Actually, you’ve missed the point. Tuomioja’s “protest” could have affected the price in any which way, and the hoopla from it might not necessarily have the effect he wanted it to have.

The lesson here is that public, elected officials have to refrain from making comments on individual stocks. It is a political minefield, and an ethical dilemma, if you want a level playing field in the marketplace.

HELSINGIN SANOMAT “Tuomioja itse omistaa runsaat 6 500 UPM:n osaketta. Hän on ilmoittanut myyvänsä ne tammikuun alun pörssikurssilla.”

Someody give TomiA a cigar! If I wasn’t on ther otherside of the continent TomiA, I’d buy you a drink.

You should decide whether his protest affected the price or not, you can’t have it both ways. As a matter of fact, you should take some basic economics lessons before you pretend to know about the economical issues in general … like the hilarious idea that the US trade deficit would mean that massive amounts of wealth are transferred from the American consumer-comrade to the rest of the world, when it in fact means the opposite.

No no need to thank for the advice

Huh, where did these “selling back” and “returning profits” come from. Phil you gotta increase your medication – sauna alone doesn’t help – or learn Finnish.

Anyway, even if Tuomioja had planned all this it could not have gone much better. The main point Tuomioja had in mind – which of course wasn’t profits but a protest – got a lot of covarage, and all kind of hateful right-wingers had to eat humble pie, exposing how naive and malevolent ideas their narrow-minded world view produces. I give Tuomioja 10 points.

My guess is yes. Or maybe.

It’s like some religious fundamentalists find Satan in Lordi’s music and when explained there’s no reference to Satan, they say “Satan hides himself to grab more souls…”

Fundamentalist, gotta love ‘em.

Because everybody knows like phil that socialist are evil baby-eaters who are planing total world domination on the expence of the working-american consumer

Well it looks like Finland For Thought gets results!

Thank you, Phil, for a great blogsite.

Etc etc. Swings and roundabouts.

Anyway, I don’t really desire to be rich. It’s not that important, especially if it means I need to work 9-10 hours a day with no holidays and no extra for overtime. I merely need to get by without being poor, and that I can do without giving myself a heart attack by the age of 40 or having to stress about getting the sack 8 times a year. And no, I don’t consider paying taxes as being robbed by the government. And yes, I think most people do get more than enough back. That is just a stupid argument made up for those who haven’t traveled that much and don’t really understand how income transfers work.