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I'm not looking for your moralistic preaching, Cujo. I asked you to address the points made and here they are:

- the crisis made the biggest banks bigger.*
- *the Federal Reserve, an unelected body, even more powerful*today than prior to the Great Recession.
- Chris Dodd and Barnie Frank were "bought and sold by special interests".
- Banks were forced, by the government, to save some of the worst lenders in the housing bubble.
- The zero interest-rate policy has negatively affected hardworking Americans who saved for retirement.
- the interest the Federal Reserve pays on the excess reserves of lending institutions has handcuffed lending to small and midsized enterprises.
- Government policies and regulations in the post crisis era have expanded the wealth gap by making asset owners richer at the expense of renters.

And who "forced" these people to package them into derivatives that destroyed the housing market and nearly caused a catastrophic collapse of the world economy. A handful of people chose to rip off investors and taxpayers and homeowners without the slightest consideration for the outcome. It was all about gaming the system, power and money. You are talking about something entirely different than I am. You are talking cause I am talking result.

- Cujo

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I hope that $$$ is being declared on your taxes. These programs you espouse cost $$

He plays free concerts while the paying gigs are across the street .

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And who "forced" these people to package them into derivatives that destroyed the housing market and nearly caused a catastrophic collapse of the world economy. A handful of people chose to rip off investors and taxpayers and homeowners without the slightest consideration for the outcome. It was all about gaming the system, power and money. You are talking about something entirely different than I am. You are talking cause I am talking result.

- Cujo

Obama has destroyed the housing market all by himself.

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And who "forced" these people to package them into derivatives that destroyed the housing market and nearly caused a catastrophic collapse of the world economy. A handful of people chose to rip off investors and taxpayers and homeowners without the slightest consideration for the outcome. It was all about gaming the system, power and money. You are talking about something entirely different than I am. You are talking cause I am talking result.

- Cujo

“You have three out of the four largest banks today, bigger than they were when we bailed them out. … I think it’s time to put the government back on (the banks’) backs.”- Senator Bernie Sanders

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And who "forced" these people to package them into derivatives that destroyed the housing market and nearly caused a catastrophic collapse of the world economy. A handful of people chose to rip off investors and taxpayers and homeowners without the slightest consideration for the outcome. It was all about gaming the system, power and money. You are talking about something entirely different than I am. You are talking cause I am talking result.

- Cujo

Where shall I begin in response?

You are talking results while I talk cause and yet you just blamed banks for packaging derivatives that destroyed the economy. That's not considered a cause???

How many people have gone to jail for your "results?

Even your guy, Bernie, is saying the big banks have only gotten bigger.

Now do you want to address the other points Burry makes or will you continue to try to deflect under the "he's autistic" ruse.

For sure you are underscoring his point on playing the blame game.

And btw, do you think bankers hold a monopoly on gaming the system? Maybe you ought to read the post on how the Clintons are gaming the system.

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1,000 people?
How much is the average ticket price ?

Ever heard of a 1099? We report our income but it is offset in expenses as we reinvest all of our gig money into equipment. We have nearly $100,000 in gear. It is why we sound so good. It ain't cheap. I have invested over $10,000 in guitars alone. Do you have any idea how much a Rickenbacker bass costs these days? Or a Fender P bass?

- Cujo

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Ever heard of a 1099? We report our income but it is offset in expenses as we reinvest all of our gig money into equipment. We have nearly $100,000 in gear. It is why we sound so good. It ain't cheap. I have invested over $10,000 in guitars alone. Do you have any idea how much a Rickenbacker bass costs these days? Or a Fender P bass?

- Cujo

A bass player? That explains everything.

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Ever heard of a 1099? We report our income but it is offset in expenses as we reinvest all of our gig money into equipment. We have nearly $100,000 in gear. It is why we sound so good. It ain't cheap. I have invested over $10,000 in guitars alone. Do you have any idea how much a Rickenbacker bass costs these days? Or a Fender P bass?

- Cujo

Gee, I thought it was talent that made musicians sound so good.
$ 100,000 for how many members ?

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The Republican Party is in turmoil at the present time because the Republican base has determined the political elites of this country have made a mess of it. Democrats are still defending the mess under the guise of "We are smarter than the rest of you. Trust us to fix it".

Signed, An Independent

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Ever heard of a 1099? We report our income but it is offset in expenses as we reinvest all of our gig money into equipment. We have nearly $100,000 in gear. It is why we sound so good. It ain't cheap. I have invested over $10,000 in guitars alone. Do you have any idea how much a Rickenbacker bass costs these days? Or a Fender P bass?

- Cujo

Talk about gaming the system!

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Talk about gaming the system!

Yeah, the same guy who won't let the tax assessor on his property.

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Ever heard of a 1099? We report our income but it is offset in expenses as we reinvest all of our gig money into equipment. We have nearly $100,000 in gear. It is why we sound so good. It ain't cheap. I have invested over $10,000 in guitars alone. Do you have any idea how much a Rickenbacker bass costs these days? Or a Fender P bass?

- Cujo

Another limousine liberal with a "do as I say, not as I do" attitude. Cujo, very happy to hide income in his expense line, throw the assessor off his property, and in the same breath decry the income disparity in the country. Hypocrisy runs deep on the left. Guessing Cujo doesn't volunteer to pay more than he is required either to support his agenda.

He needs the extra cash to send his dog to day care and buy guitars for his garage band.

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Talk about gaming the system!

First he b itches about the rich not paying their "fair share" while he drives off the assessor trying to determine what he should pay in property taxes. Now he writes off buying the best in guitars as a hobby musician and then criticizes others for legally taking advantage of the same tax codes he take advantage. And let's not forget how he criticizes those people of faith while preaching morality from his proselytyzing atheist pulpit. LOL You just can't make this stuff up. Typical Cujo.

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First he b itches about the rich not paying their "fair share" while he drives off the assessor trying to determine what he should pay in property taxes. Now he writes off buying the best in guitars as a hobby musician and then criticizes others for legally taking advantage of the same tax codes he take advantage. And let's not forget how he criticizes those people of faith while preaching morality from his proselytyzing atheist pulpit. LOL You just can't make this stuff up. Typical Cujo.

Yeah but a THOUSAND people watch and hear him play !

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Gee, I thought it was talent that made musicians sound so good.
$ 100,000 for how many members ?

Talent is a inexact word and concept - there are many facets to talent - in no particular order. #1 10,000 hours of practice individually (does that number sound familiar???) and with your band, #2 stage experience, #3 quality hi-fidelity equipment (the expensive stuff doesn't distort at high db's), #4) experience with song structure and the fundamentals of music in terms of song structure #5) memory and understanding of scales and musical notation formats #6) understanding and taking care of your equipment and how to get the most out of it i.e. miking amps, tandem amplification, effects use, regular maintenance of your equipment include resets of intonation and restringing etc...

I have been a multi instrumentalist for over 40 years (drums, guitar and bass). There are people out there (some of them true professionals) with both lesser and greater instrumental skill. But all the talent in the world is useless if you are on stage and you freeze. I know people who are amazingly talented and great in the studio or their basement but are useless on stage.

- Cujo

Unless you have played live music and tried to remember the chords, lyrics and song structure for thirty songs and 3 1/2 hours of music you have no idea what a challenge it is. It is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.

- Cujo