Crookedwood

Krugman's Capital Injection Scheme: Nice Idea, Won't Fix Problem

While I am a great believer in Buffett I like Krugman's idea. One fact without regulation neither Buffett or Krugman positions offer success. Capital emerges when safety (i.e. regulation) is transparent. I do not see real capital or liquidity being offered by the bailout. I do see the rewarding of greed.

What Should a Banking Crisis Bill Really Look Like?

A well thought out position. What is missing is the need to have much tighter regulations and oversight of banking and finance. Housing is not the problem, but greed and munipulation are. Here is were governmental attention needs focus. If we bail out greed we learn nothing. Would I feel differently if the government were bail me out, but since that will not happen and I have taken my losses, lesson learned.

The Short Sell Ban: Are Markets Now Less Efficient and More Risky?

Short selling adds to market efficiency and the elimination of the practice increases the inefficiency of the market. Improve the regulation of short selling and the market benefits. The risk in the market has been compounded. How do you measure value moment by moment in the market without the presence of the opposition?

Jim Rogers Doesn't Like the Paulson Plan

Jim Rogers has impressed me for more then twenty years. I find myself agreeing with him now. This bailout will do to the dollar exactly the reverse of what many believe. If the bailout goes forward in present form and it will we will see a weak dollar for the next ten years.

The Bailout to End All Bailouts

It is my opinion if regulation had not been removed there would be no need to bail out anyone. Now that we are, let's tax personal income over one million at 95%, limit options to 2% of salary and tax income of all CEO's, COO's,CFO's etc. seeking bail outs retroactively at 95%. Maybe to big to fail is big enough to pay.

Who Had Superior Economic Performance - the Democrats or the Republicans?

Most interesting. In a society where double speak is seen as the truth this is a great article. Of course, flip flopping party labels denies the reality of leadership which seeks to address and solve problems and leadership which is driven by ideology.

Friday's Employment Report: A Sobering Dose of Reality

Increasing unemployment compounds the slumping housing market which in turn will drive the unemployment figures higher. What is clear is that the present policies have failured and it is time for the framers of these policies to go. The election is all about the economy and those who offer more of the same are not the solution. Crookedwood

Why Core Inflation?

Yes, refined data is vital to continued good decision making. Inflation as measured by the common man occurs in the store, at the gas pump and when paying for drugs and the electric bill. It tells him the economic policy of this government has failed him and the future is not only bleak, but filled with danger. For the common man core inflation is not a joke it reminds him of an ineffective government and economic policy.

Grading Paulson and Bernanke

The failure goes far beyond the management of Bernanke and Paulson. The efforts of the congress and executive leadership has for years focused on elimination of the regulatory process. We have an economic system that is in free fall which will only be brought back into balance with serious regulation.

Retirements on Hold

Simple basic analysis and data providing insightful understanding of how important it is to manage retirement funds. Yes, borrowing curtails growth, but failure of adequate governmental regulation stacks the deck against the common man managing his retirement money. Present government policy and regulation has created a casino.

John Hussman: Did Iraq and Tax Cuts Weaken the Economy?

The good life and wars financed with money from foreigners is a formula for economic distruction. We knew that. Wish George Bush had.

What Was Left Out of the Jobs Report

Great article. Good analysis. More need to digest this information. When the common man believes the data the government presents is flawed and I believe they do, then they have no faith in the government to address the issues. The man and woman in the street know the rate of 5.5% unemployment is false. The result of this in many households is the fact that people will pull back on spending even more and the cycle compounds? Even the government figures will be 6.5% by end of year. AJK

Spanish Inflation, Retail Sales and Bank Lending

This interesting article should be read by the individual investor as it is instructive to the direction of the world economy. Yes, more data from other countries is necessary, however, the spanish economy has been strong. The data indicates a turn that proffers growing inflation, and stress on the retail sector. Yes, the recession grows. I look forward to more data country by country reflecting similar data.

Lennar Management: Housing Hasn't Yet Reached Bottom

Interesting. Not enough data. Reading between the lines it appears management sees continued economic down turn which will increase the rate of foreclosure. It would have been helpful to see a management projection of time to bottom. Another 15 to 24 months?

Why Today Is Different From the Inflationary 1970s

Dr. Perry presents a thoughtful and reasoned concept, based upon the same flawed reasoning as the present process for determining the CPI. Born in the depression and living through a number of economic cycles it is clear those my age can see and understand inflation and the fact the CPI is greater then that which the leadership of our country wish us to believe. The economy has been poorly managed by those who are driven by greed. The common man knows it is time to put in place new and realistic leadership with an honest economic plan.