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Would you be surprized to find out that I agree with most of what you said ? Only difference is that I don't believe that those attitudes are only perpetuated by african americans.. I believe that you can find people who blame others for their own short comings and who want something for nothing across all colors and backgrounds. Any healthy exchange of ideas will have a point of contention though, and we will have to agree to disagree about the police... (not the cambridge incident per se)
So what is your career advice to a 40 something single Dad, in the Florida area with my qualifacations?




Fortunes are secured during down times by being a contrarian. If you have assets and/or the ability to obtain credit, you might consider purchasing your own business during the next year. I say this in part because you'll be able to take advantage of others' misfortune and low-ball like crazy. You'd have to look for the perfect situation. Personally, I am looking for real estate bargains. Not for fast flips, mind you, and not for just any property. I don't approach selecting real estate as a straightforward commodity (like 3 beds/3 baths = X), but as an art. For example, one might find an older house with a huge yard, buy it with a low-ball offer and then split the yard into 2 or even 3 lots. Also, I am onto several stocks that are presently undervalued by as much as 75% (for the long term). And if "cap n trade" and/or socialized healthcare are defeated, it will create tremendous market spikes to capitalize on (for the short term). Just watch the Dow Jones on those days.

You're not going to like this part, but I think Obama is going to be forced to move to the center (so he will end up doing less damage to business) and that he will be a one term president like Carter. He and Pelosi have fatally overreached. When most people voted for him, they were not expecting socialism. They took his moderate tax cutter speak at face value. There will be a course correction and an opportunity for the economy to expand like never before when his anti-business/anti-successful liberalism is deballed.
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