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  • Graham and Dodd Investor 
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  Graham and Dodd Investor 

  

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  As the author of "A Modern Approach To Graham and Dodd Investing," http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Approach-Graham-Investing-Finance/dp/0471584150/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260900496&sr=1-1.html I use a relatively pure form of the Graham and Dodd methodology reminiscent... More

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  "Physics" doesn't always work in economics. That's one thing that the Nobel Prize winning theorists don't seem to understand.

  2009 Sep 22 02:10 PM Reply
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  • Windsun33 
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  If I hated the poor and wanted to truly oppress them, I would be a socialist...

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  I think almost anyone with even a vague notion of how economics works knew this, yet the politicians put it forth (and some still are) as "a great success".
  
  Might be a good time to sell all auto stocks short...

  2009 Sep 22 02:12 PM Reply
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  • vboring 
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  What the bill didn't consider is that those of us without "clunkers" would never buy during the program,since it would just feel wrong being the one person there not getting free money.

  2009 Sep 22 02:14 PM Reply
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  • The Hammer 
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  To spread the word to the brainwashed American sheeple that this economy is one big illusion ponzi scheme and you are infact broke. Issuing more debt to solve a debt problem is insanity.

  
  Printing phoney money to induce demand fails everytime.
  
  Just watch the shenanighans at the FHA. Writinf more phoney mtg loans. Does this corruption ever end?
  Only a nationwide revolt will change this corruption.

  2009 Sep 22 02:27 PM Reply
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  • Michael Clark 
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  Michael J. Clark was born and raised in Sinclair, Wyoming. He is a poet, novelist, artist, historian, and market analyst. His fine arts portfolio can be found at the following address: http://www.hoalantrangallery.com/MJC2.htm His writing portfolio can be found at:... More

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  If I remember right, the 'cash for clunkers' was adopted from Europe, perhaps one of the Scandanavian countries in a recent recession. I don't think it was an original idea. And didn't the European countries fall for the same phallacy this time?

  2009 Sep 22 02:42 PM Reply
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  • Guitarnut 
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  Additionally, the bill didn't consider the possibility that a majority of consumers could (i.e., most likely, will) become conditioned to stimulus programs and, likewise, postpone purchases until such programs return.
  
  
  On Sep 22 02:14 PM vboring wrote:
  
  > What the bill didn't consider is that those of us without "clunkers"
  > would never buy during the program,since it would just feel wrong
  > being the one person there not getting free money.

  2009 Sep 22 02:56 PM Reply
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  • Gary A 
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  I am retired from Fresno County. I like to blog and comment on financial matters. I knew of the housing bubble in late 2005, way before Cramer. And I am an all star on Hubpages with over 100 hubs published. My handle is "bgamall" on Hubpages. You can find my links at... More

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  Prime the pump won't work in almost all sectors. It won't work in housing. It won't work in autos, or any major purchases. Priming the pump is what China is doing, and it may not work there, although apparently young people like to spend there. But Americans, and mainly baby boomers, have been burned and they will not waste money when they need to save. No amount of priming will change the habits of the boomers, and that is a huge chunk of necessary spending for the banks and big industry to prosper.
  
  I am not optimistic.

  2009 Sep 22 03:12 PM Reply
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  • Poor Texan 
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  I wonder if those who wrote the "cash for clunkers" really think they can write a health care for clunkers and carbon emission for clunkers plan that will work. Also, I wonder how many auto dealers got burned under the cash for clunkers program and had to eat the loss. Pretty hard to appeal a decision when you're playing against the umpire.

  2009 Sep 22 10:08 PM Reply