Wall Street airline selloff

[SWA Bubba]

This administration did NOT triple the US debt. They inherited a runaway train, expedited by a wingnut impulse to, as a wingnut said "to spend the country so deeply into dept that they can get rid of all of the socialist programs, like social security, public schools etc". It will take 20 years to repair all of the damage. Things like rebuilding the VA hospital system and paying off these wars.

Let's see... you're saying that everything bad that has happened in President Obama's six years is all Bush's fault. Hmmm... where have I heard that before?

Thanks, Maru--as usual, you're very helpful.

Bubba

 

[waveflyer]

I never said "shut up" I said you shouldn't be paying more if you have a good tax man. Good lord man.

 

[SWA Bubba]

I never said "shut up" I said you shouldn't be paying more if you have a good tax man. Good lord man.

C'mon, Wave... we HAVE to pay more. Why, the President himself said so. If you don't pay more, then you're unpatriotic.

And also, what the hell? You posted a response just two minutes after I made mine. Do you live on this board? When do you have the time to make all this money you don't pay more taxes on? :0

Bubba

 

[sstearns2]

Two things... ISIS = CIA. These guys were trained at a NATO base in Jordan. Leading up to 9/11 there was a huge spike in put options on UAL and AMR. If all the airlines fall that is okay, if one or two diverge from the others then watch out.

Scott

 

[zasca]

I think Iran coming out backing a cooperative Iraqi government vs picking sides (overtly) is what calmed a possible bigger spike in oil and drop in airline stock. Yes Iraq has a lot of oil, but they don't really pump that much at the moment. Tensions flaring around the straight of Hormuz (Arab vs Persian vs US) would be a much bigger deal. We don't give a fudge about a refinery making gas for Baghdad being taken over.

 

[redflyer65]

Two things... ISIS = CIA. These guys were trained at a NATO base in Jordan. Leading up to 9/11 there was a huge spike in put options on UAL and AMR. If all the airlines fall that is okay, if one or two diverge from the others then watch out.

Scott

The put options theory has been debunked. Both carriers were struggling and the put options were similar to other days in that time frame. I wondered too, so I did some research. Were there options? Of course, but none more than usual.

 

[bluesideup1]

This administration did NOT triple the US debt. They inherited a runaway train, expedited by a wingnut impulse to, as a wingnut said "to spend the country so deeply into dept that they can get rid of all of the socialist programs, like social security, public schools etc". It will take 20 years to repair all of the damage. Things like rebuilding the VA hospital system and paying off these wars.

Please provide who said that they wanted to spend the country into debt? Inherit what runaway train? Didn't the Democrats control both houses by 2006? Wasn't it the Democrats plan to allow all those poor downtrodden people who make less than $15,000 a year to be provided a loan to buy a $500,000 loan so they too can live the American dream? It wasn't until the Republican gained a majority into just one of the branches of the government that they finally stopped Obama 1 trillion+ a year deficit spending.