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JGBRK

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  1. 10 hours ago, Parsad said:

     

    He probably shouldn't have.  But I can certainly see why some would rather see Holmes pay back some of what is owed to victims and taxpayers. 

     

    You might be surprised, but personally, I'm for the death penalty in 1st degree premeditated murder cases, serial killer cases, serial rapist cases, etc where the guilt has been proven without a doubt. 

     

    For white collar criminals...throw the book at them...but make them also work somehow and provide restitution to victims and taxpayers.  Make her do lab work or something in prison if she isn't going to work outside of prison.  Guys like Sam Antar when he was in prison or Bernie Madoff when he was alive...make them work on tax returns or something for the poor 16 hours a day in prison.  I don't care what...but make them work and do something instead of just living off the taxpayer.

     

    Cheers!    

    With all due respect Sanjeev, I'm not certain I would want Bernie working on my tax return.  Maybe making license plates or making small rocks out of big rocks.

  2. This is for the "In what it's worth Department."

     

    I just got off the telephone with a Vanguard supervisor named Kim DeSoto (phonetic spelling).  She advised that costs and quality of service were the primary drivers of this decision.  Ms. DeSoto also said they have received several complaints in regards to their decision to eliminate OTC stocks.  She said she would elevate my complaint.

     

    If anyone is inclined to bellyache to Vanguard, now may be the time. 

  3. As a poster elsewhere mentioned for some odd reason Vanguard no longer allows the trading of Over the Counter stocks with a market capitalization of less than $300 million on their platform.  For some odd reason they have included FRFHF in this category thus making FRFHF untradeable with Vanguard.  I have been arguing (doing battle) with Vanguard for about a week regarding this policy.  If anyone else has a Vanguard Brokerage Account and feels this policy is as stupid as I do, please reach out to Vanguard and let them know your thoughts.

  4. Being a Raiders fan, I was glad to see a Bengal victory; it added validation to the Raiders loss to them.  Sorry Parsad, but the Bengals beat the Chiefs once this year, maybe they can do it again.  On the other hand we all know what Mahomes can do in 13 seconds.🤪

  5. The true test of character is what a person does when no one is looking.  Howie dipped into petty cash and donated land and money and shortly thereafter received a certificate that takes months of training to receive.  Don't get me wrong, Howie most likely possesses the skills to be in law enforcement but he should put away the checkbook and conduct the training.  When you're dealing with an individual's civil rights you better be trained.  The real question is; are there other ethical, integrity or character lapses with Howie.  Most likely not, but on the other hand we weren't looking.

  6. When I started this thread the question I had and still do is this.  Concerning the timing of all factors was Gates asked not to return as director because of some of his behaviors and associations, specifically Epstein?  We'll probably never know for certain but I cannot think of anyone that once on Berkshire's Board of Directors would voluntarily leave.  Gates most likely used the Gates Foundation as his ruse to leave.  Did he bring his womanizing to Omaha?  Did Buffett misread Gates character?  Did Buffett realize what a nightmare it would be if word got out about Gates and Epstein or any of the alleged real or perceived subplots?  And word always gets out.

    A persons character does count.

  7. Anyone notice the coincidence regarding the Gates dissolution (which according to reports had been in the works for years), his leaving Berkshire directorship and Bill's association with Jeffrey Epstein.  I'm not saying all are related but in retrospect noticeable.

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