Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin (Post 1020243)

First of all, I couldn't tell you what Administration implemented the $10k thing in the first case, so you can't accuse me of being biased. I know the thing has been around forever. I'm used to it. Everybody knows about it. You know that if you make a deposit over 10k, it's going to be reported. I don't like it, but it is what it is. I understand why they do it.

But now they have been taking it to a whole new level. As if reporting it isn't bad enough, now they are confiscating all the money from people's accounts. As Danzig said, in this country you are supposed to be considered innocent until you are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In these money cases, it is the opposite. You are considered guilty if you make suspicious deposits. They will take away your money. The burden is on you to prove you're innocent. That is insane. I'm against that no matter who is in office. I wouldn't be shocked if there were cases similar to the cases mentioned in the NY Times while Bush was President.

But no matter who is to blame for the thing getting to the point where it has gotten like those cases mentioned in the NY Times, now Holder wants to double down and get even more aggressive. After articles like the NY Times article, most politicians were outraged and wanted to stop this kind of thing. Holder was the opposite. He thought we better start getting more aggressive and going after people making withdrawals.

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020241)

Can you articulate why you have such hatred for Obama?

Originally Posted by Danzig (Post 1020245)

ask him why he hates poor kids while you're at it:


Originally Posted by jms62

Who would pay for this effort?

rupert: I would divert the money from lunch programs for poor children.

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020241)

Can you articulate why you have such hatred for Obama?

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020246)

I have to give him the benefit of the doubt I am sure he was bustin my stones. His handle is Rupert Pupkin after all.

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020244)

You will feel even worse reading the link that I posted. Also I highly recommend the book that I posted for Zig. It is eye opening.

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin (Post 1020250)

It sounds like you have read plenty of books on this subject. What is the solution? Is there a solution? What types of policies should be implemented to reverse the path we are going down?

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020252)

I honestly don't see a solution because those that benefit would be responsible for changing the rules.

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin (Post 1020239)

If those guys were running for President against a guy like Charles Krauthammer, who is a democrat, I would vote for Krauthammer.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 1020258)

"Krauthammer, who has spoken about his own switch from Democrat to Republican in the 1980s..."

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/1...#ixzz3VLzGYO2T

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 1020258)

"Krauthammer, who has spoken about his own switch from Democrat to Republican in the 1980s..."

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/1...#ixzz3VLzGYO2T

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020252)

I honestly don't see a solution because those that benefit would be responsible for changing the rules.

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin (Post 1020295)

The people who make policy are obviously the lawmakers in Washington. And they obviously don't represent the people. They represent special interests. So I understand that things won't change. But in an imaginary world if we had people in congress who actually represented the people instead of special interest groups, what would they need to do to reverse the path we are on?

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin (Post 1020294)

I did not realize he had switched.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 1020352)

.... thirty years ago....



He likes to shoot deer.

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/80001517.html

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk (Post 1020350)

Raise tax rates on income over $1 million a year. Return to taxing capital gains at the same rate as income, and lift the income cap on contributions to Social Security. That would be a good start.

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 1020355)

Dick Cheney was a big deer hunter also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9PTsDbN1I