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• Commented on Is The Philly Cellphone Jammer A Hero Or A Jerk?
  HUGE Jerk. While it's safe to assume everyone is having pointless, meaningless conversations, there's no way to be sure. What if he's sharing the bus with a doctor who is on call? Or a police officer? Or someone in the...
• Commented on Judge: Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Violate Right To Free Speech
  I'd be shocked if they aren't already working on it......
• Commented on Judge: Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Violate Right To Free Speech
  Allowing this to go through would be a dangerous precedent. The government is worried about the types of images it may have to put on voting ballots and tax return forms!...
• Commented on Diabolical Criminal Robs Banks With Nuclear Weapon Threats
  A threat is a threat, you know? Even if it's ridiculous. I assume if someone just said "I have a gun" you wouldn't expect the cashier to go, "I don't believe you, let's see you fire it!" would you? And...
• Commented on Have A Facebook Privacy Horror Story You Want To Share?
  Why do you guys never ask for non-horror stories? Here's my Facebook story, it's the same as 99.9% of the people who use Facebook. I signed up for Facebook. It allows me to play games, talk to some of my...
• Commented on SEC Wants To Ask Big Banks About Mortgage Investments
  I'm sure they'll get right on this.... Right as soon as they finish interviewing new applicants who just came from the big banks, applying for future positions at the big banks, and watching porn on their government computers....
• Commented on Doctor Accused Of Billing Medicare $375 Million For Nonexistent Treatments
  Does it now? Could have fooled me!...
• Commented on Price-Protection Guarantees: Don't Hold Your Breath On Cashing In
  So, let me get this straight... price-protection is bad because you're not likely to need it/use it? Man, homeowners insurance is a rip-off too! Your house probably isn't even going to burn down!...
• Commented on Chase Plans On Caring Even Less About Customers With Less Than $100K In The Bank
  "after new regulations put a cap on lenders' fees" Surely nobody saw this coming!...
• Commented on Time Warner Cable Testing The Waters Of Metered Broadband Again
  Old people who do nothing but send e-mails and read the occasional news story. Maybe farmville every once in awhile....
• Commented on Time Warner Cable Testing The Waters Of Metered Broadband Again
  Old people who do nothing but send e-mails and read the occasional news story. Maybe farmville every once in awhile....
• Commented on Gas Prices Have Gone Up 18 Cents In The Past 2 Weeks
  Uh, the difference is really only the spin. Fox reports that gas prices are going up, a correct statement. Fox's commentators blame the government, a possibly legitimate opinion. Stewart reports that gas prices are going up, a correct statement. He...
• Commented on Gas Prices Have Gone Up 18 Cents In The Past 2 Weeks
  So, when prices go down, is that a case of oil companies temporarily not being greedy for some reason? Speculators deciding to take a few months off and go on vacation? Oil prices are volatile, people like you always have...
• Commented on CFPB To Take A Closer Look At Overdraft Fees
  If you make a savings buffer, it doesn't matter how they order your transactions. I can't even remember the last time I had less than $1,000 in my checking account. Not because I'm filthy stinking rich, but because I like...
• Commented on FDA Green Lights Imports Of Cancer Drugs To Ease Shortages
  The FDA exists to prevent people from obtaining lifesaving drugs. If they really felt compassion for the sick, they'd disband....
• Commented on Tips To Help New Investors Get Started
  Uh, you're supposed to get more conservative when you get older, not when you're young. The key is "don't invest any money you may need within the next 1-5-20 years (depending on your specific situation" So long as you follow...
• Commented on CFPB To Take A Closer Look At Overdraft Fees
  It's pretty easy to anticipate and avoid overdraft fees by not overdrafting. Also, "profit centers" are not illegal. The banks are fully entitled to profit should you choose to not follow the fine print you voluntarily signed. Next....
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Don't forget the Federal Reserve. But hey, all they do is manipulate the value of our money. No need for us to know what's going on behind the scenes there!...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  The guy who created the housing bubble on purpose? No thanks, I won't be taking any advice from him....
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Hey guys, I'm not the one suggesting opting-out of credit is a sensible, logical, or intelligent thing to do. Cat's the one who said he wanted to! I'm just fine with things the way they are, actually....
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  This is a fair point. The media accounts always concede that they are offering their best guesses based on years of observation by financial professionals. Although I wonder, is Cordray really proposing that we nationalize the credit reporting industry? Is...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  I'm saying that the mainstream media, as well as various blogs and whatnot, have ALREADY adequately dumbed down the language, explained the process, and done all the things that Cordray is proposing to do. The only excuse people have for...
• Commented on Best Buy Apologizes For Surprising Customers With In-Store Porn
  I'm 99% convinced that is a lie. Someone who really never watched pornography wouldn't feel the need to point that out....
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Just because living a life without credit would suck by today's standards doesn't make it some sort of universal human right. The reason we enjoy things like mortgages and insurance and whatever is because there are companies out there who...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  I'm being elitist? You're the one accusing me of being smart. I'm trying to give the general public the benefit of the doubt here! The point is, you can clean up the language all you want. You can explain it...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Also, I'll bet you Big Sis over at DHS is already hard at work on this, actually!...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  It might not prevent them from having info on you, but it would make that info virtually irrelevant. If the issue ever came up during an interview, you could simply explain to the employer that you chose to pay all...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  It's not a question of intelligence, it's a question of whether someone really cares about the issue. How exactly does Cordray think he's going to get this information to people who don't care enough about it to do 15 minutes...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Isn't this what coworkers do when you're not in the room?...
• Commented on Cordray: Credit Bureaus Are A "Murky Unknown" To Consumers
  Thing is, I wouldn't have to do *original* research. Most of this research has already been done by media outlets. I've read quite a few articles about it. Hell, I probably was linked to them from this very website. Maybe...