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Old 05-08-2008, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by The12thMan View Post
The shameful part is that this is Economics 101. Is it possible that Barack has so little knowledge of the market system? He has advisers. I think he (and his wife) are merely class warmongers. Apparently, many people believe that only the wealthy pay capital gains. The sad part is the middle and lower classes pay it when they have no choice. They don't have the option of sitting on profits like rich people do.
guess you missed the media coverage of Obama having breakfast with Michael Bloomberg while Obama is in NYC. yep, that advisor - who knows, maybe even running mate - is the billionaire founder of the financial news and data organization which bears his surname. unlike the shrub, it appears Obama is savvy enough to go seek out intelligent mentors
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