Why buy something that says you're stylish and a fame wh0r3 when there are so many things you can buy that just say you're stylish?  Nobody in their right mind wants to wear cheap vietnamese clothes with a kardashian tag on them when they can buy clothes from a real designer for approximately the same price.

Man, wouldn't it be nice if we, as Americans, could worry about ourselves and not care what happens in greece and italy? Too bad isolationism got such a bad rap, as our elected officials were only supposed to be in charge of serving us, and not the rest of the world.  Who has time to try to influence people you have...more

"If you raise taxes on the rich, they will pass the cost onto the middle and lower classes or hold onto their money which means less money circulating in the economy, less investment, and less jobs.  For those who believe the rich don't pay taxes--get your facts straight.  They are in a high tax bracket and usually hav...more

"If we tax the rich more, then in the long run, the motivation to work is reduced. If they work less to avoid being taxed more, or in more extreme circumstances, begin to work 'under the table' or not claim all of their income, then it's a lose-lose situation for the economy anyways." This is true about one class of...more

"To initiate a flat tax during a time of the most extreme wealth discrepancies this country has ever seen is not wise." I never said we should initiate a flat tax.  I don't believe a flat tax is a good idea, but the result of a flat tax is a simplification of the tax code.  This is why I specifically said that inste...more

"I never got a job from a poor person" This statement is meant to make people sympathetic to wealthy individuals.  That's not really what people should take away from it.  Instead, it should make people ask the question, "How do we create more self-made wealthy people?" And considering that most entrepreneurs are...more

Huskers, That's the trade-off for deferring all taxes over the life of the investment.  Why do you think they would let you get all the benefits of a 401k without having to accept any of the downside?  The social engineering aspect of the 401k attempts to convince workers to stay fully invested at all times over...more