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by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Perth Mint depository online data breach
Replies: 43
Views: 31367

Re: Perth Mint depository online data breach

Pugchief, Did you consciously decide at some point not to hold physical gold? Or, is it perhaps the consequence of the tax structure of your investment portfolio? Yes, I consciously chose not to hold any physical. The transaction fees, premiums, and ridiculous hassle of storage are more of a headac...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

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by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:54 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

> I have no idea whether you were born in this country or how old you are. I was born in the mid-1960s. I can certainly say that the America I live in today is quite different from the one I grew up in. I don't think the changes are for the better. You're about 10 years older than me. Describe what...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:53 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

"Meanwhile American culture continues to disappear. Big business wants the money and couldn't care less about culture." As a stockholder you are big business. And what is "culture." We want immigrants who will increase GDP and not drain it, maybe instead of a border wall it should be an obstacle co...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:50 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

When he did his sing song of this: "We will have a national emergency, and we will then be sued , and they will sue us in the 9th Circuit , even though it shouldn't be there, and we will possibly get a bad ruling , and then we'll get another bad ruling , and then we'll end up in the Supreme Court ,...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:45 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Continuing in that vein, and since this thread is about Trump, I read in someone's post above that Trump is hateful. Could someone please list one or more actions that Trump has taken as president that demonstrate his hatefulness? I realize that words can be considered as actions, especially if the...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Getting back to the thread title, I came across this little diddy and thought some of you might find it enjoyable, funny, disgusting, or a bunch of crap. Pick your own descriptor. Like many citizens, I've wondered and tried hard to understand why Trump has such a remarkable following. (It's obvious...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:35 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

That's a real "let them eat cake" sentiment. Yes, it is, and he should keep his trap shut if he can't say something less trite. But I have a really hard time generating any sympathy for the furloughed workers, as 1. they should have some cash put aside for just such an emergency, especially knowing...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

For anyone who thinks that Trump is wrong to label the mainstream media as fake news, can you please explain their current coverage of his conversation with a child about Santa Claus? First of all, who cares? Second of all, now it's news when somebody tells another person the truth? It's really qui...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:13 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

That said I'm happy to see the wars ending and the criminal justice reform bill that was passed. I thought when the market tanked he'd be cranking up wars... not winding them down. Kudos to him for that. If Trump succeeds in taking on the Military Industrial Complex and transforming what Pat Buchan...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:06 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

dualstow wrote:
Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:31 am
Too bad Trump’s charity went under. I was just going to donate my life savings.

Dualstow!!!!

Vinny
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:05 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Then what are the tweets meant to do, seriously, other than piss off approximately 50% of the nation and endear him to his base? There is no attempt to unify. There seems to be little attempt to reach bipartisan agreements. Not all Trump, for sure, but he exacerbates it. Just imagine if he spent a ...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:00 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

I read Bob Woodward's book Fear, and assuming his sources and details are accurate... It might be worth reading some critical reviews of Fear and Woodward's other books for additional input, if you haven't already. I will. And I assume it will dispute a lot of the accounts. The problem is, you can ...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:50 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Xan, What of God's plans do you think he's advancing that are most important to you? I actually find this take pretty honest and refreshing... My priorities might be different, but I can understand the idea of voting for a relative "slimeball" if they can reliably advance an agenda that's important...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:47 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

If anything (and I think the whole analogy is a stretch), Trump is more like one of the pagan kings who in some way advanced God's plan, but were not themselves among God's people . Cyrus the Great, perhaps. "People are so shocked when they find ... out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go ...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:43 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

I support some of the same policies as Trump, such as the absolutely incredible idea that the American president should actually put the interests of the American people first, as opposed to people from other countries. As a bonus, I said to anybody who would listen long before the election that I ...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:30 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

No, Moda, as I said before, I'm just not interested in engaging you. You've done this "Show me your sources" routine so many times that by now the script has become predictable. No matter what my source, you'll find some reason for rejecting it, and when confronted with evidence you cannot deny, yo...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

I think we are long past the idea that the way Trump operates is all part of a strategy. For whatever reason the way he operates worked in the corporate world, but not so much in the political one. Would I vote for a pimp and three hookers who could put the country back on track? No. Some level of ...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:20 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

John McCain had character. I'm curious to know what evidence you have for this statement? I can find plenty of places on the internet where people claim that McCain was a show-off pilot who never would have crashed in Vietnam if he hadn't been flying inappropriately. And that he then behaved dishon...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:14 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

On a happier note, I think we'll have much better candidates available to us in the next two elections. Choosing between Hillary and Trump was hopefully a low point in our country's path! Assuming Trump isn't impeached, you are possibly looking at Trump vs Elizabeth Warren. That's even worse! Warre...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:10 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

I have gone from wanting him to drain the swamp, to voting for him, to cringing at tweets, to yelling at the TV, and finally just wanting him to go back home and let somebody else do this job. This is a non-stop reality show nightmare. https://i.imgur.com/DlnsqPw.png He DID get impeached.....And, s...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:04 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Perhaps we should be asking why we allow the health care industry to operate like a giant cartel instead of debating the best way to pay their exorbitant prices. Besides, I thought this thread was about Trump? As my earlier anecdote noted, by opting out of the insurance system, you can save 90% off...
by vnatale
Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

I'm not crazy about the ACA either, but it's irresponsible to simply kill it without any substitute in mind. I think it's time to end the private health insurance system in our country and go to single payer. The present system with insurance companies and government both involved brings the worst ...
by vnatale
Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

Re: Trump as tragicomedy

Not insurance... but we need human life cycle health care financing for women and men coupled with highly competitive reverse auction features! Call it what you want, that is what we need Like, unlimited financing? Do we keep throwing money at people until the end of their life cycle, or do we need...
by vnatale
Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:57 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
Replies: 958
Views: 379998

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Insurance is useful in case we get cancer or something and rack up millions of dollars in bills. Other than that, self-pay is much better all the way around. I really don't know why they killed catastrophic insurance: it's the only useful kind. Probably because most people aren't members of this fo...