tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post6727401790528055251..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: March 29 2010: When the federal government becomes the refuge for scoundrelsIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81452022029661856392010-03-30T15:53:29.072-04:002010-03-30T15:53:29.072-04:00@oilwelldoctor, re: "The federal government s...@oilwelldoctor, re: "The federal government still hasn't figured out that bailing out housing will just put more pressure on rentals and those that own rental property. A zero sum game."<br /><br />I don't mean to sound callous here, but a zero sum game seems like it might be an improvement when hardworking families are being kicked out of their homes while owners of rental N. Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280089601231142195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12913672734411502902010-03-30T15:38:23.439-04:002010-03-30T15:38:23.439-04:00There are good poisons and bad poisons! As for poi...There are good poisons and bad poisons! As for poisons making one wiser - well I will approach that idea with some healthy scepticism along with raised eyebrows.<br /><br />I certainly wouldn't want a body filled with pesticides but I certainly would consider botox!!<br /><br />;)carpe diemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488224761512097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62856860293564129542010-03-30T15:34:07.580-04:002010-03-30T15:34:07.580-04:00New post up.
States of Bewilderment: The Mad Hat...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-30-2010-states-of-bewilderment.html" rel="nofollow"><b>States of Bewilderment: The Mad Hatter reigns supreme</b></a><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46485761625244691362010-03-30T14:30:14.919-04:002010-03-30T14:30:14.919-04:00@ Ilargi......"therefore no way you can prove...@ Ilargi......"therefore no way you can prove the toxins didn't cause this".<br /><br />Indeed, and therefore I'm going to embark on a new drinking career this very weekend using a tipple of guinness with a dash of lime and mercury in the hope that this time next year I will have found solutions to most, maybe all, of the more serious problems facing humanity today.<br /><br />Z.zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47994089503568735842010-03-30T14:22:18.750-04:002010-03-30T14:22:18.750-04:00Grandpa Nobody,
Bliss is in Texas! A good brew, s...Grandpa Nobody,<br /><br />Bliss is in Texas! A good brew, some sunshine and a good match on the tubes. <br /><br />Also in reference to your counterpunch article, the guys at AIPAC must be slacking off. The banking lobby have earned their favours.VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843562351166927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77980906428152586552010-03-30T14:15:27.237-04:002010-03-30T14:15:27.237-04:00@ scandia
If you can, try to catch the reptiles a...@ scandia<br /><br />If you can, try to catch the reptiles address to the Labour faithful today, his phoney US/UK hybrid accent at the intro of the speech is the best example ever of this mans deceit, it's laughable, made doubly so by his extreme... "orangeness" is about the only way I can describe it, false tan just about sums him up <br />Phoney tony indeed.<br /><br />Zzanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73379605517532901482010-03-30T14:05:13.854-04:002010-03-30T14:05:13.854-04:00"zander said...
@ made him wiser.........
It...<i>"zander said...<br />@ made him wiser.........<br /><br />It may or may not have made me wiser"</i><br /><br />Well, you inhaled the toxins and claim you are now wiser. There's therefore no way you can prove the toxins didn't cause this.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-8068377350414503212010-03-30T13:45:34.916-04:002010-03-30T13:45:34.916-04:00@ made him wiser.........
It may or may not have ...@ made him wiser.........<br /><br />It may or may not have made me wiser,but the additional ear which started growing on my forehead on returning is a real bugger when I'm trying to put on a deerstalker hat before a days fishing. OTOH you can listen to your fave music at low volume late at night in crystal clarity without disturbing pedantic neighbours.<br /><br />Z.zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47339522204978171072010-03-30T13:40:16.092-04:002010-03-30T13:40:16.092-04:00I.M. Nobody,
The story you linked to on school-ho...I.M. Nobody,<br /><br />The story you linked to on school-homed children is certainly reflective of reality in our culture today. The militarism and violence in public schools (military recruiters and JROTC are in every high school in our county) was one factor that prompted my husband and myself to homeschool our children from K to 12. For the most part, people feel they need the corrupt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30781472902284518532010-03-30T13:36:19.717-04:002010-03-30T13:36:19.717-04:00VK said...
Ignorance is bliss :)
So, Grandson, a...VK said...<br /><i><br />Ignorance is bliss :)<br /></i><br />So, Grandson, are you saying there is more to this <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leaving_Fort_Bliss.JPG" rel="nofollow">sign</a> than meets to eye?Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68025884969155323102010-03-30T13:11:05.221-04:002010-03-30T13:11:05.221-04:00Ilargi,
I can definitely attribute an increase in...Ilargi,<br /><br />I can definitely attribute an increase in wisdom to significant contact with urushiol, the toxic oil produced by poison oak. Now you've got me questioning the word of Plato. Could it be that Ole Socrates actually got all his wisdom from tipling hemlock and just accidentally overdosed in his old age? Maybe I better stop taking my liver cleansing herbs before I get totally Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29166252774881450552010-03-30T12:48:02.217-04:002010-03-30T12:48:02.217-04:00Didn't he say the toxins made him wiser? What ...<i>Didn't he say the toxins made him wiser? What would happen if he detoxifies?</i><br /><br />Ignorance is bliss :)VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843562351166927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10913387533797858542010-03-30T12:39:38.058-04:002010-03-30T12:39:38.058-04:00" carpe diem said...
Zander,
Never to late t...<i>" carpe diem said...<br />Zander,<br /><br />Never to late to detox yourself though. Do a daily sauna for a few months and can't hurt to do a liver detox/heavy metal cleanse. There are some great products on the market to be found at a reputable health food store. You'll be back to your internally pristine self in no time!"</i><br /><br />Didn't he say the toxins made himIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27748193792717283022010-03-30T12:25:08.563-04:002010-03-30T12:25:08.563-04:00Zander,
Thank you for sharing. Rather puts me off...Zander,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. Rather puts me off visiting certain places or going with a suitcase full of power bars and bottled water!<br />Never to late to detox yourself though. Do a daily sauna for a few months and can't hurt to do a liver detox/heavy metal cleanse. There are some great products on the market to be found at a reputable health food store. You'll be back to carpe diemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488224761512097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60561313256638395322010-03-30T11:17:18.509-04:002010-03-30T11:17:18.509-04:00@ VK: "Total Debt to GDP by the way is close...@ VK: "Total Debt to GDP by the way is close to 600-700% of GDP if one accounts for it the way corporations do. Present liabilities across all sectors in the country (54 Trillion) + all future liabilities totalling up to 65-100 Trillion."<br /><br />I wish this statement was the one we saw in MSM, it really is the truth, hence why we don't see it mentioned as such.<br /><br />Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716828239924827486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75848767543159155952010-03-30T11:17:18.510-04:002010-03-30T11:17:18.510-04:00Normally, I choose to link stories on The Onion fo...Normally, I choose to link stories on The Onion for their humor value. This one comes closer to being topical than humorous.<br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/increasing-number-of-parents-opting-to-have-childr,17159/" rel="nofollow">Increasing Number Of Parents Opting To Have Children School-Homed</a>Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74097964127982881512010-03-30T10:40:30.336-04:002010-03-30T10:40:30.336-04:00Banks and customers live in a symbiotic relationsh...Banks and customers live in a symbiotic relationship, in our societies one can not exist without the other. I believe that the basic problem is that you think that what you earn and possess is owed to you personally, to your abilities, hard work, foresight (indeed), education, inheritance and what not. <br /><br />That you are the Master of your Destiny, and the Captain of your Ship, as some foolUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538902207683771204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53013793273878554542010-03-30T10:36:24.867-04:002010-03-30T10:36:24.867-04:00Wolf at the Door said...
Er.... it may be "o...Wolf at the Door said...<br /><i><br />Er.... it may be "owed" to the SS trust fund but that does not mean that it MUST be paid. That which cannot be satisfied won't be (not in real terms)....it is just as simple as that.<br /></i><br />Ah Wolfie, we geezers do so enjoy being reminded of how screwed we are. We can, however, be thankful that the time approaches when we may no longer Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44846940741170449012010-03-30T10:20:47.486-04:002010-03-30T10:20:47.486-04:00@Wolf
I am well aware that the oligarchs may defa...@Wolf<br /><br />I am well aware that the oligarchs may default on their SS obligations, even before the "SS lock box" is liquidated. What I see as somewhat more likely is that they will cut SS payments and drain the SS trust fund at a slower rate, perhaps until it is empty prior to a complete default. I used the term MUST as a moral imperative, not as a law of physics. Of course, el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62795880979295561172010-03-30T10:18:40.143-04:002010-03-30T10:18:40.143-04:00Panama Red said...
does anyone in this comment se...Panama Red said...<br /><i><br />does anyone in this comment section feel that old age entitlements should be cut in favor of increased military spending? If yes, please overwhelm the comment section.<br /></i><br />Oh, you Panamaniac you! I was warming up my aged and afflicted fingers to meet your challenge, before it hit me that you had restricted the opportunity to anyone. So, of course it Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84413129203208824522010-03-30T10:06:39.224-04:002010-03-30T10:06:39.224-04:00"The fact that the oligarchs chose to piss th..."The fact that the oligarchs chose to piss the money away on Humvees is irrelevant. It is owed to SS and must be paid."<br /><br />Er.... it may be "owed" to the SS trust fund but that does not mean that it MUST be paid. That which cannot be satisfied won't be (not in real terms)....it is just as simple as that.Wolf at the Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404239808359033422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55433760415553972122010-03-30T10:04:04.012-04:002010-03-30T10:04:04.012-04:00gylangirl,
Jubilee was the policy of a theocratic...gylangirl,<br /><br />Jubilee was the policy of a theocratic government. The priestly class has always clearly understood the risk to their dominance of allowing wealth to accumulate in the commercial class. Remember the GOLDen Rule(s).<br /><br />As it happens, we have been privileged to live in a plutocracy. Where the steady accumulation of the gold (not actually referring to PM's here) by Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84099559919407065782010-03-30T09:42:30.591-04:002010-03-30T09:42:30.591-04:00@Zeke
First of all, articles you read here don...@Zeke<br /><br />First of all, articles you read here don't represent I&S's editorial viewpoint. Most **are** from the MSM and many are quite absurd. But one must stay aware of the toxic waste being feed to the sheeple. Ilargi often points out the absurdity of the following articles in his opening comments. As a long time lurker, you must be aware of this.<br /><br />Second, does el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37181131411173274432010-03-30T07:45:39.114-04:002010-03-30T07:45:39.114-04:00Do we really know if the gov.debt could be 100pc o...<i>Do we really know if the gov.debt could be 100pc of GDP by 2020, or 200pc by 2015?</i><br /><br />Government debt to GDP ratio is currently much higher, say 130% of Debt to GDP. Given that the Govt. has implicitly backed Fannie and Freddie with an unlimited loss guarantee provision.<br /><br />The accounts of Fannie and Freddie should be on the US accounts. This would see Debt explode to VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843562351166927162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61029553660243944522010-03-30T06:47:04.471-04:002010-03-30T06:47:04.471-04:00@Carpe diem.
I was in Kerala in '01 and a fel...@Carpe diem.<br /><br />I was in Kerala in '01 and a fellow packer warned me about eating fruit that felt in any way sticky or greasy on the surface peel/skin, don't recall exactly but am pretty sure he mentioned avoiding cashews and other stuff as well, in my ignorance I regarded him as an obsessive greenie and was having way too good a time to care about such trivialities as poisoning zanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352619368764868819noreply@blogger.com