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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) So Im thinking Obama/Clinton ticket, setting Clinton up for a Presidential run in 2016. There was talk when Lagrande was up for the IMF seat that Hillary may end up going the World Bank route.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 09:49 PM) Is that the same guy from AM 1000 years ago? I'm not sure to be honest. It's Bill Simonson.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 10:03 PM) Bahaha I loved Biden's reaction after the Lincoln quote. He wasn't sure whether to clap or not. No lapel pin for Boehner?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) On its face, keeping elected officials from holding stock in companies in industries they impact would be incredibly hard to implement. Also, taking (some) enforcement away from the SEC? I like. Aren't there already conflict of interest regulations?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 09:59 PM) That is a nice tie. Boehner just looks bored the whole time, which is the same as last year. He looks down and rolls his eyes haha.

Obama's good. He included himself in the 1% while Romney has tried to appeal as working class. I'm not a Democrat but that was wise. I'm impressed.

I love watching Biden and Boehner's faces. For the record too, I'm a big fan of the VP's tie.

I loved the milk joke! Boehner's face was great!

Why is the ad I see for a cougar website and why is it telling me I can meet young men?! Hahaha

Does cutting the red tape on construction refer to the pipeline?

Boom! He's loving my state! We have like 50 of those wind turbines 15 minutes away and one of my company's JVs is heavily involved with solar.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 22, 2012 -> 01:27 PM) Yeah, exactly...I walked out of there two different times and I walked out of a Toyota place and had the owner (who is a semi famous Vegas car dealer, not unlike Bob Roooooohhhrrrmmmaaaannn in Chicago) calling me to ask what went wrong. Ended up getting the Audi dealership to give me exactly what I wanted...OEM nav/bluetooth/iPod integration. I have to tell you though...now that everyone has access to the information and pricing for every car in town, and around the country for that matter, they have switched gears to trying to really scam you on the financing now. I had the Toyota guy try to sell me on financing at 9.95 % by picking apart my credit report and telling me some dashes in my credit report meant delinquent payments on my old auto loan. They will try to get you to agree to a bs interest rate even though they are really getting your loan at a much better rate. If I would have had the patience, I would have arranged to get my own financing separately, sold my trade at CarMax or private party, and brought those to the table and just negotiated the price of the car. If you can do that, you can control a lot more variables and preclude them from playing games with you. Or better yet, save your money and just pay cash! What ultimately made you pick the Audi? I've been kicking around looking at Land Rovers (love the way they look) since I need something that can handle snow in a small town better than a 3 series BMW.

Is the trade pieces poli-talk? I feel like both sides of the aisle take tough stances on Asian trade (China) in the run up for election then take a softer stance once in office. I wonder how many claims with the WTO we have already made.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 09:23 PM) That's what I would suggest, tell them (in a more professional, thought out manner): I really appreciate your offer but I have been offered a fulltime position elsewhere. I really do want to work at Company A but I have to look out for my career and financial standing, so if it is at all possible to match the offer from the other company I would love to stay. You'd have nothing to lose by taking this approach.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 09:10 PM) I take this is a sarcastic was of making a point? If not, then no, I did not. Honest question. I know companies that make interns sign contracts. If this was the case, it'd be more difficult. Think about internships where you're housed, etc. It's business. I think an employer would understand if you pulled out because you were offered a full time job. You run the risk of burning a bridge and obviously you'd be in the wrong if you didn't notify them immediately but beyond notifying them, you wouldn't really have to deal with it. You already have a job.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 08:53 PM) Question: I accepted a broadcasting/media relations position (an internship) the other day. I don't start until May though. What if another opportunity comes up? Say, I get offered a full time position somewhere else in my field? Is it totally out of the question to blow off the internship and take the better offer? I plan on continuing the job search. This is all new to me as a college grad. Did you sign a contract?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 12:54 PM) Papa Johns has s***ty pizza but good cheese bread and breadsticks or whatever. Dominos is actually my favorite of the crappy chains... I'll take a frozen HRI over any of the delivery chains... Also, if you know how to make dough well, homemade pizza will blow the doors off anything you can get at Lou's or Uno's or Gino's. I like Hungry Howies here in MI. It's better than the other $5 options. Plus they have flavored crusts!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 12:24 PM) This is the way I set it up. Have to manually pay a couple of bills through the bank website, but almost everything is auto. +1

I'm also curious to see anyones thoughts on the FOMC meetings this week. Citi's short-term interest rate guys put out some commentary concerning the rotation of voters (of the 12 Fed presidents) and the expected interest rate forecast. They looked at 2014 for any raise (.50% in Q2 of 2014).

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 13, 2011 -> 09:25 AM) This is an excellent point. You are right that it would be hard to explain to the voting public how these things work, why thwy would work, and why they would want them to work. I'll take a stab at each point, and try to frame it in a way that might make more sense to that crowd... 1. When you invest your money with a bank or brokerage, how safe is it? Of course there is always the chance your mutual funds, stocks, 401k's or the like can lose money if the market goes down. But what if I told you that, in some cases, your money in that account can be used by banks to make bets for themselves? What if those banks have special business units to take risky bets for their own benefit, and they have your money? Plain and simple, the best way to be safe is to keep the wolves out of the hen house. Your brokerage account should not be exposed to the risks taken by sophisticated investors which you have no control over. Implementing the Volcker Rule means that those private and proprietary trading and investment units not be part of your bank, your brokerage, or your credit union. 2. Do you want your money being used for foreign securities that you don't choose to invest in? How about over-the-counter derivatives? You should have a choice as to whether or not your money can be used this way. If you have a brokerage account in the US - for mutual funds, stocks, bonds, or any other equities - you should not have to worry that your money is being sent overseas (unless you choose for that to be the case), or being used on risky, uncleared instruments. OTC derivatives and foreign securities should be restricted to accounts that specifically authorize that use. 3. Bernie Madoff was able to perpetuate his fraud by sending out fraudulent statements to his clients. Since Madoff was not a bank, the actual money and securities his clients had were held at a real bank - the custodian - for safe keeping. That bank is the holder of the real information about what the account has in it. Therefore, you should always get a statement directly from the custodian, and be able to request such a statement at any time. This will help prevent another Bernie moment. 4. Dear futures traders... do you want your futures cash held in non-US debt? Didn't think so. 5. This one is easy... why do we have multiple government agencies and multiple clearing house and multiple exchange regulators, overlapping and leaving gaps and adding layers of inefficiency? Why is it necessary to create communication gaps and gaping holes in regulation? Why are we wasting both business and taxpayor dollars on inefficient process? In order to cut down overhead, promote more efficient technology, improve communications, close regulatory gaps and reduce compliance costs for business, there should be one, single US agency responsible for overseeing the financial markets. How's that? Well thought out. Only thing I'd add is I'd like to see clawback options on bankers bonuses.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Nov 8, 2011 -> 12:10 PM) Any fee that is charged to the account is automatically reimbursed at the end of the month, according to my brother. Same with Schwab. I use Schwab and I'm a big fan. I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't have an issue not having access to a brick and mortar bank.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 24, 2012 -> 07:52 PM) EZ fin mins? Euro zone financial ministers, sorry.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the EZ fin mins rejecting a potential proposal on Greek bond haircuts. I guess they want to cap the replacement bonds under 4% (for 20-30 year bonds). Bloomberg had an article talking about hedge funds possibly suing over human rights violations since in the EU personal property rights fall under human rights. What a wild situation.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jan 6, 2012 -> 04:02 PM) Moody's downgrades Illinois G.O debt from A2 to A1. The WSJ had a nice article on Illinois' fiscal issues. I can't believe its bonds have the lowest rating. Edit: lowest rating of all the states. I should have been more specific.

I fast forward through the Jericho bits. It's too predictable he's not going to do anything. I'm torn on the Daniel Bryan bits too. The AJ stuff is obnoxious. I'm loving R Truth. I laugh at so much of his antics. I'm also glad they're getting Santino more involved on Smackdown. I think he can serve a quality purpose. I LOL'd when he got a mask for the cobra. I'm also enjoying Gabriel getting pushed more. I can't take the Kane bits anymore though. Blah!!!