tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4275694731193316431..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: May 23 2009: WTF?Ilargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40311397581480576832009-05-26T14:40:58.897-04:002009-05-26T14:40:58.897-04:00"...why the attraction of green shoots? One can on...<I>"...why the attraction of green shoots? One can only speculate that they must be in some ways intoxicating. Perhaps not the shoots exactly, or the stems or seeds, but the leaves of a certain plant. Those might be smoked or otherwise ingested to bring about a euphoric effect...."</I>Ilargi, I can just envision <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baum_1911.jpg" REL="nofollow"> Lyman FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86976711570299788332009-05-25T20:28:20.753-04:002009-05-25T20:28:20.753-04:00TAE is losing steam, new info is taking days to pu...TAE is losing steam, new info is taking days to publish..what's the prob?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20526560630369434302009-05-25T08:27:12.521-04:002009-05-25T08:27:12.521-04:00Eco-Hobbiton-on-Main Street
You asked.Eco-Hobbiton-on-Main Street<br /><br />You asked.ccpohttp://aperfectstormcometh.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64140749413156097442009-05-24T12:31:04.542-04:002009-05-24T12:31:04.542-04:00The term socialism is coming up a lot recently,eve...The term socialism is coming up a lot recently,even here on TAE.<br /><br />All too often it's used in the pejorative sense, as though socialism is so unspeakably horrible that merely identifying a policy as "socialist" is all it takes to win any argument against it. That's an old trick, but nifty.<br /><br />Here's the story, but first my Standard Disclaimer:<br /><br />I am in no way a D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55136170492972386632009-05-24T11:47:15.471-04:002009-05-24T11:47:15.471-04:00Not to nitpick - - - OK, picking a nit, the captio...Not to nitpick - - - OK, picking a nit, the caption on the picture says the two Venezuelan Boy Scouts walked 800 miles in two years to attend the jamboree - - - by walking 25 miles a day.<br /><br />It would only take 32 days to walk 800 miles. On the other hand, walking 25 miles a day for 2 years (730 days) would be 18,250 miles - - -<br /><br />How far, by land, is it from Venezuela to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83370942072758412822009-05-24T10:11:24.721-04:002009-05-24T10:11:24.721-04:00New post upNew post upIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6136729067374896382009-05-24T09:43:48.059-04:002009-05-24T09:43:48.059-04:00Caracas to DC is 2050 miles by air. Let's say it's...Caracas to DC is 2050 miles by air. Let's say it's triple on land. Still that's only 300 days so still, WTF. I suppose the Darian Gap might have slowed them a bit. Not to mention that describing them as "boys" seems a stretch. More likely their fathers worked at the Venezuelan embassy. PR isn't exactly a new thing. <br /><br />I'm still struck by Geithner's attempt this week. “the most fiscallyrapiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26075848715243606602009-05-24T09:37:18.861-04:002009-05-24T09:37:18.861-04:00Who are the real enemies?
Of capitalism …
Of soc...<B>Who are the real enemies? <br />Of capitalism … <br />Of socialism …<br />Of all the Political Structures</B>Who is causing the downfall of capitalism, socialism and the political structures?<br /><br />When is the INTEREST FREEDOM DAY? <br /><br />Median household income (see wiki), $48,000<br />So if 28.2% equals a tax freedom day of 13 April for 2009 (see wiki), Canada is 14 june 2008. jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-31196058744088001152009-05-24T08:27:26.963-04:002009-05-24T08:27:26.963-04:00Anon @5:16,
Germany shrinking -16% (annualized fr...Anon @5:16,<br /><br /><I>Germany shrinking -16% (annualized from Q1 figures), Baltics collapsing (Estonian gov just collapsed, Latvia ditto in March, 15-20% unemployment), UK shrinking -6% and about to be downgraded. Eastern Europe in general falling into depression or near-depression. And let's not even start looking at Spain, Italy, or Greece.</I><BR><BR>Europe is indeed in for a world of hurtStoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17972243430178672962009-05-24T07:36:54.737-04:002009-05-24T07:36:54.737-04:00'Capitalism' as practiced in DuhMerica is actually...'Capitalism' as practiced in DuhMerica is actually just Insider Cronyism. <br /><br />A criminal layer of scum, floating on a sea of conspicuous consumption.<br /><br />Lazy Fare grifters in drag as 'businessmen' parasitizing lumpen Proles foraging in the dregs of the abused planet's dying ecosystems.<br /><br />Europe has a long working history of catastrophe that DuhMerica lacks.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-88417128930775823422009-05-24T05:16:58.876-04:002009-05-24T05:16:58.876-04:00is a simple political media spin-driven image-buil...<I>is a simple political media spin-driven image-building exercise aimed at making London and Washington look less bad, if not better</I>Spoken like a true European: mired in your stagnant little economies with little disposable income or economic freedom of any kind.<br /><br />Germany shrinking -16% (annualized from Q1 figures), Baltics collapsing (Estonian gov just collapsed, Latvia ditto in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4558686941587369722009-05-24T03:16:30.715-04:002009-05-24T03:16:30.715-04:00Comment Re: IOUSA
The film's message is pretty cl...Comment Re: IOUSA<br /><br />The film's message is pretty clear: citizens must save more money, shoulder higher tax burdens and cope with reduced government benefits in the form of social security and medicare. I find it interesting that the film was produced by the "Pete Peterson Foundation." Pete Peterson was Secretary of Commerce under Nixon, a former CEO of JP Morgan, and a founding member Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36238544004234243282009-05-24T03:05:48.973-04:002009-05-24T03:05:48.973-04:00"The way the TARP is designed -- and I didn't desi...<I>"The way the TARP is designed -- and I didn't design this -- but the way it's designed is every dollar that comes back goes into the general fund but that does still create additional <B>head room</B>"</I>Would that be <A HREF="http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/maxheadroom/maxheadroom.htm" REL="nofollow">Max Headroom?</A> Because there are similiarities between him and Timmer. (Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84264741261227607362009-05-24T01:34:18.050-04:002009-05-24T01:34:18.050-04:00Anon 1220,
I just watched that clip over on Mish...Anon 1220,<br /> I just watched that clip over on Mish's site. God it was gut wrenching watching those people be evicted with no notice at all. I find it hard to beleive it is legal for the county to do that. I'm sure a lawyer would be able to win on the renter's behalf in court. But how many absentee landlords are going to have much worth recovering if their rental property is being EBrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894676347259218501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-75311732675712606622009-05-24T00:20:17.274-04:002009-05-24T00:20:17.274-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTZ3flsipE&eur...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTZ3flsipE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketskeptics.com%2F&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />Lost Vegas - The future of America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4266891208882328122009-05-24T00:19:36.480-04:002009-05-24T00:19:36.480-04:00Lost Vegas - Possible future for America?Lost Vegas - Possible future for America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-17535312441954029272009-05-24T00:02:53.229-04:002009-05-24T00:02:53.229-04:00http://mindbodypolitic.com/?p=943
IOUSA’s Cheerlea...http://mindbodypolitic.com/?p=943<br />IOUSA’s Cheerleader-In-Chief Is Former NY Fed Chair<br />And why am I interested in Pete Peterson? Because he’s the chief backer of the film IOUSA (directed by Patrick Creadon). IOUSA is a spin-off of “Empire of Debt,” a book written in 2005 by my former boss/co-author, Bill Bonner (owner and President of the newsletter holding company, Agora Inc.), with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55875438190126663752009-05-23T23:53:54.053-04:002009-05-23T23:53:54.053-04:00Oh, should have mentioned, that question sort of f...Oh, should have mentioned, that question sort of followed from ilagi's statement:<BR><BR><I>How many trillions do you have left in your back pockets to keep the American Dream going a few more months?</I><BR><BR>-May Day-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83930238838427596392009-05-23T23:47:38.070-04:002009-05-23T23:47:38.070-04:00National debt 11,312,478,507,830.34
......GDP 13,8...National debt 11,312,478,507,830.34<br />......GDP 13,840,000,000,000.00<BR><BR> Leaving out the 34 cents, that works out to the US national debt being approximately 81.7 percent of gdp. I have heard that, if national debt reaches 100 percent of GDP, things could go kind of funny. Would that be the result of a structural currency/interest related thingy or would it be merely psychological and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59781079315633636542009-05-23T23:10:23.434-04:002009-05-23T23:10:23.434-04:00Hope this hasn't been posted. Check out this Jeff ...Hope this hasn't been posted. Check out this Jeff Mackey snippet. Hilarious.<br />http://snurl.com/inik9 [www_cnbc_com]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40107808569618267612009-05-23T23:04:45.979-04:002009-05-23T23:04:45.979-04:00Re: IOUUSA
Bad Americans didn't save --especially...Re: IOUUSA<br /><br />Bad Americans didn't save --especially when their savings were worth less every year because of inflation. Better to buy stuff now or invest and make a killing.<br /><br />There wouldn't be a Social Security deficit if SS tax was not dumped into the general account and spent to make politicians look good. Where is all that money and can Social Security have it back? Hello? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36412665379763543022009-05-23T22:53:44.481-04:002009-05-23T22:53:44.481-04:00VK,
I see these unfolding events as an unparallel...VK,<br /><br />I see these unfolding events as an unparalleled opportunity to unleash ones creativity -- systemic change is long overdue. On another note, I'd give anything to see Ilargi go one on one with Kudlow and LIESman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28125768033107333302009-05-23T22:38:29.912-04:002009-05-23T22:38:29.912-04:00Well now,
Let's just come to the quick, right awa...Well now,<br /><br />Let's just come to the quick, right away now, shall we?<br /><br /><br /><br />We are a nation run by criminals.<br /><br />There are plenty of ordinary cheap shots about such countries as Russia, or Zimbabwe, <br /><br />or many other stereotype cartoons . . . <br /><br />that are run by their Mafia, <br /><br />but of course, we are pretty much above all that.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-13628537654498145352009-05-23T22:06:09.893-04:002009-05-23T22:06:09.893-04:00Isn't IOUSA Pete Perterson's outfit?
The politic...Isn't IOUSA Pete Perterson's outfit? <br /><br />The politics of this are impossible to unpack. Peterson is what, in his 70's and he is still schlepping for billions as the insiders insiders with other insiders, and at the same time decrying it all in the name of public service. <br /><br />It's truly down the rabbit hole stuff. Everything contained in the video may be true and yet he wouldn't rapiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58551431883553456202009-05-23T22:03:14.462-04:002009-05-23T22:03:14.462-04:00Life is truly absurd. Doesn't make any sense if yo...Life is truly absurd. Doesn't make any sense if you try and rationalize it even. It's just too darn weird. I have was having a conversation earlier today with someone on 'success'. (pardon any spelling mistakes, I am slightly drunk as it were) <br /><br />Success was defined as, a good job, a loving family, 2 million dollars and the 'good life'. I had no heart to break this fantasy, I wonder if VKnoreply@blogger.com