Vigilance's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/200663/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/131051-20-year-treasury-bond-etf-could-be-safe-haven-from-overbought-equities?source=feed#comment-465329 465329 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:32:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/120637-the-wsj-is-right-u-s-should-return-to-a-gold-standard?source=feed#comment-389965 389965 Under the Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress was granted the power to "emit bills of credit". At the Constitutional Convention, the Founders, deliberately did not include that power because of the disastrous experience with the continental; an early form of currency that became so badly inflated that for years, "not worth a continental" was a popular description of anything worthless. Of course, it is out of fashion these days for our leaders to abide by the Constitution. Mentally, ninety-nine percent of them mentally cross their fingers when they take the oath of office. (Thank Gd for Ron Paul, a noteworthy exception).
It's also ludicrous to claim that arguing for a gold standard is just a republican ploy. When did a Republican Party platform last call for a return to gold?]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:27:00 -0500 Under the Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress was granted the power to "emit bills of credit". At the Constitutional Convention, the Founders, deliberately did not include that power because of the disastrous experience with the continental; an early form of currency that became so badly inflated that for years, "not worth a continental" was a popular description of anything worthless. Of course, it is out of fashion these days for our leaders to abide by the Constitution. Mentally, ninety-nine percent of them mentally cross their fingers when they take the oath of office. (Thank Gd for Ron Paul, a noteworthy exception).
It's also ludicrous to claim that arguing for a gold standard is just a republican ploy. When did a Republican Party platform last call for a return to gold?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117439-a-simple-post-on-gold?source=feed#comment-370868 370868 Gold has been a medium of exchange for thousands of years, which is to say it has outlasted every paper currency. Like a lock pick to a burglar, paper money is a convenient theft mechanism for politicians. It's pretty difficult for politicians to dilute the value of gold but easy to do so with paper money when they have a partner in crime like the so-called Federl Reserve. By inflating the amount of paper money, they water down the soup but gold is not soluble.]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:57:19 -0500 Gold has been a medium of exchange for thousands of years, which is to say it has outlasted every paper currency. Like a lock pick to a burglar, paper money is a convenient theft mechanism for politicians. It's pretty difficult for politicians to dilute the value of gold but easy to do so with paper money when they have a partner in crime like the so-called Federl Reserve. By inflating the amount of paper money, they water down the soup but gold is not soluble.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/111325-it-s-inflation-stupid?source=feed#comment-332869 332869 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:45:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109315-stop-the-bailout-madness?source=feed#comment-322223 322223 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:34:19 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108392-a-5-point-plan-for-getting-out-of-this-mess?source=feed#comment-319408 319408 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:30:15 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108491-the-fed-s-monetary-expansion-isn-t-necessarily-a-failure?source=feed#comment-318364 318364 End the Fed, restore gold and demand that the government abide by the Constitution.]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:02:39 -0500 End the Fed, restore gold and demand that the government abide by the Constitution.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108302-fun-with-government-bonds?source=feed#comment-317916 317916 Here's a novel idea: Why don't we insist that the federal government start abiding by the Constitution? We've had nearly a hundred years of managed economy under the Fed...How about giving the free market a chance? That which is inefficient and unprofitable SHOULD fail. By the way, the Constitution granted congress the power to coin (not print) money and it did not grant them the power to delegate that power to a private cartel]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:55:49 -0500 Here's a novel idea: Why don't we insist that the federal government start abiding by the Constitution? We've had nearly a hundred years of managed economy under the Fed...How about giving the free market a chance? That which is inefficient and unprofitable SHOULD fail. By the way, the Constitution granted congress the power to coin (not print) money and it did not grant them the power to delegate that power to a private cartel]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108302-fun-with-government-bonds?source=feed#comment-317915 317915 Here's a novel idea: Why don't we insist that the federal government start abiding by the Constitution? We've had nearly a hundred years of managed economy under the Fed...How about giving the free market a chance? That which is inefficient and unprofitable SHOULD fail. By the way, the Constitution granted congress the power to coin (not print) money and it did not grant them the power to delegate that power to a private cartel]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:55:49 -0500 Here's a novel idea: Why don't we insist that the federal government start abiding by the Constitution? We've had nearly a hundred years of managed economy under the Fed...How about giving the free market a chance? That which is inefficient and unprofitable SHOULD fail. By the way, the Constitution granted congress the power to coin (not print) money and it did not grant them the power to delegate that power to a private cartel]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/105660-reasons-to-bail-out-gm?source=feed#comment-317892 317892 1. It's fascism
2. It won't work
3. The free market always works better than government
4. Government never was given the Constitutional prerogative to enrich one group of people at the expense of another.
]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:44:27 -0500 1. It's fascism
2. It won't work
3. The free market always works better than government
4. Government never was given the Constitutional prerogative to enrich one group of people at the expense of another.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108335-a-positive-outlook-on-the-markets-with-obama-s-new-appointments?source=feed#comment-317420 317420 CFR). So much for change.]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:07:12 -0500 CFR). So much for change.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108383-it-s-time-for-the-fed-to-get-serious-barron-s?source=feed#comment-317415 317415 ]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:58:05 -0500 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108426-how-wall-street-has-failed-the-individual-investor?source=feed#comment-317401 317401 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:39:04 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108394-cramer-s-mad-money-tricks-of-the-trades-11-28-08?source=feed#comment-317386 317386 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:22:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108394-cramer-s-mad-money-tricks-of-the-trades-11-28-08?source=feed#comment-317385 317385 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:22:50 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108394-cramer-s-mad-money-tricks-of-the-trades-11-28-08?source=feed#comment-317384 317384 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:22:50 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108394-cramer-s-mad-money-tricks-of-the-trades-11-28-08?source=feed#comment-317383 317383 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:22:50 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/99442-paulson-s-failure?source=feed#comment-280374 280374 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:42:19 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96601-buy-sell-or-hold-potash-deserves-another-look?source=feed#comment-261221 261221 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:26:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96402-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket-the-rush-to-protect-more-stocks?source=feed#comment-260500 260500 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:52:08 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96402-going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket-the-rush-to-protect-more-stocks?source=feed#comment-260499 260499 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:50:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/89426-gold-and-the-demise-of-the-american-dream?source=feed#comment-225668 225668 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:45:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/85892-the-fed-could-use-some-help?source=feed#comment-210384 210384 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:53:39 -0400