Question #1:

Who's fault was the mortgage meltdown really?

This is exactly what happened: A broker went to a family and told them that home prices were going up. (They were). They were told if they could afford a $100,000 house, then what they should do is take out a mortgage for $120,000, take the $20,000 up front, upgrade the house, and in one or two years the house would be worth $200,000 which they could then sell at a profit. (It's called 'flipping', and was so popular there were even TV shows made about it). People saw these TV shows and their neighbors all making this work and said "why not me too?" Sounds like a good investment, yes? The reason the broker did that was because the higher the loan, the more of a commission he made.

In my opinion, it was the bankers and brokers that caused the meltdown by knowingly "snake oil selling" to people who were unsophisticated buyers.

And if you think there are no unsophisticated buyers out there, ask any of Bernie Maddof's clients.

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@padu: the government did not "force banks to lend money" where is your source for this?

Question #2:

INVESTMENT MATH QUESTION, PLEASE HELP!!!!?

An investment club bought a bond of an oil
corporation for $5000. The bond yields 4% per
year. The club now wants to buy shares of stock
in a windmill supply company. The stock sells at
$20 per share and earns a dividend of $0.50 per
share per year. How many shares should the club
buy so that its total investment in stocks and
bonds yields 3% per year?

How can i solve this, please explain step by step!!!

Question #3:

Why does God keep lying to Pat Robertson?

In 1980 God apparently told Pat the world would end in 1982 - it didn't
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In 2006 God apparently told Pat that the Pacific Northwest would be devasted by a major tsunami that year - it wasn't
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In 2007 God apparently told Pat that there would be a massive terrorist attack resulting in "mass killings" on US soil that year - there wasn't.
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In 2008 God apparently told Pat there would be a recession (like anybody couldn't predict that after 6 out of 7 quarters of negative gross private investment growth) but that the stock market wouldn't crash until 2010 - the market crashed in mid to late 2008, assumedly taking all of Robertson's wealth with it.
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In Jan 2009 God told Robertson that gold would hit $1900/ounce and oil $300/barrel. Gold prices promptly fell from $980 in Feb to $870 by mid April. While it has recovered - 1900/ounce is still a long way off. Oil prices fell from a 2008 average of $91.48 to a 2009 average of $53.48.
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Now this leads me to conclude that either
1. God is a very mischevious and mean spirited prankster who for some reason focusses on Robertson as his dupe
2. Robertson is actually just a paranoid schizophrenic who hears voices, but due to his only massively inflated ego thinks those voices are God speaking directly to him.
Which do you think? And do you think there is any chance Robertson can get God to tell him who'll win the Superbowl next year so I know who NOT to bet on?

Question #4:

Why does Iraq's oil was stolen by American and British corporations? 9/11 was an excuse to steal Iraq's oil?

Iraq's oil: The spoils of war

Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (�116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. A report produced by American and British pressure groups warns Iraq will be caught in an "old colonial trap" if it allows foreign companies to take a share of its vast energy reserves. The report is certain to reawaken fears that the real purpose of the 2003 war on Iraq was to ensure its oil came under Western control.

The Iraqi government has announced plans to seek foreign investment to exploit its oil reserves after the general election, which will be held next month. Iraq has 115 billion barrels of proved oil reserves, the third largest in the world.

According to the report, from groups including War on Want and the New Economics Foundation (NEF), the new Iraqi constitution opened the way for greater foreign investment. Negotiations with oil companies are already under way ahead of next month's election and before legislation is passed, it said.

The groups said they had amassed details of high-level pressure from the US and UK governments on Iraq to look to foreign companies to rebuild its oil industry. It said a Foreign Office code of practice issued in summer last year said at least $4bn would be needed to restore production to the levels before the 1990-91 Gulf War. "Given Iraq's needs it is not realistic to cut government spending in other areas and Iraq would need to engage with the international oil companies to provide appropriate levels of foreign direct investment to do this," it said.

Yesterday's report said the use of production sharing agreements (PSAs) was proposed by the US State Department before the invasion and adopted by the Coalition Provisional Authority. "The current government is fast-tracking the process. It is already negotiating contracts with oil companies in parallel with the constitutional process, elections and passage of a Petroleum Law," the report, Crude Designs, said.

EARLIER THIS YEAR A BBC NEWSNIGHT REPORT CLAIMED TO HAVE UNCOVERED DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MADE PLANS TO SECURE IRAQI OIL EVEN BEFORE THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE US. Based on its analysis of PSAs in seven countries, it said multinationals would seek rates of return on their investment from 42 to 162 per cent, far in excess of typical 12 per cent rates.

Taking an assumption of $40 a barrel, below the current price of almost $60, and a likely contract term of 25 to 40 years, it said that Iraq stood to lose between �74bn and $194bn. Andrew Simms, the NEF's policy director, said: "Over the last century, Britain and the US left a global trail of conflict, social upheaval and environmental damage as they sought to capture and control a disproportionate share of the world's oil reserves. Now it seems they are determined to increase their ecological debts at Iraq's expense. Instead of a new beginning, Iraq is caught in a very old colonial trap."

Louise Richards, chief executive of War on Want, said: "People have increasingly come to realise the Iraq war was about oil, profits and plunder. Despite claims from politicians that this is a conspiracy theory, our report gives detailed evidence to show Iraq's oil profits are well within the sights of the oil multinationals."

"We work closely with other departments such as the Treasury to give assistance and advice," he said, adding that the Foreign Office had not been involved in specific lobbying.

Gregg Muttitt, of Platform, a campaign group that co-authored the report, said Iraq had an existing - albeit damaged - network of oil expertise and could use current revenues or new borrowings to fund investment. The report named several companies, including the Anglo-Dutch Shell group, as jockeying for position before a new government is elected. In 2003, Walter van de Vijver, then head of exploration and production, said investors would need "some assurance of future income and a supportive contractual arrangement". The group said yesterday that the involvement of foreign oil companies would be determined by the new Iraqi administration. "We aspire to establish a long-term presence in Iraq and a long-term relationship with the Iraqis, including the newly elected government."

No multinationals are operating in Iraq now because of the poor security situation.

The Independent, "Iraq's oil: The spoils of war", 22 November 2005.
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namsaev: are you ok? do you feel ok?

come on people, IRAQ'S OIL WAS INDEED STOLEN

Question #5:

Healthier Option: Rice Bran Oil or Avocado Oil?

I currently use 100% pure avocado oil on my lunchtime salads and when cooking salmon and a variety of seafood. I'm aware avocado oil offers a different variety of nutrients than rice bran oil and keeping a balanced diet is essential.

My question however is: 'for a healthy diet, which oil is a better investment bought alone?'

Question #6:

Where can I find the money to invest into an oil well?

There is a few oil wells i would like to purchase but having a hard time finding anyone who will finance the deal. i will have 70% working interest along with 70% net revenue interest. It will take 70K of an investment to finance this deal which is one oil well on the lease. This is a rework oil well and it will produce 3 BOPD to 10 BOPD. Of course i would like to finance more. This loan would likely be paid off within a year but looking for a term of 4 to 5 years. Is there anyone out there who can point me in the right direction with a lender who may finance this investment. Thanks everyone.

Question #7:

Use a demand and supply diagram to show the price of oil following investment in oil production facilities?

Does the demand curve shift to the left or right? Because I believe the P1 goes up and Q1 move to the right. I am just follow the supply law. Help me please

Question #8:

What is or what would be the US policy stance on growing Cambodia-Iran relations?

There are many articles detailing the meetings and cooperation between the two countries on boosting diplomatic relations, trade and tourism. Cambodia is seeking investment and technical know-how to help develop his country’s offshore oil fields from Iran. Recently this August, the Cambodian foreign minister met up with President of Iran Ahmedinejad to discuss those topics. Oil exploration is under way off Cambodia’s coast and production could begin by 2012.

Question #9:

High paying jobs in the alternative energy industry?

I can see alternative energy sources as being the future for United States energy consumption as gas and oil prices fluctuate drastically. I am currently 18 and am going to join the military so I can have a lot of my college paid for. Currently I have 10,000 stashed away in gold investments and mutual funds that i was going to put towards my 401k. Anyways I was wondering which alternative energy has the most money in it (six figures)? What jobs in the alternative energy industry can I go into with only a bachelors degree in college that will give me six figure potential? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I live near Sweetwater, Texas and wind energy is really big around here. I don't know how much money is in it though.

Question #10:

American Petroleum Institute Chief Economist admits that green energy creates jobs, so why not do it?

In a recent interview, Dr. John Felmy, Chief Economist of the American Petroleum Institute admitted that by shifting capital investment from fossil fuels to rewneable energy and energy efficiency, “I have no doubts you can get a lot more jobs.”
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Given that one of the USA's biggest problems right now is unemployment, and that switching to renewable energy and increased efficiency would also have a host of other benefits (decreasing global warming, decreasing ocean acidification, cleaner air and water, decreased reliance on foreign oil [when combined with plug-in hybrids and electric cars], etc. etc.), why shouldn't we make this transition?
Gee David, and you wonder why we call you 'deniers'.
Expeller - I never suggested 'green jobs' would solve our unemployment problem, merely help it.

Your article's second argument seems incredibly stupid. We shouldn't invest in green technologies because they're dominated by foreign companies. Guess why they're dominated by foreign companies? Because foreign economies invest in green technologies!
Thanks for that worthless ad hominem 'answer', Bad Moon. I'm so sorry that I linked to an interview with the API Chief Economist. First jim and now you don't seem to give a crap about the content if it's on a website you don't like. Grow up.
Bad Moon - my question was about the comments of the API Chief Economist. I couldn't give less of a crap if the rest of the article was good or bad. Next time try answering the question.

Question #11:

Standard of Life is better in the USA or China?

Americans say the per capita income for a chinese is $6,500 a year compared to $46,000 for an american. They say because Americans have more per capita income, it means americans have a better standard of life. This argument neglects to recognize values not reflected in "money " alone. Also, cost of living in China is much less than cost of living in the USA. For example, it cost $10 for a taxi ride to go one mile in the USA compared to 10 cents in China. Also, food in China is much less than that in the USA. For example, a nice dinner in the USA cost $20 per person compared to $5 in China. Also, the typical Chinese living in the city has a condo they own and a car. They can afford both with an annual salary of $6,500. You can do that in the USA. I hear so much from americans that make the point of this per capita income as the reason Americans have it better than the Chinese. These Americans don't like the fact that China has the biggest car market in the world, the biggest oil company (Petro China), the second biggest economy in the world, and more women millionares and more women in CEO positions than that in america. The table is being turn on the USA, and now, it is americans jealous of Chinese Success under communism. Can't say America works anymore, you guys are 13 trillion in debt with a 10 year stagnant economy and 66% of your GDP comes from walmart shoppers, that is poor quality GDP! China has high quality GDP comprise of development of infrastructure, company headquarters, investment into hospital, green energy, schools, and reforms.

Question #12:

Political Opinions..Survey and Potential Publication of your views?

Hello, I am ding a Political Survey on the article posted below for my School/County News paper,
I am looking for opposing views on this topic.
If you have strong feelings about it please answer and if it's really strong I might credit you in our paper.
Please Read.


By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer Tom Raum, Associated Press Writer – 56 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Labeled antibusiness by Republicans and some corporate chiefs, President Barack Obama mounted a campaign to show he wasn't. But his charm offensive has hit a rocky patch.

Business leaders gripe about burdensome new financial and health care regulations, what they see as unfriendly tax policies and vast government spending. They were put off by Obama's harsh depiction of "fat cat bankers" and "reckless practices," a label he applied both to Wall Street and to oil-spill giant BP.

Among the Obama policy detractors: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who supported Obama's presidential bid but actively opposed his financial regulation overhaul. Not surprisingly, Dimon was not on the 400-strong guest list for the bill-signing.

White House aides dispute an antibusiness bias, noting that corporate profits are up 65 percent from two years ago. "The stakes are too high for us to be working against each other," top presidential advisers Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett wrote to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Reaching out to big business, Obama named more than a dozen top CEOs to a presidential Export Council, revived a Bush administration free-trade pact with South Korea and stumped aggressively for cutting taxes and increasing loans for small businesses. But it is noticeable that not a single former corporate executive is in his Cabinet or among his top economic advisers.

Friday's dismal jobs report, showing unemployment stuck at 9.5 percent, further underscored the need for government and private sector cooperation to produce jobs.

Still, Obama has nurtured "an increasingly hostile environment for investment and job creation," says Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, chairman of the Business Roundtable. Thomas Donohue, who heads the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sees a "cumulative job-killing impact of over-regulation" under Obama.

"The truth is that not even the Franklin Roosevelt administration was as hostile to and ignorant about free enterprise as this administration is," declared magazine publisher and one-time GOP presidential contender Steve Forbes.

So far, Senate Republicans — echoing some of the same antibusiness complaints — have been able to block Obama's small-business jobs bill, even though small business is a traditional core GOP constituency. Republicans claim the bill is misguided.

"This should be as American as apple pie," Obama told a Democratic fundraiser in Austin, Texas, on Monday. "And yet we can't get it moving through the Senate." He speculated that Republicans were blocking the bill because they didn't want to do anything to help him and were "thinking about the next election instead of the next generation."

But Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky shot back in a statement, "For more than a year and a half, the president and his Democrat allies on Capitol Hill have pushed an antibusiness, anti-jobs agenda on the American people in the form of one massive government intrusion after another."

The current adversarial climate is being aggravated by November's midterm elections. Both parties recognize that job creation has not been strong enough to push down an unemployment rate long hovering near 10 percent. And both recognize the vital role to be played by small businesses, which account for two out of every three jobs.

The new financial overhaul law — while not going as far as some Democrats wanted — and other new regulations along with the prospect of higher taxes irritated many financial and corporate leaders "and they've moved away from Obama," said James Thurber, a political scientist at American University.

"Certainly, the campaign money has migrated away from the Democrats. And Wall Street will go with whomever helps them out the most," Thurber said.

Obama must weigh whether he wants to anger bankers anew when filling the top job at the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, created in the financial overhaul.

Consumer advocates and labor groups want him to pick Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren, who now chairs the congressional oversight panel scrutinizing bank bailouts. But she has little support within the financial community and nominating her would risk a big Senate confirmation fight.

Of course, not all business leaders are negative and many have offered words of support.

UPS chief executive Scott Davis said Obama's goal of doubled exports in five years would help "foster engagement in th

Question #13:

If La Raza (NCLR) was really some kind of racist group like the RIGHT tries to paint them, would they have....?

so many corporate partners? The list is huge! these corporations risk losing everything if La Raza were indeed a racist group like the Right tries to paint them to be. This is where their funding comes, and not the tax payers. What do you think?

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Corporate Champions

The Corporate Partners Program secures the overall success of NCLR. The investment from Hispanic entrepreneurs both small and large is a testament to the Hispanic community’s economic significance. These visionaries express their commitment to increasing opportunities for Hispanics with their continued unrestricted financial support, which allows NCLR to maintain and strengthen its administrative functions.

AstraZeneca US
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Chevron Corporation
Comcast Corporation
Cox Enterprises, Inc./Cox Communications, Inc.
Dominion
Eastman Kodak Company
Enterprise Holdings
FedEx Corporation
General Mills, Inc.
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
The Hess Foundation
Humana, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
MetLife Foundation
MGM Resorts International
Scripps Networks
Shell Oil Company
Sodexo
Southwest Airlines Co.
UPS Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Fargo
Walmart
@ How_Would_I_Know, visit La Raza's website to learn the translation of their name. That mato is not theirs either! that's from a group "La Raza Unida" who is no longer around, and hasn't been since the 70's. Do some reasearch!!!!!

Question #14:

Will the government privatise these part two (long and detailed)?

I asked a while ago about whether the government will privatise certain assets I mentioned, I have now expanded this list in response to the criticisms. Again, I offer no opinion as to whether I think it would be good.

I am asking whether a) it would be good? and b) the likelyhood of any of this happening?

Firstly, not everything listed can be privatised so I have offered other options: selling shares, reducing subsidies, commercialising the roles of, outsourcing the roles of and assets to be sold off.

Privatisation: a state-owned corporation being sold into the private sector.

Selling shares: The government does not control but has shares in.

Commercialising the roles of: these are companies or agencies that can expand the services they offer into the private sector or offer abroad, they will not be able to make a profit and therefore should not be privatised but could bring in some money to ofset some of their running costs.

Outsourcing the roles of: Services or utilities that could be privatised, but should NOT as they offer non-monetary benefits by being universal rather than for-profit. However, there are ways in which their services can be offered by companies but the state picks up the tab.

Assets: Physical

A # next to the item indicates that it may be politically volatile to do it so it will probably never happen.

It's a long list, so if you can't be bothered to read it all just give your general opinion.


Privatise:

Transport for London
Northern Rock
Lloyds
National Express
Dartford Crossing
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
High Speed 1
Land Registry
The Met Office
The Oil and Pipelines Agency
Ordinance Survey
he Public Forest Estate
Public Sector Spectrum Holdings
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
The Royal Mints monopoly
The Student Loan Portfolio
London Underground
Network Rail
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Royal Mail
#BBC Worldwide
Channel 4
Scottish Water
#Glas Cymru
Northern Irish Water
National Air Traffic Services
Trusts Ports
British Waterways
CDC Group
The Tote
BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Directly Operated Railways Limited
East Coast Main Line Company Ltd
Blackpool Transport
Cardiff Bus
Lothian Buses
Halton Transport
Ipswich Buses
Newport Transport
Reading Transport
Rossendale Transport
Thamesdown Transport
Warrington Borough Transport
Wightbus
#Cairngorm Mountain Railway
#Orkney Ferries
Nottingham City Transport
NEC Group
Manchester Airports Group
The New Covent Garden Market
Belfast Metro
NI Railways
Translink
Ulsterbus
Ulsterbus Foyle
#Caledonian MacBrayne
#Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
#Scottish Futures Trust
Tyne and Wear Metro
Glasgow Subway
The National Nuclear Laboratory
British Nuclear Fuels plc
#S4C



Sell remaining shares in:

British Energy
National Air Traffic Services
Actis
QinetiQ
#Urenco



Reduce subsidies for:

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
All government funded museums
All government funded art projects
Registrar of Public Lending Right



Commercialise roles of:

NHS Professionals
Forensic Science Service
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Fire Service College
#The Crown Estate
#The Royal Parks
Food and Environment Research Agency
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Wilton Park
FCO Services
Forensic Science Agency Northern Ireland
#Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Buying Solutions
#Identity and Passport Service
National Savings and Investments
Office for National Statistics
Forestry Research
Port of London Authority
#Gangmasters Licensing Authority
#Ofcom licensing sector
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Sea Fish Industry Authority
English Heritige
Office of Government Commerce
National Policing Improvement Agency
#UK Space Agency
Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Science and Engineering Research Council
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
Medical Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
Pathobiology of Early Arthritis Cohort
MRC Human Genetics Unit
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Emergency Planning College
NHS Shared Business Services
NHS Fractionated Plasma Products Supply Chain
NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT)
Community Health Partnerships
National Physical Laborato
National Physical Laboratory
Alcohol Education and Research Council
Construction Indus try Training Board
Economic and Social Research Council
Home Grown Cereals Authority
National Forest Company
Natural England
National College for School Leadership
Training and Development Agency for Schools
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Defence Vetting Agency
Government Car & Despatch Agency
Forest Research
Government Actuary's Department
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Highways Agency
Defence Support Group


#British Library
#British Museum
Geffrye Museum
#Historic Royal Palaces
Horniman Museum
#Imperial War Museum
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
#National Gallery
#National Maritime Museum
#National Museums Liverpool:
HM Customs & Excise National Museum
International Slavery Museum
Lady Lever Art Gallery
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Museum of Liverpool
National Conservation Centre
Sudley House
Walker Art Gallery
World Museum Liverpool
20 Forthlin Road
59 Rodney Street
251 Menlove Avenue
The Beatles Story
Bluecoat Chambers
Croxteth Hall
Foundation for Art and Creative Technology
The Oratory
Speke Hall
St. George's Hall
Tate Liverpool
Victoria Building
Western Approaches - Liverpool War Museum
William Brown Library and Museum
Williamson Tunnels

National Museum of Science and Industry:
National Railway Museum
The Science Museum
The National Media Museum
The Locomotion Museum

#National Portrait Gallery
#Natural History Museum

#Royal Armouries Museum:
#Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds)
#Tower of London (London)
#Fort Nelson (Portsmouth)

Sir John Soane's Museum

#Tate:
Tate Britain
Tate Liverpool
Tate St Ives
Tate Modern

#Victoria and Albert Museum
Wallace Collection

National Army Museum
Royal Air Force Museum
Royal Marines Museum
Royal Naval Museum
Royal Navy Submarine Museum



Services to outsourced though not privatised:

Police
Prisons
#Fire Service
#Education
Museums
Libraries
#NHS



Assets:

#Oceans rights
Council houses
Government offices
Museums (again)


Again, I am asking whether a) would it be good? and b) the likelyhood of any of this happening?

Question #15:

Any one else see this article about Sarah Palin? This is for the haters .?

By Dewie Whetsell, Alaskan Fisherman.

As posted in comments on Greta's article referencing the MOVEON ad about
Sarah Palin.

The last 45 of my 66 years I've spent in a commercial fishing town in Alaska.
I understand Alaska politics but never understood national politics well
until this last year. Here's the breaking point: Neither side of the Palin
controversy gets it. It's not about persona, style, rhetoric, it's about
doing things. Even Palin supporters never mention the things that I'm about
to mention here.

1. Democrats forget when Palin was the Darling of the Democrats, because as
soon as Palin took the Governor's office away from a fellow Republican and
tough SOB, Frank Murkowski, she tore into the Republican's "Corrupt Bastards
Club" (CBC) and sent them packing. Many of them are now residing in State
housing and wearing orange jump suits The Democrats reacted by skipping
around the yard, throwing confetti and singing, "la" (well, you know how
they are). Name another governor in this country that has ever done anything
similar.

2. Now with the CBC gone, there were fewer Alaskan politicians to protect
the huge, giant oil companies here. So she constructed and enacted a new
system of splitting the oil profits called "ACES." Exxon (the biggest
corporation in the world) protested and Sarah told them, "don't let the door
hit you in the stern on your way out." They stayed, and Alaska residents
went from being merely wealthy to being filthy rich. Of course, the other
huge international oil companies meekly fell in line. Again, give me the
name of any other governor in the country that has done anything similar.

3. The other thing she did when she walked into the governor's office is she
got the list of State requests for federal funding for projects, known as
"pork." She went through the list, took 85% of them and placed them in the
"when-hell-freezes-over" stack. She let locals know that if we need
something built, we'll pay for it ourselves. Maybe she figured she could use
the money she got from selling the previous governor's jet because it was
extravagant.
Maybe she could use the money she saved by dismissing the governor's cook
(remarking that she could cook for her own family), giving back the State
vehicle issued to her, maintaining that she already had a car, and
dismissing her State provided security force (never mentioning - I imagine -
that she's packing heat herself). I'm still waiting to hear the names of
those other governors.

4. Now, even with her much-ridiculed "gosh and golly" mannerism, she also
managed to put together a totally new approach to getting a natural gas
pipeline built which will be the biggest private construction project in the
history of North America. No one else could do it although they tried. If
that doesn't impress you, then you're trying too hard to be unimpressed
while watching her do things like this while baking up a batch of brownies
with her other hand.

5. For 30 years, Exxon held a lease to do exploratory drilling at a place
called Point Thompson. They made excuses the entire time why they couldn't
start drilling. In truth they were holding it like an investment. No
governor for 30 years could make them get started. Then, she told them she
was revoking their lease and kicking them out. They protested and threatened
court action. She shrugged and reminded them that she knew the way to the
court house. Alaska won again.

6. President Obama wants the nation to be on 25% renewable resources for
electricity by 2025. Sarah went to the legislature and submitted her plan
for Alaska to be at 50% renewable by 2025. We are already at 25%. I can give
you more specifics about things done, as opposed to style and persona.
Everybody wants to be cool, sound cool, look cool. But that's just a
cover-up. I'm still waiting to hear from liberals the names of other
governors who can match what mine has done in two and a half years. I won't
be holding my breath.

By the way, she was content to return to AK after the national election and
go to work, but the haters wouldn't let her. Now these adolescent screechers
are obviously not scuba divers. And no one ever told them what happens when
you continually jab and pester a barracuda. Without warning, it will spin
around and tear your face off. Shoulda known better.
Her inexperience? Are you serious, she has far more than Obama does !

Question #16:

Are these oil scams if not are there any other risks?

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Question #17:

If rising inflation increases economic uncertainty and leads to less investment?

then a sudden increase in the price of oil would...

A. shift the SRAS curve up and simultaneously shift the DAD curve to the left
B. shift the SRAS curve up and simultaneously shift the DAD curve to the right
C. shift the SRAS curve down and simultaneously shift the DAD curve to the left
D. shift the SRAS curve down and simultaneously shift the DAD curve to the right

Question #18:

How much investment need to open an oil change station out of GTA ,Ont: Canada?



Question #19:

What's the best non-blender appliance to make nut butters in fairly large quantities?

I've searched and searched and read up on it and I want to know what appliance to invest in, preferably cheap but maybe not. By non-blender I mean I don't want to invest in one of those 400 dollar vita whatever type blenders. Now notice I said fairly large quantities, I want something that I can put 1 or 1.5 pounds worth of nuts in it and it will grind and churn enough consequent butter. I also wish to not add any additional oil and to either roast them or add a little fatty seeds to help with the oil, if necessary. Remember, my question is not mainly concerned with how but advice along that line with a given recommended appliance would be appreciated. My research points me to a high powered Cuisinart-type food processor being the way to go. Does a Kitchenaid, I guess you call it a large food processor (the ones that cost 200-300), do well with making nut butters? When I was first reading about how to make nut butters, when they said use a blender or food processor, I assumed that people were referring to the Kitchenaid-type that I described. Finally, on a similar line, are there any good substitutes (cheaper) for the Kitchenaid-type mixer. I saw a couple at Wal-mart and, regardless if they are the best for nut butters, our family wants one eventually for other needs. The two brands I saw were a Sunbeam MixMaster Heritage and a Rival brand model. Anyone have any experience with these and can compare them to Kitchenaid and, again, would these work well to make nut butters, 1 - 1.5 lbs at a time?

I know my questions are kind of scattered but I would really appreciate some feedback, I'm really excited about home-made nut butters, want to get started and I want to make a wise investment to facilitate my new desire. Thank you so much in advance for any replies.

Question #20:

Which of the following will not change economic growth?

labor productivity.

capital investment.

an increase in population.

a new oil discovery.

government spending.





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