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Maybe they could next take up bank fees and universal default rules. and then the doubling of fines by local and state governing bodies. And then .....]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:19:45 -0500
Maybe they could next take up bank fees and universal default rules. and then the doubling of fines by local and state governing bodies. And then .....]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/118681-why-the-fed-can-t-prevent-a-deflationary-depression?source=feed#comment-377113 377113 Money velocity is easier for me to understand in a biological analogy. Credit is blood sugar; market constraints and regulatory agencies are insulin. We've been on a sugar high because of extremely low insulin. Suddenly with sugar cutoff we are indire danger from low blood sugar. Credit (money being loaned, spent, and repayed; ie money velocity) is essential to our survival and without it the economy is rapidly dying. If the banks are unable to provide credit we must bypass them until they are willing to accept a little risk.
Banning bank merges until full disclosure of debts is possible might also be helpful. I might then understand which bank stocks to buy.]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:19:24 -0500 Money velocity is easier for me to understand in a biological analogy. Credit is blood sugar; market constraints and regulatory agencies are insulin. We've been on a sugar high because of extremely low insulin. Suddenly with sugar cutoff we are indire danger from low blood sugar. Credit (money being loaned, spent, and repayed; ie money velocity) is essential to our survival and without it the economy is rapidly dying. If the banks are unable to provide credit we must bypass them until they are willing to accept a little risk.
Banning bank merges until full disclosure of debts is possible might also be helpful. I might then understand which bank stocks to buy.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/118008-six-ways-to-improve-broadcast-television?source=feed#comment-374529 374529 If they actually ran the programs for which we contribute, they would finish off "free" TV.]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:09:38 -0500 If they actually ran the programs for which we contribute, they would finish off "free" TV.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/116728-obama-insists-cars-improve-fuel-efficiency-by-40?source=feed#comment-369424 369424
It is very difficult to compare anything European to us.]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:25:04 -0500
It is very difficult to compare anything European to us.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115242-six-companies-poised-to-gain-from-a-natural-gas-auto-mandate?source=feed#comment-360464 360464
The one good thing that has resulted from the delay is the design of nuclear generators that by design cannot rupture. The bad thing is that unlike France we send 5% of our GNP to people who hate us, rightly or not, and spend a significant part of the money to do us harm.

In addition we bailout the low mileage automakers who bought up mass trasit in order to close it and make us a captive audience to personal transportation which killed our cities and stressed our culture into the sterile suburbs and decaying cities we often endure.

We don't yet make coal pay for carbon pollution so it seems cheaper than wind and we need coal for our baseloading. With nuclear baseloading, recommended, we could use coal mines to supply colocated uranium and shut down the smokestacks.

Which coupled with electric cars, hybrid green diesel cars, and LNG trucks would free us from 700 billion dollars of balance of payments and cure most of what ails the non financial portions of the economy.

Then we try and jail the bad investment bankers and start with a new financial system.]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:39:31 -0500
The one good thing that has resulted from the delay is the design of nuclear generators that by design cannot rupture. The bad thing is that unlike France we send 5% of our GNP to people who hate us, rightly or not, and spend a significant part of the money to do us harm.

In addition we bailout the low mileage automakers who bought up mass trasit in order to close it and make us a captive audience to personal transportation which killed our cities and stressed our culture into the sterile suburbs and decaying cities we often endure.

We don't yet make coal pay for carbon pollution so it seems cheaper than wind and we need coal for our baseloading. With nuclear baseloading, recommended, we could use coal mines to supply colocated uranium and shut down the smokestacks.

Which coupled with electric cars, hybrid green diesel cars, and LNG trucks would free us from 700 billion dollars of balance of payments and cure most of what ails the non financial portions of the economy.

Then we try and jail the bad investment bankers and start with a new financial system.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115142-bond-expert-fdic-bonds?source=feed#comment-358691 358691 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:36:37 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114285-obama-reconsiders-digital-tv-transition-date?source=feed#comment-354488 354488 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:38:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108803-greenberg-s-chutzpah?source=feed#comment-348016 348016 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:50:05 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113263-paulson-the-exit-interview?source=feed#comment-347470 347470
Lehman was a shell of its former self after its previous reorganization and was taken over by pirates. No one could save it and it was not necessarily worth saving. The shame is that it traded on the old brand long after it was a sham.

AIG was doing ok with Greenberg in charge. When Sullivan took over they got much more careless with risk and in a short time were id deep water. How could Paulson have known it went south that soon?

IMO he did better than we could have hoped in a thankless job and we were lucky to have him there. I would take him and Ben over Rubin and Greenspan any time.]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:22 -0500
Lehman was a shell of its former self after its previous reorganization and was taken over by pirates. No one could save it and it was not necessarily worth saving. The shame is that it traded on the old brand long after it was a sham.

AIG was doing ok with Greenberg in charge. When Sullivan took over they got much more careless with risk and in a short time were id deep water. How could Paulson have known it went south that soon?

IMO he did better than we could have hoped in a thankless job and we were lucky to have him there. I would take him and Ben over Rubin and Greenspan any time.]]>