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KoKo

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4. Yep...the reality disconnect still goes on where the HYPE brings in the money
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:39 PM
Oct 2013

and real earnings and value are manipulated to create bubbles in a few stocks because of the "potential."

So much re-regulaton needs to be done but, is still delayed. And, Wall Street just won't tolerate even a small tax on stock trading transactions by the Traders and Hedge Funds in many of these "bubble companies." Where is the Job Creation by either of them?

And, even Apple,made in China, profits are off shored so taxes are minimal. But we get "Apple Stores" in our shopping malls and a big complex out in Silicon Valley. I wonder how much Apple pays their Apple Store employees, btw. Still, one would think that Apple still has more value than Facebook and Twitter selling ads and allowing spying on their users. What do either of them "Produce?" The best thing both have done is allow people to connect and get info out fast organizing for causes and protests. But the downside is that the information is also useful to NSA. Ive wondered if some of their huge revenue doesn't come from being "contractors" in a sense for NSA. I can't believe they can bring in so much money from people clicking on and watching ads on their Mobile Phones .

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