Comments on: Gumshoe Weekend: Know Thyself, Tips for Investors

By: Rosalle

Rosalle — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:34:41 +0000

I am a recent reader of your website and am finding it fascinating as I receive many of these ‘tantalizing newsletter promotions’ in my mailbox and have subscribed to quite a few only to find that they are not all that they promised to be. There is a new one that I, as a Canadian. am really curious about since it is directed to US customers – Tom Dyson’s Monthly Income from Canada’s Oil & Gas Prosperity Plan. He carefully omits mentioning the Federal Government’s plans to tax Energy Income Trusts beginning in 2011. I would be interested in reading your comments on this tantalizer.

By: Guest worker

Guest worker — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:58:12 +0000

It is not the case that the govt want foreign workers because there are not enough American workers. Foreign workers are given visas with the name of the company printed on their visas. They can only work for that particular employer. If they leave, they are out of status and required to return home. If they sue their employer, they are simply not hired the following season (once they leave the United States, what rights do they have?). In addition they often work for much less than an equivalent American worker. Given the above, it is no wonder foreign workers are so desirable. What employer would not want a worker who cannot leave, who cannot complain and works cheap?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:27:00 +0000

I would like to hear from others. Happy New Year to all!
Now, would someone please tell me why we are so worried about the economy and jobs, added? For one thing the jobs they say haven’t been added, so what? We have baby boomers dying everyday, along with the young. Less to pay out in ss checks? Job opens up. Why do we worry about this when the govt is trying to get foreigners here to work jobs? That to me makes no sense. One other point to ponder why do we keep aborting babies that will someday be the future workers here? Then we wouldn’t have to bring in foreigners to do the work, and I personally think the people who allowed the loans to go through should be sent to jail, and or made to contribute to the bail out. If we start making them responsible for their actions [what we teach in [recovery groups] then it will hopefully make them think about how much more it will cost them if they get caught. There is nothing in place to prevent or deter the people from comiting what I consider economic treason, as in the great bail out of the savings and loan crisis from the past. If we keep on allowing people to commit fraud, then we ask for what we get. However it is the economy that suffers. If we collect money for any reason, and it is fraudulent then we get arrested, but why do these people get away with this type of activity? Why don’t the govt. arrest the violators, and make a example out of them, and maybe they will think again before they do some of the atrocities in the name of greed?

By: sniper

sniper — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:51:00 +0000

As a former Marine, I really appreciate how you cut to the chase w/o the proverbial b….s…
Thanks for your insight and comments. Greatly appreciated.

Semper Fi

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:59:00 +0000

The fundamentals for the US going into 2008 are looking precarious. Most of the indices got whacked last friday. This has a somber affect on the general markets and the overall psycology is cautious if not recessionary for the US markets.I am personaly avoiding any upside expectations until the subprime debacle is over and the unemployment rate recovers. The short side of the market has many possibilities.