned, well-researched response I've come to know and love. by TB 2011-10-28 21:17:42
                  • Please explain your demographic analysis of the Occupiers. I agree that when the weather gets bad they'll leave. ... by bowser 2011-10-28 21:15:37
                    • One survey of 200 "occupiers" can be found here. As for their sanity, I've seen an awful lot of video interviews ... by TB 2011-10-28 21:21:04
                      • Article by WSJ journalist DOUGLAS SCHOEN, is highly skewed...are you sure you weren't breathing over his shoulder Tom? The piece ... by Lindy 2011-10-29 20:36:33
                        • We've done the numbers a few times before on where the "loot" in this country goes. I could do ... by TB 2011-10-30 09:05:15
          Why are they subsidized? ExxonMobil profits rise 41% to $10.33 billion last quarter. by bowser October 28, 2011 4:27 pm
          • On revenues of $125.3 billion by TB 2011-10-28 19:05:40
            • Where the hell did that giant font come from?? by TB 2011-10-29 16:34:39
              • I did a simple edit, now it looks fine. Looks like you included a link inside a paragraph tag. Update: could ... by podrock 2011-10-29 17:23:11
                • I've noticed that putting a link in that first "title" paragraph can cause hassles. Normally I try to work ... by TB 2011-10-29 18:12:19
              • YES. I'm tired of you guys subsidizing companies which are making profits like that, tired to corporate subsidies being ... by bowser 2011-10-28 20:36:10
                • And yes, by TB 2011-10-28 21:14:49
                  • And every one of them is subsidized by taxpayer money. by bowser 2011-10-28 21:23:05
                    • Obama's last budget can be found here. Print out that little chart at the bottom. Now use a green highlighter to mark ... by TB 2011-10-28 21:49:13
                  • Just to keep things clear: by TB 2011-10-28 21:11:28
                    • I find it impossible to generate the crocodile tears you can for Big Oil and Big Pharma. I am ... by bowser 2011-10-29 16:01:51
                      • A lie is something that is provably false. Go for it. Bring real numbers, not "concepts." Show me how ... by TB 2011-10-29 16:37:38
                "Tsunami of new federal regulations under Obama" by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 1:31 pm
                • A good article. Hope you read the whole thing. by TB 2011-10-26 15:19:49
                  A complex problem for Earth with no feasible answers. by bowser October 26, 2011 11:24 pm
                  • As nations get more prosperous, their population growth tends to level off. by TB 2011-10-27 07:31:03
                    World War Z by Max Brooks by FrankC October 25, 2011 12:54 pm
                    • As near as I can remember, I said something about the zombies being a metaphor for Republicans. It wasn't ... by Eri 2011-10-26 00:04:38
                      • I think it was a simile :p by FrankC 2011-10-28 18:13:56
                      We've all heard Consumer Spending is 2/3 of all economic activity by BuckGalaxy October 26, 2011 3:29 pm
                      • Let me see if I follow this: by TB 2011-10-26 16:17:02
                        • The simple version. Corporate and personal tax cuts are either hoarded or invested in speculation. They are not used to ... by bowser 2011-10-28 15:48:23
                          • The rationalizations have had a few years to be settled and solidified, and I don't think you missed a single one. by TB 2011-10-28 17:23:00
                        What it's all about: OWS by Eri October 25, 2011 1:55 pm
                        • A lot of noise is made about Glass-Steagall, and the new ability of commercial banks to do investments. by TB 2011-10-25 15:26:24
                          Libya oil eyed by Western companies by bowser October 25, 2011 7:11 am
                          • Imagine if oil in Libya had been discovered in the 1930s. by Lee 2011-10-26 10:21:42
                            • Funny that it was Obama's crew that spearheaded the war effort by RobVG 2011-10-25 10:15:43
                              • Both parties are in the back pockets of all big corporations. No one can get elected if they aren't. ... by bowser 2011-10-25 11:06:09
                                • Most of that oil went to European nations, by TB 2011-10-25 10:48:05
                                Occupy Oakland by TB October 24, 2011 7:35 pm
                                • What a nightmare. by Jody 2011-10-25 04:19:42
                                  • I'm extremely surprised by the scope, length and acceptance of these demonstrations. Apparently they have also been relatively civil. ... by bowser 2011-10-24 23:14:42
                                    • Civil? by TB 2011-10-25 07:03:19
                                      • Yes, relatively civil. By what measure are these people "idiots" except that you disagree with them? They are developing other ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:31:16
                                      • As well as probing for weak spots, creating new command, control and communication techniques, they are also training a new ... by Jody 2011-10-25 06:19:14
                                        • "I am not very bright…please explain." You are very bright, Jody, and here's a link with sophisticated explanations of ... by bowser 2011-10-25 07:38:22
                                          • So do you feel the wealth re-distribution could conceivably be realized by a hostile takeover? by Jody 2011-10-25 10:03:56
                                            • Were your questions about C3 answered to your satisfaction? by bowser 2011-10-25 12:10:39
                                              • Yeah... by TB 2011-10-25 10:20:35
                                                • Is that what happens in all those revolutions the US finances and forces? In Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Nicaragua, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 12:09:17
                                        There must be an answer to this. by Eri October 24, 2011 2:43 pm
                                        • The worst of two worlds. Drug companies are socialized. R & D paid for by the US, which ... by bowser 2011-10-24 18:01:24
                                          • I hope this isn't the first you've heard of this. by TB 2011-10-24 15:35:06
                                            • Tom, I KNOW all that. I worked in clinical research. I don't need a restatement of the problem. ... by Eri 2011-10-24 18:53:43
                                              • I gave a solution. Reduce the time and costs required to approve a drug. by TB 2011-10-24 19:22:41
                                                • That is not a solution; it's laissez-faire and it's obvious you don't care if people are killed by drug companies ... by Eri 2011-10-25 09:21:42
                                                  • By your parameters, there is no answer. by TB 2011-10-25 09:42:27
                                                    • I certainly don't trust you to make decisions for anyone. You're blinded by your own rhetoric and by the hype ... by Eri 2011-10-25 13:53:24
                                                      • Where on earth does any part of this come out with me making the decisions? Is authoritarianism so ingrained ... by TB 2011-10-25 14:10:29
                                              • And don't forget that for every successful drug there are many failures. by Lee 2011-10-24 18:03:50
                                                • A history of Lipitor. I use this one. This article was written in 2003, and says Lipitor had been on the market ... by TB 2011-10-24 15:37:25
                                                Rhode Island: Athens of America by TB October 24, 2011 8:51 am
                                                  TSA by Jody October 24, 2011 8:36 am
                                                  • Oh my... :-) by Eri 2011-10-24 14:34:53
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