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      <title>Data Dump - More Weak Economic Data</title>
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        <![CDATA[Weak data explains a rocketing stock market? Tell me that all the money now flowing into stocks, since 2009, is going to be exchanged (sold) for a profit. If ma and pa investor is still on the sidelines, then who will the big money,with all their lofty gains, sell to? ]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:44:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Weak data explains a rocketing stock market? Tell me that all the money now flowing into stocks, since 2009, is going to be exchanged (sold) for a profit. If ma and pa investor is still on the sidelines, then who will the big money,with all their lofty gains, sell to? ]]>
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      <title>Manufacturing - Some Red Flags</title>
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        <![CDATA[In the olden days, this might be cause for concern.  With the FED ready to pounce on the slightest hint of recession, more QE should at least keeps us muddling for a few quarters longer.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:42:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In the olden days, this might be cause for concern.  With the FED ready to pounce on the slightest hint of recession, more QE should at least keeps us muddling for a few quarters longer.]]>
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      <title>N.Y. Fed: Household Deleveraging Continues</title>
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        <![CDATA[Ok, so the difference in debt is about $1.5 trillion less than in Q3, 2008. So, where is the consumer increases in spending that will propel the economy going to come from? Rising wages? Savings? Stock profits? Cash from the mattress? Seems to me that it wouldn't take much new consumer credit to push us up against the 2008 highs. Then what? All I am suggesting is that de-leveraging has been a farce for 5 years looking at these numbers.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Ok, so the difference in debt is about $1.5 trillion less than in Q3, 2008. So, where is the consumer increases in spending that will propel the economy going to come from? Rising wages? Savings? Stock profits? Cash from the mattress? Seems to me that it wouldn't take much new consumer credit to push us up against the 2008 highs. Then what? All I am suggesting is that de-leveraging has been a farce for 5 years looking at these numbers.]]>
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      <title>David Tepper And The Coming 'Cash On The Sidelines'</title>
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        <![CDATA[At least 80% of the hypesters (experts) that CNBC trots in are bullish. Anyone who owns stocks at this point has to talk up the bullish stance. Of course, about half the country has little or no investments in the markets anyway. And, I wonder, how many people currently owning stocks have any kind of selling plan to protect profits if, heaven forbid, the market does actually go down? I have a hard time accepting that deficits are suddenly going to start to meaningfully shrink.<br/>It appears that earnings growth is slowing down (assuming you can believe that earnings are real), and yet, the markets are pricing in much higher growth rates. I think QE has been putting a floor under stock prices. But then, where is the economic growth and the real, good paying jobs? Is the consumer really going to go out and rack up tons of new debt? Are businesses going to increase capex spending in any meaningful way? With the latest shenanigans in Washington and the already many uncertainties, I don't see the road as being cleared for an all-in economic boom that would support rising stock prices.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:43:24 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[At least 80% of the hypesters (experts) that CNBC trots in are bullish. Anyone who owns stocks at this point has to talk up the bullish stance. Of course, about half the country has little or no investments in the markets anyway. And, I wonder, how many people currently owning stocks have any kind of selling plan to protect profits if, heaven forbid, the market does actually go down? I have a hard time accepting that deficits are suddenly going to start to meaningfully shrink.<br/>It appears that earnings growth is slowing down (assuming you can believe that earnings are real), and yet, the markets are pricing in much higher growth rates. I think QE has been putting a floor under stock prices. But then, where is the economic growth and the real, good paying jobs? Is the consumer really going to go out and rack up tons of new debt? Are businesses going to increase capex spending in any meaningful way? With the latest shenanigans in Washington and the already many uncertainties, I don't see the road as being cleared for an all-in economic boom that would support rising stock prices.]]>
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      <title>What To Make Of The Fed's Planned Exit Strategy</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1428591/comments?source=feed#comment-18790531</link>
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        <![CDATA[Exit? What about the possibility that the FED will have to do more? The world is hardly out of the woods and Benny does have to provide liquidity to Europe as needed. Or, maybe it is all fixed. With GDP trying to climb above 2%, the &quot;mystical&quot; recovery is hardly on solid ground. But who really knows; can the government stats be trusted?<br/>If there ever is another full-blown crisis, I am sure the public will be far down the list of those needing to know.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:59:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Exit? What about the possibility that the FED will have to do more? The world is hardly out of the woods and Benny does have to provide liquidity to Europe as needed. Or, maybe it is all fixed. With GDP trying to climb above 2%, the &quot;mystical&quot; recovery is hardly on solid ground. But who really knows; can the government stats be trusted?<br/>If there ever is another full-blown crisis, I am sure the public will be far down the list of those needing to know.]]>
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      <title>CoreLogic: Housing Is Booming Again</title>
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        <![CDATA[Mostly speculators buying, millions of homes empty/waiting forclosure, mortgages still hard to come by for the average Joe, wages stagnant, and higher prices will make buying even harder.  Don't even mention higher interest rates, if that is possible.  But maybe it keeps going to catch up with the already over-inflated housing stocks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:46:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Mostly speculators buying, millions of homes empty/waiting forclosure, mortgages still hard to come by for the average Joe, wages stagnant, and higher prices will make buying even harder.  Don't even mention higher interest rates, if that is possible.  But maybe it keeps going to catch up with the already over-inflated housing stocks.]]>
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      <title>The Federal Reserve: Banks 'Experienced Stronger Demand' For Loans In April</title>
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        <![CDATA[Doesn't more loans=more debt? Is it people and businesses going back into debt to survive or entities with little or no debt adding some on?]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:24:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Doesn't more loans=more debt? Is it people and businesses going back into debt to survive or entities with little or no debt adding some on?]]>
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      <title>Corporate Profits As A Percentage Of GDP Hits All-Time High</title>
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        <![CDATA[By corporate profits does he mean the real profits or the profits after all the adjustments, diversions and excuses? ]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:20:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[By corporate profits does he mean the real profits or the profits after all the adjustments, diversions and excuses? ]]>
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      <title>NYSE Margin Debt Approaches All-Time High</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a normal trading environment, this fact would be stunning. I have a very difficult time believing we are in any sort of normal market atmosphere. This is another critical area to be aware of, but I don't know if it is meaningful anymore. Thanks, Mr. Roche for the update. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:49:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[In a normal trading environment, this fact would be stunning. I have a very difficult time believing we are in any sort of normal market atmosphere. This is another critical area to be aware of, but I don't know if it is meaningful anymore. Thanks, Mr. Roche for the update. ]]>
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      <title>Samsung's S4 Delayed</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1371221/comments?source=feed#comment-18176901</link>
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        <![CDATA[I do not own a smartphone and would never pay more than $100 for any phone. But, Karl, you are correct in your assessment of ads driving everything from TV to Facebook. I am thinking of upgrading to a Samsung phone, so if I get your drift, the S2 or S3 version is all I need. Thanks.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:30:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I do not own a smartphone and would never pay more than $100 for any phone. But, Karl, you are correct in your assessment of ads driving everything from TV to Facebook. I am thinking of upgrading to a Samsung phone, so if I get your drift, the S2 or S3 version is all I need. Thanks.]]>
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      <title>Amazon's A Momentum Darling; Here's 12 Reasons That Momentum May End</title>
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        <![CDATA[A very down to earth and plausible article. But in this day and age, there is simply no negative news anymore. AMZN...to $300 and beyond, I am sure. The big boys teach the little guys to always buy the dips so that they can sell into them and take profits.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:21:31 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[A very down to earth and plausible article. But in this day and age, there is simply no negative news anymore. AMZN...to $300 and beyond, I am sure. The big boys teach the little guys to always buy the dips so that they can sell into them and take profits.]]>
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      <title>Rail Traffic Continues To Soften In Q2</title>
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        <![CDATA[I wonder where we would be if not for a sharp rise in using railcars to transport oil?]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:16:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I wonder where we would be if not for a sharp rise in using railcars to transport oil?]]>
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      <title>Is Abenomics Working?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1374971/comments?source=feed#comment-18176781</link>
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        <![CDATA[Let's check back in 20 years to see how this has worked. I think Japan's crisis is rooted in demographics more than anything. Exactly, what is the true measure of any CPI? Governments like to move the bar and jury-rig the figures to their advantage. If you never eat, use energy, go to college or use health care, you are immune to CPI.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:12:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Let's check back in 20 years to see how this has worked. I think Japan's crisis is rooted in demographics more than anything. Exactly, what is the true measure of any CPI? Governments like to move the bar and jury-rig the figures to their advantage. If you never eat, use energy, go to college or use health care, you are immune to CPI.]]>
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      <title>Far Oversold No. 1 Bakken Oil Producer Continental Resources May Bounce Soon</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1357811/comments?source=feed#comment-18059601</link>
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        <![CDATA[Most of these overpaid idiots couldn't forecast the day of the week. Seems to me, that CLR, among others, are buys as long as they are not shackled by government stupidity, which by the way, is running rampant these days.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Most of these overpaid idiots couldn't forecast the day of the week. Seems to me, that CLR, among others, are buys as long as they are not shackled by government stupidity, which by the way, is running rampant these days.]]>
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      <title>Caterpillar: 'Expect Slow Growth In 2013'</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1359641/comments?source=feed#comment-18059411</link>
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        <![CDATA[&quot;lots of bad policy&quot;...that's a mouthful of truth.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:50:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[&quot;lots of bad policy&quot;...that's a mouthful of truth.]]>
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      <title>The U.S. Economy: How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Headed?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1360231/comments?source=feed#comment-18059341</link>
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        <![CDATA[The recovery is total nonsense, in my estimation. My personal economic situation continues to worsen working as an independent contractor. And, I get contracts via a third party from 2/3 of the country. I have a small amount of debt, but have not been able to save much after expenses. As I am nearing an age where I am thinking about quitting work, it is becoming harder to make that justification. Sorry, but using government debt to fuel a recovery is silly. Especially when you factor in the coming costs of Social Security and Medicare. I am not a fan of any of this socialism and central planning nonsense. Where the heck are we anyway, Russia? ]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[The recovery is total nonsense, in my estimation. My personal economic situation continues to worsen working as an independent contractor. And, I get contracts via a third party from 2/3 of the country. I have a small amount of debt, but have not been able to save much after expenses. As I am nearing an age where I am thinking about quitting work, it is becoming harder to make that justification. Sorry, but using government debt to fuel a recovery is silly. Especially when you factor in the coming costs of Social Security and Medicare. I am not a fan of any of this socialism and central planning nonsense. Where the heck are we anyway, Russia? ]]>
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      <title>Markets Rally On Terrible News - Is Abenomics Going Global?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1362061/comments?source=feed#comment-18058711</link>
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        <![CDATA[The only indicator you will ever need: The Benny Breathing Barometer. As long as Benny takes a breath, the markets have a better than 50% probability of moving higher.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:24:30 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[The only indicator you will ever need: The Benny Breathing Barometer. As long as Benny takes a breath, the markets have a better than 50% probability of moving higher.]]>
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      <title>Chart Of The Day: Despite Drop, 'Real' Gold Price Remains Historically High</title>
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        <![CDATA[And, worldwide, debt continues to go higher. Central banks continue to create funds to offset the escalating debts. Gold may be high, but what is the prospect for lower deficits worldwide?  Are we going to have to rely on government spending to boost GDP forever?  What changes the equation?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:33:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[And, worldwide, debt continues to go higher. Central banks continue to create funds to offset the escalating debts. Gold may be high, but what is the prospect for lower deficits worldwide?  Are we going to have to rely on government spending to boost GDP forever?  What changes the equation?]]>
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      <title>Bernstein: The Fed Will Be Behind The Curve When It's Time To Tighten</title>
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        <![CDATA[It will be very interesting to see what happens when interest rates rise. How will bonds react? How will the government pay for the higher cost of refinancing debts ? Will Benny attempt to keep rates below 2% while the economy booms with 3-5% growth? What constitutes a strong footing for the economy? Otherwise, good info.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:32:58 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[It will be very interesting to see what happens when interest rates rise. How will bonds react? How will the government pay for the higher cost of refinancing debts ? Will Benny attempt to keep rates below 2% while the economy booms with 3-5% growth? What constitutes a strong footing for the economy? Otherwise, good info.]]>
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      <title>Commodities Have (Almost) No Place In Your Portfolio</title>
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        <![CDATA[Why do people lose money investing/trading in any asset? They do not have a sale price. That goes for stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, currencies and everything else. But, I agree that Wall Street invents new markets everyday (almost) to entice the public (retail investor) to become involved. That is how the fat cats become fatter. They need an endless supply of amateurs/newbies to stir the boiling profit pot. Brokers and the like make their biggest money on commissions and fees, for the most part. None of them know how to trade, or they would be doing that instead. You usually have a choice when owning almost any asset: sell for a big profit, a small profit, a break even, a small loss or a big loss. Guess what? The majority, for lack of a selling/holding plan, end up with the last option. Owning/trading commodities are no different; but they do require a plan of action to guard against major loss. That is always true in trading or investing.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:09:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Why do people lose money investing/trading in any asset? They do not have a sale price. That goes for stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities, currencies and everything else. But, I agree that Wall Street invents new markets everyday (almost) to entice the public (retail investor) to become involved. That is how the fat cats become fatter. They need an endless supply of amateurs/newbies to stir the boiling profit pot. Brokers and the like make their biggest money on commissions and fees, for the most part. None of them know how to trade, or they would be doing that instead. You usually have a choice when owning almost any asset: sell for a big profit, a small profit, a break even, a small loss or a big loss. Guess what? The majority, for lack of a selling/holding plan, end up with the last option. Owning/trading commodities are no different; but they do require a plan of action to guard against major loss. That is always true in trading or investing.]]>
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      <title>Retail Sales: Not So Good</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/1337941/comments?source=feed#comment-17590161</link>
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        <![CDATA[Doesn't matter. The stock markets are blasting off into new space. Everyone's richer because of the central bank QE wealth affect, right?]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:06:54 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Doesn't matter. The stock markets are blasting off into new space. Everyone's richer because of the central bank QE wealth affect, right?]]>
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      <title>Hatzius: The Deficit Will Decline Substantially In Coming Years</title>
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        <![CDATA[For certain and for sure. I would place my bet on man landing on Mars first. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:04:14 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[For certain and for sure. I would place my bet on man landing on Mars first. ]]>
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      <title>Toward A (Mostly) Cashless Monetary System</title>
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        <![CDATA[Whether it is actual cash, coins, ACH, credit cards or debit cards, my dollar, in whatever form, buys less than a year ago. Cashless society? Who cares. Despite what the government says, inflation is the boogey man in the basement; especially when your income is shrinking. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:57:29 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Whether it is actual cash, coins, ACH, credit cards or debit cards, my dollar, in whatever form, buys less than a year ago. Cashless society? Who cares. Despite what the government says, inflation is the boogey man in the basement; especially when your income is shrinking. ]]>
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      <title>The Failure Of Debt-Leveraged Faux 'Growth'</title>
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        <![CDATA[Good info, Karl. WE MUST STOP NOW...I don't see anything coming out of the big &quot;W&quot; that would suggest those bums have the slightest clue as to how to remedy the problems THEY have largely created and enabled. Look at O'Bummer's latest budget. It only adds another $5 trillion to the running deficit over 10 years and I imagine that budget predicts strong GDP growth of +3% for the next 10 years. Considering the lack of quality in anything coming from Congress, I expect those deficits to be 2-3 times their unrealistic predictions.<br/><br/>While the medical scam is a good place to start, we are so far way from true market forces dictating progress or not, that as long as the powers that be remain established we will go nowhere (but downward). I agree that in most cases involving the economy that free market forces are the best determinant of winners and losers. <br/>Until we return to those tenets, the socialists have us chained to a welfare/entitlement state that promises total destruction of our prized economy. <br/><br/>As a consumer, I am out of debt and saving more, but struggling to maintain a steady income. All the QE in the world will not make me take a chance on economic recovery. I do not trust the banks, government or the FED to turn this thing around.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:42:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Good info, Karl. WE MUST STOP NOW...I don't see anything coming out of the big &quot;W&quot; that would suggest those bums have the slightest clue as to how to remedy the problems THEY have largely created and enabled. Look at O'Bummer's latest budget. It only adds another $5 trillion to the running deficit over 10 years and I imagine that budget predicts strong GDP growth of +3% for the next 10 years. Considering the lack of quality in anything coming from Congress, I expect those deficits to be 2-3 times their unrealistic predictions.<br/><br/>While the medical scam is a good place to start, we are so far way from true market forces dictating progress or not, that as long as the powers that be remain established we will go nowhere (but downward). I agree that in most cases involving the economy that free market forces are the best determinant of winners and losers. <br/>Until we return to those tenets, the socialists have us chained to a welfare/entitlement state that promises total destruction of our prized economy. <br/><br/>As a consumer, I am out of debt and saving more, but struggling to maintain a steady income. All the QE in the world will not make me take a chance on economic recovery. I do not trust the banks, government or the FED to turn this thing around.]]>
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      <title>Where Did All The Bears Go?</title>
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        <![CDATA[When so many are bullish, who is left to buy? As long as the FED continues on its merry way, the perception will be that the markets will move higher. It would be nice to see some two-way (volatility) action instead of this mindless buying just because everyone else is.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:12:28 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[When so many are bullish, who is left to buy? As long as the FED continues on its merry way, the perception will be that the markets will move higher. It would be nice to see some two-way (volatility) action instead of this mindless buying just because everyone else is.]]>
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      <title>Some Monetary Lessons From Cyprus</title>
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        <![CDATA[At what point does government debt creation disrupt the moneyness of electronic money? I agree, it is all about trust. Can we trust the government to not destroy our monetary system with reckless spending and the desire to increase its power? Can we trust the government (US) to keep its social promises to pay (entitlements) without the debasement of the value of money? Do politicians have the right to make promises that for all intents and purposes can never be truly fulfilled? I feel like I have blindly trusted the government and at some point will be blinded even more with a stick thrusted into my eye.]]>
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        <![CDATA[At what point does government debt creation disrupt the moneyness of electronic money? I agree, it is all about trust. Can we trust the government to not destroy our monetary system with reckless spending and the desire to increase its power? Can we trust the government (US) to keep its social promises to pay (entitlements) without the debasement of the value of money? Do politicians have the right to make promises that for all intents and purposes can never be truly fulfilled? I feel like I have blindly trusted the government and at some point will be blinded even more with a stick thrusted into my eye.]]>
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      <title>The Inherent Fragility Of The 'Wealth Effect'</title>
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        <![CDATA[Amen, Mr. Roche. This is one of your better observations, in my humble opinion. Even if the market (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/dow' title='Dow Chemical Co.'>DOW</a>) storms ahead to 36,000, as a few have suggested, will it stay there long enough for the majority of participants to reap the rewards? Nominal indeed...and again, this is how it appears that the rich get richer as it is the unknowing majority who inadvertently sends them those riches.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:22:36 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Amen, Mr. Roche. This is one of your better observations, in my humble opinion. Even if the market (<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/dow' title='Dow Chemical Co.'>DOW</a>) storms ahead to 36,000, as a few have suggested, will it stay there long enough for the majority of participants to reap the rewards? Nominal indeed...and again, this is how it appears that the rich get richer as it is the unknowing majority who inadvertently sends them those riches.]]>
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      <title>Nikkei 13,000? Why Not 36,000?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Funny thing about governments dictating wealth; all participants still will not fare equally well. We know from past experiences, ma and pop investor are more likely to buy closer to the tops and sell closer to the bottoms. The professionals, with their classy machines and algos, are always in search of some Johnny-Come-Lately to sell to or buy from. This is why, as in all professions, the slim minority make out like bandits and the majority provides the kill. I am not in favor of equalizing wealth, such as in Marxism, but I think the better alternative is to provide education and the truth for those with a desire to create wealth through investing.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:47:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Funny thing about governments dictating wealth; all participants still will not fare equally well. We know from past experiences, ma and pop investor are more likely to buy closer to the tops and sell closer to the bottoms. The professionals, with their classy machines and algos, are always in search of some Johnny-Come-Lately to sell to or buy from. This is why, as in all professions, the slim minority make out like bandits and the majority provides the kill. I am not in favor of equalizing wealth, such as in Marxism, but I think the better alternative is to provide education and the truth for those with a desire to create wealth through investing.]]>
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      <title>Consumers Increase Debt For The First Time In 4 Years</title>
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        <![CDATA[So, what's the point? The consumer gets to the end of the tunnel and unless the socialists can ratchet up more deficit welfare spending to support GDP, that poor ole consumer has to turn around and walk back into the tunnel, spending like a wild hog in order to support the economy. If the consumer doesn't, where does growth come from? We have created an economy supported by ever higher consumer spending and debt increases. Without more debt, the economy will die a slow death; that is unless Benny fills in the gap with more QE.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[So, what's the point? The consumer gets to the end of the tunnel and unless the socialists can ratchet up more deficit welfare spending to support GDP, that poor ole consumer has to turn around and walk back into the tunnel, spending like a wild hog in order to support the economy. If the consumer doesn't, where does growth come from? We have created an economy supported by ever higher consumer spending and debt increases. Without more debt, the economy will die a slow death; that is unless Benny fills in the gap with more QE.]]>
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      <title>Why We Must Stop Deficits Now</title>
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        <![CDATA[Well, Karl, you certainly paint a rosy picture. The dingdongs in Congress cannot even agree to cut anything without more taxes or fabricating some other conditions that will only add to the coming crisis. Spending for defense, welfare (how about the coming foodstamps for pets program), pensions, education, green energy boondoggles, health care and soon to come rising interest payments on the debt, are all heading in the wrong direction. We are in the Keynesian/socialist wind-tunnel of spending and it is being fueled by Benny Big Bucks. I do believe that government spending now accounts for about 20% of GDP. I think we should have let the whole shebang crash in 2007-09 so that the scum of the system could be drained out. Instead, we keep adding to the mess. I agree with you, there is much fat, waste and abuse that can be cut out of spending; including $200-300 billion a year in welfare/entitlement fraud. Our government lacks the leadership to do the difficult thing. We will all reap the horrors of its inability to act responsibly and prudently.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:25:22 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Well, Karl, you certainly paint a rosy picture. The dingdongs in Congress cannot even agree to cut anything without more taxes or fabricating some other conditions that will only add to the coming crisis. Spending for defense, welfare (how about the coming foodstamps for pets program), pensions, education, green energy boondoggles, health care and soon to come rising interest payments on the debt, are all heading in the wrong direction. We are in the Keynesian/socialist wind-tunnel of spending and it is being fueled by Benny Big Bucks. I do believe that government spending now accounts for about 20% of GDP. I think we should have let the whole shebang crash in 2007-09 so that the scum of the system could be drained out. Instead, we keep adding to the mess. I agree with you, there is much fat, waste and abuse that can be cut out of spending; including $200-300 billion a year in welfare/entitlement fraud. Our government lacks the leadership to do the difficult thing. We will all reap the horrors of its inability to act responsibly and prudently.]]>
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