tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8091956541882425120..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: February 27 2009: On Going ConcernsIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-41442154786186722202009-02-28T19:49:00.000-05:002009-02-28T19:49:00.000-05:00An aside...I noticed that the FDIC is currently hi...An aside...I noticed that the FDIC is currently hiring. Look on the Office of Personnel Management's website, www.usajobs.com and you will see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69841904719051656032009-02-28T18:10:00.000-05:002009-02-28T18:10:00.000-05:00Here in Scandinavia dental care is not covered eit...Here in Scandinavia dental care is not covered either. It's only a ferry trip to Estonia where you can get the same high quality care as we have here for 1/3 the price. (Soon to be 1/4, then 1/5...).<BR/><BR/>------------<BR/><BR/>I considered myself a "doomer" until I started posting here. <BR/><BR/>1490? I see dystopia in the future, not the renaissance. Yes 2/3 of the population will melt awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-2580715583445612462009-02-28T16:23:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:23:00.000-05:00Anyone going to Machu Pichu, I can offer the name...Anyone going to Machu Pichu, I can offer the name of a terrific dentist in Cuzco, Dr. Cepada. Three years ago I got two top front incisor caps, six fillings, and did some epoxy fill-ins to balance my jaw, cleaning. Perfect work, - looks great - no problem in three years. $390 total. However, he speaks absolutely no English, so be prepared to communicate in Spanish or sign language :-)el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29632158376622109132009-02-28T16:11:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:11:00.000-05:00Mugabe vv dental care :ABSOLUTELY:I know ppl trave...Mugabe vv dental care :<BR/>ABSOLUTELY:<BR/>I know ppl traveling back to Ukraine for their dental care (consider $1500 minimum plane ticket) and its still economical, and yes all the same equipment, meds, etc...<BR/>So not immediately not everywhere but as people lose the ability to pay and as(if) third party payer system breaks down - then the prices become waaaay more reasonable.<BR/><BR/>TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10461453751649902432009-02-28T15:41:00.000-05:002009-02-28T15:41:00.000-05:00Dear Stoneleigh, My son and I have just tried the ...Dear Stoneleigh, <BR/>My son and I have just tried the first P90x, and have decided that perhaps p89 (hold the x) might be more our cup of tea. It's OK - a bit cheesy and frenetic for us!<BR/><BR/>We managed half an hour..then we went out with my chainsaw and filled the car with beech pieces, some up to 30kg in weight. I collected enough to last us about a month.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90870661895782034002009-02-28T13:33:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:33:00.000-05:00Bluebird,Water filters would be at the top of my l...Bluebird,<BR/><BR/>Water filters would be at the top of my list of important things that may not be available later. Lehman's Non-Electric Catalogue has a lot of things that can be obtained now with only the internet and a credit card. Many of them are made in the US, so they may be available later, but possibly only if you live in Ohio.Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-23239173013944527812009-02-28T13:21:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:21:00.000-05:00side pocket - Thanks for the list. I realize those...side pocket - Thanks for the list. I realize those items disappear fast in an emergency, but usually are re-stocked in stores after the emergency has passed. (i.e. generators)<BR/><BR/>But my question is what things will disappear from lack of global trade, or lack of petroleum, that we may never see them again. <BR/><BR/>Plastic bottles? plastic bags? anything made from petroleum? <BR/><BR/>bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67565010562812573552009-02-28T13:07:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:07:00.000-05:00For Bluebird, here is list of the 100 things which...For Bluebird, here is list of the 100 things which will disappear first:<BR/>http://www.thepowerhour.com/news/ items_disappearfirst.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33630915456030980912009-02-28T13:05:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:05:00.000-05:00"Is current situation malice or stupidity? ; High ..."Is current situation malice or stupidity? ; High IQ doesn't preclude ignorance; self-delusion and forms of idiocy; Maybe orchestrated plan gone awry; The folly of the quants"<BR/><BR/>Actually, "all of the above" may be a good choice, too.<BR/><BR/>I think the current rif on "Nonsequiter" has it nailed... the quant knew...<BR/><BR/>http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/nq/2009/02/26/Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58312855980630054342009-02-28T13:04:00.001-05:002009-02-28T13:04:00.001-05:00Mugabe,American healthcare is so expensive because...Mugabe,<BR/><BR/><I>American healthcare is so expensive because it's gold-plated, wasteful, and infused with greedy people providing the services. Not because healthcare is inherently expensive. A public hospital in the country where I live is like a bus station with doctors, but they get the job done.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the system depends on medicines and equipment, all of which can be obtained in Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76771888025868679172009-02-28T13:04:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:04:00.000-05:00Stoneleigh, thanks for that thoughtful response.Al...Stoneleigh, thanks for that thoughtful response.<BR/><BR/>All I can say is, would that it were not true.<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14407008269067916402009-02-28T12:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:38:00.000-05:00* Is current situation malice or stupidity? ; High...* Is current situation malice or stupidity? ; High IQ doesn't preclude ignorance; self-delusion and forms of idiocy; Maybe orchestrated plan gone awry; The folly of the quants <BR/>* Gaia doomed; Europe deseritified by 2040 <BR/>* Iraq war motivation: oil or something else; Topic is a divider, not a uniter <BR/>* Rumor of bank runs on Citi - so far unsubstantiated except for on TAE reader who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79278256099885971722009-02-28T12:18:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:18:00.000-05:00Bill Gross, the $747 billion bond man, declares th...<A HREF="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/02/26/bill-gross-the-747-billion-bond-man-declares-the-death-of-equ/" REL="nofollow">Bill Gross, the $747 billion bond man, declares the death of equities</A> <BR/><BR/>But then, what else would a “Bond King” say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18048175321443932702009-02-28T11:58:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:58:00.000-05:00Don't panic, Stoneleigh is way over the top in her...Don't panic, Stoneleigh is way over the top in her dark vision of health care and dentistry in the future.<BR/><BR/>I live in a developing country where medical and dental care can be had in more or less the American form with imported, English-speaking MDs, pay as you go, for about one-third the American price. A 2/3 drop in price is whopping deflation, and it's OK. People have teeth here.<BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84569879939540421802009-02-28T10:53:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:53:00.000-05:00"A pay-as-you-go system will not be pleasant, and ..."<I>A pay-as-you-go system will not be pleasant, and will involve hard choices at every turn.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Hi Stoneleigh, there is another side to that coin:) I was chatting with my GP several years ago regarding our Canadian, more or less, socialized medicine and said that the doctors complaining about it could do worse in the coming years and be collecting their payment in chicken eggs and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9275421290938309102009-02-28T10:37:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:37:00.000-05:00Stoneleigh says "Stockpiling at least some painkil...Stoneleigh says "Stockpiling at least some painkillers would be a good idea."<BR/><BR/>What other items might not be readily available? Perhaps anything made from petroleum, such as plastic trash bags?bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85481795556802221682009-02-28T10:35:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:35:00.000-05:00Redcapbiker, thanks for the site, theconsumertrap....Redcapbiker, thanks for the site, theconsumertrap. I loved the Green marketing cartoon.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55083031879844589262009-02-28T10:23:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:23:00.000-05:00Hello,People have been mentioning the "irony" appa...Hello,<BR/><BR/>People have been mentioning the "irony" apparently inflicted on the U.S. by all things French or of French origin, e.g. Deloitte, Detroit, Chevrolet.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised by that as it suggests an inherent and indelible antagonism between the two countries, or at least the perception of such on the part of U.S. citizens.<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, history does not bear that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74281942897527386822009-02-28T10:01:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:01:00.000-05:00Here here Mugabe. This is all so simple. You don't...Here here Mugabe. <BR/><BR/>This is all so simple. You don't save the bank. You save the depositors money, to a large degree. <BR/><BR/>In all the millions of words about the banking crisis and the trillions spent and promised this most fundamental thing is never even mentioned. They are trying to save the banks of course to save the depositors money. The thing is saving the banks is an indirect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9771776617153393092009-02-28T09:52:00.000-05:002009-02-28T09:52:00.000-05:00Mike,Still, this is anecdotal and hardly supports ...Mike,<BR/><BR/><I>Still, this is anecdotal and hardly supports generalizations that dentistry is going to disappear anytime soon.</I><BR/><BR/>Many people have already been priced out of access to dental care, and that situation will apply to the vast majority within a couple of years. Here in Canada there is no public system for dental care. Since we came here, our family has had to shell out Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39054841485955398132009-02-28T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:54:00.000-05:00Ilargi asks, which part of the government can prov...Ilargi asks, which part of the government can provide backup to the FDIC in case of seizure of C and other large banks:<BR/><BR/>1) Not necessarily even needed. Read the chart a different way. When Sleepy Hollow Bank of Smalltown, Somewhere is seized, nearly all its liabilities are deposits, so almost the entire hole in its balance sheet is covered by the FDIC. But the great thing about money Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89736889534023690322009-02-28T08:53:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:53:00.000-05:00ref re echelonhttp://cryptome.info/echelon-60min.h...ref re echelon<BR/><BR/>http://cryptome.info/echelon-60min.htm<BR/><BR/>csAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87093447067219037452009-02-28T08:49:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:49:00.000-05:00Spice,We have an extremely conservative group of A...Spice,<BR/><BR/><I>We have an extremely conservative group of Amish here. Very, very strict. They won't pay for dental care aside from the occasional family that buys toothpaste. The girls usually have their teeth pulled between 16 and 18 yrs old.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Still, this is anecdotal and hardly supports generalizations that dentistry is going to disappear anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10138078163097579872009-02-28T08:46:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:46:00.000-05:00aitraderIndeed, I read an article recently which d...aitrader<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I read an article recently which described "acres" of supercomputers under the Mojave desert..<BR/>csAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84858844527180799812009-02-28T07:51:00.000-05:002009-02-28T07:51:00.000-05:00Armando Gascón:In several graphic articles about t...Armando Gascón:<BR/><BR/><I>In several graphic articles about the Carnival in Brazil, below each photo they drip their poison -to poison their own people, the Brazilians couldn't care less.</I><BR/><BR/>I looked at the pictures, they were wonderful. I cannot get the spiteful stuff that you seem to be referring to though and I am in the UK.<BR/><BR/>I think that you are missing out on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com