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- Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:11 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 4-Feb-11 News -- The lull before the storm in Egypt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4652
Re: 4-Feb-11 News -- The lull before the storm in Egypt
It's amazoing all the attention paid to Egypt. Not sure why anyone cares, except those obsessed with Israel. Egypt could change governments every six months for the next five years and it would have no material affect on my life or the life of anyone I know. On the other hand, the wholesale capitula...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:00 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 7-Jan-11 News -- Food riots begin again as food prices spike
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6994
Re: 7-Jan-11 News -- Food riots begin again as food prices s
The survivors of World War II (GI and Silent generations) were well aware of the horrors of famine and starvation that occurred during the war, and they developed the Green Revolution to make sure that everyone in the world would be fed. Agricultural productivity has been rising at ~1%/yr in the U....
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:20 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 4-Jan-11 News -- Republicans say they'll cut gov spending
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6256
Re: 4-Jan-11 News -- Republicans say they'll cut gov spendin
I'd bet that we see peace in the Middle East before Republicans meaningfully balance the budget. The current leadership started things off by extending tax cuts that were unaffordable 10 years ago and are unaffordable now. And like superstitious aborigines they repeat the mantra "tax cuts will bring...
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:19 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 29-Dec-10 News -- The real estate market is still crashing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13591
Re: 29-Dec-10 News -- The real estate market is still crashi
Vince, that's obviously one way - severe inflation forces the Fed's hand, or rather diminishes its relevance. But John quoted the Bloomberg guest's description of the Fed as the only buyer, and a few paragraphs below repeats his prediction that the Dow will drop to 4000. So what happens between now ...
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:48 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 29-Dec-10 News -- The real estate market is still crashing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13591
Re: 29-Dec-10 News -- The real estate market is still crashi
So there's no money going into U.S. equities other than the U.S. government pumpting money in. So as long as [the Fed] is going to keep rigging the market, they're paying us to be bullish. That's from the Bloomberg guest John quoted. So the question for John is - what forces the Fed's hand and stop...
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:38 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 13-Dec-10 News -- Suicide bomber in Stockholm, Sweden
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4973
Re: 13-Dec-10 News -- Suicide bomber in Stockholm, Sweden
I'm going with the "not that bright" argument. The would-be bomber in Portland, OR a couple of weeks ago, despite nominally being an engineering student at a local college, was apparently unable to make or procure explosives without the help of the FBI agents he thought were fellow Jihadis. It's ama...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:49 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14038
Re: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
Calling Assange nihilistic (death seeking) is a bit extreme for a man who heads an organization that posts information on his website. Ted Kazinsky - now there's a nihilist, sending bombs through the mail as he wrote end-of-the-world manifestos. What Assange is doing is pissing off the U.S. governme...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:14 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 19-Nov-10 News -- China accused of hijacking internet data
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4843
Re: 19-Nov-10 News -- China accused of hijacking internet data
Now that I know Obama always uses teleprompters I hear it in everything he says. His speech is just so unnatural. It's an embarrassment that our president can't even talk about the most common topics without reading the words from a screen. It's not like he covers much material. It should be a requi...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:04 pm
- Forum: Finance and Investments
- Topic: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies
- Replies: 768
- Views: 417180
Re: 11-Oct-10 News -- Resignation of Abbas would trigger changes
John is a great historian but a lousy economist. Gold rising is Economics 101 - more demand, steady supply. Why more demand? Some of it is increased dollars in circulation. John's argument is that the dollars in circulation will fall as debt defaults. That may be true. But there's two other reasons ...
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:49 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 4-Oct-10 News - Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) presents award
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9010
Re: 4-Oct-10 News - Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) presents award
John, I second and third the congratulations. Very impressive award, and great picture of you accepting it.