skopros's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/230177/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/176664-the-costs-of-not-fixing-a-broken-financial-system?source=feed#comment-793227 793227 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:22:04 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172262-the-unsustainable-lie-of-inflation?source=feed#comment-754294 754294
original Big Liar was VI Lenin, of course.]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:55 -0500
original Big Liar was VI Lenin, of course.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/138322-u-s-pension-nightmare-has-begun?source=feed#comment-510216 510216
sad but true, we are marching to Zimbabwe's fate--and it'll turn into a kind of death march too. and look out for repealed posse comitatus if you try to protest in any way that cuts ice.

where is all the anger and anxiety going? where's is all this mental/emotional energy going? we could run cities on the energy expended in the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

truly a dilemma--which actually means: no solution.]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 15:45:32 -0400
sad but true, we are marching to Zimbabwe's fate--and it'll turn into a kind of death march too. and look out for repealed posse comitatus if you try to protest in any way that cuts ice.

where is all the anger and anxiety going? where's is all this mental/emotional energy going? we could run cities on the energy expended in the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

truly a dilemma--which actually means: no solution.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/134820-the-worst-case-scenario-someone-has-to-say-it?source=feed#comment-490385 490385
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voting doesn't do it. complaining (in numbers) hardly makes a dent. tea parties may be a start but Americans have no recourse from the momentum of bad ideas and bad policy coming from the seat of government.

so maybe Taleb's "right"--what good does it do other than assuage some feelings of angst and impotence? maybe the traders making money are the only people who are indulging in the Realpolitik of these economic times. more power to them.]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:05:17 -0400
voting doesn't do it. complaining (in numbers) hardly makes a dent. tea parties may be a start but Americans have no recourse from the momentum of bad ideas and bad policy coming from the seat of government.

so maybe Taleb's "right"--what good does it do other than assuage some feelings of angst and impotence? maybe the traders making money are the only people who are indulging in the Realpolitik of these economic times. more power to them.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129863-ppip-gaming-potential-in-a-nutshell?source=feed#comment-454794 454794
is there any way to STOP these crooks??]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:35:44 -0400
is there any way to STOP these crooks??]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129639-ppip-watch-banks-as-bidders-and-sellers-hmm-remember-enron?source=feed#comment-453620 453620
we need a revolution but there's no repository of energy and action sufficient to change direction of the current flow of events. if we tried drying up the money, depriving Washington and Wall Street of the money to keep the plunder going, they just collude and create more money.

big dilemma (which actually means, no solution, I think)! wish i could suggest a plan, a program or a magnet to attract and amalgamate all this negative energy!? it's really what we need as a people being shorn of our wealth, or power and our national health. ]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:22:46 -0400
we need a revolution but there's no repository of energy and action sufficient to change direction of the current flow of events. if we tried drying up the money, depriving Washington and Wall Street of the money to keep the plunder going, they just collude and create more money.

big dilemma (which actually means, no solution, I think)! wish i could suggest a plan, a program or a magnet to attract and amalgamate all this negative energy!? it's really what we need as a people being shorn of our wealth, or power and our national health. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129068-stick-with-gold-and-the-oil-stocks?source=feed#comment-451251 451251 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:51:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/127162-book-market-enters-era-of-ubiquity?source=feed#comment-437523 437523 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:57:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/127162-book-market-enters-era-of-ubiquity?source=feed#comment-437519 437519
newspapers aren't going obsolete because of form but because they're full of mis- or disinformation and can;t afford their traditional mission--being there, ferreting out the truth and telling it in print.]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:53:37 -0400
newspapers aren't going obsolete because of form but because they're full of mis- or disinformation and can;t afford their traditional mission--being there, ferreting out the truth and telling it in print.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127105-10-reasons-why-we-still-haven-t-hit-bottom?source=feed#comment-435820 435820
my question is: what happens to all this volcanic negative emotion the sheeple are feeling? it's looking for someplace to go--like lightning looking for ground. spmebody gave me some recent issues of vanity fair magazine and mike schnayerson's articles are a sorry but lucid indictment of the criminal cooperation between congress and banksters.]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:52:33 -0400
my question is: what happens to all this volcanic negative emotion the sheeple are feeling? it's looking for someplace to go--like lightning looking for ground. spmebody gave me some recent issues of vanity fair magazine and mike schnayerson's articles are a sorry but lucid indictment of the criminal cooperation between congress and banksters.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121245-rating-the-top-12-u-s-banks-from-hidden-gems-to-zombies?source=feed#comment-396769 396769
it's total exposure seems to be some $87.6 Trillion.

Granted, not all the value falls to zero but isn't this a really worrying level of exposure to derivative risk? ]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:25:34 -0500
it's total exposure seems to be some $87.6 Trillion.

Granted, not all the value falls to zero but isn't this a really worrying level of exposure to derivative risk? ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/120167-tough-times-for-etf-and-etn-providers?source=feed#comment-386242 386242
i'm finding it hard to get any real answers...maye i'm not asking the right questions. advice appreciated.]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:37:04 -0500
i'm finding it hard to get any real answers...maye i'm not asking the right questions. advice appreciated.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119986-all-big-u-s-banks-may-need-more-aid-in-severe-scenario?source=feed#comment-384958 384958
Wld appreciate any guidance. ]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:57:38 -0500
Wld appreciate any guidance. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115967-the-hidden-credit-risk-in-currency-funds?source=feed#comment-381313 381313
And can we know if those actual swiss francs, or yen or kiwis are actually deposited somewhere at JPM, rather than leased or optioned or "lent" out like gold often seems to be.

Martin Weiss recently claimed that JMP was more leveraged (to 400%) on risky "assets" than either Citi and BAC. Does this square with what you know?

Many thanks for your insightful articles and commentary.]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:12 -0500
And can we know if those actual swiss francs, or yen or kiwis are actually deposited somewhere at JPM, rather than leased or optioned or "lent" out like gold often seems to be.

Martin Weiss recently claimed that JMP was more leveraged (to 400%) on risky "assets" than either Citi and BAC. Does this square with what you know?

Many thanks for your insightful articles and commentary.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119059-spend-spend-spend-but-who-pays?source=feed#comment-378876 378876
does anyone have a constructive recommendation about what to do with dollar-denominated assets other than buying the metals? all advice gratefully picked over....]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:17:01 -0500
does anyone have a constructive recommendation about what to do with dollar-denominated assets other than buying the metals? all advice gratefully picked over....]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/118687-mortgage-bait-for-the-two-legged-rat?source=feed#comment-377507 377507
free cheese will always attract and motivate hungry rats.

the problem is closing the cheese factory in Washington DC, where folks who know their own kind are mixing up new product.]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:00:40 -0500
free cheese will always attract and motivate hungry rats.

the problem is closing the cheese factory in Washington DC, where folks who know their own kind are mixing up new product.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/118158-the-next-american-revolution-main-street-vs-wall-street?source=feed#comment-376082 376082
if bush hadn't been so awful, i wonder if obama wld hv been elected> and, BTW, the demographics are such that people with any historical perspective are outnumbered by the optimistic, hopeful but not necessarily well informed younger people, who will be paying most of the bills of privatizing the benefits and socializing the failures.

old guys such as I may suffer but not too much longer, thank God. there used to be a sense of proportion that operated in the USA; it's gone for good. ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:48:17 -0500
if bush hadn't been so awful, i wonder if obama wld hv been elected> and, BTW, the demographics are such that people with any historical perspective are outnumbered by the optimistic, hopeful but not necessarily well informed younger people, who will be paying most of the bills of privatizing the benefits and socializing the failures.

old guys such as I may suffer but not too much longer, thank God. there used to be a sense of proportion that operated in the USA; it's gone for good. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/109421-the-economic-unwind-speed-kills?source=feed#comment-322653 322653
Americans are so addicted to spending, only an economic tragedy such as these DC and Wall Street fraudmeisters have visited upon the gutted taxpayers. As many keep saying, this isn't the beginning of the end but the beginning of the beginning.

L Moore: great idea! Thanks to both.]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:25:23 -0500
Americans are so addicted to spending, only an economic tragedy such as these DC and Wall Street fraudmeisters have visited upon the gutted taxpayers. As many keep saying, this isn't the beginning of the end but the beginning of the beginning.

L Moore: great idea! Thanks to both.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107541-citigroup-bailout-stand-up-and-cheer-or-cower-in-fear?source=feed#comment-314010 314010
thanx for yr comments;i was a war baby in the 30s and you're right about smooth sailing (relatively) until '83. ah, nostalgia!]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:29:56 -0500
thanx for yr comments;i was a war baby in the 30s and you're right about smooth sailing (relatively) until '83. ah, nostalgia!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/104115-monetary-mechanisms-then-and-now?source=feed#comment-298801 298801 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:24:02 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/103202-the-shallowest-generation?source=feed#comment-296488 296488 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:03:08 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/100515-buffett-and-the-limits-to-awaiting-better-times?source=feed#comment-284876 284876 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:14:08 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/97517-on-board-the-u-s-s-titanic?source=feed#comment-266405 266405
but given the staggering level of big lies told by so many in our benighted government, it hardly matters who said what when.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:29:55 -0400
but given the staggering level of big lies told by so many in our benighted government, it hardly matters who said what when.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90213-energy-stocks-are-too-cheap-to-ignore-barron-s?source=feed#comment-229723 229723 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:19:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/66827-is-china-bak-battery-just-what-the-hybrid-vehicle-market-needs?source=feed#comment-211168 211168 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:03:42 -0400