tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post1796024396936521247..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: March 31 2009 2: Drive for free for a yearIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22533216367627257542009-04-01T13:33:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:33:00.000-04:00The April 1st (1) posting is up.The April 1st (1) posting is up.YDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14578478746224851042009-04-01T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:01:00.000-04:00CNN keeps a running total of the bailouts<A HREF="http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/storysupplement/bailout_scorecard/index.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="CNN keeps a running total of the bailouts">CNN keeps a running total of the bailouts</A>bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28150716527430663052009-04-01T12:07:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:07:00.000-04:00Mugabe- there's yet another aspect to economic gro...Mugabe- there's yet another aspect to economic growth, which I have not seen mentioned anywhere. Perhaps it's actually my observation?<BR/><BR/>"Growth", defined as an increase in the returns on an enterprise- makes it much much easier- to steal.<BR/><BR/>Say you have a very small tin-mining operation; a mine owner, and 10 employees.<BR/><BR/>When it starts up, the owner says "look, we're all in Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40539935417694756372009-04-01T12:06:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:06:00.000-04:00Well, I goofed up, and put comments in the wrong t...Well, I goofed up, and put comments in the wrong thread; will try not to duplicate in future.<BR/><BR/>"MS. WHITNEY: There's nothing more important to that global economy, global market, than the U.S. consumer. We have got to focus on getting the U.S. consumer liquidity, empowering the U.S. consumers, small business, the local businesses, to grow."<BR/><BR/>Well, rats. Major disappointment there.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47035807894941717272009-04-01T11:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:51:00.000-04:00March 31 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government and th...March 31 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, an amount that approaches the value of everything produced in the country last year, to stem the longest recession since the 1930s.<BR/><BR/>New pledges from the Fed, the Treasury Department and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. include $1 trillion for the Public-Private Investment VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18852377118320543282009-04-01T09:40:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:40:00.000-04:00Question for the board:Given that the US commercia...Question for the board:<BR/>Given that the US commercial real estate market is toast (but kind of a slow unfolding kind of burnt toast), wouldn't it be a no-brainer to gamble in shorting it, through something like SRS? <BR/><BR/>@ Persephone:<BR/>Did you suggest your brother read The Collapse of Complex Societies, Tainter, and How Civilizations Fall, John Michael Greer, in that order? <BR/>AfterChaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511045883879753073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83963873790117377292009-04-01T09:35:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:35:00.000-04:00Regarding the remote enclaves: you'll know where t...Regarding the remote enclaves: you'll know where to find 'em when it's clawback time, eh.Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78919956883489781242009-04-01T09:28:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:28:00.000-04:00From Reuters today:ADP Employment Report, 742,000 ...From Reuters today:<BR/><BR/>ADP Employment Report, 742,000 jobs were lost in March. That exceeded the 663,000 job losses that were expected<BR/><BR/>--------<BR/><BR/>The storm is starting. I figure it will last at least 6 weeks, one horrible bit of news after another, always worse than expected, and usually accompanied by downward revisions of previous reports. At the end it will be like havingSubmit your advicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867890217907128363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59822573938761749612009-04-01T08:33:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:33:00.000-04:00anonymous @ 1:26 wrote"I saw some interesting...anonymous @ 1:26 wrote<BR/><BR/>"I saw some interesting construction out in yamhill county here in Oregon.This is a technically "close in"to Portland,about 50-60 miles directly west,near the coast range.I was in the heart of wine country,as well as "remote rich".I have not been out that way in a few years..big,big change.There is being constructed a lot of housing with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45864188213913588712009-04-01T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:27:00.000-04:00Wyote, Mind? Hell no...I love the muse view! As fo...Wyote, Mind? Hell no...I love the muse view! As for knowing who one's friends are I am reminded of my former financial advisor who was my best friend while I fed him my money. When I stopped he and his family that I considered my extended family disappeared. Haven't ever heard from them again.<BR/>Ilargi,I miss the one comment thread. I hope some techie can fix this for TAE.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38748200298350374412009-04-01T07:55:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:55:00.000-04:00TAE Registry (as of now)BluebirdBrian MBrimstoneCh...TAE Registry (as of now)<BR/><BR/>Bluebird<BR/>Brian M<BR/>Brimstone<BR/>Chaos<BR/>Dagobaz/cebele<BR/>DIYer<BR/>El Gallinazo<BR/>FAB<BR/>FB (Francois)<BR/>JP<BR/>Nightly Summary<BR/>Pdh1953<BR/>Persephone<BR/>Rachel<BR/>RC<BR/>Reluctant Poseidon Hamster<BR/>Rototillerman / VW Farmer<BR/>Snuffy<BR/>Wyote<BR/>YD<BR/><BR/>My email is hpaulfuchs which can be found at gmail, a commercial corporation.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42097381309743949732009-04-01T06:29:00.000-04:002009-04-01T06:29:00.000-04:00I am watching the Brown/Obama press conference wit...I am watching the Brown/Obama press conference with amazement. The Populist message is not in synch with their actions.<BR/>It makes me wonder the influence of <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSLV94802020090401" REL="nofollow">Sarkozy's message</A> and .<BR/><A HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=axvakaRzl8g0&refer=asia" REL="nofollow">Obama's meeting today Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30035122613396982852009-04-01T01:26:00.000-04:002009-04-01T01:26:00.000-04:00As the [bunny]world turns... The carrot juice ref...As the [bunny]world turns...<BR/> The carrot juice reference Hit close.Mrs snuffy is a big fan of juicing,and baking w/ the pulp.I am putting in vast areas for carrot production as this is a real {industrial}crop for us.<BR/><BR/> Odd day today.Company called me and ran my tail off [over 150 miles of travel]just like the last couple of years.As I am using the propane powered farm truck for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29430238070614365352009-04-01T00:04:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:04:00.000-04:00* US history is one continual mass migration; Lock...* US history is one continual mass migration; Locking people into the mirage of equity appreciation is a fatal mistake<BR/>* The sooner the collapse the better for world's sake; Some think it will be controlled (like Building 7?)<BR/>* No one should count on their pensions, even in Ontario<BR/>* Summers is a freaking idiot; He is a two bit hoodlum; He is the creepy un-dead<BR/>* Growth is Nightly Summarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89665746142514047942009-03-31T23:09:00.000-04:002009-03-31T23:09:00.000-04:00@DIYerWell the good news is you probably have a ye...@DIYer<BR/><BR/>Well the good news is you probably have a year or two left<BR/><BR/>Wyote<BR/><BR/>I have enjoyed it and it has given me a whole new appreciation for bunnies. And I used to think that they were just sex crazed little rascals.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3190706709493456432009-03-31T22:13:00.000-04:002009-03-31T22:13:00.000-04:00Warren Peace will conclude tomorrow with two more ...Warren Peace will conclude tomorrow with two more postings, one in each TAE comment section.<BR/><BR/>I would like to thank our hosts I&S for bearing with my poor saga. I tried to weave in the emotions that affect me as I digest and learn from this valuable site. It comes out best as stories and dialog. <BR/><BR/>I made attempts to not take up voluminous amounts of the comment space at Wyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639946106031416118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72359684029945337202009-03-31T21:59:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:59:00.000-04:00Went to the doctor today. He says I'm sound as the...Went to the doctor today. He says I'm sound as the dollar :-/Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3300873416793727942009-03-31T21:58:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:58:00.000-04:00Warren Peace continued...The party was not two hou...Warren Peace continued...<BR/><BR/>The party was not two hours old when it halted. The smell of smoke instantly alarming. A palpable wave of panic rolled over the crowd. Lila waited for the tension to mount and then, from the center of the big room, she called loudly for everyone to quiet down. “There is fire on the outskirts! In the new dwellings and shacks. Let’s organize to put it out. Wyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639946106031416118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83664850676493252902009-03-31T21:39:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:39:00.000-04:00I was dumbfounded reading about the strategies and...I was dumbfounded reading about the strategies and structure of the Pension Guaranty Corp! Truly truth is stranger than fiction. <BR/>What other gov't agencies are considered " high risk".<BR/>I personally had no awareness of the risk factor in gov't before reading TAE. In my mind gov't equated risk free. I think many people will start to see that a gov't guarantee is worthless.Easy to promise,scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4546820381003453842009-03-31T21:12:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:12:00.000-04:00@Blue Mondayre: BrotherI'm not certain the reasoni...@Blue Monday<BR/><BR/>re: Brother<BR/>I'm not certain the reasoning behind his paradigm shift. I think he always knew that a collapse was imminent - I just don't think he has grasped what that would look like in the U.S.<BR/>He lived in Europe for several years, I gathered he thought the U.S. would follow a European model.<BR/>However, (thanks to Stoneleigh) I have asked him probing questions Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82041685269936362112009-03-31T20:54:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:54:00.000-04:00PersephoneVery interesting comment about your brot...Persephone<BR/><BR/>Very interesting comment about your brother's evolution in thinking. Is he going through the five stages of grief thing?<BR/><BR/>'OK then, who are the 2010 Saxons and Francs?"<BR/><BR/>Ontario and Quebec, but of course!<BR/><BR/>Blue MondayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66749951787728861422009-03-31T20:48:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:48:00.000-04:00Hmm. The racetrack industry is also in trouble.......Hmm. The racetrack industry is also in trouble.... So can I get a free horse and buggy instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14440928288735341332009-03-31T20:25:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:25:00.000-04:00@ IlargiI had a Ford, once - wouldn't have another...@ Ilargi<BR/>I had a Ford, once - wouldn't have another one even if I got it for free.<BR/><BR/>I have only a few random thoughts to contribute tonight:<BR/><BR/>1. I am a member of my company's Eco-Team - exploring options to become more environmentally friendly. We have a meeting next week with the VP's and CEO. I want to say "Too late, we blew it. Buy some seeds, a shovel and a shotgun on yourPersephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50410622213218438282009-03-31T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:21:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835706404432796187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-51155408638470167302009-03-31T19:44:00.000-04:002009-03-31T19:44:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.com