bowlmar's Comments bowlmar's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/176630/comments Walking Away: The Next Mortgage Crisis http://seekingalpha.com/article/72891-walking-away-the-next-mortgage-crisis?source=feed#comment-153133 153133 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:51:47 -0400 Citigroup's Flush http://seekingalpha.com/article/72955-citigroup-s-flush?source=feed#comment-153129 153129 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:51 -0400 Recession Will Be Short and Shallow http://seekingalpha.com/article/72665-recession-will-be-short-and-shallow?source=feed#comment-152186 152186
Now you have a consumer-led credit crunch - consumers buy homes, cars, and major appliances on credit. Now they're buying groceries and gas on credit. Credit debt isn't decreasing.

Nope, this won't be a shallow recession. The investor class won't be hurt as much, but Joe sixpack and the retirees will be hammered to dust. That's the problem, too much money in the hands of too few.]]>
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:27:18 -0400
Now you have a consumer-led credit crunch - consumers buy homes, cars, and major appliances on credit. Now they're buying groceries and gas on credit. Credit debt isn't decreasing.

Nope, this won't be a shallow recession. The investor class won't be hurt as much, but Joe sixpack and the retirees will be hammered to dust. That's the problem, too much money in the hands of too few.]]>
Tinkering with Inflation Calculations: The “Pollyanna Creep” Phenomenon http://seekingalpha.com/article/72535-tinkering-with-inflation-calculations-the-pollyanna-creep-phenomenon?source=feed#comment-152002 152002 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:30:40 -0400 Commercial Real Estate Imploding http://seekingalpha.com/article/72385-commercial-real-estate-imploding?source=feed#comment-151350 151350
Let's face it, Americans are forced to save for their own retirements using 401K and IRA instruments - this is a MASSIVE piggy bank of easy money for the financial industry to skim. We are witnessing the greatest engineered transfer of wealth in our history. I'm not sure it is Socialism, but I am sure it is yet another cynical and perverted twist of a Democracy.]]>
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:37:16 -0400
Let's face it, Americans are forced to save for their own retirements using 401K and IRA instruments - this is a MASSIVE piggy bank of easy money for the financial industry to skim. We are witnessing the greatest engineered transfer of wealth in our history. I'm not sure it is Socialism, but I am sure it is yet another cynical and perverted twist of a Democracy.]]>
Unintended Socialization of the Housing Market and Its Consequences http://seekingalpha.com/article/72346-unintended-socialization-of-the-housing-market-and-its-consequences?source=feed#comment-150993 150993 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:21:11 -0400 8 Stocks to Benefit from the Coming Uptrend in Housing http://seekingalpha.com/article/72213-8-stocks-to-benefit-from-the-coming-uptrend-in-housing?source=feed#comment-150472 150472 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:25:59 -0400 The Great Television Price Inflation Scam http://seekingalpha.com/article/72091-the-great-television-price-inflation-scam?source=feed#comment-149781 149781 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:15:46 -0400 What Went Wrong at GE? http://seekingalpha.com/article/72024-what-went-wrong-at-ge?source=feed#comment-149770 149770 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:02:21 -0400 A Debate Over Citi http://seekingalpha.com/article/71981-a-debate-over-citi?source=feed#comment-149518 149518 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:49:31 -0400 A Tale of Two Coasts http://seekingalpha.com/article/71958-a-tale-of-two-coasts?source=feed#comment-149099 149099 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:45:36 -0400 The Folly in Calling a Housing Market Bottom http://seekingalpha.com/article/71940-the-folly-in-calling-a-housing-market-bottom?source=feed#comment-149023 149023
Folks like us tend to have low incidences of domestic violence and divorce. The housing boom just provided another road for the greater fool to follow. ]]>
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:02:24 -0400
Folks like us tend to have low incidences of domestic violence and divorce. The housing boom just provided another road for the greater fool to follow. ]]>
Whoah! WSJ.com Quietly Makes Big Traffic Strides http://seekingalpha.com/article/71986-whoah-wsj-com-quietly-makes-big-traffic-strides?source=feed#comment-148941 148941 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:17:37 -0400 Larry Kudlow is Dead Wrong: CRA Didn't Start the Meltdown http://seekingalpha.com/article/71775-larry-kudlow-is-dead-wrong-cra-didn-t-start-the-meltdown?source=feed#comment-148936 148936 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:14:53 -0400 The Folly in Calling a Housing Market Bottom http://seekingalpha.com/article/71940-the-folly-in-calling-a-housing-market-bottom?source=feed#comment-148934 148934 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:12:22 -0400 A Tale of Two Coasts http://seekingalpha.com/article/71958-a-tale-of-two-coasts?source=feed#comment-148932 148932 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:11:06 -0400 GE Earnings: Industrial Bellwethers Are Now Getting Hit http://seekingalpha.com/article/71988-ge-earnings-industrial-bellwethers-are-now-getting-hit?source=feed#comment-148931 148931 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:09:11 -0400 America's On Sale - and the World's Buying http://seekingalpha.com/article/71987-america-s-on-sale-and-the-world-s-buying?source=feed#comment-148928 148928 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:06:53 -0400