tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2268810915772048436..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: Debt Rattle, November 14 2008: Look beyond your dreamsIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8622810413937283652009-03-27T12:16:00.000-04:002009-03-27T12:16:00.000-04:00"Your dreams have a way of betraying you when you ..."Your dreams have a way of betraying you when you use them to escape. It's high time, and High Noon. Ask yourself why you dream what you dream"<BR/><BR/>well, there it is : )<BR/><BR/>found you guys through Vermont Commons, a secessionist group:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vtcommons.org/<BR/><BR/>where I blog:<BR/>http://radicalsahm.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9834737842245283322008-11-19T01:32:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:00.000-05:00Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!Very cool design! Useful information. Go on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79149166795028139872008-11-15T14:02:00.000-05:002008-11-15T14:02:00.000-05:00The Great Depression, Not So Far AwayStill, for Da...<A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/15/AR2008111501185_pf.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/>The Great Depression, Not So Far Away<BR/></A><BR/><I><BR/>Still, for David Beard, the present crisis seems daunting. Eight decades after the Depression began, he is 96, living with his wife in a nursing and rehabilitation home in Adelphi and suddenly facing another wave of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-635074837672796452008-11-15T13:45:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:45:00.000-05:00you did not seriously think that a blogger could c...you did not seriously think <BR/>that a blogger could contend <BR/>with the will of the Paulson!?<BR/><BR/>there are none who can...<BR/><BR/>For the Paulson will have his dominion <BR/>over all transactions on this earth, <BR/>even unto the ending of the markets.<BR/><BR/>One Swap to fool them all.<BR/>One swap to burden them,<BR/>one Swap to liquidate them all, <BR/>and in servitude bind them.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84443787484881655642008-11-15T13:43:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:43:00.000-05:00“Here is how you solve this problem...don't bail o...“Here is how you solve this problem...don't bail out the banks...bail out the homeless, the hungry and the uninsured, the unemployed. Let the banks fade away. Let the investment companies die. Protect the citizens. If we had a system where we did not have to worry about criminals with money charging us criminally high interest rates just so that we could by a home, we would not have to worry whenBigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70678582638263056442008-11-15T13:39:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:39:00.000-05:00Just read this, by Garth, on his site: "So sitting...Just read this, by Garth, on his site: <BR/><BR/>"<I>So sitting in front of the fire tonight I told my wife about our little squirrel chats here. And she surprised me. She’s backing Ilargi.<BR/><BR/>Holy crap.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Thanks 'b' for pointing me in that direction. Garth's writing today was not all that shabby for for one you figure still holds a a mainstream membership card:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73884423462029155362008-11-15T13:20:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:20:00.000-05:00Deleate one 'was' above, thanks.Deleate one 'was' above, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14070667718424233992008-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:00"It was a fundamental principle of the Gradgrind p..."<I>It was a fundamental principle of the Gradgrind philosophy that everything was to be' paid for. Nobody was ever on any account to give anybody anything, or render anybody help without purchase. Gratitude was to be abolished, and the virtues springing from it were not to be. Every inch of the existence of mankind, from birth to death, was to be a bargain across a counter. And if we didn’t get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87371544629382195372008-11-15T12:56:00.000-05:002008-11-15T12:56:00.000-05:00/thm/,GT the Red Tory turned Liberal, personal fin.../thm/,<BR/>GT the Red Tory turned Liberal, personal finance author, everyone in Canada knows who he is, isn't mainstream? I agree he's becoming more realistic since he lost the election, but I think he's still got his mainstream membership card.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1926800070275943712008-11-15T12:43:00.000-05:002008-11-15T12:43:00.000-05:00Paulson's original intent was a power-grab to get ...Paulson's original intent was a power-grab to get our tax money to feed to his bankster cronies before the system collapses. So he put together a 3-page 'plan' in order for Congress to pass 'emergency' legislation to 'help' us. He can change the 'purpose' as many times as he wants to. It doesn't really matter, because all he really needed was Congress's permission.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34143265100027115882008-11-15T12:38:00.000-05:002008-11-15T12:38:00.000-05:00Just another blue sky?“If we can’t print money fas...Just another blue sky?<BR/><BR/>“If we can’t print money fast enough to fend off another deflationary Great Depression, then let’s change the value of the money.”<BR/><BR/>“The G-20 may propose devaluing all currencies, including the U.S. dollar and the euro.”<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/the-g-20s-secret-debt-solution-27996" REL="nofollow"> The G-20’s Secret Debt Solution</A>Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61918069331244119492008-11-15T12:16:00.000-05:002008-11-15T12:16:00.000-05:00Paulson is both a liar and lies.Paulson is both a liar and lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86300151080652560982008-11-15T11:43:00.000-05:002008-11-15T11:43:00.000-05:00"Paulson says "I will never apologize for changing...<I>"Paulson says "I will never apologize for changing a strategy or an approach if the facts change,'' Paulson said at a press briefing in Washington."<BR/><BR/>what facts? does he mean when the banks are not lending to each other or they are holding the bailout money? what does he mean when he says this? i am new and am trying to understand."</I><BR/><BR/>The facts as Paulson sees them were Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90201590714592384112008-11-15T11:16:00.000-05:002008-11-15T11:16:00.000-05:00b: "You're mainstream now, Ilargi." Garth Turner...b: "You're mainstream now, Ilargi."<BR/><BR/> Garth Turner is not mainstream.<BR/><BR/> Google his name.The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14906897959447060392008-11-15T08:58:00.000-05:002008-11-15T08:58:00.000-05:00Garth Turner just made a no-explanation-required r...<A HREF="http://www.greaterfool.ca/2008/11/14/four-dogs/" REL="nofollow"><BR><BR>Garth Turner <BR></A>just made a no-explanation-required reference to Ilargi.<BR/><BR/><I>In total, we’ve screwed up on so many fronts it’s hard to know where to start counting. Homeowners wanted bidding wars. Governments wanted easy popularity. Bankers wanted fast profits. Big oil wanted unsustainable prices. GM Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45358975355640994002008-11-15T01:24:00.000-05:002008-11-15T01:24:00.000-05:00Question: why did Paulson change course? i mean fr...Question: why did Paulson change course? i mean from bailing out the banking institutions to to the consumer?<BR/> Paulson says "I will never apologize for changing a strategy or an approach if the facts change,'' Paulson said at a press briefing in Washington."<BR/><BR/>what facts? does he mean when the banks are not lending to each other or they are holding the bailout money?<BR/><BR/>what doesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74024303812496323102008-11-14T23:27:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:27:00.000-05:00I only found the following http://www.washingtonmo...I only found the following <BR/>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015672.php <BR/>November 14, 2008<BR/>By: Hilzoy<BR/><BR/>Iceland<BR/>Via Paul Kedrofsky, here's a gorgeous and heartbreaking account of economic collapse in Iceland:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23510757137786219992008-11-14T22:40:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:40:00.000-05:00to Ellen KimballYou will probable outlive the doom...<B>to Ellen Kimball</B><BR/>You will probable outlive the doom predictions.<BR/>------- <BR/>Why would anyone stay and live in misery? Is this what our future will be?<BR/>When the fuel trucks stop coming to your gas stations.<BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/23/israelandthepalestinians#history-byline <BR/>Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid<BR/>• Rory McCarthy in Gaza City Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-444178415277470262008-11-14T21:28:00.000-05:002008-11-14T21:28:00.000-05:00Hi Ilargi, Thanks so much for your interesting com...Hi Ilargi, <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your interesting commentary. The story from Japan about the elderly who are now shoplifting and turning to other crimes is devastating. <BR/><BR/>I am a 69 year old woman married for almost 37 years to a 74 year old man. Last spring, we thought we'd begin to explore the possibility of downsizing from a 2500 sq. ft. home to just a little under 2000 sq. ft. Ellen Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689933781339538684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19457029224021097472008-11-14T20:22:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:22:00.000-05:00Ilargi says:If there is more money to be made in s...Ilargi says:<BR/><BR/><I>If there is more money to be made in selling sending our food and our water to other communities than our own, we will be either poorer, hungry, thirsty, or all of the above... </I><BR/><BR/>Agree that today's post is extraordinary. Pithy, true, and sane. I nominate Ilargi to be US Sec of Treasury...<BR/><BR/>All the best to you and your family! Enjoy your time off, myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30926566318791562062008-11-14T19:37:00.000-05:002008-11-14T19:37:00.000-05:00Great Post ilargi.Too many folks are still in the ...Great Post ilargi.<BR/>Too many folks are still in the dark about what is happening. <BR/>Wondering what this weekend will bring.<BR/> lyrics for the weekend:<BR/><I>All around the table white haired men have gathered spilling their son's blood like table wine.<BR/></I>rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572854888730065806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13778720849250110222008-11-14T19:30:00.000-05:002008-11-14T19:30:00.000-05:00anonymous said..."Paulson is both a criminal and c...anonymous said...<BR/>"Paulson is both a criminal and criminal"<BR/><BR/>No, he's only one of those.el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2234270297666323742008-11-14T17:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:49:00.000-05:00Paulson is both a criminal and criminal.Paulson is both a criminal and criminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50813367088302412052008-11-14T17:48:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:48:00.000-05:00this comment seems to fit rather well today and wa...this comment seems to fit rather well today and was written 20 years ago. <BR/><BR/>from Michael Lewis - Liar´s Poker:<BR/><I>(Note to members of all governments: Be wary of Wall Streeters threatening crashes. They are tempted to do this whenever you encroach on their turf. But they can't cause a crash any more than they can prevent one.)</I><BR/><BR/>nothing has changed, so it seems<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33630379105722348052008-11-14T17:24:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:24:00.000-05:00"Paulson is either a liar or completely incompeten...<I>"Paulson is either a liar or completely incompetent. My guess is he is both."</I><BR/><BR/>No, he's only one of those.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.com