athena's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/269588/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/179063-without-broker-education-clause-reform-bill-falls-short?source=feed#comment-814662 814662 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:49:38 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/178427-why-so-much-skepticism-regarding-the-rally?source=feed#comment-808072 808072 very thin volume can kill any plan.]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:56:20 -0500 very thin volume can kill any plan.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/177427-no-recovery-until-confidence-and-trust-return?source=feed#comment-799761 799761 Do you think that you can reverse the crazy tax code, the cap trade to come, the budget debt blowup, the govt in your dr. office, etc.? They have spent all of our money and 12 trillion more, and seek to tax the world further to line the pockets of Gore, Goldman etc.]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:13:58 -0500 Do you think that you can reverse the crazy tax code, the cap trade to come, the budget debt blowup, the govt in your dr. office, etc.? They have spent all of our money and 12 trillion more, and seek to tax the world further to line the pockets of Gore, Goldman etc.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/175776-new-citigroup-chief-economist-warns-of-sovereign-debt-delusion?source=feed#comment-783116 783116 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:16:36 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/136864-why-the-government-doesn-t-belong-in-the-municipal-bond-business?source=feed#comment-777056 777056 That is the next logical step. The masses insure ALL risk.
No wonder the Governors of NY and California cannot balance anything with the state legislatures --- the legislators are expecting this as their bailout for the egregious state pension plans they promise to but votes.]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:06:53 -0500 That is the next logical step. The masses insure ALL risk.
No wonder the Governors of NY and California cannot balance anything with the state legislatures --- the legislators are expecting this as their bailout for the egregious state pension plans they promise to but votes.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/175060-another-crisis-looms-right-around-the-corner?source=feed#comment-775126 775126 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:08 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173796-hypocritical-einhorn-likens-cds-to-asbestos?source=feed#comment-763732 763732 CDS are unregulated in that respect, obviously. ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:37:44 -0500 CDS are unregulated in that respect, obviously. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173321-u-s-financial-institutions-does-the-collective-balance-sheet-add-up?source=feed#comment-760043 760043 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:29:46 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172797-the-global-oil-scam-50-times-bigger-than-madoff?source=feed#comment-760006 760006 Do you really think that it is ok to use leverage to manipulate supply in a commodity that has NOTHING to do with your business?
Do you know anything?


On Nov 11 02:44 PM Mark Anthony wrote:

> Philip:
>
> Further, on the issue of Wall Street bankers stockpiled 125M barrels
> of oil you think that skewed the global oil supply and demand. The
> opposite is true. They did not skew the true supply/demand, they
> help to restore the true supply/demand picture.
>
> How could you blame they for stockpiling 125M barrel of oil and seek
> profit from it. Sure no one wants that 125M at $30 a barrel. So they
> buy since no one else wants it, what's wrong with it? And later,
> the same oil that no one wants at $30, now some one wants to have
> at $80, so they sell, what is wrong with it? It's free market principle
> at work. Thanks to the 125M hoarding, the price of oil did not drop
> below $30, and because of availability of this 125M precious hoarded
> up, there is now extra supply so that oil has not raise to more than
> $80 yet.
>
> It's free market principle at work. Buy when no one wants it, and
> sell when every one wants it. That's how things work and how one
> can make money, LEGALLY. The world is an idiot that it does not want
> that 125M at $30, and then wanted to pay $80 a couple of month later.
> Some one has to make that money and restore some sanity.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:17:44 -0500 Do you really think that it is ok to use leverage to manipulate supply in a commodity that has NOTHING to do with your business?
Do you know anything?


On Nov 11 02:44 PM Mark Anthony wrote:

> Philip:
>
> Further, on the issue of Wall Street bankers stockpiled 125M barrels
> of oil you think that skewed the global oil supply and demand. The
> opposite is true. They did not skew the true supply/demand, they
> help to restore the true supply/demand picture.
>
> How could you blame they for stockpiling 125M barrel of oil and seek
> profit from it. Sure no one wants that 125M at $30 a barrel. So they
> buy since no one else wants it, what's wrong with it? And later,
> the same oil that no one wants at $30, now some one wants to have
> at $80, so they sell, what is wrong with it? It's free market principle
> at work. Thanks to the 125M hoarding, the price of oil did not drop
> below $30, and because of availability of this 125M precious hoarded
> up, there is now extra supply so that oil has not raise to more than
> $80 yet.
>
> It's free market principle at work. Buy when no one wants it, and
> sell when every one wants it. That's how things work and how one
> can make money, LEGALLY. The world is an idiot that it does not want
> that 125M at $30, and then wanted to pay $80 a couple of month later.
> Some one has to make that money and restore some sanity.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173285-productivity-surge-boosts-u-s-growth-outlook-for-2010?source=feed#comment-759902 759902 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:14:49 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172274-the-dollar-as-a-funding-currency?source=feed#comment-752800 752800 corrupted CPI start to rise.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:11:17 -0500 corrupted CPI start to rise.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172233-credit-default-swaps-once-again-the-tool-of-the-devil?source=feed#comment-752524 752524 Or they are insurance against default- so regulate them like the insurance industry. If you can.
Otherwise these things should not exist.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:31 -0500 Or they are insurance against default- so regulate them like the insurance industry. If you can.
Otherwise these things should not exist.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172211-new-zealand-kiwi-is-outperforming-the-dollar?source=feed#comment-752372 752372 This country should become attractive to manufacturing again.
Or we may be racing to the bottom in earning power because of taxes, regulations and lawsuits that other newer exporters don't have.
I am betting on the latter since this administration doesn't quite get it.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:38:11 -0500 This country should become attractive to manufacturing again.
Or we may be racing to the bottom in earning power because of taxes, regulations and lawsuits that other newer exporters don't have.
I am betting on the latter since this administration doesn't quite get it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172083-it-s-the-subprime-fiasco-all-over-again?source=feed#comment-750703 750703 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:12:13 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170774-u-s-growth-probably-now-at-4-5-percent?source=feed#comment-742031 742031 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:21 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/169186-dark-pools-are-not-scary-damp-places-where-investors-get-ripped-off?source=feed#comment-732776 732776 I believe that is true. ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:38:05 -0400 I believe that is true. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168679-richard-bernstein-once-a-bear-now-a-bull?source=feed#comment-729424 729424 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:32:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168518-even-the-fed-doesn-t-want-to-hold-u-s-dollars?source=feed#comment-727232 727232 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:41:54 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168342-the-future-of-u-s-consumer-spending-it-s-a-generational-thing?source=feed#comment-726775 726775 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:11:28 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168490-the-socialist-calculation-problem-and-regulation-of-financial-markets?source=feed#comment-726748 726748 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:54:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167778-geithner-to-blame-for-outrageous-goldman-bonuses?source=feed#comment-723306 723306

On Oct 21 08:22 AM prairiedog555 wrote:

> You know I knew the Obama administration was far left leaning, but
> at least I figured that they would come down on a Socialist's arch
> enemy, Wall Street. (as well as the drug companies)
> But I guess what they really are is crooked Chicago politicians who
> will lie down with anybody that they need.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:27:40 -0400

On Oct 21 08:22 AM prairiedog555 wrote:

> You know I knew the Obama administration was far left leaning, but
> at least I figured that they would come down on a Socialist's arch
> enemy, Wall Street. (as well as the drug companies)
> But I guess what they really are is crooked Chicago politicians who
> will lie down with anybody that they need.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/167358-of-the-sec-foxes-and-henhouses?source=feed#comment-720903 720903 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:17:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/165863-50-ways-the-federal-government-wastes-our-money?source=feed#comment-719319 719319 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:23:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/167116-wall-st-and-main-st-the-glaring-disconnect?source=feed#comment-719304 719304 You have to send the police to the government first because that is where the Goldman alumni went and started the trouble.


Oct 18 09:52 AM a. palmer jr. wrote:

> There should have been a crackdown on those Wall Street criminals
> long before they were allowed to destroy the economy. If I were
> in charge I'd send policemen into Goldman Sachs and handcuff the
> whole bunch. There would be one gigantic "perp walk" down Wall Street
> to their nearest precinct. That would be a live televised event
> also, no chance for coverups or paper shredding.]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:13:09 -0400 You have to send the police to the government first because that is where the Goldman alumni went and started the trouble.


Oct 18 09:52 AM a. palmer jr. wrote:

> There should have been a crackdown on those Wall Street criminals
> long before they were allowed to destroy the economy. If I were
> in charge I'd send policemen into Goldman Sachs and handcuff the
> whole bunch. There would be one gigantic "perp walk" down Wall Street
> to their nearest precinct. That would be a live televised event
> also, no chance for coverups or paper shredding.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/166660-pay-no-attention-to-the-140-p-e-behind-the-curtain?source=feed#comment-716174 716174 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:17:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/165739-the-dow-ominous-parallels-to-the-1929-1930-era?source=feed#comment-710152 710152 Now that is an eerie parallel to 1929 of a true collapse.]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:09:26 -0400 Now that is an eerie parallel to 1929 of a true collapse.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/164619-sivs-employing-all-the-abuses-the-credit-bubble-made-famous?source=feed#comment-702284 702284 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:44:59 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162953-what-will-the-fed-report-today?source=feed#comment-687807 687807 And they call the US capitalist-what a joke!]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:52:56 -0400 And they call the US capitalist-what a joke!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/162254-the-dollar-and-the-carry-trade-simplified?source=feed#comment-682320 682320 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:23:58 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/161925-another-185b-could-soon-hit-the-markets-as-u-s-approaches-debt-ceiling?source=feed#comment-680496 680496 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:17:59 -0400