blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:49:45 -0400, George wrote:
>
> > enigma wrote:
> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
> >> :
> >>
> >>> Used to be, modest investment on that million would get you $50k
> >>> a year and the value of to dollar was still very good compared
> >>> to today. I'm talking back in 1970 dollars that are worth about
> >>> 18¢ today. That 40k a year must increase too or you won't be
> >>> very comfortable in 20 years.
> >>
> >> well, it's only 40k because of the current Wall St. panic. it will
> >> get better again.
> >> i'm hoping Congress has the guts to put the regulations back into
> >> place that they removed over the past 12 years or so, but i suspect
> >> they won't. having Wall St. police its self is a remarkably poor idea
> >> though.
> >> lee
> >>
> >
> > Sensible regulation is a good idea. But the people who will craft these
> > regulations which are likely to be extremely reactionary and poorly
> > thought out are the same ones who handed out our money to the bankers
> > and brokers because of the "banks are too big to fail buzz" they
> > created. I seriously doubt the "smartest man in Congress" (barnie frank)
> > who insisted everything was just OK is cable of collecting the money at
> > an elementary school bake school let alone crafting sensible and
> > effective regulation.
> >
>
> every time i see right-wingers blame the mess on barney frank, i luagh
> hysterically.


Barney Frank aka "FAG" is a *disgusting* creature, blake...he's a big fat
LOUDMOUTH who spits when he talks...he is SO ill-mannered that he can't let
anyone else get a word in "edgewise"...plus which the d00d is a certified
PEDERAST, a real creep. UGH...!!!

His handprints are ALL over this current financial mess, too...


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Best
Greg

"The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher