tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2496723336832842601..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: December 20 2010: The United States of DisintegrationIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6444543246158403312010-12-22T13:43:16.978-05:002010-12-22T13:43:16.978-05:00Speaking of herd mood, take a whiff of this:
Hedg...Speaking of herd mood, take a whiff of this:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-22/hedge-fund-will-track-twitter-to-predict-stockmarket-movements.html" rel="nofollow">Hedge Fund Will Track Twitter to Predict Stock Moves</a><br /><br />Bah, Bah Black Sheeple,<br />have you any wool?<br /><br /><i>Yes sir, yes sir, three portfolios full.</i><br /><br />This compliments it.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16683773949943617082010-12-22T09:58:56.833-05:002010-12-22T09:58:56.833-05:00Mike's website always locks up my browser for ...Mike's website always locks up my browser for like 30 seconds, and it's good for bloggers to bang on each other a little. Keeps em honest, I think the regular media used to do this until varying degrees of fascism crept in, along with a general societal inability to accept certain criticisms. This was an excellent blog post and discussion thread. Then someone comes along and says the toysarefunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443836399602584950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66373095306065898602010-12-22T08:43:40.256-05:002010-12-22T08:43:40.256-05:00LOL - real estate agents! As if...LOL - real estate agents! As if...Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4974656479615872112010-12-22T08:39:18.505-05:002010-12-22T08:39:18.505-05:00@Life After The Oil Crash, Ah I had wondered why I...@Life After The Oil Crash, Ah I had wondered why I couldn't access LATOC. <br />As for TAE and I&S, I am grateful for their offerings over the past two years. That said I hope they have an eye to their own preparations. If moving on is in the cards for them ( only Matt Savinar knows:) ) so be it. Of one thing I am certain. I & S are not quitters. If they turn their attentions scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36436671696828906862010-12-22T08:30:07.370-05:002010-12-22T08:30:07.370-05:00So what became of doomer Mike Morgan?
Dripping w...So what became of doomer Mike Morgan?<br /><br /><a href="http://activerain.com/michael12" rel="nofollow"><br />Dripping with delicious Irony</a> <br /><br />I&S, what are the chances that you two are really washed-up real estate agents. <br /><br />Hey, if you can't win at that game, then burn the house down....right?Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81869477710283471322010-12-22T08:29:32.904-05:002010-12-22T08:29:32.904-05:00'Doomers' are caving in at the worst possi...'Doomers' are caving in at the worst possible time. This is a function of herding behaviour that makes the message look less credible the longer a counter-trend move lasts. At the peak, everyone is laughing. Six months later they are not. This is exactly what happened at The Oil Drum. Just look at the different comment threads that unfolded the two times our primer <i>Resurgence of Risk</Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46195049723974818762010-12-22T08:10:14.406-05:002010-12-22T08:10:14.406-05:00LATOC isn't the only doomer to disappear latel...LATOC isn't the only doomer to disappear lately.<br /><br />Mike Morgan also disappeared.<br /><br />He once ran conference calls on surviving the "greatest depression" and offered consulting services for how to get by.<br /><br />He even sued Goldman Sachs.<br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/item_WYIzxnI84bn7kKf2vmLXKL" rel="nofollow"><br />Florida Blogger sues Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1046291063425827322010-12-22T08:02:42.984-05:002010-12-22T08:02:42.984-05:00Another Doomer bites the dust!!
Matt Savinar at L...Another Doomer bites the dust!!<br /><br />Matt Savinar at LATOC throws in the towel.<br /><br />He says he's going to focus on astology instead of peak oil and finance.<br /><br />Totally hilarious. You couldn't make this stuff up.<br />The stock market wins again. So Ilargi and Stoneleigh, how much longer until you decide to pursue other interests too. Like Matt, you'll get Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49201760765555210442010-12-22T08:00:40.967-05:002010-12-22T08:00:40.967-05:00Hi Stoneleigh and Illargi,
I'm living in Aust...Hi Stoneleigh and Illargi,<br /><br />I'm living in Australia and am worried enough about where things are headed to have just sold my house. OK, now that I'm debt free and soon to be nicely cashed up where do I put my money, if the banking system is not to be trusted?<br /><br />Regards.Mercury4https://www.blogger.com/profile/11856282907775244833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-593627999915182512010-12-22T07:51:45.825-05:002010-12-22T07:51:45.825-05:00Stocks surge while pensions disappear.
Message: ...Stocks surge while pensions disappear.<br /><br />Message: Your pension is gone, or soon will be.<br /><br />Surging stocks are your new retirement.<br /><br />Ride the stock wave until retirement benefits have been cut. Then, and only then, head for the exit.Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-65238982987614655322010-12-22T01:54:12.853-05:002010-12-22T01:54:12.853-05:00Hello,
Greetings from Moscow.
I love to see you on...Hello,<br />Greetings from Moscow.<br />I love to see you on Max Keiser.<br />You speak so well and are so articulate.<br />Thanks,<br />JimAssiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284269981609152972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24288540779285191722010-12-21T22:51:48.917-05:002010-12-21T22:51:48.917-05:00Excellent post (as usual) today Ilargi and Stonele...Excellent post (as usual) today Ilargi and Stoneleigh<br /><br />The following post may be of interest to the Canadian readers of TAE<br /><br />"Jim Flaherty, finance minister, is putting forward a proposal for a new federal pension plan that will supposedly cover the millions of employees of small businesses and the self-employed who currently do not have a workplace pension. What is the anon10https://www.blogger.com/profile/15846761986848381697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13343022297637743502010-12-21T22:04:34.115-05:002010-12-21T22:04:34.115-05:00On a more personal level, does anyone have any sug...On a more personal level, does anyone have any suggestions for how to navigate family & friends? Unfortunately, if I were to present A Century of Challenges as an Xmas gift to most of my social circle, the reactions would range from polite silence to a sarcastic snicker, maybe accompanied by a comment to the effect of "why focus on things we can't change". This is particularlysumacarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844199642989140240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66741364730405293872010-12-21T21:35:15.278-05:002010-12-21T21:35:15.278-05:00"Blogger Ilargi said...
logout, hombre ..."<i>Blogger Ilargi said...<br /><br /> logout, hombre et al<br /><br /> you're posting on an old thread</i>"<br /><br /><br />Great man! For a while I thought you had developed an extreme sensitivity disorder (ESD) and had taken up the cudgel of horrible censorship (CHC).scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64320290636410344152010-12-21T21:06:46.011-05:002010-12-21T21:06:46.011-05:00Excellent video of Nicole and Max. Thank you, I&am...Excellent video of Nicole and Max. Thank you, I&S.<br /><br />Check is in the mail...john patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620564826238745895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69784254562645810562010-12-21T20:39:18.428-05:002010-12-21T20:39:18.428-05:00great seeing some info on canada on max's show...great seeing some info on canada on max's show.. <br />i am in the construction industry in vancouver, so i thought that i would weigh in on the real estate/building industry in bc.<br />most of the people i network with agree that the driving factor in the vancouver market is immigration. the simple fact that 60K people move into the region each and every year is the key point. jack inrichmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840407177926952969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31219867355314781502010-12-21T19:14:51.080-05:002010-12-21T19:14:51.080-05:00Here's an interesting set of predictions for 2...Here's an interesting set of predictions for 2011:<br /><br />http://themeanoldinvestor.blogspot.com/2010/12/predictions-for-2011-tap-dancing-in.htmlMr. Kowalskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899577790533734474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54275203065366578452010-12-21T15:44:02.087-05:002010-12-21T15:44:02.087-05:00logout, hombre et al
you're posting on an old...logout, hombre et al<br /><br />you're posting on an old thread<br /><br />to get the right one, click on the article title you want to post to.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-1187399985319687432010-12-21T14:30:54.281-05:002010-12-21T14:30:54.281-05:00The whole of the union bashing by MISH and others ...The whole of the union bashing by MISH and others is ridiculous IMO.<br />Why, because here in the states unions are already irrelevant! <br />If every union ceased to exist tomorrow it would not even cause a ripple on the surface of our plethora of economic woes.<br /><br />The only reason unionized jobs are noticed at all now is that the non union private sector industries have already shrunkenHombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83414929487992016782010-12-21T13:39:51.930-05:002010-12-21T13:39:51.930-05:00Hi Stoneleigh,
Not bad at all, you in the intervi...Hi Stoneleigh,<br /><br />Not bad at all, you in the interview with Max Keiser, you sound more relaxed than previously with a slower more measured delivery. <br /><br />On a couple of very minor points of criticism; you mentioned the 35 year mortgages in Canada with a 5% down. I think you might have added that the banks are putting that, 5% down, up as a separate loan to enable buyers to get scrofuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085471693372823086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73065137296393981532010-12-21T13:31:51.283-05:002010-12-21T13:31:51.283-05:00Ilargi,
I am making fun of those who grab onto ev...Ilargi,<br /><br />I am making fun of those who grab onto every little prediction not yet fully formed in order to twist it as proof to the contrary. Essentially, I agree with the larger vision of Stoneleigh, even if I find prognosticating pretty humorous at times.<br /><br /> Speaking of which, what is a good average for predictions as it relates to an exceedingly complex financial and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818666639049192595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17343161970460852072010-12-21T13:26:56.951-05:002010-12-21T13:26:56.951-05:00(…Con't.)
BOC governor Carney warns of rising...(…Con't.)<br /><br />BOC governor Carney warns of rising consumer debt. But with interest rates so low, and any slowdown in bank earnings tantamount to disaster, the Canadian banks are like pigs at a trough. The only way to stop the gorging is to take away the trough from all of the pigs at once.<br /><br />Almost everyone is warning of higher interest rates. Most Canadian homeowners will be TMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375010615170082192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75122558288442901322010-12-21T13:26:33.173-05:002010-12-21T13:26:33.173-05:00Aside from a roughly 10% dip in late '08/early...Aside from a roughly 10% dip in late '08/early '09, Canadian real estate prices have been climbing strongly for about ten years now. We now sit at just about all-time highs, or thereabouts depending on the specific market.<br /><br />My sister bought a new home in '05. It took several months for her to sell her existing home because of new construction in her area. But when she TMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375010615170082192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11781114989380711382010-12-21T13:26:04.844-05:002010-12-21T13:26:04.844-05:00Aside from a roughly 10% dip in late '08/early...Aside from a roughly 10% dip in late '08/early '09, Canadian real estate prices have been climbing strongly for about ten years now. We now sit at just about all-time highs, or thereabouts depending on the specific market.<br /><br />My sister bought a new home in '05. It took several months for her to sell her existing home because of new construction in her area. But when she TMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375010615170082192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55302428090600032262010-12-21T13:10:27.520-05:002010-12-21T13:10:27.520-05:00philippo,
please repost your comment in the new t...philippo,<br /><br />please repost your comment in the new thread<br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.com