Marvin Clark

So Long, Recession; Hello, Recession

If you believe like I do in government of the people, by the people, and for the the people, then it's time for us to go to work.


On Jun 08 01:18 AM dasd wrote:

> OIl need to be at $10 barrel. I'm tired of funding terrorists with
> petro dollars.
> good articles...
>
> When folks finally see that they can’t just get someone else to pay
> for all this, there will
> likely be a huge tax rebellion which will cause more short term problems,
> but may in the
> long term (hopefully) have the effect of getting the government to
> manage our money better.
>
> In the meantime, let’s hope we don’t have too many large national
> disasters, military
> conflicts, pandemics or the like to deal with. This country is in
> a lot of trouble and we
> need to start thinking like Americans instead of Republicans or Democrats
> if we’re going to get through this mess……..
>
> good articles: fhurl.com/c9055 recommended reading

So Long, Recession; Hello, Recession

Thanks.


On Jun 07 10:10 PM Jasper M wrote:

> Good article.

So Long, Recession; Hello, Recession

Thanks. Tell a friend.


On Jun 07 11:21 AM [e-mail] wrote:

> How can this article receive only two comments one of which is an
> idiot. The writer is in my opinion correct on the assumptions and
> if true the previous observations were outstanding. As for me I am
> going to start following Marvin Clark

So Long, Recession; Hello, Recession

Correct. "throw an interception" was the original phrase I wrote.


On Jun 07 10:08 AM Mark123 wrote:

> if you throw an inception for a loss,,,, or do you mean "interception"

So Long, Recession; Hello, Recession

I base higher interest rates on Treasury having to issue $1.5 trillion in new obligations for 2009. At some point, the market will demand a greater return on principal. The Feds can only influence short-term rates.


On Jun 07 01:04 PM roguespeare wrote:

> Respectfully Mr. Clark, you can't have a further collapse in real
> estate, contracting lines of credit, 11% unemployment, and a weak
> dollar and have a 5% treasury yield and 7% mortgage rate. But you
> can have a S&P 700 and a 3% treasury because the "spring 2009
> cyclical bull market" was nothing more than a correction within a
> long term bear market. Hold onto your shorts: our dollar will become
> worthless and, since oil, gold, copper, wheat, and corn are denominated
> in dollars, we will have a deepening recession and rampant price
> inflation. Buy TIPS, hold bonds, and keep some cash.

It's the Soil That's Bad, Not the Green Shoots

2010 should be an interesting year in politics.


On May 28 10:36 AM Jason Rines (iThinkBig) wrote:

> Don't forget the inevitable increases in energy and trickle downs
> as the dollar is devalued. 2012 will be a year of very interesting
> political change. Either we will have martial law and police state
> sliding from Feudalistic Fascism to Communism or voter revolution
> sweeps enough of the corrupt in Washington away to have an evolutionary
> restoration of the country. Hard to completely tell but the undercurrent
> of further globalization and NWO stuff of a global Gods and Clods
> society is getting harder to ignore.

It's the Soil That's Bad, Not the Green Shoots

Credit scores are down 6% to 11%. Consumers are becoming weaker.


On May 28 01:25 PM Nick_likes_ETFs wrote:

> Author: Not understanding this bullet, so I think you have a typo:
>
>
> "TransUnion Credit reported individual credit scores, on average
> 6 points to 11 points, between the 3rd quarter. of 2008 and the 1st
> quarter of 2009."

It's the Soil That's Bad, Not the Green Shoots

So, when do we begin in this country?


On May 28 04:47 PM wtp wrote:

> Agree with your sensible points about taxation. Since nobody wants
> an increase now, it might be a good time for restructure and simplification
> More of us might be willing to pay a tax we understood and considered
> mostly fair. Anyway, you're right, citizen participation is far
> more fertile soil than the "kindness of strangers" for the country's
> long-term viability -- and pride.

It's the Soil That's Bad, Not the Green Shoots

Supply-side economics is just a theory; don't treat as dogma.


On May 28 09:53 PM 1RuleNoRules wrote:

> >The pervasive irrational mindset that the largest industrialize
> >nation’s infrastructure can be had with niggardly taxation defies
> logic.
>
>
> The source of this logic is increased revenue immediately after Kennedy,
> Reagan and Bush tax cuts, and decreased revenue following tax increases.
> WBO and CBO have consistently errored in its estimates of revenue
> after changes in tax rates. We have reached the logical limit of
> taxation and it is not at extremely high levels (See Laffer curve).