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Then why do you support someone who is anti-American? Oh, ignorance. Got it

BGleason22 posted...

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Antifar posted...

Some useful figures in this:

But only 52 percent of Americans have money in the stock market, matching the lowest rate in 19 years, according to a Gallup Poll from April. In 2007, according to that same poll, 65 percent reported investing in the market. Based on those Gallup numbers, many Americans lost faith in the market at exactly the wrong time — just as it was staging a powerful comeback.

Looking at the number of Americans who own stock does not tell the whole story. To get the complete picture, it is necessary to determine how stock assets are distributed overall.

I used the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to calculate the distribution of equity assets broken down by equity deciles.

The top 10% hold 86.8% of all the equity. The next 10% owns 9.5% of all the equity. The rest own little to none of the equity.

The definition of equity I use is explained here and includes directly-held stock, mutual funds, IRAs, and 401ks, among other ownership instruments.
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*QLWwDp2Kz21aVed8cjQs6A.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*eEn0CqzhJ3KoJDwBX32dgg.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*x05UBbJnY7dKzqn7ffkevw.png

All this is to say: the vast majority of stock market gains go to the top 10%.

Crazy!! You're entire point is that people with wealth have an easier time building wealth. Who would have thunk it???? Call the WSJ

No shit sherlock, the people that invest more money will make more money. That is absolutely not stopping Joe Schmoe from making the exact same % of ROI as those that make billions a year.



BTW, awesome analysis from 2007 and 2013. Super relevant. Thanks!

Once every 5 years, the 40-something BGleason slithers out from under his rock and emerges from his salted earth to shitpost conservative bullshit on a video game message board.

The only positive is after this, it'll be another 5 years.

Seems like trolling.

Anything to add?

Yeah, that you are wrong about everything in post 32, but not that you give a shit.

Slither back away, we'll pick this up in 5 years when Trump is taking asylum in Moscow

BGleason22 posted...

Antifar posted...

Some useful figures in this:

But only 52 percent of Americans have money in the stock market, matching the lowest rate in 19 years, according to a Gallup Poll from April. In 2007, according to that same poll, 65 percent reported investing in the market. Based on those Gallup numbers, many Americans lost faith in the market at exactly the wrong time — just as it was staging a powerful comeback.

Looking at the number of Americans who own stock does not tell the whole story. To get the complete picture, it is necessary to determine how stock assets are distributed overall.

I used the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to calculate the distribution of equity assets broken down by equity deciles.

The top 10% hold 86.8% of all the equity. The next 10% owns 9.5% of all the equity. The rest own little to none of the equity.

The definition of equity I use is explained here and includes directly-held stock, mutual funds, IRAs, and 401ks, among other ownership instruments.
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*QLWwDp2Kz21aVed8cjQs6A.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*eEn0CqzhJ3KoJDwBX32dgg.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*x05UBbJnY7dKzqn7ffkevw.png

All this is to say: the vast majority of stock market gains go to the top 10%.

Crazy!! You're entire point is that people with wealth have an easier time building wealth. Who would have thunk it???? Call the WSJ

No shit sherlock, the people that invest more money will make more money. That is absolutely not stopping Joe Schmoe from making the exact same % of ROI as those that make billions a year.



BTW, awesome analysis from 2007 and 2013. Super relevant. Thanks!

Once every 5 years, the 40-something BGleason slithers out from under his rock and emerges from his salted earth to shitpost conservative bullshit on a video game message board.

The only positive is after this, it'll be another 5 years.

BGleason22 posted...

hings over here in the real world, where real people work for a living, invest, and do their best to provide for their family and retire early, are actually going pretty great.

Nobody bought "America is already great," when Hillary said it, and rightly so

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-americans-cant-afford-a-500-emergency-expense/
http://fortune.com/2016/09/23/majority-of-americans-are-woefully-unprepared-for-financial-emergencies/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/09/for-most-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/08/504667607/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds

Some useful figures in this:

But only 52 percent of Americans have money in the stock market, matching the lowest rate in 19 years, according to a Gallup Poll from April. In 2007, according to that same poll, 65 percent reported investing in the market. Based on those Gallup numbers, many Americans lost faith in the market at exactly the wrong time — just as it was staging a powerful comeback.

Looking at the number of Americans who own stock does not tell the whole story. To get the complete picture, it is necessary to determine how stock assets are distributed overall.

I used the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to calculate the distribution of equity assets broken down by equity deciles.

The top 10% hold 86.8% of all the equity. The next 10% owns 9.5% of all the equity. The rest own little to none of the equity.

The definition of equity I use is explained here and includes directly-held stock, mutual funds, IRAs, and 401ks, among other ownership instruments.
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*QLWwDp2Kz21aVed8cjQs6A.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*eEn0CqzhJ3KoJDwBX32dgg.png
https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*x05UBbJnY7dKzqn7ffkevw.png

All this is to say: the vast majority of stock market gains go to the top 10%.

BGleason22 posted...

Sanktu_Vyvorant posted...

BGleason22 posted...

The DOW is at record highs, real estate is booming.

Yeah, life is terrible.

Neither of which Trump had anything to do with

Trump is still a moron

So.... life is therefore terrible?

JIC you haven't had a chance to turn away from CNN or liberal blogs, or everyone telling you how terrible of a person the president is, things over here in the real world, where real people work for a living, invest, and do their best to provide for their family and retire early, are actually going pretty great.

This has been happening for years before Trump was elected

BGleason22 posted...

He played in 12 games, started 11. He was 1-10. Surely if his stats weren't mostly in garbage time, he'd have lead his teams to more victorys, no?

Yes because that's how team sports, especially football, works...the defense can half ass it and the QB just has to will it, right? I added one more, the next game against the Cardinals where Kaep ran for a TD with 2 mins left to tie the game...the niners defense then let the Cardinals drive down the field and kick a FG to win the game...Totally Kaep's fault, right?

Yes, keep going...

You can stop with-Kaepernick's effort lead his team to a victory.

BGleason22 posted...

You can stop with-Kaepernick's effort lead his team to a victory.

is the QB the only player on the field?...the defense kind of has to help too, don't they? I'm just showing you all that his stats didn't come in "Garbage time" like you guys keep saying to somehow make them sound meaningless...

Decided to do your research for you.

Oct 16 @ Buffalo: His TD came in the 2nd Quarter. a 53 yard TD pass that put them up 10-7. It was 16 to 24 going into the 4th when the Niners defense just let the Bills have their way.

Oct 23 @ Tampa Bay: First Touchdown came in the first quarter. 17 yard TD pass that put the Niners up 14 to 0. The rest of the game was all Jameis Winston and the Bucs beating up on the Niners D.

Nov 6 v NO: First Touchdown was a 47 yard pass in the 2nd quarter making it a 21-10 lead for NO. Next one was a 65 yard touchdown in the 3rd making it a one possession game (28-20 Saints)

Do you want me to keep going? So far none of that is "Garbage Time" as the narrative states...

YellowSUV posted...

49ers were a dumpster fire last year. How much of that was in garbage time? Garbage time stats aren't impressive

http://freakonomics.com/2011/11/27/football-freakonomics-when-good-stats-go-bad-2/

WOW the excuses you people make are just crazy. ONLY ONE IS FUCKING HISTORY . Do you think all of those other teams played in all close games.

Sanktu_Vyvorant posted...

Tmaster148 posted...

Sanktu_Vyvorant posted...

BGleason22 posted...

The DOW is at record highs, real estate is booming.

Yeah, life is terrible.

Neither of which Trump had anything to do with

Trump is still a moron

Trump had a bit to do with DOW, but it's largely because a lot of his promises help businesses and many went up after he got elected due to that. But if Trump's promises don't come true, stocks will likely fall back down.

Yeah, I guess it's not fair to say he had nothing to do with it

The real question is how does the DOW being good actually help the average person in the US? The people who voted Trump for his promise on jobs aren't likely invested in the stock market and not reaping any immediate benefits from the stock market increase.

BGleason22 posted...

The DOW is at record highs, real estate is booming.

Yeah, life is terrible.

Neither of which Trump had anything to do with

Trump is still a moron

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

If Kaepernick didn't suck he would be meeting with more teams.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/2017-nfl-free-agent-qbs-colin-kaepernicks-jay-cutler-mark-sanchez-mike-glennon-brian-hoyer-geno-smith-032417
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/quarterbacks-signed-before-colin-kaepernick-rumors-news-seahawks-contract/93i299p4us1a1frwfd0pltuc3

Look at all of the shitty-ass quarterbacks that got signed before Kaepernick even got a look from a team. Bryan Hoyer is awful. Josh McCown is awful. Mike Glennon is awful and got $15 million. Geno Smith, Kellen Moore, Chase Daniel, TJ Yates, Blaine Gabbert... even Mark Sanchez! MARK LITERALLY BUTTCHEZ SANCHEZ GOT SIGNED BEFORE COLIN KAEPERNICK!



Seriously, look at that shit. If you think that Kaepernick isn't signed because he isn't good enough, that means you think every single one of these god-awful quarterbacks, including literally Buttchez, is better than him. And if you really think that, you're either delusional, ignorant, trolling, or all of the above.

back and forth between Ontario, Ohio and Michigan and i can confirm Americans wear shoes in the house because they say the "floor is dirty"......well maybe if you swept your floors and mopped them they wouldn't be dirty

My mom does and she does it because her feet get dirty (like every other foot in history) and she doesn't like tracking it back to the bed.

Yes we do.

Damn_Underscore posted...

covfefe

7 simple letters and no one can shut up about it

Uh, yeah, it's about how stupid he is. What an evil genius! Make everyone think you are dumb and secretly laugh to,yourself! Sure fooled us, Donald.

Trump: "hey everyone, I'm a fucking idiot!"

Everyone: "What an idiot."

Trump: "Ha! Sure trolled them!"

It's to the point many people Want him to fail, even if it harms our country. And it is harming us. And they don't care, just so they can laugh at Trump.

Grown ups acting like hs bitches, smh

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

That's what the delivery fee is for

It really is not. It's just a hidden fee that usually goes to the restaurant.

And I'd pay $3-4 and I wouldn't use a twenty. Having to separate your tip from the rest of the money can be a pain.

GAMER_X_REVIVAL posted...

US Bank is a real bank?? Where is it located??

https://www.usbank.com/

WizardPowers posted...

"life is sacred"

"lmao you pregnant? fuck you bitch"

Christianity in a nutshell.

the reality is that you don't really have any rights, or at least you have them until the cop/legal system decides you don't or they can get away with violating these rights.

you can say you dont consent as much as you want but the cop can just say that your eyes looked a little red, he smelled weed in the car, thought the dog was indicating interest in the car etc and then you are getting your shit searched. ultimately the cop is getting what you want. if you take it to court, it's your word against his. you can record with your cell phone or whatever but what good will that do?

Just say that it was a policy violation since I'm pretty sure yelling at your supervisor is a violation of some policy you had at that job. Your previous employer is not allowed to give specifics on why you were fired.
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Ha, they said they liked my passion and would give me a good recommendation. To be fair, me yelling was the only reportable incident in over a year and a half.

MutantJohn posted...

Ryven posted...

Fired because of.....?

I didn't fit the company culture anymore.

I wound up yelling at my immediate supervisor when I found out we were going to be reading database data during update transactions. It's sometimes okay to do but in our case, we need the extra coherency and guarantees to help preserve the integrity of the system.

I also got sick and tired of the reluctance to move away from shitty ass JavaScript and I let my opinions be vocally known.

Isn't every job basically just doing what the boss says and biting your tongue when you know you could do it better?

The case study, published in the International Journal of Pathology and Research and presented at the CCC's 5th annual symposium on Research on the Concussion Spectrum of Disorders, discusses the unexpected finding which resulted from an autopsy examining the brain of a patient with a seven-year history of clinically diagnosed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and motor neuron disease (MND), yet no history of head trauma or any participation in activities associated with risk of concussion, according to his family.

"The finding of CTE in an individual who not only had no known head trauma, but also showed no signs of dementia or cognitive impairment and was high functioning mentally until his death, highlights that the cause of CTE might be more complex than we assume," says Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, neuropathologist with the CCC research team who conducted the autopsy.

"So far, we have only seen this neurodegenerative disease in the brains of people with history of brain injury or multiple concussions, and we are not questioning that a relationship may exist between repetitive head trauma and brain degeneration," she continues. "But, at this point in time, we have more questions than answers about the definitive causes of CTE, and findings like these give us new directions to pursue and investigate."

HiddenRoar posted...

shockthemonkey posted...

Easy to say this when you're a kid who grew up once concussion knowledge was already hitting mainstream. Much harder to get all smug when you had been told your whole life that post-concussion syndrome was just acting like a p****. Either way, you're talking out of your ass if you think CTE knowledge is just common sense.

We may not have known the exact effects that stem from repeated concussions, but it's fucking dumb to think that we didn't know that there were negative consequences resulting from head injuries after, I dunno, two world wars and several other wars that lead a heap ton of folks coming home with them.

Concussions weren't treated as long term injuries before the turn of the century. Repeated non-concussive blows weren't even considered relevant. A lot of people suffering from CTE weren't even the people being hit or hitting their heads.

BGleason22 posted...

Step 1 - Google: What states have banned sharia law

Step 2 - Google: (Insert states) 2016 presidential electoral results.

Step 3 - ????

Step 4 - Watch liberals heads explode. Find way to blame Trump/conservatives like everything else.

What is that supposed to prove?

Of course heavily religious states are going to have problems with other religions.

What does his religion have anything to do with this?

I would say Hogan vs Andre to the wrestling world and to wrestling fans is its the biggest moment. But Undertaker vs Mankind gets talked about even by people who don't watch wrestling.