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Old 10-10-2008, 05:59 PM   #9
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Dex, buddy, you're killin' me here. Plus your avatar really scares the bibs off me...
The last one I had was an old guy in a easy chair looking scared - I like this one.

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Second question first: IMHO, we should, as tax payers, be prepared to pay at least as much in taxes as is necessary to fund the spending plans approved by our duly elected officials. Sorry, simple me, but I think that's a civic (aka "patriotic") duty.
I agree

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First question: Thanks for explaining the stock market. So, does that mean there ain't nothin' noble about those of us who stay in for the long term good, rather than bail out with everybody else?
Right, nothing noble, nothing patriotic.

If Osama Bin Ladin keeps his retirement funds in Vanguard total US Stock market - is he a USA patriot?
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