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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,949 posts)
56. Yet inevitably every one of those investment contests is won by a 16 yo
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 12:11 AM
Jan 2016

...who put the imaginary 10 grand on some stock trading for $.08 per share.

So is the Stock Market itsrobert Jan 2016 #1
Ideally, no -- but that's what it's turned into Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #13
Penny stocks? rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #55
Yet inevitably every one of those investment contests is won by a 16 yo Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #56
Nonsense rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #30
That's half true. Xolodno Jan 2016 #44
It depends on the Pink Sheets stock you buy jmowreader Jan 2016 #46
No it's all true rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #48
Sorry, was tired and part of your post didn't sink in.... Xolodno Jan 2016 #49
No prob thanks! rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #54
I do think they are gambling AND think they should be legal for adults. nt kelly1mm Jan 2016 #2
How should it be taxed and by whom? Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #14
Taxed in the same way/Jurisdiction any other ecommerce activity would be. If I kelly1mm Jan 2016 #17
See 1.5 billion dollar powerball hysteria. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #35
Ayup. Iggo Jan 2016 #3
Gambling, yes. Travis_0004 Jan 2016 #4
It is gambling and it should be banned. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #5
Not that I am for either of the two sites, never played then or any online gambling... R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2016 #6
I hate all gambling. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #7
Fair enough answer. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2016 #8
If you hated alcohol, should that be banned as well? brooklynite Jan 2016 #10
There is always a paternalistic element to the "it preys on the poor" argument Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2016 #16
Cannabis is banned in your State because some hated it and hated the cultures who used it. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #34
So I guess you don't want to make a bet? snooper2 Jan 2016 #39
So since you hate all of some activity it should be banned? How .... 'fundy' of you ....n/t kelly1mm Jan 2016 #42
Liquor stores are a one-way ticket to alcoholism Ex Lurker Jan 2016 #28
The State of New York is not against gambling per se, just gambling it does not get a cut of. nt kelly1mm Jan 2016 #43
I don't gamble but I fail to see the problem Codeine Jan 2016 #9
Sure, but I give no hoots. hifiguy Jan 2016 #11
It's pretty dangerous for recovering compulsive gamblers oberliner Jan 2016 #20
If we control everything in our society from the point of those with "problems" we will have nothing CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #26
The government is already taking steps to ban such foods. oberliner Jan 2016 #29
Some days I want to slap you all. It was illegal to have gay sex in many States until 2003. Illegal. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #36
Gambling means I have a chance to win. AngryAmish Jan 2016 #12
Wish I was 80% on football Go Vols Jan 2016 #50
Good for you. AngryAmish Jan 2016 #52
lol Go Vols Jan 2016 #53
Yes but I still think it should be legal Yupster Jan 2016 #15
It's gambling edhopper Jan 2016 #18
No question about it oberliner Jan 2016 #19
Yes. But I support a person's decision to gamble or not. bigwillq Jan 2016 #21
gambling with poor odds against the house dembotoz Jan 2016 #22
I think gambling, like many other activities, OrwellwasRight Jan 2016 #23
Lived all over the last 35 years, Go Vols Jan 2016 #51
It depends TSIAS Jan 2016 #24
Yeah,, but like online poker there is no gaurantee it has to be honest Johonny Jan 2016 #41
Yes, but also, in my opinion, gambling should not be illegal. CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #25
Yes, it is gambling. Yes, it should be legal NT Ex Lurker Jan 2016 #27
It's gambling of course rjsquirrel Jan 2016 #31
No, and here is why. Separation Jan 2016 #32
Of Course It's Gambling ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #33
I'm also okay with gambling. Iggo Jan 2016 #37
Peas In A Pod ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #38
Obviously gambling, should be regulated by states commisions if allowed to exist Johonny Jan 2016 #40
Yes. It is. Xolodno Jan 2016 #45
Why should one form of online gambling be tolerated and another banned? jmowreader Jan 2016 #47
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