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robak

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    Comment #3307511

    Nobody says this, but by now this is absolutely obvious: Letting the US Companies to move blue collar jobs abroad was a mistake. Capitalism - the word comes from capital. Capital c…

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    Comment #2854746

    There are none. Jews did it again to another country. That's why our times will be called "Neo-Middleages". If you say truth, you are finished.

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    Comment #2823546

    Do I read it right? Some people are so dumb that you need to explain to them that renting to total strangers is risky? Wow!

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    Comment #2687215

    So women are good for type-writing stuff only. Well, thank you.

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    Comment #2622197

    You say: "When I worked in Zurich a colleague once described it succinctly: in England (and, by extension, the US, Canada and Australia) you can do whatever you want except for tho…

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    Comment #2528018

    You see that's why smart people study CS and ignorant people study jurnalism...

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    Comment #2373282

    Oh really? What about latest Bernanke dream that you can solve problem of too much debt by getting more into debt? Isn't he dreaming?

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    Comment #2373279

    Economists who do tell that too much finance ALWAYS led to social and economic collapse: Jensen, Faber, Rogers, Schiff... and read some history too before you accuse someone of not…

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    Comment #2112812

    Your remark is beyond naive.

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    Comment #2065469

    If you bought gold instead of stocks is 1929, you'd still be ahead of the game now in 2011. Remembering that gold is just another currency - it just keeps pace with inflation and t…

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    Comment #2010688

    Oil has had a constant price in gold and silver since 50s. So, it's not oil getting expensive, but your gauge of expensiveness (dollar) getting very cheap. Ergo, energy prices will…

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    Comment #1998452

    It is illegal under the US law for an employee to pay money to his Employer. As this could be a backdoor for slavery and actually is regulated by anti-slavery laws in the US. I kno…

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    Comment #1948642

    You chase returns when you know that you can pocket if market goes up, or get a bail-out when it goes down. No need to write a whole article about it. When the Government took fear…

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    Comment #1925837

    You do not understand Eastern Europeans. I'm one and I'm telling you that we're not Asians and it has nothing to do with communal harmony and everything to do with avoiding respons…

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    Comment #1903381

    So, it doesn't bother you as an Academic to have students at an University who do NOT want to learn... ? That's the problem with the US - everybody cares about the money and money …

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    Comment #1616494

    Actually, it's not that simple. Greek Government hired Goldman Sachs to run their bond operations and GS ran amok with that. So, now IMF which is in bed with GS, advised Greek Gov …

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    Comment #1616485

    I think you have a reading problem. Yes, the unemployment did hit 70% in some places this is correct according to the article. They even give the name of the place and a short inte…

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    Comment #1613082

    hmmm... aren't you afraid that this may look to some people like greed to a point of making money on dead people?

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    Comment #1586553

    "Suppose that a company hires a low-skill not-very-alert office worker for $10/hour. This person accepts an email invitation to follow a hyperlink. One click later and the company’…

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    Comment #1560295

    yep. It's just GS tax on the public that bailed them out. As shallow as it sounds, it is a fact. Only in America!

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    Comment #1497344

    5usd a day == 250usd/day today == 31.25usd/hour. With much lower taxes. Cool.

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    Comment #1436058

    Steve Jobs just seems to hate when he looses an occasion to have another enemy in the industry...

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    Comment #1428011

    How does it feel to be an Empire and lose a war(s) lasting almost a decade with just a FEW fools?