Recent Content by burn8

  1. Finland considers a universal basic income for all citizens

    Pay people to do nothing and what do they think they will get more of? -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Economics

  2. I think I'm out for now, reinvesting gains into a house.

    Buy high sell low? -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Oct 26, 2015 in forum: Trading

  3. What's wrong with India????

    And dont forget to do the needful. -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Mar 2, 2015 in forum: Chit Chat

  4. Futures Account with insurance?

    $500 margins for ES is excellent for a profitable trader. Less of the exact risk/exposure that you are asking about in this thread. -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Jan 21, 2015 in forum: Index Futures

  5. Good books one must read

    One good trade has some good overall lessons how to approach both trading and investing. One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of...
    Post by: burn8, Nov 16, 2014 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. ES Journal - 2014

    Paper traders usually hold through all downswings and add during the drop. Im guessing Pink Man's paper account is experiencing stellar...
    Post by: burn8, Nov 13, 2014 in forum: Journals

  7. ES Journal - 2014

    "I would certainly never bank on the ES going down. The odds in general are HEAVILY stacked in your favour if you only go long." -pink man
    Post by: burn8, Oct 15, 2014 in forum: Journals

  8. The right question to ask about the minimum wage

    Yeah, don't worry about that annoying little property rights thing. -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Sep 8, 2014 in forum: Economics

  9. The right question to ask about the minimum wage

    So the only two options are over-paying them and welfare. Do you really believe that? You want to keep them under your thumb by giving them just...
    Post by: burn8, Sep 7, 2014 in forum: Economics

  10. The right question to ask about the minimum wage

    Do you people actually think that flipping burgers should be a long-term career? At the levels the workers are paid now, they should be getting in...
    Post by: burn8, Sep 7, 2014 in forum: Economics

  11. The right question to ask about the minimum wage

    I hope people who like on a single level like this are not actually traders. If McDonalds has to raise their prices, do the laws of supply and...
    Post by: burn8, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Economics

  12. The right question to ask about the minimum wage

    The market does a fine job at setting wages. -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Economics

  13. Arguments Against Raising Minimum Wage Don't Hold up

    Unions and govt have been joined at the hips for years. Its surely a stretch to call them "private organizations": The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931...
    Post by: burn8, Sep 3, 2014 in forum: Politics

  14. Arguments Against Raising Minimum Wage Don't Hold up

    Facts are terribly painful for a statist to accept which is why they get tossed or ignored at every turn. Even the clearest, simplest of examples...
    Post by: burn8, Sep 3, 2014 in forum: Politics

  15. Uber and unrestrained hyper-capitalism

    Have to protect the taxi lobby. -burn8
    Post by: burn8, Sep 2, 2014 in forum: Economics