John Bowman

Ethanol vs. Natural Gas or Coal: Comparison Not Even Close

Flexfuel vehicles exist today with injected engines. I know because I own one.

Would I ever use 85% ethanol? Of course not. It would cause my car to get seriously less fuel mileage.

Ethanol is a joke!! With even a 10% blend in gasoline, expect on losing a minimum of 2 MPG in a car which originally gets 25 MPG on straight gasoline. Ethanol doesn't even pay for itself no matter how you look at it because of it's lower energy content per gallon.


On Nov 19 02:25 PM mbkelly75 wrote:

> Better than 20 years ago - there was a carburator called the "Variable
> Ventury" (or something near that) that allowed you to run several
> different fuels at the same time without problems. You could switch
> from one fuel to another with a dashboard switch if you wanted to
> and the carburator automatically adjusted to the new fuel and kept
> right on going.

Why Does the Fed Feel Powerless to Identify Bubbles in Real Time?

Powerless?...I believe the term is "clueless".

It's like they are playing a Monopoly game: "Aw shucks, that didn't work, let's try sumpin' else".

They have nothing to lose, they still keep their jobs. At the end of the day, they are shmoozin' with their rich buddies in glorious splendor while the economy crumbles.

Gold ETFs - Big Surprise at Tax Time

I sold my American Eagles when they were worth $400 a few years back. I did my tax thing and calculated the tax at 25%. I sent in my check to the Internal Revenue/ After a few months, I got a check from them and a note that the tax rate was 15%. Man was I surprised!

I have some pre-65 silver coins which I will be cashing in soon. I am going to use the 15% rate/ I understand that this rate could go upward in 2011, so I will definitely sell them before then.

Are Obama's Policies Working?

A teenager asks his Mom and Dad for a $10,000 *loan* to spend on a drunken orgy with his girlfriend in Vegas.

As the parents reluctantly agree, they figure "What the heck, it's only money".

They come back broke but admitted they had the time of their lives. The parents rejoice that the money was well spent, since their son is very very happy, even with the gigantic hangover he is dealing with.

Reality then sets in with the parents when they get their credit card bill, higher than anyone can believe with an outrageous interest rate. And knowing full well that they won't get a dime from their son.

Much like the current scenario in America today.

Meredith Whitney: 'I Haven't Been This Bearish in a Year'

It will be too late by 2012...way too late. As a matter of fact, the damage is already baked into the cake....It's irreversible.


On Nov 17 08:47 AM capt Brian wrote:

> politicians do not run businesses that is why they are politicians,
> and running a country, (no one gets fired). [we should fire them
> all] is like running a business, simply take in more than you spend
> or you're going down.
>
> What to hear & learn more? Replay above until you understand
> economics.
>
> We are toast and only the next election can save this country.<br/>
>
> Good luck America
>
> Capt Brian
>
> The Lost Navigater

The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff

You could probably travel one mile maximum in your electric car from a solar panel .


On Nov 12 05:38 AM bluesky123 wrote:

> Buy an electric car. Charge it from a solar panel on your garage
> roof. Oil is evil.

The Global Oil Scam: 50 Times Bigger than Madoff

It's lose, not loose...dummy


On Nov 11 10:33 PM moneyagent wrote:

>
> GO STRAIGHT TO JAIL DONT PASS GO DO NOT COLLECT $200.00. LOOSE 2
> TURNS
> On Nov 11 02:20 PM Mark Anthony wrote:

Watching the USD Drop? Here's What You Should Really Be Watching

To some of the excellent posters here at SA: Have you ever heard of paragraphs?

When I start reading the comments where there are no paragraphs and tons of information, about 1/3 of the way I just give up. It's just too frustrating trying to find where I left off after pondering what the commenter just wrote.

I'm not trying to be critical but helpful.

The Dodd Bill: Generally Very Good

Sounds like a "planned" economy to me.....just like the one halfway 'round the world which is so successful and most of it's citizens are in a drunken stupor sipping vodka all day long trying to forget their misery.

Next on the agenda: five year plans.

And Bernanke Didn't Think Unemployment Would Reach 10%

Seems as though the conspiracy theorists have been right all along.

We're Living Through the Best of Times

I guess if you want to bring up your kid to be a czar or a mini-czar in the federal government, he/she may have a bright future.

I read the brief version of "The Fourth Turning" which John Mauldin recently referenced and totally disagree with the forecast that the teeny-boppers of today will transform society. Instead, I see a bunch of pampered hyper-conformists with not an original thought in their collective minds.

Listen to their music. It speaks volumes of their despair and their lack of individualism.

Era of Unprecedented Inflation Just Around the Corner

<cough cough>


On Oct 19 12:30 PM enegola wrote:

> The United States created the "game". I think that they know what
> is going on and will correct it when the time is right. The sky is
> not falling so have a little patience. Once full employment is reached
> things will be ok.

Harley Davidson Executives, Investors Wear Generational Blinders

I go to numerous car cruises and shows throughout the year, These shows consist of stock and custom cars built from the 30s to the early 70s.

I am always amazed that the average age of the car owners and spectators is in the late fifties to mid sixties. I keep asking my friends what will happen to these cars when their owners die?

I would imagine that these guys are also the ones keeping the Harley name alive. However, many of them desire custom versions of older models which does not add to Harley's sales.

As the early boomers become sickly or die, I would imagine the mystique of the Harley name will fade away.

Hooverville 2009: Where's the Anger, America?

Probably when the extension of the extension of the unemployment compensation runs out for millions of ex-workers in the first and second quarter of 2010.

Celente Flashback: Great Recession Will Maintain Grip for a Generation

There was a time in my life (well maybe 5 minutes of it) when I believed that Americans were educated enough to foresee the consequences of bad decisions made by government authorities or could see through the hype of certain influential celebrities.

I don't know if it's information overload coupled with busy lifestyles, our poor educational system or that many citizens enjoy fairy tales. But it is frightening that so-called doom and gloom forecasters like Celente are immediately dismissed by so many.

Unfortunately, the day of reckoning, which has been postponed for a year or two will come upon us and affect everyone both rich and poor. And I am sure that the masses will riot and act like barbarians regardless of what little education they have accrued.

And because our collective sense of entitlement has increased exponentially, the scenario of future events is just plain scary.