tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post7270314287396227073..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: October 12 2011: The End of the EurozoneIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61631743039454610692011-10-15T11:32:47.787-04:002011-10-15T11:32:47.787-04:00New post up.
Political Solutions for a Financi...New post up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-15-2011-political-solutions-for.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Political Solutions for a Financial Crisis</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89297404596517476702011-10-15T10:38:06.310-04:002011-10-15T10:38:06.310-04:00Charlie McGrath gives a good, hard hitting intervi...Charlie McGrath gives a good, hard hitting interview on RT.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qa1EXdJ_Hg<br /><br />and<br /><br />Pepe Escobar of Asia Times gives a solid analysis of the Iranian hit stupidity.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQO60H6fSU&feature=relmfu<br /><br />And not only are the RT girls prettier than Fox's, but their heads have 60% less air el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78876492532634571762011-10-15T09:28:41.092-04:002011-10-15T09:28:41.092-04:00SB,
"But I also can't discount someone w...SB,<br /><br />"But I also can't discount someone who consistently makes as much money as he does."<br /><br />How much money he makes in the markets, at best, a function of luck and irrelevant and, at worst, a sign that he has inside access to a global criminal syndicate. So it's quite easy to discount the views of someone who makes a lot of money in this environment, when saidAshvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62210415172381316162011-10-14T23:28:14.860-04:002011-10-14T23:28:14.860-04:00@Skip Breakfast
Rogers is wrong on multiple fronts...@Skip Breakfast<br />Rogers is wrong on multiple fronts. Money does not make people smarter and certainly not wiser. He will get eaten in Singapore, speaking mandarin or not.p01https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396562841580952642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80093769956160719092011-10-14T22:43:26.017-04:002011-10-14T22:43:26.017-04:00I remind everyone that there is a history of hirin...I remind everyone that there is a history of hiring "provocateurs" to disrupt democratic demonstrations such as OWS.<br /><br />I hope the organizers are prepared to disrupt the "provocateurs"<br />jaljalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27750561008304023852011-10-14T22:06:06.870-04:002011-10-14T22:06:06.870-04:00Ash: (Re: Occupy)
That's just it: you hit i...Ash: (Re: Occupy)<br /><br />That's just it: you hit it on the head. You're beginning to see the push-back here. At some point, it will either fizzle (and the American people will continue to be exposed as the absolute sheep they are -- willing to give everything as long as they get to watch football, Dancing With the Stars, and American Idol/X-Factor) or it has to escalate and Starcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30973195729115869982011-10-14T22:03:10.289-04:002011-10-14T22:03:10.289-04:00Ash: I agree. But the thing that really makes th...Ash: I agree. But the thing that really makes them impotent is the rising number of people who believe they should fire THEIR bullets (and not necessarily at the policy-makers) in fairly short order.<br /><br />Do you think "the 53%" want to continue to subsidize "the 47%", as one example?<br /><br />And that won't stop unless the shooting starts, and people need to knowStarcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226367306835781483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11845514077520621792011-10-14T21:57:57.951-04:002011-10-14T21:57:57.951-04:00I find Jim Rogers to be an interesting case. He is...I find Jim Rogers to be an interesting case. He is super rich. He is not a beliver in towing any line, but he does adamntly believe in a rampant inflation scenario from the "inevitable" central bank money printing.<br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/jim-rogers-sees-devastating-stagflation-would-quit-if-he-was-bond-portfolio-manager<br /><br />He's always so cock-sure and Skip Breakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503427289412937022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49783817855024816842011-10-14T21:01:24.128-04:002011-10-14T21:01:24.128-04:00Ash,
Wow....excellent explanation. I think I'...Ash,<br /><br />Wow....excellent explanation. I think I'll combine your reply & El G's and sleep well tonight.Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2970102371029842322011-10-14T20:45:45.722-04:002011-10-14T20:45:45.722-04:00Ash,
I think El G's reply just turned on a ...Ash, <br /><br />I think El G's reply just turned on a very large lightbulb close to my brain and I kinda get it now. Thank you for the previous answer to my other question...but it would be difficult for me to arrive at any other conclusion than El G's to the second question. I'm all ears if you do have a different idea.Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15911599380700355252011-10-14T20:44:03.202-04:002011-10-14T20:44:03.202-04:00Joe in NC,
As we get closer and closer to Novembe...Joe in NC,<br /><br />As we get closer and closer to November 2012, it is quite clear that US fiscal and monetary policy has been rendered practically or politically impotent to a large degree. An expansion of IMF bailout capacity (i.e. another US bailout of European banks with money we are already borrowing) is simply too politically charged. That, and I'm sure the increasing OWS movements Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14973527947299544902011-10-14T20:31:23.646-04:002011-10-14T20:31:23.646-04:00Ash,
Last question. Last I remember, the US cov...Ash, <br /><br />Last question. Last I remember, the US covers about 20% of the IMF stuff. I thought that in the past, the US was all for the expansion of IMF "funding". Is it possible the OWS movement has made any difference in Tim's position?Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32834161718627734772011-10-14T20:23:05.347-04:002011-10-14T20:23:05.347-04:00crude at 250: can they just change the title on th...crude at 250: can they just change the title on the tulip bubble chart?benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76320854926930639722011-10-14T20:19:20.765-04:002011-10-14T20:19:20.765-04:00the nyt did a short video in which they got a wall...the nyt did a short video in which they got a wall street guy to sit down in a cafe with his stylistic opposite and talk through their differences so that we can all feel better about it. <br /><br /><a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/10/14/nyregion/100000001112500/the-soft-drink-summit.html" rel="nofollow">warm and fuzzy Occupy piece</a> (ad alert)<br /><br />and i dunno about that kidbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-28397922319466917902011-10-14T20:13:46.636-04:002011-10-14T20:13:46.636-04:00The OWS movement will eventually be forced to fizz...The OWS movement will eventually be forced to fizzle out or escalate, and if the latter, then the words of the modern world's greatest revolutionary may come to mind:<br /><br /><i>"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality. Perhaps it is one of Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33557509340061031342011-10-14T19:53:18.980-04:002011-10-14T19:53:18.980-04:00Joe in NC
I think Timmah would rather let Benny f...Joe in NC<br /><br />I think Timmah would rather let Benny fund it in secret. Just that simple.<br /><br />Nassim<br /><br />Re smart phones and reading blogs<br /><br />One of the things that make blog sites readable on smart phones is the common practice of having a condensed central column with ads on the left and the right. One can just center the page and expand it to fill the window in el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81375247875741967872011-10-14T18:57:57.321-04:002011-10-14T18:57:57.321-04:00Joe in NC
The difference for Timmy is that he won...Joe in NC<br /><br />The difference for Timmy is that he won't be held directly financially or politically responsible for the waves of social unrest that will surely follow any major expanded/leveraged/insured EFSF with bank recap mechanisms and the massive losses such a fund will take on its operations (in the name of the European people). Expanding the IMF, on the other hand, opens him up Ashvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692970226443206815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64395143603542034082011-10-14T18:48:04.487-04:002011-10-14T18:48:04.487-04:00Nassim
el g
I always try to find a natural way to...Nassim <br />el g<br />I always try to find a natural way to cure myself and it always works<br />In Canada the doctors are free but I try not to go there<br />Thank God<br />Only dentist 2 times a year <br />If there is a way I can help than that will be a pleasure for me to help you.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23451914937290731632011-10-14T18:42:37.996-04:002011-10-14T18:42:37.996-04:00Turkey is likely to breakup from taking a negative...Turkey is likely to breakup from taking a negative stand towards America and Israel.<br /><br />They would like to become a super power in that region.<br /><br />Maybe super power of the world.<br /><br />However they are a derelict state.<br />Almost the entire world has recognized that the Armenian's were massacred by the Ottomans but they say that is not true.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-24322986748044896672011-10-14T18:41:09.642-04:002011-10-14T18:41:09.642-04:00Ash,
Regarding your comment on the difficulty of ...Ash,<br /><br />Regarding your comment on the difficulty of implementing a half-wit scheme to create billions and trillions in credit money capital out of thin air - this has me confused. I thought Timmay and asshats like Larry Fink were on the same page. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/blackrock-ceo-wants-2-trillion-european-bank-plan-2011-10-13" rel="nofollow">BlackRock Joe in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182396413057310516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68392793158536957062011-10-14T18:36:49.028-04:002011-10-14T18:36:49.028-04:00el g,
I am sorry to hear that you have not been w...el g,<br /><br />I am sorry to hear that you have not been well. I imagine the differences between appendicitis and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveler%27s_diarrhea#Montezuma.27s_revenge" rel="nofollow">Montezuma's revenge</a> are superficial. Get well soon!<br /><br />Thanks for that information about tablets and so on. I think that since TAE is already planning some sort of Nassimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014132282872515690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22446346318068363792011-10-14T18:33:46.075-04:002011-10-14T18:33:46.075-04:00Gravity is the soul of weight.
Do not think you w...Gravity is the soul of weight.<br /><br />Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46322964933212976762011-10-14T18:18:11.682-04:002011-10-14T18:18:11.682-04:00The Iranian plot is unrefined bullshit, but rumors...The Iranian plot is unrefined bullshit, but rumors are strengthening that an imminent israeli attack to facilitate WWIII has been politically greenlighted.<br /><br />Although such rumors have floated before, there's unusual veracity to some, that military mobilisation of US assets in the gulf has already begun towards this end. The political destabilisation that the OWS movement is Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89740809607014497082011-10-14T17:54:30.408-04:002011-10-14T17:54:30.408-04:00Lots of excellent reading about the worldwide occu...Lots of excellent reading about the worldwide occupy movements in <a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/" rel="nofollow">CounterPunch</a> weekend edition.ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39389429848805788342011-10-14T17:47:59.506-04:002011-10-14T17:47:59.506-04:00Canada becoming more and more of a police state.
T...Canada becoming more and more of a police state.<br />They are fining pedestrians for crossing red lights.<br />I am hearing this from many people<br /> This is just one example<br />I think in a short time the police will start terrorizing people just to look tough and show posture.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412294798193285237noreply@blogger.com