Do you think the government is holding out on you?

[iWalrus]

This topic should have been titled "I r smarter than corporate professionals and people with college"

[Getback]

You're assuming that just because a person supposedly has an education, they know what to do with it. I know a bunch of people who have all sorts of degrees, and are incapable of operating in the real world. Education and intelligence do not go hand in hand.

Amen!

Kind of along the lines of economics: My ex-wife and I were talking about ATM fees. She said the government should stop them. Now I'm no big fan of those fees. I said why aren't they charging $10 per transaction instead of $2? That's because then no one will use them. So people have a choice to make here. They can use them or not. That is the one time in our marriage she agreed with me.

The woman who initiated all of this must feel powerless to turn everything over to the Government.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

This topic should have been titled "I r smarter than corporate professionals and people with college"

Hit a sore spot did we?

[myelo]

So my question to everyone is:  Do you think the government prints money and is the 'world bank'?  I have a feeling that the answer is going to be NO on these forums whereas most in here are intelligent. 

Yes. The government prints money, specifically the Treasury department.

The world bank is not the government, although it is owned by several governments and the US has the largest voting share.

[yanksfan]

Yes. The government prints money, specifically the Treasury department.

The world bank is not the government, although it is owned by several governments and the US has the largest voting share.

Amercan money is printed by the Federal Reserve, which is not a part of the US government, we have been off the gold standard for many years now, tho there is some gold in reserve it wouldn't cover a fraction of the amount of US currency.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936  this is very eye openning, a little off the deep end at times, but factual just the same, you'd have to watch the entire film and make your own conclusions.

Don

[Holden McGroin]

Amercan money is printed by the Federal Reserve, which is not a part of the US government, ...

Actually Amercan money is printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Coinage by the Mint, both under the Department of the Treasury.

The Federal Reserve is a Governmental corporation, much as the Postal Service.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is a federal government agency.

The Chainman and Vice Chairman of the Fed need to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The Chairman of Exxon/Mobil does not.

[lazs2]

one of my ex's new latest husband is a retired engineer with lots of education and very active in the community and is making about 80k just on his retirement.. he also got medical for life.

He is voting for osamba because he told me that osambama said that anyone who makes less than 100k a year will pay NO federal taxes... NONE.. NADA...  he believes this.

He also says that osama will make the oil companies lower the gas prices by taking away the "obscene" salaries of their CEO's   

Yes..  Stupid American goes to every level of socio economic strata... at least here in kalifornia.

All this was after I asked him to name even one thing he thinks osamabama will do for us.

lazs