> Two lists. > > A few people, in mostly random order, who in the past contributed > much to how we are, who we are, some of our best and brightest, all-time > most-interesting: Thales, Sophocles, Socrates, Moses, Buddha, Confucius, > Jesus, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Copernicus, Galileo, > Edw. Jenner, Darwin, Dostoevsky, Einstein, Heisenberg, T. Edison, > Rachel Carson, Roberto Bolano ... > > A few people, in mostly random order, currently active and important > to how we are, who we are, among our best and brightest, most interesting: > E. O. Wilson, J. Lovelock, Obama, Bernanke, Gore, Jobs, Gates (both), > Buffett, Branson, Soros, P. Roth, J. Gray, and many more ... > > Question: are, were, would any of them be, gun-obsessed? > > The gun-nuts are among the lowest of us, those who have the least > to contribute ... Our Neanderthals ...
Sombody has to buy the stuff...that my beome problematic.
On Oct 17 07:41 AM LilBob wrote:
> I don't know if I'd use the term "snapping back" but there will clearly > be a "race to the bottom" in terms of currency valuations as the > US is still the ultimate market for many consumer goods. Don't forget > that much of China's wealth came from them supplying goods for our > K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Target stores. Without US discount retail to > use as an economic crutch the Chinese will have a much harder time > managing economic growth, and they will do everything they can to > keep the Yuan relatively weak. The US is still a leading producer > of high end technology goods-such as manufacturing control systems > and medical imaging equipment-and high end consumer goods-premium > apparel, boats, riflfes, etc.-advanced manufacturing countries like > Germany and Norway are also likely to attempt to manage some deflation > of their currencies so as not to be priced out of competitiveness > in those markets.
The Yin-Yang of Deflation and Inflation [View article]
The yin & yang symbol is boundried by an endless circle. We the people are the circle. As long as we continue reduce our spending of our real $'s blessed by our time, effort , and ability we favour yin...and can drive out speculation and corruption. The bailouts short circuit the process and favor the anointed at our expense.
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Every week Barrons Magazine reports a PE for the S&P500 in the 130's based an reported earnings. This is in the Indexes and PE's box of their Market Labratory.
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How did they become megabanks? They do the work of the Fed and the Treasury. Its a mistake to assume an adversary relationship. They work together.
On Sep 27 12:29 PM john s. gordon wrote:
> the only real talent the megabanks have is plundering the u.s treasury > to pay bonuses to their fat-cat executives who drive the firms into > bankruptcy.
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On Nov 05 11:48 AM Witchy wrote:
> Two lists.
>
> A few people, in mostly random order, who in the past contributed
> much to how we are, who we are, some of our best and brightest, all-time
> most-interesting: Thales, Sophocles, Socrates, Moses, Buddha, Confucius,
> Jesus, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Copernicus, Galileo,
> Edw. Jenner, Darwin, Dostoevsky, Einstein, Heisenberg, T. Edison,
> Rachel Carson, Roberto Bolano ...
>
> A few people, in mostly random order, currently active and important
> to how we are, who we are, among our best and brightest, most interesting:
> E. O. Wilson, J. Lovelock, Obama, Bernanke, Gore, Jobs, Gates (both),
> Buffett, Branson, Soros, P. Roth, J. Gray, and many more ...
>
> Question: are, were, would any of them be, gun-obsessed?
>
> The gun-nuts are among the lowest of us, those who have the least
> to contribute ... Our Neanderthals ...
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On Oct 17 07:41 AM LilBob wrote:
> I don't know if I'd use the term "snapping back" but there will clearly
> be a "race to the bottom" in terms of currency valuations as the
> US is still the ultimate market for many consumer goods. Don't forget
> that much of China's wealth came from them supplying goods for our
> K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Target stores. Without US discount retail to
> use as an economic crutch the Chinese will have a much harder time
> managing economic growth, and they will do everything they can to
> keep the Yuan relatively weak. The US is still a leading producer
> of high end technology goods-such as manufacturing control systems
> and medical imaging equipment-and high end consumer goods-premium
> apparel, boats, riflfes, etc.-advanced manufacturing countries like
> Germany and Norway are also likely to attempt to manage some deflation
> of their currencies so as not to be priced out of competitiveness
> in those markets.
The Yin-Yang of Deflation and Inflation [View article]
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BTW why is the purchasing power of the $ a secret.
>overwhelming majority of Americans who buy American-made products in America, your dollar will be worth just as much tomorrow as it is today<
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If the GDP is shrinking marginally faster than the PCE the PCE will look etter than it really is.
The fact is we are not growing.
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On Sep 27 12:29 PM john s. gordon wrote:
> the only real talent the megabanks have is plundering the u.s treasury
> to pay bonuses to their fat-cat executives who drive the firms into
> bankruptcy.
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On Sep 02 12:23 PM nakedjaybird wrote:
> paulsjj - where were you when the US went from a manufacturing country
> to a services country???
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>a simpler lifestyle with less transport, and backyard gardens<
And the Statist Greens will make damn sure we have a simpler life style with their iron heel on our necks forever.