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Re: Free-Ranging Market Would Save Wolves, Ranchers: Brendan Borrell

dctag — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:06:57 -0000

Free markets. What the hell does anyone really know about free markets. With the 08 crash the "free market" was not free at all as banks were TBTF and now with QE1-QE20? the Fed wants to keep markets inflated. The whole debate with wolves is not much different. The author wants ranchers to pay more for each head of cattle. Why do they need to pay anything per head to range on government owned land? I am pretty sure that ranchers pay taxes so why don't they have unfettered access to their land? If you want a free market then the government should sell off most of the BLM land in the west and let free market forces decide how much it should cost. The federal government owns over 50% of most of the states this side of the Mississippi so their non market monopoly is a pretty sizable block to getting anywhere near "free market."

BTW- Yes, I am from and do own land in northwest Wyoming.

Re: http://www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/atlas-shrugged-movie-trailer

dctag — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:11:11 -0000

I love the book and the trailer looks phenomenal. I can't wait for the movie.

-David Taggart

Yes, it's really my name :-)

Re: Iran protests will fail

dctag — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:40:10 -0000

Kevin,

When you are dealing with a freak like Ahmadinejad guns are the only thing he gets. The guy happily goes on record every few months talking about how he wants to wipe Israel off the planet and we think that "talking" to him will change his mind?

Dictators don't care about people, they only care about power. If the citizens have no way of fighting back then they lose.

Re: Fund Manager Profiles

dctag — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:46:46 -0000

Trading Chicago Style:Secrets of Todays Top Traders-Weintraub

God in the Pits-Ritchie

Technically Speaking-Wilkinson

Heretics of Finance-Lo

My Life as a Quant-Derman

Dark Genius of Wall Street (Jay Gould)-Renehan

Real People Real Traders-Toghraie

The Vulture Investors-Rosenberg

Investment Visionaries-Tanous

Reminisces of a Stock Operator-Lefevre

How I Trade For A Living-Smith

Sold Short-Asensio

Thriving as a Broker in the 21st Century-Dorsey

How I Made 2,000,000 in the Stock Market-Darvas

The Davis Dynasty-Rothchild

Re: Fund Manager Profiles

dctag — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:20:40 -0000

I went through my bookshelf and found these.

New Market Mavericks-Cutmore

Investing With Young Guns-Morton

Money Masters, New Money Masters, Money Masters of Our Time-Train

The Best:Conversations With Top Traders-Marder

Investment All Stars-Stern

Confessions of a Street Addict-Cramer

Education of a Speculator-Niederhoffer

A Zebra in Lions Country-Wanger

Julian Robertson:A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bears-Strachman

The Mind of Wall Street-Levy

John Neff on Investing-Neff

The Lion of Wall Street-Dreyfus

Trading the Worlds Markets-Gough

Value Investing with the Masters-Kazanjian

Wizards of Wall Street-Kazanjian

The Bond King-Middleton

I know I have a few more but I can't seem to find them right now.

Re: Guns at Rutgers

dctag — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:12:16 -0000

I carry a gun everyday everywhere I go. I carried when I was in school and I now carry when I go to work ( I am a trader at an investment firm). I have never had an negligent discharge. Nor have I had a time when someone saw my gun and freaked out. A concealed carry permit pretty much mandates that you have your weapon concealed unless you feel like you have a reason to pull it out. Its not like you are at school pulling your trigger instead of text messaging.

As far as answering the question would people with concealed carry permits stop a crazed gunman, suicide bomber, or any other general psycho is concerned we haven't had many instances in the US where it was legal to carry concealed. Virginia Tech is a supposed "Gun Free Zone" but that obviously didn't deter the whackjob there. NJ is one of the most restrictive states in the union in regards to 2nd Amendment rights so you are always at the mercy of the criminal/crazy. So would allowing guns on campus stop the nutjob? We don't know but we do know what happens when you have no means to defend yourself. You get shot, stabbed, beaten down, raped, or even blown up. Not much of an option to me.

Lindsay honey (you're like a gazillion times better than the supposed "money honey") if you are ever out west in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, or other surrounding states feel free to e-mail me and I will be more than happy to take you shooting. If you are headed down to Arizona anytime to visit Howard I can get you set up with some people down there to take you shooting. After going shooting most people realize that as with most things the more you learn about something the less you fear it. It might be cliche but it's true "Guns don't kill people, people kill people."

-Dave