greed

Money for nuthin….

March 29, 2013

So let me get this straight, some 250 folks were trusting (nay, let’s be honest, greedy and stupid) enough to loan money to a Ponzi scheme in the hopes of making astonishing returns on those loans and when the scumbag operating it finally ran out of suckers and money and the game collapsed, these 250 [ Read more ]

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Data Point – Govt doesn’t like you giving your money away without getting a cut

November 22, 2012

Sounds like the Mafia, right – “a cut”.  But what other takeaway can there be to this but that Govt wants us to be less charitable – but they want more: In 2012: you can give a tax-free gift of up to $13,000 per person. If you’re married, you and your spouse can each make [ Read more ]

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Blogosphere Line of the Day – on Greed

August 13, 2012

From Instapundit “A higher form of justice” translates as “give me the money regardless of the law.” “Greedy” means “you won’t give me what I want, just because it’s yours, not mine.” So Occupyish…yet from Sweden.  Or, the DNC / Obama Administration for that matter  

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Problem is, Obama wishes to put everyone on the Government teat

May 13, 2012

You know, Grokster Tim is gonna give me SUCH a hard time over this image – time after time I have repeated my one inviolate rule for Groksters about strictures in posts (“Adult themes, kid friendly”) when he (deliberately, and with a smirk on his face – heh!) puts up something that pushes my buttons.  [ Read more ]

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Internet Doodlings – Greenies want more, don’t like I’m pointing out we’re broke

March 29, 2012

Congress, Please Don’t Cut Funding for Bike and Pedestrian Programs In the U.S., cities and states provide most of the funds for bike and pedestrians developments, but the federal government also provides essential funds without which many very important projects wouldn’t have been possible. The previous transportation bill, which was signed into law in 2005 [ Read more ]

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