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Ultimate answer is longer term financing against longer term assets. Costs go up for industry and banking profits go down.]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:19:52 -0500
Ultimate answer is longer term financing against longer term assets. Costs go up for industry and banking profits go down.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/176526-real-estate-lending-did-henry-george-get-it-right?source=feed#comment-790152 790152 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:38:36 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173335-the-government-doesn-t-listen-to-reason?source=feed#comment-760829 760829
The 3 year prepayment of assessments borders legitimate fraud. It is a legality stretched to justify the accounting the banks want and need. It's a prepayment because FDIC says it's a prepayment. Let's see 3 years down the road what happens. I'm betting another "prepayment". ]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:14:43 -0500
The 3 year prepayment of assessments borders legitimate fraud. It is a legality stretched to justify the accounting the banks want and need. It's a prepayment because FDIC says it's a prepayment. Let's see 3 years down the road what happens. I'm betting another "prepayment". ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171788-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-747839 747839 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:32:16 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171477-buffett-s-bni-purchase-bearish-bet-on-the-economy?source=feed#comment-746199 746199 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:45:05 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171095-whistling-past-the-depression?source=feed#comment-744177 744177
The Fed has tried some novel steps. The FDIC and the GSE's have bankrupted themselves. But like you imply, we aren't really addressing the problems. I'm not even sure we agree on what the underlying problems are that need to be solved. Meanwhile the Treasury borrows unimaginable amounts of money. The bogeyman is real.]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:41:41 -0500
The Fed has tried some novel steps. The FDIC and the GSE's have bankrupted themselves. But like you imply, we aren't really addressing the problems. I'm not even sure we agree on what the underlying problems are that need to be solved. Meanwhile the Treasury borrows unimaginable amounts of money. The bogeyman is real.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168699-why-we-must-act-now-on-our-economic-structural-problems?source=feed#comment-729180 729180
Serious campaign reform, 5(a), and regulated lobbying, 5(b), might occur as a result of taxpayer revolt, town meetings and active interest in legislation ]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:57:21 -0400
Serious campaign reform, 5(a), and regulated lobbying, 5(b), might occur as a result of taxpayer revolt, town meetings and active interest in legislation ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168481-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-fraud-called-disturbing?source=feed#comment-726840 726840 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:51:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168120-bond-expert-thursday-outlook?source=feed#comment-725076 725076 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:51:11 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167117-the-underlying-size-of-u-s-economy?source=feed#comment-719311 719311
To address the problem reduce the trade deficit. The "Pickens plan" and "drill baby drill" should be the focus. Instead the administration wants to kneecap the oil and gas industry.]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:15:45 -0400
To address the problem reduce the trade deficit. The "Pickens plan" and "drill baby drill" should be the focus. Instead the administration wants to kneecap the oil and gas industry.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/166606-u-s-now-land-of-two-economies-u-s-bank-titans-and-the-rest-of-us?source=feed#comment-716197 716197
"True they have tried (to restore business activity), but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an out-worn tradition. Faced by a failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully to restore confidence. They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish." ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:33:48 -0400
"True they have tried (to restore business activity), but their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an out-worn tradition. Faced by a failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully to restore confidence. They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish." ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/166370-the-bank-credit-crunch-spawns-bonds?source=feed#comment-714922 714922 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:24:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162905-financial-crisis-remembering-what-got-us-there-is-critical?source=feed#comment-688194 688194
The Fed was of the opinion that the US was satisfactorily repatriating these dollars. But in actuality the returning dollars were stimulating the irrational housing market.

In Europe, the banks were lending heavily to Eastern European economies.

The Fed and the G20 thought they had a workable system and were successfully transitioning China, India and Eastern Europe into the capitalist system. They were wrong. ]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:02:49 -0400
The Fed was of the opinion that the US was satisfactorily repatriating these dollars. But in actuality the returning dollars were stimulating the irrational housing market.

In Europe, the banks were lending heavily to Eastern European economies.

The Fed and the G20 thought they had a workable system and were successfully transitioning China, India and Eastern Europe into the capitalist system. They were wrong. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/160396-bond-expert-tuesday-outlook?source=feed#comment-666149 666149 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:21:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/154942-sub-debt-senior-debt?source=feed#comment-621790 621790
Interesting point you make though. Thanks]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:09:50 -0400
Interesting point you make though. Thanks]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/154571-u-k-recovery-just-a-mirage?source=feed#comment-620494 620494
Keynes said "in the long run we are all dead". At least he is.]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:29 -0400
Keynes said "in the long run we are all dead". At least he is.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/153248-commercial-real-estate-make-up-your-own-mind?source=feed#comment-612515 612515 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:34:11 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/149225-first-read-of-house-health-care-reform-act-h-r-3200?source=feed#comment-591757 591757
The maximum 2 to 1 premium difference between young and old is a significant cost increase to the young with individual coverage or no coverage.]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:22:33 -0400
The maximum 2 to 1 premium difference between young and old is a significant cost increase to the young with individual coverage or no coverage.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/143200-who-is-really-to-blame-for-the-deficit?source=feed#comment-546972 546972 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:24:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141637-fed-balance-sheet-update?source=feed#comment-534760 534760 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:54:51 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141296-new-bond-risk-premium-shared-sacrifice?source=feed#comment-531610 531610 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:40:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/138445-insolvency-and-consumer-protection-do-we-need-yet-another-government-agency?source=feed#comment-510986 510986 Wed, 20 May 2009 08:43:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/138240-the-fed-s-quantitative-easing-goes-forward?source=feed#comment-509414 509414 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:08:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137838-this-chart-launched-the-tarp?source=feed#comment-505008 505008 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:10:41 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137051-the-dollar-s-20th-century-decline?source=feed#comment-500191 500191 Tue, 12 May 2009 09:17:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/136687-why-is-canadian-housing-and-banking-stronger-than-the-u-s?source=feed#comment-497597 497597 Sun, 10 May 2009 10:47:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/135005-david-merkel-s-exceptional-research-on-aig?source=feed#comment-488589 488589 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:20:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/127011-quantitative-easing-and-the-disappearance-of-income?source=feed#comment-434442 434442 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:20:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125894-bond-expert-friday-outlook-some-ominous-action?source=feed#comment-425580 425580 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:04:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125917-obama-makes-sense?source=feed#comment-425569 425569 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:57:04 -0400