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by I Shrugged
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Great article on the new politics
Replies: 12
Views: 6558

Re: Great article on the new politics

I think the militia types were a small part of the article, more of the sizzle than the steak. You'll get no argument from me about their potential effectiveness if directly confronting the US government. The govt does not do a lot of things well, but one thing they are great at is killing you if th...
by I Shrugged
Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: When will indexing blow up?
Replies: 30
Views: 36812

Re: When will indexing blow up?

Understood.

But, there has to be a market share inflection point, when the index funds have no underlying price discovery and things go crazy.
by I Shrugged
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Stocks
Topic: When will indexing blow up?
Replies: 30
Views: 36812

When will indexing blow up?

I get this free market and ramblings email from Jared Dillian, which I enjoy. Today's was about indexing being a time bomb. This is something I have thought for years. When everyone owns the index, it will no longer be a safe thing. I could not find a link so here is the actual text. Thoughts? Here ...
by I Shrugged
Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Great article on the new politics
Replies: 12
Views: 6558

Re: Great article on the new politics

Thanks for the report, Vinny.
I hope other people can read it.
by I Shrugged
Thu Mar 02, 2023 6:51 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Great article on the new politics
Replies: 12
Views: 6558

Great article on the new politics

This is a long article in Vanity Fair that is a great read. I am posting it as a placeholder so I can come back later with more thoughts. It’s more about where the right wing is headed but also about the center. The right wing is not, as Vinny wrote, what the Republican Party does or says. And a lot...
by I Shrugged
Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:32 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: The Results of 6 months of Options Trading (Covered Calls/Puts)
Replies: 11
Views: 4506

Re: The Results of 6 months of Options Trading (Covered Calls/Puts)

Doug Casey, a lifelong successful speculator, likes to trade options. He likes the small easy gains. I can’t remember which way he trades except he says he plays the role of the casino and the other parties are more the gamblers. He also says most people can’t/shouldn’t try what he does. I found a ...
by I Shrugged
Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: The Results of 6 months of Options Trading (Covered Calls/Puts)
Replies: 11
Views: 4506

Re: The Results of 6 months of Options Trading (Covered Calls/Puts)

Doug Casey, a lifelong successful speculator, likes to trade options. He likes the small easy gains. I can’t remember which way he trades except he says he plays the role of the casino and the other parties are more the gamblers. He also says most people can’t/shouldn’t try what he does. I found a c...
by I Shrugged
Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:55 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Ohio Disaster
Replies: 51
Views: 7567

Re: Ohio Disaster

Well, that video exactly illustrates my problem with Fox News. TC doesn't have anyone on record saying the things he is projecting onto the Biden administration. Yes, the administration is looking for racial equity problems everywhere. But there isn't much reason to think that someone said, hey, tha...
by I Shrugged
Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8881

Re: Fox News

jalanlong wrote:
Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:08 am
I Shrugged wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:03 pm
Correction, war is the biggest government program.
Not according to Politifact, unless you do not consider Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to be programs.



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Ah, you ruined my bumper sticker.
by I Shrugged
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Politically incorrect but....
Replies: 4
Views: 1305

Re: Politically incorrect but....

Chat GPT?
by I Shrugged
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8881

Re: Fox News

Correction, war is the biggest government program.
by I Shrugged
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down
Replies: 8
Views: 1251

Re: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down

I can’t view the article, but I’m familiar with the concept. I think your former boss was way too conservative on that. I agree. His other partner had no formulas like that for the salary / Sub S split. Were you a Sub S? If so, what was typically your split? In recently reading how health insurance...
by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8881

Re: Fox News

If FNC was a church, it would be called Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage. It is unwatchable for me, and I agree with their positions. It seems like it’s designed to rile up old people, and is successful at doing just that with my parents. They have it on all the time, like it’s another utility in the ...
by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 38
Views: 8881

Fox News

If FNC was a church, it would be called Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage.
It is unwatchable for me, and I agree with their positions.
by I Shrugged
Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down
Replies: 8
Views: 1251

Re: Biden’s ‘aggressive’ use of a tax loophole he’s trying to shut down

I can’t view the article, but I’m familiar with the concept. I think your former boss was way too conservative on that.
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55773

Re: The Twitter Files

Jack Jones wrote:
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:08 pm
boglerdude wrote:
Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:23 am
> favorable to conservatives and libertarians

Oh no!
Where I'm from, the locals are terrified of libertarians. Democrats, Republicans, they can understand. Libertarians are a huge boogeyman for some reason.
Nobody likes libertarians. It is our lot in life.
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44552

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

Hahahahahaha!
by I Shrugged
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ChatGPT and what it means for our future
Replies: 135
Views: 44552

Re: ChatGPT and what it means for our future

This never gets old.
by I Shrugged
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777869

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

glennds wrote:
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:57 am


Or maybe people are in fatigue on the whole subject and want to move on with their lives regardless of who's right and who's wrong.
Yeah well, that’s just letting the bastards off the hook. They hope you’re tired of it.
by I Shrugged
Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777869

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I went into a big chain hospital today. No masking requirements for entry or otherwise. I gather that this is still not the case in some US states? In my part of Western Massachusetts it is always masks for anything medically related. I think that might be the only places where that is the case. No...
by I Shrugged
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1777869

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I went into a big chain hospital today. No masking requirements for entry or otherwise.

I gather that this is still not the case in some US states?
by I Shrugged
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Are you positive or negative on the future?
Replies: 12
Views: 1173

Re: Are you positive or negative on the future?

Here is a 6 minute video by John Stossel on the subject. It features the constantly wrong Paul Ehrlich (Population Bomb), Greta T, and a guy, Marian Tupy, who argues the other side and has written a new book, Superabundance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmVLpfunzE
by I Shrugged
Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Inflation
Replies: 39
Views: 8015

Re: Inflation

Vinny, do/did you watch Big Bang Theory? No. My TV watching is fairly much confined to C-Span, the Yankees, the Celtics, Providence College basketball, MLB Network. No TV shows. The main character, Sheldon Cooper, is a lot like you describe yourself. In many ways, the more I think of it. You might ...
by I Shrugged
Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?
Replies: 220
Views: 158494

Re: Isn't there an Avatar Thread?

New avatar.
by I Shrugged
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Tucker Carlson: Biden is Done
Replies: 24
Views: 4695

Re: Tucker Carlson: Biden is Done

I predicted that they would dump Biden early in his term. Using the info from the laptop. When it didn’t happen, I figured they realized they didn’t want the embarrassment of President Harris. So then I figured they’d allow the laptop stuff in time to make sure he doesn’t stand for reelection. The d...