tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post3651258140439587207..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: June 8 2009: Not by a long shotIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8815945181380195692009-06-10T06:44:37.865-04:002009-06-10T06:44:37.865-04:00I am fairly sure my blog has been saying its not o...I am fairly sure my blog has been saying its not over for a long time and its going to end before 2012 for an even longer time.<br /><br />http://TheLastGoodIdea.blogspot.comDead Endhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447522041343352591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16694864657522243152009-06-10T01:33:59.529-04:002009-06-10T01:33:59.529-04:00FB at 2:28 said:
"In France, the Greens obta...FB at 2:28 said:<br><br><br /><br /><i>"In France, the Greens obtained the same number of seats (14) as the Socialists. That is a real surprise."</i><br /><br />The movie "Home" was shown here just days prior to the election. The extreme right, Le Pen's daughter was screeming manipulation for just this reason. Sarkozy's party, the UMP, was the overall winner, but theyAPCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77097830609902222992009-06-09T22:15:18.118-04:002009-06-09T22:15:18.118-04:00@ Anonymous 11:58 am
Parallels between the the mo...@ Anonymous 11:58 am<br /><br />Parallels between the the modus operandi of the British Empire and the American Empire are not accidental because, with the exception of a nasty little family spat about getting a better seat at the table, (circa 1775-1783) they are essentially one empire, structured along the lines of a corporation, owned by shareholders and governed by an extremely publicity shy D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41207739530336196312009-06-09T21:07:20.958-04:002009-06-09T21:07:20.958-04:00New post upNew post upIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26698426484665282762009-06-09T21:02:44.733-04:002009-06-09T21:02:44.733-04:00I'm not sure I'll be able to read TAE from...I'm not sure I'll be able to read TAE from jail, so I'll pass on the specific suggestion of lying about my income. However I will take a look at the book.<br /><br />Thanks and good night!Tripwirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88375610932487098132009-06-09T20:58:20.845-04:002009-06-09T20:58:20.845-04:00Jal,
Regarding the Canadian Isotope facility. A...Jal, <br /><br />Regarding the Canadian Isotope facility. As far as I know an addition to the University of Missouri Research Reactor is still in the works (I'm from that area) to increase the amount of production of Moly-99, a medical isotope, which they can already produce.<br /><br />http://www.isotopeworld.com/newsmedia/amicinthenews/463/<br /><br />http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/news/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68217784186398486582009-06-09T20:54:28.752-04:002009-06-09T20:54:28.752-04:00@Tripwire:
Oh yes. People will try to keep it to...@Tripwire:<br /><br />Oh yes. People will try to keep it together and running. That seems to be the problem. Like a bunch of heroin addicts.<br /><br />Why not position yourself in a way to be less reliant on the system? Anon 8:35 described their situation of living with less. Why not figure out how to avoid taxes? Shoot for less income. Maybe lie about your income.<br /><br />I read Harry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88723718554695540162009-06-09T20:35:55.191-04:002009-06-09T20:35:55.191-04:00I've lived for decades on a quarter of the ave...I've lived for decades on a quarter of the average median western income.<br /><br />I didn't have lots of stuff, toys and gizmos and didn't have a huge house and several cars and fancy vacations yadayadayada.<br /><br />But I regard it as a pleasant lifestyle, by choice. I don't have to spend inordinate amounts of time and energy earning interest payments for others. My time is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71640246454630728152009-06-09T20:26:59.606-04:002009-06-09T20:26:59.606-04:00Monbiot on politiceltdown in UK:
http://www.guardi...Monbiot on politiceltdown in UK:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/08/british-empire-colonies-banks-reform<br /><br />For 300 years Britain has outsourced mayhem. Finally it's coming home<br /><br />By the way, reminded me of this:<br />http://www.lewrockwell.com/wanniski/wanniski53.html<br />'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man'acrumbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13385928526954414722009-06-09T20:18:16.339-04:002009-06-09T20:18:16.339-04:00@ Anonymous (continued),
You play out scenarios a...@ Anonymous (continued),<br /><br /><i>You play out scenarios and analysis based on a system that is gone. Kaput. It exists only on paper at this point.</i><br /><br />My accountant tells me I have to make a quarterly tax payment this week. Should I not do so, I'll get something on paper all right -- a letter from the IRS 12 months from now with a big fine. <br /><br />The system is still Tripwirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54835896856281977552009-06-09T20:13:12.839-04:002009-06-09T20:13:12.839-04:00Well the Supreme Court of the US just paved the wa...Well the Supreme Court of the US just paved the way for Chrysler to be sold to Fiat. In complete disregard for the law. <br /><br />Why would any sane investor want to invest in a company now? Secured creditors who are first in line have been totally screwed over.VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62917502990306655632009-06-09T20:08:39.829-04:002009-06-09T20:08:39.829-04:00Illargi,
Great intro! I am not only surprised the...Illargi,<br /><br />Great intro! I am not only surprised the U.S.G, is not demanding investigations into the cause of the meltdown - I am astonished U.S. citizens are not demanding a Pecora-style investigation.<br /><br> <br />I loved this article from yesterday:<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5574G620090608?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10531" rel="nofollow">Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47029972230904504742009-06-09T19:48:02.253-04:002009-06-09T19:48:02.253-04:00brendan:
Ilargi, I really found the post on housi...brendan:<br /><br /><i>Ilargi, I really found the post on housing a few days back helpful. It seems like all of your ethical and political positions begin with the clear observation that the financial system is ruined and nothing can bring it back.<br /><br />I could understand (though I would not agree with) the argument that anything that could save the financial system, even lying, should be Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44039583977519394582009-06-09T19:05:55.675-04:002009-06-09T19:05:55.675-04:00Stoneleigh said: "Most of the tools we have c...Stoneleigh said: "Most of the tools we have come courtesy of cheap energy and cheap credit, hence we will not have many of these tools at our disposal going forward. It is not lazy to learn the lessons of history. On the contrary, it is very dangerous not to."<br /><br />These things do not just disappear overnight. Bicycles, siphon irrigation, guns, tools of all kinds, etc. These Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82207823948635142292009-06-09T18:59:34.694-04:002009-06-09T18:59:34.694-04:00Stoneleigh said...
... hence we will not have man...Stoneleigh said...<br /><br />... hence we will not have many of these tools at our disposal going forward.<br />------ <br />Let's think about the Canadian Isotope story shortage. It's short term for now but what about in the long term.<br />jaljalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6202332173122689692009-06-09T18:31:47.764-04:002009-06-09T18:31:47.764-04:00“This past week the newspaper was served with a gr...“This past week the newspaper was served with a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. attorney's office demanding that we turn over all records pertaining to those postings, including "full name, date of birth, physical address, gender, ZIP code, password prompts, security questions, telephone numbers and other identifiers ... the IP address," et (kitchen sink) cetera. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71580290701912919512009-06-09T18:19:27.186-04:002009-06-09T18:19:27.186-04:00Anon @1:57,
Tripwire states that people will be s...Anon @1:57,<br /><br /><i>Tripwire states that people will be so desperate that they will do whatever the state says just so they can get paid and eat.</i><br /><br />IMO this will be true for many people. Benefits and entitlements are going to be slashed, and many people are going to lose homes, jobs, pensions, savings (to bank runs), investments (to collapsing asset market) etc. Not everyone Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62355474208176399302009-06-09T18:06:43.453-04:002009-06-09T18:06:43.453-04:00"If you're building a new house, simply b..."If you're building a new house, simply build a zero/low energy home such as straw bale, cob, passivhaus, Earthship, etc."<br /><br />If only local code would allow it...... Unfortunately most local governments don't allow these. At least in my area.....<br /><br />AlphaBeta soupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39406076780960542392009-06-09T18:01:26.278-04:002009-06-09T18:01:26.278-04:00I like this Lily Tomlin, who is she?I like this Lily Tomlin, who is she?VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68769906961028532302009-06-09T17:52:58.447-04:002009-06-09T17:52:58.447-04:00@Ilargi
"We are mired in the still early sta...@Ilargi<br /><br />"We are mired in the still early stages of deflation because of large scale deleveraging. Real estate values are down by $6-7 trillion, credit lines by $2.5 trillion, unemployment sets record highs, savings are up, money velocity is way down, <b>and people still talk about inflation.</b> I guess it'll never stop. We won't see any serious inflation for quite a few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77608353660444205192009-06-09T17:40:27.901-04:002009-06-09T17:40:27.901-04:00"No matter how cynical you get, it’s impossib..."No matter how cynical you get, it’s impossible to keep up."<br /><br />Lily TomlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60930029504022474002009-06-09T17:12:08.329-04:002009-06-09T17:12:08.329-04:00You know what is in room 101,
everyone knows, it i...You know what is in room 101,<br />everyone knows, it is the worst thing in the world. For some, it is castration, for others, burial alive, or exposure to rats. <br />For you, it is enduring a four-hour lecture on quantative easing by a semi-naked Ben Bernanke, who will be wearing only an edible G-string woven out of green shoots.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39888618004907102112009-06-09T17:09:54.116-04:002009-06-09T17:09:54.116-04:00http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/the-...http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/the-joy-of-less/?em<br /><br />The Joy of Less<br /><br />“The beat of my heart has grown deeper, more active, and yet more peaceful, and it is as if I were all the time storing up inner riches…My [life] is one long sequence of inner miracles.” The young Dutchwoman Etty Hillesum wrote that in a Nazi transit camp in 1943, on her way to her death at VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62975763742304642192009-06-09T16:47:42.188-04:002009-06-09T16:47:42.188-04:00Ca,
"Ilargi - In today's post, Jesse arg...Ca,<br /><br /><i>"Ilargi - In today's post, Jesse argues that we will face a whopping inflation. Is the difference between his position and yours a matter of timing?"</i><br /><br />I guess, to an extent. I must admit I'm a bit tired of seeing yet another take on that old horse. And this is a strange, and wrong, statement.<br /><br /><i>"Other countries are essentially Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17060225448246361772009-06-09T16:42:38.775-04:002009-06-09T16:42:38.775-04:00Hey Tripwire:
Again-
You play out scenarios and ...Hey Tripwire:<br /><br />Again-<br /><br />You play out scenarios and analysis based on a system that is gone. Kaput. It exists only on paper at this point. <br /><br />It would be like trying to practice modern astronomy but basing all of your calculations on the outdated, earth centric fantasy. <br /><br />State and local governments may indeed have shrinking revenues. This would occur Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com