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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 06, 2008 9:32 am) Catholics
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Dec 06, 2008 10:01 am) The pharmaceutical industry has run up an $800 million tab for lobbying Congress and backing political candidates over the past seven years, making it the "goliath" of American lobbying groups. The tab breaks down to $675 million in lobbying, $87 million in campaign donations to federal candidates and political parties and $10 million for advocacy groups, according to the Center for Public Integrity http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/pharma-industry-emerges-as-nation-s-biggest-l- obbyist/2005-07-07
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Dec 06, 2008 10:01 am) Update The Vette man pegged it with pharmaceuticals lobbyist. |
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Dec 06, 2008 9:56 am) Were they all legal and union tradesmen?
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Replying to: jimbres (Dec 06, 2008 9:43 am) Only if they are compensated if they make money and fined if they take foolish risks. I'm of the opinion that there are few good money managers out there. Most of these folks who can't make it in the sciences/engineering, change majors. 70% of the schools student bodies are in the business schools. You have no earthly idea of the scams being currently perpetrated on Wall Street right at the present. They buy shorting on a stock, they create a rumor, sell the shorting as the rumor mill factors in the rumor into the price, and they aggressively buy the stock. A spokesman comes out to dis-spell the rumor, mean while they have made money on shorting, and then again on the stock as the rumor is factored out of the price. Special 10% bonds for their filthy rich friends. Special deals for brokerage houses best customers. I could go on. But the point is that they would find/create a way to pocket social security money. Capital punishment is the only deterrent for these white collar criminals. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 06, 2008 10:23 am)
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Dec 06, 2008 10:51 am)
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Replying to: dallasdude1 (Dec 06, 2008 10:51 am) Since you put it that way I would say they were all Non union.  I will not defend the building practices in CA. They are atrocious. It would make both my Uncles and step dad roll over in their graves. A few independent small contractors build using good materials and practices. Most homes I have looked at do not have a straight wall in them. Not much residential Union work was used here in CA if any. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 06, 2008 10:57 am) I did not hear Gettlefinger offer any immediate help with the problems. All in the future. If GM is dead this month it would seem that the UAW would give immediate concessions to keep their head above water.
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 06, 2008 11:07 am) It wouldn't take too many busloads of unemployed line workers to create havoc with a bunch of suppliers and it won't take too many GM buses to block the gates to the parking lots of Mercedes and Nissan. Dump the Big 3 on the curb and you may find that the social unrest isn't limited to Michigan. |
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