PastTense's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/213293/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/174999-inflation-or-deflation-what-quantity-theory-of-money-can-tell-us?source=feed#comment-775060 775060 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:26 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/174726-why-silvers-breakout-could-bring-it-out-of-golds-shadow?source=feed#comment-772271 772271
So unless the OP sees a massive explosion in the economy, I don't see how there is any reason at all to suggest silver will have this 300% increase--and most people I have read see the economy as more or less sputtering around where it is.]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:21:10 -0500
So unless the OP sees a massive explosion in the economy, I don't see how there is any reason at all to suggest silver will have this 300% increase--and most people I have read see the economy as more or less sputtering around where it is.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173607-why-the-stock-market-should-crash?source=feed#comment-769171 769171
The big thing you need to think about is why the authorities did nothing about the housing bubble, the collapse of which has done so much damage.

And I think the answer is that the Fed considers its primary responsibilities NOT to be controlling inflation, minimizing unemployment and maximizing economic growth--but instead to
maximize short-term bank profits.

On Nov 18 07:13 PM Brian McMorris wrote:

The authorities can take
> out the liquidity whenever desired just by selling the accumulated
> assets back into the market, once it is safe to do so. They can
> also leave in the liquidty as long as desired. ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:26:42 -0500
The big thing you need to think about is why the authorities did nothing about the housing bubble, the collapse of which has done so much damage.

And I think the answer is that the Fed considers its primary responsibilities NOT to be controlling inflation, minimizing unemployment and maximizing economic growth--but instead to
maximize short-term bank profits.

On Nov 18 07:13 PM Brian McMorris wrote:

The authorities can take
> out the liquidity whenever desired just by selling the accumulated
> assets back into the market, once it is safe to do so. They can
> also leave in the liquidty as long as desired. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174151-copper-gold-and-coal-poised-to-break-out?source=feed#comment-766644 766644 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:26:13 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173958-first-trust-to-launch-smart-grid-energy-etf?source=feed#comment-765647 765647 GE), Siemens AG (SI), and WESCO (WCC)."

This is idiotic. GE's risky financial investments (GE Capital...) probably have 100 times the impact compared to GE's smart grid technology on the GE stock price.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:52:31 -0500 GE), Siemens AG (SI), and WESCO (WCC)."

This is idiotic. GE's risky financial investments (GE Capital...) probably have 100 times the impact compared to GE's smart grid technology on the GE stock price.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173970-rachel-benepe-co-manager-of-first-eagle-gold-buy-gold-as-a-market-hedge?source=feed#comment-765640 765640 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:26 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173986-shipping-three-high-risk-high-reward-options?source=feed#comment-765628 765628 www.calculatedriskblog...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:13 -0500 www.calculatedriskblog...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173868-priceline-are-shorts-grasping-at-straws?source=feed#comment-764237 764237 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:53 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173763-surviving-the-recession-of-2010?source=feed#comment-763810 763810 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:16 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173255-weekly-recap-is-the-u-s-going-bankrupt?source=feed#comment-758798 758798
"Why he wanna split his highly priced BRK.B shares and make it appeal to average John Q. Public investor ?"

I read it was a requirement of the BNI merger--so that when the share exchange was done, small investors would be able to remain invested in the merged firm.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:39:45 -0500
"Why he wanna split his highly priced BRK.B shares and make it appeal to average John Q. Public investor ?"

I read it was a requirement of the BNI merger--so that when the share exchange was done, small investors would be able to remain invested in the merged firm.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172480-work-projects-administration-is-it-too-late?source=feed#comment-753689 753689
Basically construction is much different now than it was in the Work Projects Administration era. Back then projects could be designed in a short period of time; now it takes years to design projects (including environmental reviews...) Back then any able-bodied person could participate: now construction is only something specialists do.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:31:58 -0500
Basically construction is much different now than it was in the Work Projects Administration era. Back then projects could be designed in a short period of time; now it takes years to design projects (including environmental reviews...) Back then any able-bodied person could participate: now construction is only something specialists do.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172232-altria-tobacco-stock-at-a-discount?source=feed#comment-752490 752490 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:42:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172174-ge-to-close-its-only-u-s-solar-panel-factory?source=feed#comment-752147 752147
If these kind of price cuts continue this will make solar much more price competitive with traditional electrical generation--and thus demand will explode.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:36:41 -0500
If these kind of price cuts continue this will make solar much more price competitive with traditional electrical generation--and thus demand will explode.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172185-why-won-t-obama-just-create-the-jobs?source=feed#comment-752131 752131 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:29:43 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172162-obamacare-affordable-private-insurance-is-already-available?source=feed#comment-752087 752087
This one says:
"For family policies, premiums ranged from $2,573 for policies covering children under age 18 to $9,952 for families headed by persons aged 60-64"
The second article (Fixing Obamacare with Retail Healthcare) says:
"Consider: 27 million people are covered by health insurance purchased directly, i.e. outside employer-based plans. The average cost of an insurance policy with family coverage in 2009 is $13,375."

This author is not to be taken seriously.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:42 -0500
This one says:
"For family policies, premiums ranged from $2,573 for policies covering children under age 18 to $9,952 for families headed by persons aged 60-64"
The second article (Fixing Obamacare with Retail Healthcare) says:
"Consider: 27 million people are covered by health insurance purchased directly, i.e. outside employer-based plans. The average cost of an insurance policy with family coverage in 2009 is $13,375."

This author is not to be taken seriously.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171955-positioning-for-a-bond-rally?source=feed#comment-750379 750379
Obviously another alternative is cutting spending.

But I agree with you about the politicians will do--devaluation.]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:29:25 -0500
Obviously another alternative is cutting spending.

But I agree with you about the politicians will do--devaluation.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171973-elliot-wave-the-dollar-is-set-for-a-major-rally?source=feed#comment-750372 750372 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:42 -0500 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171902-what-s-up-with-gold-inventories?source=feed#comment-749387 749387 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:02 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171459-6-benefits-of-investing-in-silver-etfs?source=feed#comment-746505 746505 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:22:38 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171491-are-reports-of-the-dollar-s-death-premature?source=feed#comment-746479 746479
What we have now is 1. A massive debt. 2. The coming retirement of the Baby Boomer generation. 3. Exploding health care costs, with neither party having a serious interest in controlling costs (the Republicans wanting to continue the current mess as is, the Democrats wanting to tweak the system a little to add coverage for the uninsured). 4. The dominance of both parties by Wall Street bankers (who have the philosophy privatize the gains, socialize the losses); thus both parties favor massive banking bailouts--as well as numerous other special interests. 5. Both parties supporting massive, increasing deficits (the Democrats more by spending on social programs, the Republicans more by tax cuts for the rich, expanding defense spending). 6. Peak oil. 7. The transfer of American manufacturing abroad. 7. An American culture hostile to thrift, hard work and other traditional American values. 8. A general agreement by everyone to kick the can down the street; mortgage the next generation.]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:06:49 -0500
What we have now is 1. A massive debt. 2. The coming retirement of the Baby Boomer generation. 3. Exploding health care costs, with neither party having a serious interest in controlling costs (the Republicans wanting to continue the current mess as is, the Democrats wanting to tweak the system a little to add coverage for the uninsured). 4. The dominance of both parties by Wall Street bankers (who have the philosophy privatize the gains, socialize the losses); thus both parties favor massive banking bailouts--as well as numerous other special interests. 5. Both parties supporting massive, increasing deficits (the Democrats more by spending on social programs, the Republicans more by tax cuts for the rich, expanding defense spending). 6. Peak oil. 7. The transfer of American manufacturing abroad. 7. An American culture hostile to thrift, hard work and other traditional American values. 8. A general agreement by everyone to kick the can down the street; mortgage the next generation.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170592-debt-deflation-what-s-the-solution?source=feed#comment-741589 741589 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:30 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170432-the-bad-cs-of-credit?source=feed#comment-739830 739830
Nonsense. People on the dole are in a subservient position. In contrast Wall Street runs the Fed, the administration, the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress.]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:07:21 -0500
Nonsense. People on the dole are in a subservient position. In contrast Wall Street runs the Fed, the administration, the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169276-ignore-brazil-at-your-peril-goldman-sachs?source=feed#comment-733299 733299
So why aren't you a long term investor?]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:40:29 -0400
So why aren't you a long term investor?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168809-down-week-for-stocks-small-blip-or-the-start-of-something-bigger?source=feed#comment-730569 730569 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:08:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168708-world-recovery-is-in-the-hands-of-opec?source=feed#comment-730540 730540 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

That was 36 years ago. Back then there was a strong consensus that the United States shouldn't be held hostage by the Middle Eastern dictators. Jimmy Carter started this country on the path to energy independence. What happened? America decided it preferred cheap oil now, rather than prepare for the future.

The problem now is not OPEC; the problem is peak oil--the world is running out of cheap oil. Plus there is a vast, increasing demand for oil from places like China and India--they are now rapidly buying autos...So energy costs are going to explode.]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:56:58 -0400 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

That was 36 years ago. Back then there was a strong consensus that the United States shouldn't be held hostage by the Middle Eastern dictators. Jimmy Carter started this country on the path to energy independence. What happened? America decided it preferred cheap oil now, rather than prepare for the future.

The problem now is not OPEC; the problem is peak oil--the world is running out of cheap oil. Plus there is a vast, increasing demand for oil from places like China and India--they are now rapidly buying autos...So energy costs are going to explode.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168113-precious-metals-etfs-a-less-risky-way-to-maintain-purchasing-power?source=feed#comment-725932 725932 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:09 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167974-ebay-q3-earnings-not-too-shabby-outlook-tentative?source=feed#comment-724640 724640
If eBay's management weren't incompetent, they wouldn't be offering something with this kind of charge-off rate.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:58:03 -0400
If eBay's management weren't incompetent, they wouldn't be offering something with this kind of charge-off rate.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/167869-the-flip-side-of-energy-reform-destroying-oil-demand?source=feed#comment-724286 724286 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:38:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167977-ge-still-a-bargain?source=feed#comment-724276 724276 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167377-silver-wheaton-growth-coming-from-every-direction?source=feed#comment-721117 721117 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:29:45 -0400