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On Dec 11 11:20 AM Michael Clark wrote:

> I think this is probably correct. We have another big leg down; and
> the longer this Bear Trap Rally continues, the more deadly the correction
> will be.
>
> Who will be there to buy the dips, once Bernanke gets the order to
> take on no more debt? Who gives Bernanke such an order? Oh, that's
> right: Bernanke is God.
>
> Actually, once the panic-selling starts, Bernanke/God/Greenspan...
> won't be able to stem the tide.]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:31:13 -0500

On Dec 11 11:20 AM Michael Clark wrote:

> I think this is probably correct. We have another big leg down; and
> the longer this Bear Trap Rally continues, the more deadly the correction
> will be.
>
> Who will be there to buy the dips, once Bernanke gets the order to
> take on no more debt? Who gives Bernanke such an order? Oh, that's
> right: Bernanke is God.
>
> Actually, once the panic-selling starts, Bernanke/God/Greenspan...
> won't be able to stem the tide.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/177268-richard-russell-downturn-will-be-vicious?source=feed#comment-802420 802420
On Dec 11 03:06 PM Alex Trias wrote:

> Dick Russell is arguing with the Fed and Treasury, and with the Chinese
> government. Government intervention, direct and indirect, in the
> equities markets should not be ignored, and drawing too facile a
> comparison with past bear market rallies seems dangerous.]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:25:18 -0500
On Dec 11 03:06 PM Alex Trias wrote:

> Dick Russell is arguing with the Fed and Treasury, and with the Chinese
> government. Government intervention, direct and indirect, in the
> equities markets should not be ignored, and drawing too facile a
> comparison with past bear market rallies seems dangerous.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174082-goldman-s-human-face?source=feed#comment-767636 767636 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:02 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170069-sam-zell-commercial-real-estate-vacancies-will-fill-but-at-30-percent-lower-rates?source=feed#comment-741654 741654 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:20:34 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170438-james-grant-on-wealthtrack-surprisingly-strong-recovery-ahead?source=feed#comment-741653 741653

On Nov 02 03:26 PM yellowhoard wrote:

> Grant is one of a kind.
>
> I've read him for half my life and found him to be usually very right
> in his take on things.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:15 -0500

On Nov 02 03:26 PM yellowhoard wrote:

> Grant is one of a kind.
>
> I've read him for half my life and found him to be usually very right
> in his take on things.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168039-real-cause-of-this-financial-crisis-global-hunger-for-savings-instruments?source=feed#comment-725033 725033

On Oct 22 07:34 AM a fat panda wrote:

> Great. We have an article about how many how many explanations there
> are, and we get 3 more.
>
> Guys, It is consumer debt that caused the problems. Consumer debt
> enable people to pull demand forward creating the revenues that made
> the whole thing look reasonable. The low interest rates let people
> consume hamburgers today for 2 on Friday. Only it wasn't hamburgers.
> It was cars, and houses, and TVs.
>
> That is layer one. In the next layer, the TV manufacturers became
> 'rich' selling future demand today. The workers wanted more pay so
> we set pensions at 8.5% discount rates so that we wouldn't have to
> fund them. At one point, America had something like 9% of the population
> was millionaires, all selling tomorrows demand today.
>
> It wasn't just housing that had a bubble. American expectations were
> in the greatest bubble in history.]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:27:00 -0400

On Oct 22 07:34 AM a fat panda wrote:

> Great. We have an article about how many how many explanations there
> are, and we get 3 more.
>
> Guys, It is consumer debt that caused the problems. Consumer debt
> enable people to pull demand forward creating the revenues that made
> the whole thing look reasonable. The low interest rates let people
> consume hamburgers today for 2 on Friday. Only it wasn't hamburgers.
> It was cars, and houses, and TVs.
>
> That is layer one. In the next layer, the TV manufacturers became
> 'rich' selling future demand today. The workers wanted more pay so
> we set pensions at 8.5% discount rates so that we wouldn't have to
> fund them. At one point, America had something like 9% of the population
> was millionaires, all selling tomorrows demand today.
>
> It wasn't just housing that had a bubble. American expectations were
> in the greatest bubble in history.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/164942-employment-in-crisis?source=feed#comment-705506 705506

On Oct 06 08:51 AM rick12345 wrote:

> The USA has a services based economy, accounting for about 70% of
> GDP. In other words it does not export a lot of manufactured goods.
> As yesterdays result clearly showed things are on the mend, so I
> would expect the employment situation to get a lot better from here
> on in. Unless I am mistaken, consumer confidence should show a more
> positive result today.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:11:29 -0400

On Oct 06 08:51 AM rick12345 wrote:

> The USA has a services based economy, accounting for about 70% of
> GDP. In other words it does not export a lot of manufactured goods.
> As yesterdays result clearly showed things are on the mend, so I
> would expect the employment situation to get a lot better from here
> on in. Unless I am mistaken, consumer confidence should show a more
> positive result today.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/164942-employment-in-crisis?source=feed#comment-705479 705479
We cannot assume that will happen this time. Conditions are not the same as we have experienced in the last 50 years. We not only have a credit crisis. We also have an employment crisis."

Well, duh! How long did we think we could run an economy based 70% on what we sell?]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:05:42 -0400
We cannot assume that will happen this time. Conditions are not the same as we have experienced in the last 50 years. We not only have a credit crisis. We also have an employment crisis."

Well, duh! How long did we think we could run an economy based 70% on what we sell?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/32077?source=feed#comment-666485 666485 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:30:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/159409-recovery-in-u-s-manufacturing-seems-to-have-arrived?source=feed#comment-657457 657457

On Sep 01 04:40 PM thiazole wrote:

> A lot of what you posted here is wrong, but it amazes me that you
> say that exports are down after an article that clearly shows that
> not only are exports up, but the rate exports are growing is accelerating.
>
>
> I know, I know - you are using a timeframe that matches the argument
> you want to present, ie "Sure, things have gotten better since March.
> But things are still worse than they were before this recession started
> and therefore, things must still be getting worse". Am I correct
> in assuming that this is how you are making your conclusions? It
> would be the same as saying "the stock market hasn't been rallying
> - 1 year ago it was higher than it is now, so the stock market has
> actually been in a 1 year tailspin".]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:10:01 -0400

On Sep 01 04:40 PM thiazole wrote:

> A lot of what you posted here is wrong, but it amazes me that you
> say that exports are down after an article that clearly shows that
> not only are exports up, but the rate exports are growing is accelerating.
>
>
> I know, I know - you are using a timeframe that matches the argument
> you want to present, ie "Sure, things have gotten better since March.
> But things are still worse than they were before this recession started
> and therefore, things must still be getting worse". Am I correct
> in assuming that this is how you are making your conclusions? It
> would be the same as saying "the stock market hasn't been rallying
> - 1 year ago it was higher than it is now, so the stock market has
> actually been in a 1 year tailspin".]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/158540-bernanke-s-renomination-hold-the-applause?source=feed#comment-648482 648482 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:05:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/156712-how-to-tell-a-real-economic-recovery?source=feed#comment-635406 635406 This financial idiot thinks we are pretty much in an artificial economy, kept up by media hype, government cheerleaders, and a Goldman Sachs controlled Federal Reserve that is throwing money at anything that looks it's way to keep the economy stumbling along. We'll see how long they can do it. The manufacturing has been exported and cheap labor has been imported. The economy has been gutted. It's all cheap tinsel. Would someone please tell me how we can sell each othe Chinese products, shine each others shoes, and expect the economy to "come back". Just ramblings from a village idiot.]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:35:49 -0400 This financial idiot thinks we are pretty much in an artificial economy, kept up by media hype, government cheerleaders, and a Goldman Sachs controlled Federal Reserve that is throwing money at anything that looks it's way to keep the economy stumbling along. We'll see how long they can do it. The manufacturing has been exported and cheap labor has been imported. The economy has been gutted. It's all cheap tinsel. Would someone please tell me how we can sell each othe Chinese products, shine each others shoes, and expect the economy to "come back". Just ramblings from a village idiot.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/156451-what-kind-of-market-rally-is-this?source=feed#comment-633071 633071 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:38:25 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/151708-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-628857 628857 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:26:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/155757-closing-update-for-wednesday-august-12-the-fed-s-relative-optimism-is-catching?source=feed#comment-627505 627505 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:51:30 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/154665-economic-glimmers-of-light?source=feed#comment-619951 619951 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:45:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/151705-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-617549 617549 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:21:58 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/150753-the-consumer-is-not-back-but-thanks-for-the-markup-in-stock-price?source=feed#comment-599115 599115 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:54:55 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/150198-bernanke-is-a-man-with-a-plan?source=feed#comment-597672 597672 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:48:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/146752-employment-numbers-uniformly-horrible?source=feed#comment-574621 574621
If we were talking about a playing field that had a good referee, you would be right on. The reality of the game is that we have been giving manufacturing (jobs) away for decades. Given this, it is going to be extremely hard for us to provide jobs for our citizens. Protectionist policies in this fourth quarter of the game should be looked at if we are to make any attempt to get back in the game. I see no indication that our coach, manage, and owners want us to compete.


On Jul 02 06:51 PM billddrummer wrote:

> To socialism cannot compete!
>
> You seem to think that we're not moving inexorably toward a socialistic
> style of life now. And if your moniker is accurate, socialism won't
> be able to compete with the Chinas, Indias and Eurozones of the world.
>
>
> Protectionism increases costs for all traders, discourages international
> cooperation, fosters discord among trading partners, promotes retailiatory
> trade barriers from other nations, and results in a lower standard
> of living for everyone.
>
> Why some think this is a good idea eludes me.]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:30:23 -0400
If we were talking about a playing field that had a good referee, you would be right on. The reality of the game is that we have been giving manufacturing (jobs) away for decades. Given this, it is going to be extremely hard for us to provide jobs for our citizens. Protectionist policies in this fourth quarter of the game should be looked at if we are to make any attempt to get back in the game. I see no indication that our coach, manage, and owners want us to compete.


On Jul 02 06:51 PM billddrummer wrote:

> To socialism cannot compete!
>
> You seem to think that we're not moving inexorably toward a socialistic
> style of life now. And if your moniker is accurate, socialism won't
> be able to compete with the Chinas, Indias and Eurozones of the world.
>
>
> Protectionism increases costs for all traders, discourages international
> cooperation, fosters discord among trading partners, promotes retailiatory
> trade barriers from other nations, and results in a lower standard
> of living for everyone.
>
> Why some think this is a good idea eludes me.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146752-employment-numbers-uniformly-horrible?source=feed#comment-572279 572279 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:16 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/145673-friday-s-closing-update?source=feed#comment-564917 564917 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:17:47 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/142760-economic-data-roundup-is-this-as-good-as-it-s-going-to-get?source=feed#comment-543541 543541 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:46:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141872-newspapers-vs-bloggers-the-new-news-process?source=feed#comment-536866 536866 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:04:25 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141661-roundup-what-bernanke-said-to-congress?source=feed#comment-535501 535501 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:41:59 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137144-a-closer-look-at-the-unemployment-numbers?source=feed#comment-500513 500513 Tue, 12 May 2009 11:50:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/135432-bernanke-economy-will-turn-up-this-year?source=feed#comment-491237 491237 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:47:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/135262-5-reasons-why-i-don-t-think-this-rally-will-last?source=feed#comment-489871 489871 Tue, 05 May 2009 08:05:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/134215-thursday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-483675 483675 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:07:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/130791-wednesday-outlook-commodities-global-markets?source=feed#comment-482245 482245 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:13:51 -0400