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Post by dc2london on Feb 5, 2018 12:49:59 GMT -6
Maaaannn the more I see of Senator Harris the more I like her. Run, girl, run
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Post by byjove on Feb 5, 2018 13:25:28 GMT -6
More legislation not getting a lot of attention: HR620 The ADA Education and Reform Act advanced and is now just waiting for a vote in the House.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Feb 5, 2018 13:28:49 GMT -6
Maaaannn the more I see of Senator Harris the more I like her. Run, girl, run LOOOOOOVE her. One of my coworkers went to law school with her! It makes me feel proximate to her awesomeness. |
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Post by athn64 on Feb 5, 2018 13:31:38 GMT -6
A glimmer of good news. Another blow to gerrymandering Huzzah! Now to just bust the other states for it. |
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Post by dc2london on Feb 5, 2018 13:37:51 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 5, 2018 14:09:05 GMT -6
Maaaannn the more I see of Senator Harris the more I like her. Run, girl, run LOOOOOOVE her. One of my coworkers went to law school with her! It makes me feel proximate to her awesomeness. I've been on the receiving end of one of her CIDs. She is smart. |
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Post by dc2london on Feb 5, 2018 14:14:15 GMT -6
Good Lord. Trump talks about taxes and the Dow drops 1100 points
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Post by fatpony on Feb 5, 2018 14:15:50 GMT -6
Trump: Dem's and CBC are un-American and treasonous for not applauding at SOTU.
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 5, 2018 14:17:24 GMT -6
Good Lord. Trump talks about taxes and the Dow drops 1100 points MH is following this. No bueno.n |
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Post by athn64 on Feb 5, 2018 14:21:49 GMT -6
Trump: Dem's and CBC are un-American and treasonous for not applauding at SOTU. Holy shit. That's not what treason is you butthead! |
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Post by enchanted on Feb 5, 2018 14:25:16 GMT -6
Trump: Dem's and CBC are un-American and treasonous for not applauding at SOTU. This is why he is so damn scary. Because the reality is that Congress won't (I don't think) make it treason, but it eggs on his base. These things become "UnAmerican" and then they feel they need to do something about it. |
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 5, 2018 14:40:47 GMT -6
We're re-living McCarthy
McCarthyism
noun
1.the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
2.the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.
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Post by mb3 on Feb 5, 2018 14:51:04 GMT -6
Good Lord. Trump talks about taxes and the Dow drops 1100 points MH is following this. No bueno.n Can we discuss this a little more? I am painfully uneducated about the stock market. |
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 5, 2018 14:59:03 GMT -6
MH is following this. No bueno.n Can we discuss this a little more? I am painfully uneducated about the stock market. Sure. Currently the Dow is set to close (in 5 minutes) at between 1000-1100 points lower than when it opened today. That willbe like the biggest single day drop ever. Overall the Dow is still high, but a drop like that, especially on the days of other smaller drops is not great. Also the Vix, which is a volatility measure is over 30, which is bananas. It was at like 16 at open. This is usually an indicator of short term risk. |
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 5, 2018 14:59:39 GMT -6
MH is following this. No bueno.n Can we discuss this a little more? I am painfully uneducated about the stock market. Things I can parrot: The market was due for a correction Investors are worried about inflation that if it keeps rising, the Feds will adjust rates, and therefore people will stop buying Wage growth is not inline with something. A dip in the market is actually ok for my 401k because you can buy more stocks Thats my complete knowledge of the stock market. |
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Post by mb3 on Feb 5, 2018 15:02:27 GMT -6
Can we discuss this a little more? I am painfully uneducated about the stock market. Sure. Currently the Dow is set to close (in 5 minutes) at between 1000-1100 points lower than when it opened today. That willbe like the biggest single day drop ever. Overall the Dow is still high, but a drop like that, especially on the days of other smaller drops is not great. Also the Vix, which is a volatility measure is over 30, which is bananas. It was at like 16 at open. This is usually an indicator of short term risk. Is the Vix the one that covers 10 year bonds? So if lots of people are buying those that means they’re buying less stock, because the bonds are safer? See, I read some stuff but obviously didn’t get it. |
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Post by jkjacq on Feb 5, 2018 15:04:06 GMT -6
So when wage growth goes up, so do interest rates. That makes the market unhappy..
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Post by mb3 on Feb 5, 2018 15:04:29 GMT -6
I also need to go find Trump’s whole Ohio speech. It’s in the same town I went to high school and only found out because my school posted on Facebook. The reactions to their post were pretty mixed but it sounds like the town itself was happy to have him.
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Post by shadesofgold on Feb 5, 2018 15:28:29 GMT -6
Can we discuss this a little more? I am painfully uneducated about the stock market. Things I can parrot: The market was due for a correction Investors are worried about inflation that if it keeps rising, the Feds will adjust rates, and therefore people will stop buying Wage growth is not inline with something. A dip in the market is actually ok for my 401k because you can buy more stocks Thats my complete knowledge of the stock market. I think the line you're looking for is that wage growth is not in line with inflation. (ie wages get you less buying power than they should.) And, yeah, I'm thinking this is that huge market correction people have been foreshadowing. Which is fine for long-term investments. And is probably also not devastating if looked at over the year when the highs have been so extreme. But if you have short-term investments, like you're looking to retire soon... yikes. |
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 5, 2018 15:32:09 GMT -6
Sure. Currently the Dow is set to close (in 5 minutes) at between 1000-1100 points lower than when it opened today. That willbe like the biggest single day drop ever. Overall the Dow is still high, but a drop like that, especially on the days of other smaller drops is not great. Also the Vix, which is a volatility measure is over 30, which is bananas. It was at like 16 at open. This is usually an indicator of short term risk. Is the Vix the one that covers 10 year bonds? So if lots of people are buying those that means they’re buying less stock, because the bonds are safer? See, I read some stuff but obviously didn’t get it. No, the Vix is based on the S&P 500 and uses some sort of options theory and annualized numbers to get it's numbers. I have no idea how it works exactly. But it's nicknamed the "fear gauge". So it's often a barometer of how traders are feeling on short term stock trading. You are right though that one's are typically safer and people go there when volatility is high. |
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Post by crunch on Feb 5, 2018 15:34:22 GMT -6
So much shit happens every single day.
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Post by blurnette989 on Feb 5, 2018 15:38:04 GMT -6
More legislation not getting a lot of attention: HR620 The ADA Education and Reform Act advanced and is now just waiting for a vote in the House. Nooooo! I thought this died in committee Last year. |
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Post by cakewench on Feb 5, 2018 15:52:42 GMT -6
More legislation not getting a lot of attention: HR620 The ADA Education and Reform Act advanced and is now just waiting for a vote in the House. - basically gutting enforcement of ADA. Further proof the party that touts their morality and Christian values actually has neither. |
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Post by kitchen on Feb 5, 2018 16:50:06 GMT -6
Things I can parrot: The market was due for a correction Investors are worried about inflation that if it keeps rising, the Feds will adjust rates, and therefore people will stop buying Wage growth is not inline with something. A dip in the market is actually ok for my 401k because you can buy more stocks Thats my complete knowledge of the stock market. I think the line you're looking for is that wage growth is not in line with inflation. (ie wages get you less buying power than they should.) And, yeah, I'm thinking this is that huge market correction people have been foreshadowing. Which is fine for long-term investments. And is probably also not devastating if looked at over the year when the highs have been so extreme. But if you have short-term investments, like you're looking to retire soon... yikes. This correction had to happen. An environment where interest rates and stocks just all go up and up happily forever couldn't continue. Interest rates have been slowly inching up for the past year, but the market has also been going up. It didn't make sense. If you're retiring soon you should have your shit balanced appropriately because you have to have a LOT of money to be invested in risky stuff just before retirement. |
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Post by byjove on Feb 5, 2018 17:46:19 GMT -6
More legislation not getting a lot of attention: HR620 The ADA Education and Reform Act advanced and is now just waiting for a vote in the House. - basically gutting enforcement of ADA. “Education and reform” also known and undermine and gut. It is just awful. |
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Post by crunch on Feb 5, 2018 17:55:50 GMT -6
I’m really sorry if this was posted today. I’m finding it impossible to keep up with this new job. But cbs news found the secretary Ryan tweeted about.
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Post by athn64 on Feb 5, 2018 17:57:49 GMT -6
I’m really sorry if this was posted today. I’m finding it impossible to keep up with this new job. But cbs news found the secretary Ryan tweeted about. Seems standard for the GOP lately. Not reading the things they rely on to prove their point. |
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Post by bubblehape on Feb 5, 2018 18:07:13 GMT -6
They voted to release the memo from Schiff/dems
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Post by elle on Feb 5, 2018 18:15:20 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 18:18:22 GMT -6
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