Desert_Rat

I laughed. From what I read 75% of California black youth can't read at state level either, and that level, compared to the rest of America, must be ridiculously low. Honestly, I don't hire lawyers but i do try hiring the kids of today. They're all unprepared to accomplish anything in life. Mostly idiots, mechanically illiterate, uncomfortable with basic tools. I bet they're good gamers and have substantial followers though! I say good luck, future generations - plural because I can't see why and how it will ever get better.

John Paulson and Blackstone, apparently. See below. https://www.axios.com/first-look-john-paulsons-blueprint-for-reforming-fannie-freddie-2428957928.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-01/paulson-blackstone-said-to-back-plan-for-freeing-fannie-freddie Definitive. Thanks. The paper, "Restoring Safety and Soundness to the GSEs," is available here. It was written by Moelis & Company, as financial adviser to some Fannie and Freddie stockholders, including Paulson & Co. and Blackstone GSO Capital Partners.

This latest and greatest proposed solution sure is getting a lot of play here. I never even heard of Moelis before thursday, but has anyone determined what shareholders they're actually advising? I'll be first: They're not advising me.

They're pretty funny. They should have known they'd be ripped off is quite a defense!

I read a couple: Letter to Mnuchin and Pay us back. Well done and I have you saved.

Searching 'Wayne Polson' didn't bring anything up. Care to share, I'd be interested in reading.

Hey, wait one damn second. I distinctly recall my parents saying I was a winner many times. You calling them liars?

The most liquid issue i own: Watt declares withholding dividend in front of members of Congress: Up 7% on 2x volume Another thinktank offers their opinion, and it's kinda favorable: Up 1% on 3x lower volume No one cares

Do you have a link? it's not much.. http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000623709

$7.95, huh. Right. 4 pages that haven't anything to do with the preferreds except another thinktank's opinion, which means as much to Congress as yours does. This board has gone to crap lately ;D

I'm skeptical that the senior's will be cancelled. I've been clear on that.

If I might be so bold... NO NEVER NOT IN A MILLION YEARS IT'S SILLY TO EVEN ASK

"while realizing a significant financial gain for the U.S. taxpayer" Yummy. RSVP requested. Thanks.

I know you don't talk much but would you care to support that a bit? In order for a $100b hole to be covered it would take a decade if tax reform goes through, or still a long time even if it doesn't. How is that a solution to building a capital buffer fast enough to ward off the next recession, which may already be overdue?

LOL https://media.8ch.net/file_store/31881d2645cea2a53d455abb29ad55873c02b37ea9f740f5d962ac80d0bf54b0.png Use the internet carefully ;D

I don't doubt that the principles involved with FnF/housing reform want a solution, and fast, but when one side of the aisle is demanding govt involvement as an entitlement for the poor, and the other is demanding the govt exit completely, with a whole bunch of others are fearful of what any change to a successful 70 year program will bring, and another demanding no govt backstop, you get stalemate. Eternal stalemate.

http://royce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/pay_back_the_taxpayers_act_of_2015.pdf

My understanding is that program has already been slated to end 1/1/2018. This admin has nothing to do with it.

$4.1 trillion budget, and I'm not secure because radicals are allowed to immigrate, the streets I drive are a mess, cost for healthcare is ridiculous, 40 years of investment will likely mean squat on SS, I have no interest in medicare and all its pitfalls, most inter-space innovation is not from NASA, apparently everything i do and say is recorded by social media, aka NSA, and I guess I should learn words like 'ze'. All I want from my phucking govt is defense and infrastructure. THAT'S IT.

Complete opposite. Not only didn't the market care about all that fakenews, I mean, at all, but it looks like the hearing isn't happening either. As far as fakenews goes, this one was insanely fake. Regardless, still accumulating SPY puts. Next time I'll temporarily close out EOD on this type news and reestablish after.

Nope Nope. Would kick in before and, if need be, after PI.

Pretty much agree the Demo's are on our side and probably more vital to our wants than any other. Now excuse me while I go shower that off.

This may be Watt's point of contention and urge to retain dividends... My understanding is that Watt is not retaining dividends, he's delaying them. In the end they may wind up being the same thing though.

You really there's a chance SCOTUS takes this, takes any of this? I don't. But if it did, that must mean freedom. No reason why it would take any of it unless against US govt.

Yep, I now recall that it was the wire transfer that had me pass. It had me question the legitimacy of it all.