tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2594597095820677244..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: July 16 2011: The Real State of US HousingIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75294889438851137532011-07-19T10:07:29.703-04:002011-07-19T10:07:29.703-04:00R.E.Ailes said "I'm in the process of bui...R.E.Ailes said "I'm in the process of building a bugout shelter attached to my basement through a 2.5 foot diameter tunnel."<br /> <br />Here is an article about a guy who replaced his pool area with a bugout shelter. Looks interesting, and might give you some ideas...<br />http://tinyurl.com/3jhp86bbluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77609736588188330242011-07-19T08:33:55.784-04:002011-07-19T08:33:55.784-04:00New post up.
Fracking Our Future
.New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-19-2011-fracking-our-future.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Fracking Our Future</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-38731226795593107892011-07-19T07:42:59.943-04:002011-07-19T07:42:59.943-04:00Do we get a 40?. Can I hear a forty? Forty? Once.....<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=GGGB2YR:IND" rel="nofollow"> Do we get a 40?</a>. Can I hear a forty? Forty? Once...twice...Forty anyone?<br /><br />In unrelated news, we're back to happy days again.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47543802687420478422011-07-19T07:31:33.301-04:002011-07-19T07:31:33.301-04:00Something's missing.
Bob?Something's missing.<br />Bob?p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33242351391731681232011-07-19T07:25:14.062-04:002011-07-19T07:25:14.062-04:00I start reading about digging bunker holes, and I ...I start reading about digging bunker holes, and I think really have lost my mind buying into TAE.<br /><br />So I go over to FOFOA to read about the alternative view (hyperinflation) and he's rather convincing. Until he offers up his own bunker hole, in the form of a chart:<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tODlKGqn5yI/ThuqVOo5QCI/AAAAAAAABzM/JAv6pvaArvE/s1600/Orbital_Launch.jpg<br /><br /Skip Breakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503427289412937022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15801310356875626792011-07-19T05:33:27.620-04:002011-07-19T05:33:27.620-04:00El G, Greenpa
Lumpenproletariat
http://en.wikip...El G, Greenpa<br /><br /><br />Lumpenproletariat<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpenproletariat<br /><br /><br />RudyRudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097300951565382971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39187368783851107012011-07-19T03:19:42.247-04:002011-07-19T03:19:42.247-04:00Ailes (alias Wings),
I will try to be serious (fo...Ailes (alias Wings),<br /><br />I will try to be serious (for once).<br /><br />The normal way of making an underground room/bunker which lies close to the surface is to dig a large hole, taking care to prevent the walls from caving in, and to build the structure and then to backfill it. This is a lot easier than trying to do it from the bottom up.<br /><br />OK, I realize that you don't wantNassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50048767035374817212011-07-19T03:06:19.305-04:002011-07-19T03:06:19.305-04:00R.E.Ailes,
I used to be a civil engineer, but I d...R.E.Ailes,<br /><br />I used to be a civil engineer, but I defer to the expertise of this gentleman:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/aug/08/communities.uknews<br /><br />Whatever you do, don't do as this German did:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333412/German-trapped-home-TWO-DAYS-DIY-bodge--tunnel-neighbours-house.html<br /><br>Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5114535777518164592011-07-19T02:19:46.511-04:002011-07-19T02:19:46.511-04:00@seychelles,
>>skilo can be keeper of the s...@seychelles,<br /><br />>>skilo can be keeper of the sacred guidelines for correct thought<<<br /><br />yes, but the correct thought that i keep is that you, as a sovereign person, should be able to think whatever the heck you want to think.<br /><br />You can even play tyrant with yourself - just not other people.<br /><br />Freedom and liberty are precious.<br /><br />Unlike Lenin, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88002980781639768452011-07-19T02:12:56.840-04:002011-07-19T02:12:56.840-04:00@SA,
>>Capitalism is primarily a system of ...@SA,<br /><br />>>Capitalism is primarily a system of exploitation and domination. The "state" is the referee to this system with systemic advantage given to those with the most capital per philosophical underpinnings.<<<br /><br />IMHO, there is no macro good system (micro can be different - TAE is exactly right in this regard, IMHO). A better system than anything that hasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36162912595909533222011-07-19T02:01:43.803-04:002011-07-19T02:01:43.803-04:00@SA,
>>People are supremely confused. Our ...@SA, <br /><br />>>People are supremely confused. Our "rational-self interest" as described by economists seems to have no connection to happiness or health. I think people are selfish for health and happiness. I know I am. The problem is we culturally preach false forms of happiness. And we confuse powerful cultural stressors for personal and social benefits.<<<br /><br />IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67953831196743285952011-07-19T01:43:39.763-04:002011-07-19T01:43:39.763-04:00@SA,
>>Einstein back in 1949:<<
Than...@SA,<br /><br />>>Einstein back in 1949:<<<br /><br />Thanks for Einstein's quote. He nailed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64414172961726526252011-07-19T01:04:53.149-04:002011-07-19T01:04:53.149-04:00It’s on Main stream TV
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/N...It’s on Main stream TV<br />http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/1221258968/ID=2061024065 <br />The Bottom Line panel<br /><br />July 18, 2011News<br />With financial woes in Europe and escalating debt and tensions in the U.S., how concerned should you be about your financial future?<br /><br />Amanda Lang gave the best advise that could be expected from MST.<br /><br />They could have explained “jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50573800629375828312011-07-19T00:40:10.770-04:002011-07-19T00:40:10.770-04:00-
TAE theme song?
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Too bad about Mao though...
--<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78" rel="nofollow">TAE theme song?</a><br />-<br />Too bad about Mao though...<br />-Mike Tanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926879076978547221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42967043206369475562011-07-18T23:51:13.191-04:002011-07-18T23:51:13.191-04:00El G,
You are probably right, in the theoretical...El G, <br /><br />You are probably right, in the theoretical sense of it all. But that gets us back to this whole discussion about democracies, republics, Constitutions, etc., etc. A major transformation of our monetary system to "sovereign money" would make those political and legal structures work more effectively for the people, in the ideal, but then we have to remember that we are Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-515495742195422092011-07-18T22:49:04.378-04:002011-07-18T22:49:04.378-04:00@Sensato, Thanks for telling us about Sessions. A ...@Sensato, Thanks for telling us about Sessions. A wonderful legacy.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57465582477735665292011-07-18T22:43:03.100-04:002011-07-18T22:43:03.100-04:00I'm in the process of building a bugout shelte...I'm in the process of building a bugout shelter attached to my basement through a 2.5 foot diameter tunnel.<br /><br />My plan was to excavate a tunnel through the concrete foundation wall and into the yard, about 15 feet from the house.<br /><br />Recently i've encountered a few problems. I wondered if anyone here has had similar issues.<br /><br />First, there has been lots of rain Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546561755580215480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13944138652548790172011-07-18T22:03:35.799-04:002011-07-18T22:03:35.799-04:00Ash
Well, I can't imagine OPEC would keep sen...Ash<br /><br />Well, I can't imagine OPEC would keep sending us cheap oil for debt-free Greenbacks, or China sending us cheap finished goods. Credit keeps the Cronies in power, and the Cronies are internationally established. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Freedom's "Vision"... but it just a vision, and it also doesn't appear to be the systemic cure that Still and el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53724791454971856052011-07-18T21:45:24.026-04:002011-07-18T21:45:24.026-04:00I think the system has escaped any form of control...I think the system has escaped any form of control, and now feeds on itself. Everyone must dance until they fall flat on their faces. No one gets out on their own feet. Many will not get out at all.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42529293786147077812011-07-18T21:16:35.672-04:002011-07-18T21:16:35.672-04:00p01,
Good question. I imagine the US defecting fr...p01,<br /><br />Good question. I imagine the US defecting from the credit-ponzi system would have severe implications for them, perhaps throwing their economies into an immediate Depression and/or igniting local uprisings. In that event, I imagine any US assets in the relevant countries would be expropriated by the government. At the same time, they could use higher prices for critical resources Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87362221472464757852011-07-18T20:59:36.126-04:002011-07-18T20:59:36.126-04:00Nassim said...
I guess when you get old enough, yo...Nassim said...<br /><i>I guess when you get old enough, you can't help being a little cynical. <br /></i><br />One of our finest comediennes, Lily Tomlin, is famously quoted as having said, "No matter how cynical you get, you can't keep up."<br /><i><br />Do you think the people being herded below the sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" used similar terms?<br /></i><br />Perhaps Phlogiston Água de Beberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269917130349144430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40571730032480265892011-07-18T20:42:32.764-04:002011-07-18T20:42:32.764-04:00Ash said
"Well, I can't imagine OPEC woul...Ash said<br /><i>"Well, I can't imagine OPEC would keep sending us cheap oil for debt-free Greenbacks, or China sending us cheap finished goods."</i><br /><br />Honest question: What would OPEC do with the oil and China with the finished goods?p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10669947174497653332011-07-18T20:39:50.460-04:002011-07-18T20:39:50.460-04:00===
The following two quote from our illustrious c...===<br />The following two quote from our illustrious commentators made me dig up the following link.<br /><br />‘Lincoln, issued debt free money, the famous Greenbacks, to finance the war after the New Yorker bankers wanted interest rates of over 30% for financing the war. But by issuing debt free money, he was signing his own death warrant.”<br />---<br /><br />“At the same time, as implied by jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13336157660307227562011-07-18T20:26:45.459-04:002011-07-18T20:26:45.459-04:00Am I the only one who cannot help stifling a yawn ...Am I the only one who cannot help stifling a yawn when words like "constitution", "liberty", "justice", "socialism", "capitalism" and "revolution" get bandied about?<br /><br />I guess when you get old enough, you can't help being a little cynical. <br /><br />Do you think the people being herded below the sign "Arbeit Macht Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25934325615081574102011-07-18T20:12:25.695-04:002011-07-18T20:12:25.695-04:00El G,
"I wonder what would happen if the USA...El G,<br /><br />"I wonder what would happen if the USA had a revolution, totally peaceful of course, and it wiped out all the odious treasury debt (Primary Dealers) and then printed Greenbacks and paid off the remaining treasuries."<br /><br />Well, I can't imagine OPEC would keep sending us cheap oil for debt-free Greenbacks, or China sending us cheap finished goods. Credit keeps Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.com