Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:22 PM
 
1,067 posts, read 1,999,584 times
Reputation: 471

Advertisements

Inflation is the most insideous form of taxation, yet most effective.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:25 PM
 
Location: West, Southwest, East & Northeast
3,463 posts, read 7,307,742 times
Reputation: 871
Quote:
Originally Posted by helenejen View Post
"Buffett told a press conference here Monday he had offered support to both Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but that since it appeared Obama would win the party's nomination, "I will be very happy if he is elected president. "He is my choice," Buffett said.

AFP: US billionaire Buffett backs Obama for president
Yes, I know Buffett endorsed Obama (something I could not believe). But has Buffett admitted he made a mistake endorsing the inexperienced fraud? That was my question!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:26 PM
 
1,043 posts, read 1,292,156 times
Reputation: 296
Quote:
Originally Posted by helenejen View Post
"Buffett told a press conference here Monday he had offered support to both Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but that since it appeared Obama would win the party's nomination, "I will be very happy if he is elected president. "He is my choice," Buffett said.

AFP: US billionaire Buffett backs Obama for president

Sorry Kootr, you'd be wrong Obama was highly endorsed by the Educated Wealthy White Males with billions of dollars community.

Gates
Buffet
Soros

YouTube - Warren Buffett Presidential Endorsement

YouTube - WARREN BUFFET endorses Obama

YouTube - Warren Buffett interview

"We can do better than we are doing in terms of taking care of 300 Million individuals instead of guys like me" - Buffet

My problem with his endorsement is all of a sudden I've made all this money on the backs of hardworking people, I've benefited on the backs of hardworking people, and no one else should, it was not right for me to receive all these tax breaks. While, i think he has a point, you mean to tell me, you just came to this realization only recently after being in business for 50 years. Oh i get it now that your worth 50 Billion the party for all the other billionaires should come to an end when you're about to die.

Last edited by dorock99; 08-19-2009 at 02:09 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:29 PM
 
Location: West, Southwest, East & Northeast
3,463 posts, read 7,307,742 times
Reputation: 871
Quote:
Originally Posted by plannine View Post
Hmm, I didn't see Obama's name anywhere in the link you posted.
Magic?


Anyway here is the NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/op...19buffett.html) article, and Obama's name isn't in it either.

Buffett also said, "The United States remains by far the most prosperous country on earth, and its debt-carrying capacity will grow in the future just as it has in the past.................Our immediate problem is to get our country back on its feet and flourishing — “whatever it takes†still makes sense. Once recovery is gained, however, Congress must end the rise in the debt-to-G.D.P. ratio and keep our growth in obligations in line with our growth in resources."
Are you suggesting that Obama had no input or control in his administration getting bills passed to put us trillions of dollars in debt? Funny kid!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Michigan
5,376 posts, read 5,348,269 times
Reputation: 1633
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kootr View Post
Are you suggesting that Obama had no input or control in his administration getting bills passed to put us trillions of dollars in debt? Funny kid!

Obama has done what is necessary to get the country back on it's feet. It wasn't all sunshine and smiley faces in the economy before he took office, was it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:31 PM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
89,059 posts, read 44,853,831 times
Reputation: 13718
Quote:
Originally Posted by dorock99 View Post
I do not think he did. The government ran considerable less sizable deficit during the Regan years when you adjust to see what it is worth in today's dollars. We are 2x ahead of those large deficits, which is a cause for concern.


Anyway, I've gone to the trouble of showing you how to do the math...
Thanks - though, my question was rhetorical.

The math may help others understand!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:33 PM
 
9,763 posts, read 10,529,993 times
Reputation: 2052
You guys crack me up. When Buffet speaks out in support of the administration, he's a dirty socialist. When he speaks against it, he suddenly becomes your hero, whose advice we must heed.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:34 PM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
89,059 posts, read 44,853,831 times
Reputation: 13718
Quote:
Originally Posted by plannine View Post
Obama has done what is necessary to get the country back on it's feet.
We're back on our feet?!?!?

...Pay no attention to the impending CRE implosion, and ignore this chart:
http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploa...lmtgresets.jpg

Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:35 PM
 
5,165 posts, read 6,054,529 times
Reputation: 1072
Quote:
Originally Posted by plannine View Post
Obama has done what is necessary to get the country back on it's feet. It wasn't all sunshine and smiley faces in the economy before he took office, was it.
He has not done Jack Sh** to help the economy.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-19-2009, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Irvine, CA to Keller, TX
4,829 posts, read 6,932,467 times
Reputation: 844
Quote:
Originally Posted by InformedConsent View Post
We're back on our feet?!?!?

...Pay no attention to the impending CRE implosion, and ignore this chart:
http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploa...lmtgresets.jpg

If the US is back on its feet I have a bridge to sell too.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top