tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5336144262277244689..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: This isn't a 'tax' - it's theft, pure and simplePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17860570798279059942013-03-17T22:03:33.054-05:002013-03-17T22:03:33.054-05:00As Michael was gracious enough to point out, somew...As Michael was gracious enough to point out, somewhat subtly, things may just get a bit interesting in Cyprus. Folks get a bit tetchy about such things. <br /><br />And yes, investing in tangibles seems like a wiser and wiser choice.Gay_Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829842245704692674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71570881071537954212013-03-17T21:21:03.716-05:002013-03-17T21:21:03.716-05:00"Yeah, it's brutal. Right now, we're..."Yeah, it's brutal. Right now, we're advising our clients to put everything they've got into canned goods and shotguns."Michael Z. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543005122174458805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16493384470627527332013-03-17T18:15:23.300-05:002013-03-17T18:15:23.300-05:00My wife still does not believe that something like...My wife still does not believe that something like this can happen here. (She works for the federal court system.) She is blithely confident that *her* pension is secure, etc. I wish she would turn out to be right, but I don't see how.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71944314174286902222013-03-17T17:06:42.531-05:002013-03-17T17:06:42.531-05:00I have not yet read of Cypriot politicians being h...I have not yet read of Cypriot politicians being hanged from lamp posts. Expect other governments to say, "hmmm, they did it in Cyprus, why not here?"<br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75279663285437154142013-03-17T12:07:55.248-05:002013-03-17T12:07:55.248-05:00The truly pernicious effect is this-
ALL the the...The truly pernicious effect is this- <br /> ALL the theft is from those least to blame-the prudent, the savers, the frugal,the very backbone of stable society-when these people have lost everything, there will be hell to pay. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77608669124822577062013-03-17T10:16:08.948-05:002013-03-17T10:16:08.948-05:00Please don't let Obama see this story.Please don't let Obama see this story.Toejamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848591976270307402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84070119562787002612013-03-17T02:18:44.775-05:002013-03-17T02:18:44.775-05:00Those 1 million residents of Cyprus voted for unio...Those 1 million residents of Cyprus voted for union with Europe, right? They've supported their government as it spent and borrowed, right? They've agitated for their government to extort huge sums of money from their fellow Europeans to pay down their debt in order to avoid the consequences of their actions. Can't say my heart bleeds for them now that they have to cover a percentage of their own debts....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63737656575439640212013-03-16T21:54:27.896-05:002013-03-16T21:54:27.896-05:00The unintended consequence will be all funds will ...The unintended consequence will be all funds will now be withdrawn. <br />Oh boy what fun we have in store for us all as this action will happen here as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55938279286247693202013-03-16T18:49:46.927-05:002013-03-16T18:49:46.927-05:00Another demonstration of our forefather's wisd...Another demonstration of our forefather's wisdom - don't keep money in banks! It's not as if you're collecting any interest on it, so why take the chance? tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31033341547459157672013-03-16T18:15:02.349-05:002013-03-16T18:15:02.349-05:00Funny thing...the infamous quote "We were jus...Funny thing...the infamous quote "We were just following orders," was never actually said at Nuremberg.<br /><br />Their actual defense was, "It was legal for us to do so."<br /><br />The more things change...Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791730539181731523noreply@blogger.com