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warrenbegger
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12-Sep-2011 20:33
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Well Done for your effort !!! Cheers and Kiss kiss :)
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Joe2020
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12-Sep-2011 20:02
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I just told my american friends last weekend. I said, in order to create job, what Obama need to do is to make each existing job becomes 2. Example, if a particular job needs one person, let say carry a box, now they can use 2 persons to do it and split the pay into 2 .....dadadaada....you double the job now. If there are 1 billion job now, automatically it becomes 2 billion....LoL.... then give incentive and rebate to compensate of the pay cuts hahahaha
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MasterNg9999
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12-Sep-2011 19:55
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this one hor.. about the job bill ..... not many except the blacks think highly on it ... because they are tired of Babama's rheortic.... another copy and paste i saw somewhere which i thought describe US Job market well... The Obama Jobs Plan: 10 Reasons Why It Is A Bad JokeSo that was what we have been waiting for?  That was what all the hype was about?  With a little over a year until the next election, that was the " best shot" that Obama has for fixing the unemployment crisis in this country?  The Obama Jobs Plan (also now known as " the American Jobs Act" ) is going to cost $447 billion and it is going to do next to nothing to create more jobs.  Many Americans were hoping for something bold and new from Obama, but instead what they got was a bad joke.  When Obama stated that there is " nothing radical in this bill" , he was not kidding.  Instead of addressing the fundamental issues that are causing job loss, Obama wants us to spend half a trillion dollars on measures that will only create a very small number of jobs.  Sadly, much of what Obama is proposing actually consists of huge bribes to middle class voters.  Obama is trying to keep his own job, and he appears willing to pile up even more debt in order to make that happen. During his speech to the nation, Obama instructed Congress to either " pass this jobs bill" or to " pass it right away" 16 different times.  Obama obviously feels very strongly about his jobs plan. But will it work?  Let's take a few moments to break it down.  The following are 10 reasons why the Obama jobs plan is a bad joke.... #1 The payroll tax cuts are going to cost more than anything else in the plan, but they will do very little to create jobs. Just take a look at what is happening right now.  Have the current payroll tax cuts done much?  No, the unemployment rate is still over 9 percent. Yes, the new payroll tax cuts would be deeper and they would put some more money into the pockets of American workers. But if American workers go out and spend it on stuff made in China, how does that create more jobs for American workers? Businesses would certainly welcome the fact that their payroll taxes would be cut, but it probably will not entice many of them to hire more people. Why? Because they know that the tax cut would only be temporary.  After just a handful of months the payroll tax would go right back to where it was before. Businesses are not often moved by temporary tax cuts.  If you want tax cuts to really move business, then you need to make them permanent. So does that mean that I am against these payroll tax cuts? Absolutely not.  I very much hope that payroll taxes get cut.  I am all in favor of the government taking as little money from me as possible. Look, if the federal government is going to destroy our financial system anyway, I would much rather keep as much of my own money in my own pockets as possible. So yes, I am all in favor of payroll tax cuts. But no, those cuts are not going to do much to create jobs.  If payroll tax cuts were going to create a lot more jobs we would already see it happening. However, if this is passed it will be a great bribe to voters because millions of Americans will see their paychecks go up and when that happens they will think of Obama. #2 Obama's plan to extend unemployment assistance is going to cost about $49 billion but it is not going to do much to create any jobs. Back in 2009, Congress first authorized an extension of unemployment benefits to a maximum of 99 weeks.  Five times since then Congress has reauthorized this extension. So has this made a huge difference in the number of unemployed? Of course not.  If it was going to make a huge difference it would have done so already. Yes, these extended benefits are easing the suffering of those that are out of work, and yes they are giving them a little extra money to spend, but let's not pretend that extending unemployment benefits is going to create a whole bunch of new jobs. #3 Obama is proposing $50 billion in " immediate" infrastructure spending and $10 billion for a new infrastructure bank that will be dedicated to raising private capital to finance infrastructure projects around the country. Hopefully this will work out a whole lot better than the " shovel ready" jobs that Obama promised previously. Yes, infrastructure all over this country is rapidly falling apart.  Yes, it is a legitimate function of government to invest in public infrastructure. But no, this is not going to create a ton of new jobs.  It will create a few jobs, but it will also add to our rapidly growing national debt. #4 According to the fact sheet on the jobs plan released by the Obama administration, direct financial aid to state governments will prevent up to 280,000 teacher layoffs, and it will also help states retain more police and firefighters. Essentially, this is a " backdoor bailout" for the states.  Yes, it will be a good thing if teachers, police and firefighters are able to keep their jobs.  However, preventing job losses is not the same as creating new jobs.  So this may help reduce the bleeding a little bit, but it is not going to turn the overall employment situation around. #5 There are a bunch of other minor things in Obama's proposal such as " modernizing" public schools and helping more Americans refinance their mortgages, but it is not entirely clear how those things will help create a lot more jobs. Meanwhile, there are a whole lot of things that the Obama jobs plan does not do.... #6 The Obama jobs plan does next to nothing to prevent jobs from being shipped out of the country. As I wrote about the other day, right now the way the system is designed makes it highly profitable to send American jobs overseas....
Obama is doing absolutely nothing to address these imbalances. #7 The Obama jobs plan does nothing about the unfair trade practices that are absolutely killing America on the global economic stage. As I wrote about the other day, other nations are manipulating currency rates, they are openly stealing technology from our companies, they allow their workers to be paid slave labor wages and they put up huge barriers to goods and services from the United States and we let them get away with it.  Our trade policies are absolutely insane, and the way that the new " global economy" is structured guarantees that U.S. businesses are going to be operating at a huge disadvantage.  The following are just a few more of the reasons why foreign firms have a huge advantage over U.S. companies....
In 2011 we are going to end up with a trade deficit that is probably going to be well in excess of half a trillion dollars.  According to one estimate, if the trade deficit was totally eliminated it would create 8.4 million new jobs inside the United States. So why isn't Barack Obama proposing to do something about all of this? #8 The Obama jobs plan does nothing about the gigantic mountains of ridiculous regulations that are absolutely killing small business in this country.  According to the Heritage Foundation, 75 new major regulations that have cost U.S. businesses more than 40 billion dollars have been passed since Barack Obama first took office. The Federal Register (which contains all federal regulations) just keeps exploding in size.  Last year alone, 81,405 new pages were published in the Federal Register. Right now there is a good chance that you are breaking dozens of federal regulations without even knowing it. All of this regulation is crushing our businesses and is making us much less competitive in the global marketplace. Yes, there will always be a need for common sense regulations on business activity.  But what we have right now is an absolute madhouse. #9 The Obama jobs plan does nothing about the negative effects of Obamacare.  Obamacare is going to absolutely slaughter U.S. businesses.  Look, when most other nations do not burden their businesses with providing health care and we force our businesses to comply with the nightmare that Obamacare represents, who do you think has the advantage? The other day, I noted some of the effects that Obamacare is already having on the U.S. business community....
If Obama was serious about putting Americans back to work, he would do something about Obamacare. But he is not going to do that, is he? #10 The Obama jobs plan makes our national debt worse.  Yes, Obama insists that his plan will be " 100%" paid for, but he has not told us how it will be paid for. Exactly where in the world is he going to get an extra half a trillion dollars next year? Obama probably intends to propose some tax increases that he knows that the Republicans would never, ever agree to. So, no, Obama's proposals will not be paid for. The U.S. national debt has increased by more than 4 trillion dollars since Barack Obama took office.  It is currently increasing by more than 2 million dollars per minute. We cannot afford to pile huge amounts of additional debt on to the backs of our children and our grandchildren.  What we have already done to them is deeply, deeply criminal. In the end, some of Obama's proposals will probably get passed, none of them will be paid for, our debt will get even bigger, and the fundamental reasons for our job losses will remain unaddressed. So hopefully you can understand why I consider the Obama jobs plan to be a really bad joke. Tonight, millions of Americans will be sleeping in seedy motels, in their cars or in tent cities. Just check out these pictures from New Jersey.  Can you believe that some hard working Americans actually have to live like that? We had the greatest economy that the world has ever seen. Things did not have to turn out this way. But they did. Now Obama has come up with a " plan" that will not fix any of our fundamental problems but that will get us into a whole lot more debt. Please excuse me if I am less than thrilled. Hahaha ...... just hope all these dont reflect on the stock charts .... Cheer
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MasterNg9999
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12-Sep-2011 19:49
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Eh... i dont know why you so confident about China commitment ... but Itay and France just backstab China in the recent Libya War....... http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/libya-oil-idUSL5E7JM17F20110822 then French CRA Fitch already want to make China borrowing cost higher ..... http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-fitch-idUSTRE7870WI20110908?feedType=RSS& feedName=topNews if there is anyone in euro that China wants to help, then its only the Germans lor ..... and about the job bill ... doesnt matter if its passed ..... just the process of passing that matter if its through the congress , then still can kick the can further if the council of 13 do it , then can ready for another storm.. either way not very good for long term... Cheer  
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iPunter
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12-Sep-2011 19:39
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If one is bullish, one will of course see things from favourable  angles,       and thus make buy calls. On the other hand people who are bearish               will see things with the opposite (unfavourable angles) view.                       Both can be right... and both can be wrong...                                 It's all a matter of biasness...  All is Betting... ![]()
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risktaker
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12-Sep-2011 19:38
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To create more jobs now, the President is sending Congress the American Jobs Act – a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans that Congress must pass right away. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. Here’s how: First, it provides a tax cut for small businesses, not big corporations, to help them hire and expand now, and provides an additional tax cut to any business that hires or increases wages. Second, it puts more people back to work, including up to 280,000 teachers laid off by state-budget cuts, first responders and veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, and construction workers repairing crumbling bridges, roads and more than 35,000 public schools, with projects chosen by need and impact, not earmarks and politics. And, it expands job opportunities for hundreds of thousands of low-income youth and adults through a new Pathways Back to Work Fund that supports summer and year round jobs for youth innovative new job training programs to connect low-income workers to jobs quickly and successful programs to encourage employers to bring on disadvantaged workers. Third, it helps out-of-work Americans by extending unemployment benefits to help them support their families while looking for work and reforming the system with training programs that build real skills, connect to real jobs and help the long-term unemployed. It bans employers from discriminating against the unemployed when hiring, and provides a new tax credit to employers hiring workers who have been out of a job for over 6 months. Fourth, it puts more money in the pockets of working and middle class Americans by cutting in half the payroll tax that comes out of every worker's paycheck, saving families an average of $1,500 a year’ and taking executive action to remove the barriers that exist in the current federal refinancing program (HARP) to help more Americans refinance their mortgages at historically low rates, save money and stay in their homes. Last, the plan won’t add a dime to the deficit and is fully paid for through a balanced deficit reduction plan that includes closing corporate tax loopholes and asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. As the President said, “The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy. The question is -- the question is whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has defined this nation since our beginning.” Later, he said, “Now, the American Jobs Act answers the urgent need to create jobs right away. But we can’t stop there. As I’ve argued since I ran for this office, we have to look beyond the immediate crisis and start building an economy that lasts into the future -- an economy that creates good, middle-class jobs that pay well and offer security. We now live in a world where technology has made it possible for companies to take their business anywhere. If we want them to start here and stay here and hire here, we have to be able to out-build and out-educate and out-innovate every other country on Earth.” The President concluded the speech by saying, “Regardless of the arguments we’ve had in the past, regardless of the arguments we will have in the future, this plan is the right thing to do right now. You should pass it. And I intend to take that message to every corner of this country. And I ask -- I ask every American who agrees to lift your voice: Tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now. Tell Washington that doing nothing is not an option. Remind us that if we act as one nation and one people, we have it within our power to meet this challenge. President Kennedy once said, ‘Our problems are man-made –- therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants.’ These are difficult years for our country. But we are Americans. We are tougher than the times we live in, and we are bigger than our politics have been. So let’s meet the moment. Let’s get to work, and let’s show the world once again why the United States of America remains the greatest nation on Earth. ” | ||||
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risktaker
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12-Sep-2011 19:32
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Response from republican is so far is positive with the American job's bill. Europe zone crisis is overdone.... from what i know China will support the Euro Zone ultimately. The Banks arent that bad but speculation is hurting Euro Zone badly.  We expect Stock should be bottom by this week.
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tiancai007
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12-Sep-2011 19:26
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When is this week? Wednesday? Thursday?
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MasterNg9999
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12-Sep-2011 19:24
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Huh? .... how ? by the council of 13 ? ... that one lagi worse leh.... bypass the congress ... what lao eh.. like bypassing SM Lee here .... All hell break loose .... hahahha Cheer |
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risktaker
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12-Sep-2011 19:20
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Hint Hint :) American Job Bill is gonna get pass this round. | ||||
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iPunter
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12-Sep-2011 18:43
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You can be sure many will not only buy...     Many will also average down (buy more)...  ![]()
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risktaker
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12-Sep-2011 18:41
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We will start buying heavily this week. Good Luck. Dont ask me Why just buy :P |
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Joe2020
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12-Sep-2011 09:23
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Hang Seng already Yum Seng....now -600+    Hahahahaha | ||||
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timqoo
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12-Sep-2011 09:03
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opps, hammered down 2nd level from start.
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tanglinboy
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10-Sep-2011 17:05
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Werewolf will come out on Monday at full moon. | ||||
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MasterNg9999
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10-Sep-2011 16:15
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Maybe will hit toto first prize ... 1 2 9 11 12  20 29   HAHAHA... nabei ... 2920 haven come out yet.... Cheer |
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EdwardLiu
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10-Sep-2011 14:56
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On this, need to consult our sifu Isolator - Moon Forecaster.
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timqoo
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10-Sep-2011 10:52
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12 sept, looks like sti may get hammered down. levels for me to watch is sti 2797 -> 2765 -> 2733.
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Sporeguy
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05-Sep-2011 14:33
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12th Sept is full moon. Any good/bad effect on human psychic. | ||||
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rotijai
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05-Sep-2011 13:48
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haha.. n my bday too !
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