tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2693824577099036821..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: May 19 2009: Full WellIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85240203396395135582009-05-20T13:27:15.705-04:002009-05-20T13:27:15.705-04:00“Better to turn our attention to the auto industry...“Better to turn our attention to the auto industry. And maybe, if it all breaks just right, most of us might start to believe that the real problem all along was Detroit, rather than the wildest Wall Street casino ever created. It would be much better for the wealthy if we returned to one of our favorite pastimes: blaming autoworkers’ health care and pension benefits, or blasting big government Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45152805839677166872009-05-20T07:35:45.171-04:002009-05-20T07:35:45.171-04:00Has anybody noticed that Tim Geithner always has a...Has anybody noticed that Tim Geithner always has a pained expression on his face. I wonder - could it be simple hemorrhoids or the economy?<br /><br />Perish the thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-45062094440662265022009-05-20T05:05:38.980-04:002009-05-20T05:05:38.980-04:00To Anon 7.47
People seem to be from all walks. So...To Anon 7.47<br /><br />People seem to be from all walks. Some have relocated to find work over here. I also have run in to some families with children who don't want their children living in the US any more. Some have adult children who have come with. The daughter and son-in-law (young couple with baby) had planned to buy a farm in upstate NY and have instead opted to buy something over here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15548568756909904972009-05-20T00:46:30.952-04:002009-05-20T00:46:30.952-04:00Nice intro Illargi, poetry.Nice intro Illargi, poetry.Glennjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717673597621943322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7452569641690327492009-05-19T23:45:17.774-04:002009-05-19T23:45:17.774-04:00Regarding 'Green shoots.'
That sort of prattle rem...Regarding 'Green shoots.'<br />That sort of prattle reminds me of Chauncy Gardner's pearl of wisdom;<br />"In the garden, things will get better in the spring..." <br />This was taken as sage wisdom by all manner of talking heads, pundits and punks in DC were chattering away like spider monkeys on meth about what a brilliant and insightful man Chaunce Gardner must be. When in fact he was a mildlyPete Deernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21099372245586360732009-05-19T22:11:03.260-04:002009-05-19T22:11:03.260-04:00If I recall correctly,the "normal"chart of stock p...If I recall correctly,the "normal"chart of stock prices/activity during a collapse is that of a "drunken m" where your second leg never reaches the heights of the first,and is the most damaging of the 2 as it starts the log series of bear rallies that kill most investors.Its where the pigs and the bulls get destroyed,and the true damage happens to the real world.<br /> Anon @3:16<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79836935598022293882009-05-19T21:31:25.931-04:002009-05-19T21:31:25.931-04:00Anon. 7:14 Not very clued up Americans if they go ...Anon. 7:14 Not very clued up Americans if they go to Central Europe in October. Last Winter when Russia cut the gas I found that 360 million people East of the Rhine were affected. Some like in Bulgaria went back to Middle Age conditions, cutting wood from trees in the parks to warm themselves, factories closed down, etc. <br />360 million people, that's more than the population of USA and CanadaArmando Gascónhttp://www.armandobronca.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-50745594468464638452009-05-19T20:27:19.901-04:002009-05-19T20:27:19.901-04:00@ Anon 7:47
The sept-oct timing range coincides w...@ Anon 7:47<br /><br />The sept-oct timing range coincides with wave theory, stoneleigh reckons that we had a wave down from oct 2007 to march 2009, so we'll see an UP wave for several months. This is related to the wave patterns observed in history according to socionomics and elliot wave theory. So spring and summer is going to see all the stock flowers bloom apparently followed by a wilting VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60097718213207977162009-05-19T20:19:10.669-04:002009-05-19T20:19:10.669-04:00Anon 7:47,
Most crashes happen in the fall, e.g. ...Anon 7:47,<br /><br />Most crashes happen in the fall, e.g. the tulip bulb crash, South Seas crash, crash of '29, crash of '87, crash of '08. Not sure why. Maybe it's the change in the weather. For this one the guess is that the Fall is when nearly everyone will have bought in to the recovery, see its a crock and then decide to get out. This sounds correct to me. I know several people who are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23520137846054789362009-05-19T20:05:02.607-04:002009-05-19T20:05:02.607-04:00I think President Obama is reading a graph from ...I think President Obama is reading a graph from <A HREF="http://www.theoildrum.com/files/ccst20090515.png" REL="nofollow"> TOD</A> of oil decline which pretty much equals what he seems to expect to be offset by a 25% increase in auto fuel eficiency between now and 2018. I think he also <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfHnzYEHAow" REL="nofollow"> hums this</A> little ditty a bunch.<BR><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73245273818723646742009-05-19T19:51:34.526-04:002009-05-19T19:51:34.526-04:00Ah..... sweet October.... golden leaves falling to...Ah..... sweet October.... golden leaves falling to the ground and flashing greenbacks disappearing in the mists of a prevelant fog.<br /><br />Call it our Walt Whitman moment!<br /><br />If last October was a fender bender are we to think "totalled" in this autumn scrunch? <br /><br />Oh ye of little faith, don't you understand a good O man when you see it? Think good thoughts!<br /><br />:-)) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42307190133119817192009-05-19T19:47:43.877-04:002009-05-19T19:47:43.877-04:00Hi, I am new here, I just found TAE this week so p...Hi, I am new here, I just found TAE this week so please pardon my ignorance. Why October?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9565836884844488032009-05-19T19:47:01.252-04:002009-05-19T19:47:01.252-04:00Anon 7:14
But the problem for all refugees (inclu...Anon 7:14<br /><br />But the problem for all refugees (including chickens when the farmer suddenly appears wielding an ax) is to determine where is the frying pan and where is the fire :-(<br /><br />Much of the conjecture on this site is to determine this geography despite the fog and bog of blog.<br /><br />Yes the consensus among cognizant doomsters in North America is that October is when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82416507437620854482009-05-19T19:14:01.242-04:002009-05-19T19:14:01.242-04:00Just an observation from this side of the pond (th...Just an observation from this side of the pond (this side being central europe). I seem to keep running in to people who have just fled the states selling everything they own. It seems that these people are very much clued in and are aware that things are going to get very much worse and that the US is in too deep to drag itself up and out any time soon. They all seem to agree that October is 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22353242428681062432009-05-19T17:32:25.775-04:002009-05-19T17:32:25.775-04:00Hamptons Hammered according to the following artic...Hamptons Hammered according to the following article, seems like the rich are following the trend set by subprime and ALT A. <br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&refer=top_news&sid=ara.OohrH91M<br /><br />Sales in the Hamptons plunged 67 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to a report by Town & Country. It was the biggest percentage drop VKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60251327688837055022009-05-19T17:22:36.504-04:002009-05-19T17:22:36.504-04:00How did US treasury issuance reach 8 trillion proj...How did US treasury issuance reach 8 trillion projected for this year?<br /><br />That certainly is news to me, there's not enough foreign currency reserves in the world to finance that much! I remember reading that foreign currency reserves of dollars are around 6.2 - 6.7 Trillion.<br /><br />I thought it was 2.56 trillion in treasuries rolled over and around 2-2.5 trillion in new issuance. ThisVKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52952515230455387672009-05-19T16:37:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:37:00.000-04:00Grey this might appeal, a video game my son showe...Grey this might appeal, a <A HREF="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495076" REL="nofollow"> video game</A> my son showed me. One tries to convert black guys to white and then, after they are converted, you turn into a black and begin converting all those white guys to black. <BR><BR>I haven't played the game as my son was nice enough to save me the time explaining that one ends up finally, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63367516326696699802009-05-19T16:18:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:18:00.000-04:00If you want to pile on the sadness, go to the Coss...If you want to pile on the sadness, go to the Cossit Public libarary website where you can read this gem of self-advertising:<br /><br />"The current Cossitt Library serves the needs of the downtown community by providing a wide selection of Popular Library books, "Hot" current release movies"<br /><br />Popular books and "Hot" current release movies! Oh Boy!!!Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-34975957237389463622009-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:00By looking at the wiki entry for "ursury"
Isn't u...By looking at the wiki entry for "ursury"<br /><br />Isn't ursury te cruel practice of training bears for circus acts? <br /><br />sorry....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54226395889660018442009-05-19T16:12:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:12:00.000-04:00Jim Kunstler would have a field day with your phot...Jim Kunstler would have a field day with your photograph of the Cossit Library.<br /><br />That Grand Romanesque public building was torn down in the 1950s and replaced with a modernist monstrosity. If you want proof of our societal regression, do a google image search on Cossit Library and see for yourself how highly we prize our public space!Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64368448012241025352009-05-19T15:40:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:40:00.000-04:00Greyzone said...
You are part of the cause, in you...Greyzone said...<br />You are part of the cause, in your own personal seeking for "high returns" on your investments, in your belief in any usury based system at all.<br />----- <br />By looking at the wiki entry for "ursury", I able to find out that there are other possible workable systems.<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-60491137438719943202009-05-19T15:22:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:22:00.000-04:00What ho Greyzone good to see you, how about pullin...What ho Greyzone good to see you, how about pulling your comment over to this next page? I agree that worrying about who spilt the milk is not going to get the cat skinned. You are right on, everyone has had a piece of the action, except maybe those like the guy living in the middle of the Kalahari desert. So now what? There doesn't seem to be a lot of talk about 'now what' other than how to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62486205610182441872009-05-19T15:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:16:00.000-04:00greymatterzone
Not all who come to TAE had or hav...greymatterzone<br /><br />Not all who come to TAE had or have financial investments. I've never had a credit card or a bank loan of any kind for decades. I've payed as I went, saved for what I needed, the old fashion way. It was not easy.<br /><br />Was the whole system a clusterf*ck? Sure, but everyone individually and voting as a collective had a choice between using adult reason and adolescentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83685642116969974502009-05-19T14:42:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:42:00.000-04:00Observations to ponder
http://www.democraticunderg...Observations to ponder<br />http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3883277<br />http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3881870<br />TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com