illatease's Comments illatease's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/244624/comments The Costs of Not Fixing a Broken Financial System http://seekingalpha.com/article/176664-the-costs-of-not-fixing-a-broken-financial-system?source=feed#comment-792433 792433 finance.yahoo.com/tech...

"Glass-Steagall wasn't regulation, it was common sense."]]>
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:27:17 -0500 finance.yahoo.com/tech...

"Glass-Steagall wasn't regulation, it was common sense."]]>
Why I'm (Cautiously) Optimistic About the Future http://seekingalpha.com/article/175604-why-i-m-cautiously-optimistic-about-the-future?source=feed#comment-781323 781323
It is the young companies that supply jobs - not large or small - but "young." Many will fail but some will succeed. Our capital should be spent on encouraging new ideas. ]]>
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:36:12 -0500
It is the young companies that supply jobs - not large or small - but "young." Many will fail but some will succeed. Our capital should be spent on encouraging new ideas. ]]>
Our Coming Depression http://seekingalpha.com/article/98769-our-coming-depression?source=feed#comment-275508 275508
Everyone looks at housing but we have had housing booms and busts before. The CDO - CDS situation is holding us back - trust? - what trust.

This matter must be cleaned up and regulations put in place if we hope to proceed as a nation.

Our advantage? In America, we talk about our problems. The 60 minutes special got the word out. Now the public outcry needs to swell. Maybe something can be done yet.]]>
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:22:45 -0400
Everyone looks at housing but we have had housing booms and busts before. The CDO - CDS situation is holding us back - trust? - what trust.

This matter must be cleaned up and regulations put in place if we hope to proceed as a nation.

Our advantage? In America, we talk about our problems. The 60 minutes special got the word out. Now the public outcry needs to swell. Maybe something can be done yet.]]>
Moving the Deck Chairs on the Economic Titanic http://seekingalpha.com/article/97871-moving-the-deck-chairs-on-the-economic-titanic?source=feed#comment-269392 269392
These "smart people" - the fscal conservatives have been there all along. Scuttled at every turn by their own boss - BUSH. He never met a spending bill he didn't like.

And - the icing on the cake - the lead on this was Barney Frank. What a slap in the face. The very man who stopped every effort made to rein in Frannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What a joke

Of course they voted no.]]>
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:23:02 -0400
These "smart people" - the fscal conservatives have been there all along. Scuttled at every turn by their own boss - BUSH. He never met a spending bill he didn't like.

And - the icing on the cake - the lead on this was Barney Frank. What a slap in the face. The very man who stopped every effort made to rein in Frannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What a joke

Of course they voted no.]]>
3 Things America Needs to Do to Get the Economy Back on Track http://seekingalpha.com/article/97702-3-things-america-needs-to-do-to-get-the-economy-back-on-track?source=feed#comment-267702 267702 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:27:21 -0400 Entering the Endgame for Monetary Policy http://seekingalpha.com/article/97563-entering-the-endgame-for-monetary-policy?source=feed#comment-266727 266727
write downs - 530B equity los 1.9T]]>
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:21:16 -0400
write downs - 530B equity los 1.9T]]>
$800 Billion for RTC 2.0 - Then What? http://seekingalpha.com/article/96527-800-billion-for-rtc-2-0-then-what?source=feed#comment-260928 260928 www.nakedcapitalism.co... ]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:15:59 -0400 www.nakedcapitalism.co... ]]> Has Jim Cramer Crossed the Line with Sirius XM? http://seekingalpha.com/article/93034-has-jim-cramer-crossed-the-line-with-sirius-xm?source=feed#comment-242399 242399
I remember the hype when TIVO came out. I do not have TIVO, but I have the technology (Direct TV box.) ]]>
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:34:43 -0400
I remember the hype when TIVO came out. I do not have TIVO, but I have the technology (Direct TV box.) ]]>
The Great Consumer Crash of 2009 http://seekingalpha.com/article/90892-the-great-consumer-crash-of-2009?source=feed#comment-232254 232254
Hopefully, the I.O.U.S.A. movie will be a success. First you admit you have a problem - and then you can go about the business of trying to solve it.]]>
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:23:33 -0400
Hopefully, the I.O.U.S.A. movie will be a success. First you admit you have a problem - and then you can go about the business of trying to solve it.]]>