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ThurgreedMarshall 03-28-2016 10:47 AM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 499831)
If you had more competition then maybe you'd see lower prices.

Yeah. All the competition between the many banks we have has surely driven down the amount they charge for atm, overdraft, checking, and other fees. Yes, they would surely completely fleece us if there were fewer banks, but the fact that they soak us the way they do with competition leads me to believe that competition wouldn't affect these types of fees very much.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall 03-28-2016 10:49 AM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 499835)
The reason why people get screwed so often now is that the banks don't want to serve them and leave them to the bottom feeders. There are fintech companies aiming to offer bank-like services to the currently underserved. Banks are justifiably scared.

I've seen a bunch of pieces about African "banking" in areas that banks don't even try to service. It's pretty cool.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall 03-28-2016 10:59 AM

Re: Trump/Sanders Voters
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 499836)

I hate these kinds of articles. Yes, Washington is a broken place, filled with lobbyists who wield disproportionate influence and politicians whose primary focus is holding on to their jobs. But the rest of the country is filled with uninformed voters who are manipulated with ease to vote against their interest and who always vote their own reps back into office while pointing at the entrenchment of every other rep and saying, "That's the problem." Our country is filled with morons who either don't vote or consistently vote against their own interests. And then they're all pissed about it and think the answer is someone like Trump who cares even less about them than the lunatic who is in second in the primaries who is all-but-literally married to Wall Street.

People are fucking stupid.

TM

ThurgreedMarshall 03-28-2016 11:01 AM

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 499839)
I think he'd make a great, sober, sensible President.

I do not.

TM

Pretty Little Flower 03-28-2016 12:28 PM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 499838)
How this is personal escapes me. But it's unintended from my side.

I think I can help with this one. It is personal because you called him "fucking nuts." I guess technically, you asked him if he was "fucking nuts," but I think the clear implication was there that you believed that he could only harbor his belief system about whatever you were arguing about if he was mentally unstable. In that way, you moved from critiquing the theories he was espousing to critiquing him and, specifically, his sanity. That is why he considered it to be personal. You're welcome!!!!!!!

Adder 03-28-2016 12:34 PM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 499838)
(it is aimed at making it easier to use negative interest rates as a monetary tool).

It's really not.

ETA: But I'm glad to know you think Miles Kimball is that influential.

Adder 03-28-2016 12:38 PM

So I've not tried to test the methodology here
 
But as this comports with my priors I thought I'd share it:
http://media.salon.com/2016/03/CohenMc2.png

Hank Chinaski 03-28-2016 12:58 PM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 499845)
I think I can help with this one. It is personal because you called him "fucking nuts." I guess technically, you asked him if he was "fucking nuts," but I think the clear implication was there that you believed that he could only harbor his belief system about whatever you were arguing about if he was mentally unstable. In that way, you moved from critiquing the theories he was espousing to critiquing him and, specifically, his sanity. That is why he considered it to be personal. You're welcome!!!!!!!

I know you meant to be helpful, but I take the tone of your post to be a personal attack on Sebby's ability to evaluate the impact of his statements.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 03-28-2016 02:07 PM

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 499839)
He's worked well with unions, pragmatically embraced the ACA, has stated he would not support any effort to undo gay marriage or LGBT rights, and has had the balls to tell primary voters they need to be more moderate. He also refuses to talk about his religion, taking the position it's a private matter.

I think he'd make a great, sober, sensible President. For these reasons, in this nomination cycle, he's DOA. His only path to the general is stealing it at the convention, which would render him DOA in the general.

Kasich is the old fashion Buckley republican: he believes that that good diction and a level voice can effectively hide a neo-fascist position on any issue.

To ready his actual website and statements, he supports repealing ACA, would amend the constitution to undo marriage equality, would ban binding arbitration and strikes for public employees, wants to defund planned parenthood, and tried to do it at a state level....

You're fucking nuts.

Adder 03-28-2016 02:23 PM

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 499849)
Kasich is the old fashion Buckley republican: he believes that that good diction and a level voice can effectively hide a neo-fascist position on any issue.

To ready his actual website and statements, he supports repealing ACA, would amend the constitution to undo marriage equality, would ban binding arbitration and strikes for public employees, wants to defund planned parenthood, and tried to do it at a state level....

You're fucking nuts.

Sam Bee with more.

Pretty Little Flower 03-28-2016 07:43 PM

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 499849)
You're fucking nuts.

We're all fucking nuts. Why else would we even be posting on this loony bin of a chatting board? And for that I say "Thank You." Be Mice Elf. Really. Daily Dose comin' at ya, and a classic to start the week off. Sly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5BP2KlPD4U

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 03-28-2016 08:59 PM

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 
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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower (Post 499856)
We're all fucking nuts. Why else would we even be posting on this loony bin of a chatting board?

I meant it in the nicest way.

Tyrone Slothrop 03-28-2016 10:27 PM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 499841)
Yeah. All the competition between the many banks we have has surely driven down the amount they charge for atm, overdraft, checking, and other fees. Yes, they would surely completely fleece us if there were fewer banks, but the fact that they soak us the way they do with competition leads me to believe that competition wouldn't affect these types of fees very much.

Banks compete against each other right now to offer a bundle of services relating to the fact that they're holding your money, and so they hide the real cost in fees that are hard to decipher. Fintech may change this by unbundling these services, allowing competition on a more individual basis.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 03-28-2016 10:41 PM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 499858)
Banks compete against each other right now to offer a bundle of services relating to the fact that they're holding your money, and so they hide the real cost in fees that are hard to decipher. Fintech may change this by unbundling these services, allowing competition on a more individual basis.

You have a wonderful sense of humor.

notcasesensitive 03-29-2016 12:25 AM

Re: Hey Sebby!
 
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 499751)
"Wow, Bill Belichick really drew up an awful offensive scheme for the Super Bowl. Denver was all over them on every play. He got everything wrong. We should hire Donald Trump to be our head coach next year. He's very rich, and although he has absolutely no experience with football, he can probably figure it out. And if he can't, he'll just hire smart people to assist him."

Your scenario is unpossible.

Think.
About.
It.


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