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Eddie,

As the poster here who is actually materially suffering through the election debacle, I feel I am entitled to 50% of all offending posters shares which shall be confiscated.

That being the case, I say we do as the Dems do and change the rules in the middle of the game. We need to eliminate the exemption allowing for mid-week off topic discussions, and retroactively penalize all those who violate the newly imposed rules.

Being an American, I am naturally exempt.

Milhous,

Correct, except it was over 231 years ago, give or take.

The founding fathers were absolutely brilliant. By knowing the past it was as if they could look into the future.

We are not a democracy, we're a constitutional representative republic. If we were ruled as a "democracy", also known as mob rule, we'd be ruled by the liberals on the west and east coasts (and large population centers) of our continent. The middle of the country (the more rural areas/states) would have no say in how the country is governed if not for the electoral college

Q: What is the definition of a democracy?

A: Two wolves and a sheep deciding on what to have for dinner.

Should have added "we'll live to fight another day" in my 20:22hr post below.

By keeping the Senate the D's can't do jack. They'll be unable to ruin the country as they wish. Thank Money for that.

Eags, Eddie...as I mentioned below, it is exhausting from my perspective.

I was totally wrapped up in it for the past 5 years. I was positive he'd win in a landslide until the results started to come in on Tuesday. I was rather depressed....until I learned we'll keep the Senate.

I am now of the mind that 'it is what it is, it is over, we lost, and I've gotta move on'. Now I am excited for the havoc they'll wreak upon themselves in the D party. This is going to be fun to watch.

Eddie,

Good post at 19:04hr. You are correct on all points, and thanks for clarifying.

BTW: I give Biden a 10% chance of finishing a four year term. He is not even close to being mentally fit or up to the job. He was known as being stupid in his prime, which he is well past...he is out of it. Totally cynical of the Dems to put him in that office. It is often called "elder abuse". Dude has dementia, for sure.

His running mate, Harris, is a nightmare. She had to bail out of the primaries before a single vote was cast because she was polling at 2%...she is totally unlikable, even for the Dems. I predict she will become our 47th president, our first female president, and it won't last past the first term of the Biden / Harris train wreck we're about to enjoy.

I will be sitting in the cheap seats, hurling insults. Something at which I am very adept.

BTW, Eddie, you are far from alone in your attitude towards Trump.

Very few, as in almost nobody, voted for Biden. They voted against Trump. Most of those say the same thing, in our American way, that you said about 'not liking his methods or practices'.

If you ask the Trump haters 'what has he done wrong when it comes to implementing policies?', nobody with more than half a brain can answer with an ounce of clarity or accuracy, they just hate the way he acts, talks, the tweets, etc.

I look past that. I look for results and performance. The dude has been phenomenal when it comes to getting things done that benefit citizens of the USA. (And much of the world, at least that's the way it looks from where I sit.)

Stevie Wonder,

If what you're saying is 'many of the problems caused by the far left in US Society are being instigated by our schools and universities' indoctrinating, not teaching', you are totally correct.

I graduated from the University of Oregon in 1979. Things were different then. Very different.

SW,

By "a large amount of cash", to what standard do you attribute "large"?

Google has 132.6 billion USD cash on hand. They've never paid a dividend. This is the extreme, but it's also very "American Tech Company Attitude" of them.

Google has 132

In my third paragraph below, I was referring to Biden's election in the below sentences:

"I truly believe his (Biden's) election will precipitate a huge decline in the Democrat party. I am truly looking forward to it."

I give the chance of "healing" under a Biden administration about a 2% chance, and that's being more than a bit optimistic.

He will never, ever be able to satisfy the demands of the far left. Not ever. Nobody or nothing will. And to get elected he made a deal with them.

I truly believe his election will precipitate a huge decline in the Democrat party. I am truly looking forward to it.

BTW: If you call respecting the American Constitution and American idealism cult like, then you're missing the point of Trump's existence in our political arena. The guy speaks for the common, hard working American. He's truly one of us, but with pretty nice digs.

If you call the beliefs of almost half of the USA cult like, well, that's one hell of a cult.

Eddie,

I am exhausted. I am a high energy guy, but just watching Trump makes me need a nap. Dude is amazing. He fights and fights and fights. There is no quit in that guy. Too bad he most likely won't pull this one off. But I believe it'll be good in the end...he's awakened an absolutely huge part of our country, and we're not going away.

Hey JR,

I just got off the phone with a guy (Jim) in the Portland, Oregon, office of Stifel. To buy TRMR.L here we'd have to go through their foreign desk in St. Louis, Missouri. It would be the same process with which I am currently forced to suffer, but you'd have even less control.

We spoke for several minutes. I told him a bit about the company, I went over a few metrics, and we then discussed how it's valued significantly below valuations given most companies that trade in this space in the USA. He then said what I've been telling myself since I started to build my position; if they execute, it's only a matter of time before the list here, in the USA.

Fingers crossed it works out.

BTW: If you open an account for your daughter, in her name, over there, and it's worth more than 10,000 USD, she needs to report the account every year to the IRS. It's called an "FBAR", which stands for "Foreign Bank Account Report". I do one every year. It's easy once you get it down.

Quick comment from an American about American attitudes.

Very few, if any companies in the USA would consider a dividend at this stage in their evolution. We’re much more about growth and scale. Both organic growth and growth through acquisitions. At this stage of our life we'd put our cash to work trying to grow the biz, or we'd reserve our cash to capitalize on possible opportunities.

We are greedy, often to a fault, but when it works, boy oh boy, does it work.

Milhous,

I should have used quotation marks.

Two countries separated by a common language has more than a bit of truth.

JR,

I knew what was going on. Apparently my Yank reply was a bit clumsy as I tried to join in the Brit banter.

Hey JR,

Regarding your post to Crusty about his ambitious wish...as long as we're wishing...summer would be fine, but I could live with the end of the year.

Ya think?

Hey JR,

Sorry I took so long to reply. The answer is, as far as I know, it will not be any easier for me with the four different online brokerage services with which I currently have accounts. (Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade and Fidelity.)

I imagine if I owned an account at Stifel, that would make it easier. That being said, I do not like to speculate, because that's the same thing as talking out my rear. I may call them when I get a few minutes to intelligently (and accurately) answer your question.

Gotta go with my old pal Crusty on this thread.