QUOTE (stephen @ Nov 30 2008, 10:05 PM) Harper is not trying to strip power away. Changing the laws so you can not donate as much makes it much more fair for all parties. That way corporations have less power of who they want in and allows the individuals influence to be stronger I think...

QUOTE (rforgiel @ Nov 30 2008, 08:09 PM) Thank you JohnS for your replies. They make perfect sense to me. Keep up the good work. This crisis is of Harper's own making. Nobody forced him to introduce this policy. He did it out of mean spiritness. You live by the sword and you know the rest...

QUOTE (Jack @ Nov 30 2008, 09:41 AM) Awww, poor Liberals! They aren't as good at fundraising! Here's a crazy idea - get better at it! It's not exactly a hard concept to comprehend, even for politicians. I wasn't arguing that they shouldn't get better at it - far from it. What I was...

QUOTE (stephen @ Nov 30 2008, 01:59 AM) How is public funding democratic? Its politicians lining there pocket with tax payer money to further there party and agenda. If it was truly democratic why cant the party faithful support there party out of there own pockets up to a certain limit...For...

QUOTE (mcgregok @ Nov 29 2008, 06:03 PM) For those of you in the west who are tired of being controled by the eastern socialist parties http://www.separationalberta.com/ Ooops....forgot to ask..... How does my criticizing Harper`s so-called "leadership" style translate into my being a...

QUOTE (mcgregok @ Nov 29 2008, 06:03 PM) For those of you in the west who are tired of being controled by the eastern socialist parties http://www.separationalberta.com/ Yeah, what can I say? I`m just a whacked-out commie pinko, with my crazy ideas that both individuals and businesses...

QUOTE (Dan_Eisenhauer @ Nov 29 2008, 05:20 PM) Here is another way to look at Harper`s doing away with the political party funding, and it is a MAJOR concern to me. I have had two conservative party workers tell me that there is a general, well founded, feeling within the party that Harper...

QUOTE (JohnS @ Nov 26 2008, 07:52 PM) That being said, Thomas, if you`re going to mention somebody else`s typos, doublecheck your own, ok? I believe you meant, "Not to pick on you..." Oh - I just realized....maybe you were making a mental note that you should pick on him...but then it would...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Nov 26 2008, 07:27 PM) note to pick on you, but here are the 4 typos: P.P.P.S: I use a spell checker as it picks up 99% of all typo`s .. as I am lazy too .. but I found a system called "MS Word" or "MS Outlook" or "Firefox" that overcomes my own laziness in typing by...

QUOTE (Jack @ Nov 23 2008, 10:45 PM) Is rent control really that bad? Sure sounds bad, but, if you think about it, is it really that material? Markets will always determine rents, not government legislation. Correct me if I`m wrong, but, with rent control, you`re "only" allowed to raise rents...

QUOTE (nepoez @ Nov 22 2008, 05:08 PM) 10% of my rent each month goes into a reserve fund for unexpected(or expected unexpected) expenses. And I think what Chris means is that in general, it shouldn`t be coming out of your cashflow, but should be included in your costs when you purchase the...

This is why I like this board. Before, I wouldn`t have really thought about this issue that much, and I wouldn`t have formed an opinion on it. But, from reading others` opinions, it forces me to confront an issue I wouldn`t have otherwise. So, thanks all! And, to go along with it, some of...

QUOTE (wealthyboomer @ Nov 11 2008, 02:16 AM) My understanding is that LED`s are slowly coming into the marketplace and will be next to replace the CFL`s. LEDs have been in use for a while on digital clocks, watches and car dashboards. They are also now being used in desk lamps, art galleries...

QUOTE (Jack @ Nov 11 2008, 01:37 AM) Nope, just rhetoric, a return is a return is a return. Investors will want to know what return/ROI/whatever they will be getting on the $60,000 that they give to you. And that answer, whatever you`d like to call it, is 11.85% (annually) in this case. I`m...

QUOTE (wealthyboomer @ Nov 10 2008, 10:53 PM) Do you mean `LED`? That sounds familiar. Is it more commonly associated with computer tech than standard light bulb tech? Have a good one! JohnS

QUOTE (Jack @ Nov 10 2008, 08:52 PM) Hi Denise,I`ll break this down further. Purchase Price: $240,000-Compounded annually by 3% for 6 years: $286, 572.55 Mortgage: $180,000 -Paid down for 6 years with terms of 6% interest & 35 year amortization: $169,083.11 So, 6 years later, when you sell the...

Hey Brett. Are you familiar with the Kolbe test? I know a bunch of us on here have taken it and are big fans of it, so it might be something you`d want to look into. Feel free to email me about it if you need more info, of course. Have a good one! JohnS

QUOTE (realfortin @ Nov 10 2008, 02:20 PM) Instead of just 2, I would replace as many as they let me. Mention your concern with the environment and ask if they will allow you to change some bulbs. Change a lot of them, especially in places where they get left on a lot. Don`t put them anywhere...

QUOTE (investmart @ Nov 8 2008, 01:59 AM) Hi Greg, I didn`t know smoking is a good reason to evict a tenant. Basic question: is it even legal/common/reasonable to include a restriction in the lease regarding smoking in one`s unit? can you evict based on smoking even if it is not mentioned in...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Nov 5 2008, 01:51 AM) usually you should get an estoppel certificate showing what rents they pay, their security deposit, their name, when their last rent increase was .. Why is LAST month`s rent of concern to you ? It wasn`t your property then ! It is the seller`s...