Roadstar Biker's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/177693/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/174188-still-the-worst-deflation-in-u-s-history?source=feed#comment-766936 766936
Since taxing goods and services imported into the US is inflationary (and counter-productive); the only thing the US government can do to help our citizens is support demand and employment through government spending.

Or we can just let economic darwinism run its course and hunker down for a long period of deflation, heralded by the pending asset bubble crash (predicted by so many writers on this site).]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:59:23 -0500
Since taxing goods and services imported into the US is inflationary (and counter-productive); the only thing the US government can do to help our citizens is support demand and employment through government spending.

Or we can just let economic darwinism run its course and hunker down for a long period of deflation, heralded by the pending asset bubble crash (predicted by so many writers on this site).]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/81289-global-regulation-trend-favors-powershares-global-clean-energy?source=feed#comment-186834 186834
If you have any doubts about this, just remember than in our life time we went from drinking tap water at pennies per gallon to drinking bottled water that's several times more expensive that gasoline. Don't buy into the fools argument that natural resources are infinitely available or that the environment has an infinite capacity to absorb our waste. There is not such thing as infinite availability or capacity.

The reason this article is even on this site is because smart folks realize that these issues are real and innovative solutions are needed now. The only real choice we have in this country is whether to increase public and private investment in alternative energy and catch up to the rest of the world, or continue down a path that guarantees that we'll by buy this technology from Germany, China and other nations.]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:42:48 -0400
If you have any doubts about this, just remember than in our life time we went from drinking tap water at pennies per gallon to drinking bottled water that's several times more expensive that gasoline. Don't buy into the fools argument that natural resources are infinitely available or that the environment has an infinite capacity to absorb our waste. There is not such thing as infinite availability or capacity.

The reason this article is even on this site is because smart folks realize that these issues are real and innovative solutions are needed now. The only real choice we have in this country is whether to increase public and private investment in alternative energy and catch up to the rest of the world, or continue down a path that guarantees that we'll by buy this technology from Germany, China and other nations.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/80810-another-bullish-argument-for-commodities-demographics?source=feed#comment-182871 182871
Emerging markets are going to need to depend on their own domestic demand, if they're going to continue to grow. US demand will continue to be under a lot of pressure for the foreseeable future.]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:27:07 -0400
Emerging markets are going to need to depend on their own domestic demand, if they're going to continue to grow. US demand will continue to be under a lot of pressure for the foreseeable future.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/80448-is-the-minimum-wage-increase-behind-the-50-jobless-rate-jump?source=feed#comment-181069 181069 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:15:40 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/78732-is-the-us-dollar-doomed?source=feed#comment-173771 173771
Macho posturing is a fool’s refuge. Try growing up and working to find real solutions to our complex problems. The future of our nation and our planet requires us to stop repeating the mistakes of the past. Instead, we need an energy campaign on the same level as the “Marshall Plan” and the ‘New Deal’ that mounts an international campaign to break our oil dependency cold-turkey and deploys cleaner energy sources in it’s place. Nuclear power is going to be needed to help our economy break its oil addiction – but the high level of long term risk requires that this technology be managed in a way the prioritizes safety over profit – which excludes private industry. A quasi-public entity can be created to balance public and private investment and oversight. (The current version of nuclear energy oversight doesn’t even come close to the

Alternative energy sources should be heavily incentivized to encourage private industry development. And the energy grid needs to be further decentralized – which can still be effectively managed thanks to the improvements in the computer sector. Also, decentralizing has the additional benefit of empowering larger segments of our society – giving more Americans more control over their own energy production.

Breaking into your remaining savings to give an addict a little more crack doesn’t make sense. Blindly exploiting the last few natural resources like ANWR is just as foolish – because it doesn’t address the real problem.
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Macho posturing is a fool’s refuge. Try growing up and working to find real solutions to our complex problems. The future of our nation and our planet requires us to stop repeating the mistakes of the past. Instead, we need an energy campaign on the same level as the “Marshall Plan” and the ‘New Deal’ that mounts an international campaign to break our oil dependency cold-turkey and deploys cleaner energy sources in it’s place. Nuclear power is going to be needed to help our economy break its oil addiction – but the high level of long term risk requires that this technology be managed in a way the prioritizes safety over profit – which excludes private industry. A quasi-public entity can be created to balance public and private investment and oversight. (The current version of nuclear energy oversight doesn’t even come close to the

Alternative energy sources should be heavily incentivized to encourage private industry development. And the energy grid needs to be further decentralized – which can still be effectively managed thanks to the improvements in the computer sector. Also, decentralizing has the additional benefit of empowering larger segments of our society – giving more Americans more control over their own energy production.

Breaking into your remaining savings to give an addict a little more crack doesn’t make sense. Blindly exploiting the last few natural resources like ANWR is just as foolish – because it doesn’t address the real problem.
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