" I don't think we will be bought out by the end of the year. Some of us believe 2013. Hopefully, the Bush tax cut will be renewed and Obama can claim it as his own tax cut.
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Not to speak of the fact that, if something isn't done (Obama not re-elected, Conservatives take both houses), then we are going to see the largest tax increase in the history of the world. If SFMI gets bought out - you will probably lose 25-50% of your earnings on your stock because the tax and spenders will bump the cap gains as high as they can. We can only hope that the socialists lose or we get bought out before December.