tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post8382439038935029030..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: April 9 2009 1: Increasing the illusion supplyIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66939363436171665122009-04-10T18:04:00.000-04:002009-04-10T18:04:00.000-04:00With a slight booth charge of course.-red-With a slight booth charge of course.<BR/><BR/>-red-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-82870253314568255392009-04-10T18:02:00.000-04:002009-04-10T18:02:00.000-04:00Oh say Paleocon,Would you hail from Oregon by any ...Oh say Paleocon,<BR/><BR/>Would you hail from Oregon by any chance, if so I had the impression that soup ran free there?<BR/><BR/>-red-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36121346226650899272009-04-10T17:26:00.000-04:002009-04-10T17:26:00.000-04:00Hey 3:20 please define clearly who you are railing...Hey 3:20 please define clearly who you are railing against as you were right under me and I didn't figure out it was Paleocon who was railing at me as an anonymity without tags.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry Paleocon, am red in the face with embarrassment, usually keep a identity for a session <BR/><BR/>-red-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71665049868267826752009-04-10T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-10T17:23:00.000-04:00Anonymous said....El Gal:It seems you don't believ...Anonymous said....<BR/><BR/>El Gal:<BR/><BR/>It seems you don't believe in cause and effect, karma, as you sow so shall you reap? It's manifesting itself all around you every day -in the public arena AND both personally and privately.<BR/>Time to pay attention!<BR/>Achtung!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16933598609099750982009-04-10T17:11:00.000-04:002009-04-10T17:11:00.000-04:00Interesting overview of economic risk scenarios fr...Interesting overview of economic risk scenarios from a link posted on maxkeiser.com, although I believe they have the scenario probabilities inverted.<BR/><BR/>http://a330.g.akamai.net/7/330/25828/20090318195802/graphics.eiu.com/specialReport/manning_the_barricades.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90751796548714553732009-04-10T16:43:00.000-04:002009-04-10T16:43:00.000-04:00Welcome to Mississauga"posted today on Jesse's Caf...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY79KbCptTo&feature=player_embedded" REL="nofollow">Welcome to Mississauga"</A><BR/>posted today on Jesse's Cafe. Interview with the Canadian city's mayor - the only debt free city in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12887767629472324252009-04-10T16:36:00.000-04:002009-04-10T16:36:00.000-04:00Anon 3:20You no can haz cheezeburger! No soup 4 U...Anon 3:20<BR/><BR/>You no can haz cheezeburger! No soup 4 U!<BR/><BR/>1) I wish people wouldn't post completely anonymously. I don't expect real names, but it sure is nice when skimming for value to have some meaningful name tags from which to key.<BR/><BR/>2) When you put up your own blog and write as clearly in Dutch as Ilargi does in English, perhaps Europeans will join your blog and Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780961198148237878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84948240028971329482009-04-10T16:05:00.000-04:002009-04-10T16:05:00.000-04:00Anon 3;20, You are not the first to make that sugg...Anon 3;20, You are not the first to make that suggestion to Ilargi. <BR/>I don't mind an error or two myself. It's the substance, the insight that I'm looking for.scandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924260428840006237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-42545904271931502382009-04-10T15:20:00.000-04:002009-04-10T15:20:00.000-04:00PLEASE, proof read your writing before you post yo...PLEASE, proof read your writing before you post your column, otherwise it makes you look as ignorant as the people you're railing against.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19752234433135597952009-04-10T12:35:00.000-04:002009-04-10T12:35:00.000-04:00Stoneleigh"Humans show clear signs of our mammalia...Stoneleigh<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>"Humans show clear signs of our mammalian heritage. Culture affects how we express our impulses, but it doesn't erase them.</I>"<BR/><BR/>But like tits on a bull it could make them useless;)<BR/><BR/><BR/> Jay Hanson misses it when he doesn't realize that if we have a saving grace, a genetic propensity', it is the ability to change our culture - unlike a sheep which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83481940581947517652009-04-10T11:36:00.000-04:002009-04-10T11:36:00.000-04:00el gallinazo said... For some reason, I am stil...el gallinazo said...<BR/><BR/> For some reason, I am still on MoveOn.org's mailing list. <BR/><BR/>J. Hanson said it succinctly, "Everyone is trying to sell you something". Good retort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-72887457857082310112009-04-10T01:18:00.000-04:002009-04-10T01:18:00.000-04:00El Gal, That was rich ;)El Gal, <BR/> That was rich ;)EBrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894676347259218501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4209252926451099832009-04-09T21:55:00.000-04:002009-04-09T21:55:00.000-04:00For some reason, I am still on MoveOn.org's mailin...For some reason, I am still on MoveOn.org's mailing list. Think I may have contacted them about something in 2005. Never gave them money though. I would only contribute directly to Kucinich and Nader. Anyway, I got this email yesterday asking me to sign a petition directed to Timmy Twolips demanding that he "fire" Ken Lewis of BOA.<BR/><BR/>I sent them the following comment:<BR/><BR/>To el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76256085777763242912009-04-09T21:27:00.000-04:002009-04-09T21:27:00.000-04:00Almost barfed up my dinner when I read this:http:/...Almost barfed up my dinner when I read this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/business/09fund.html?_r=2&ref=business<BR/><BR/>Oh Goody! We're All Included!<BR/><BR/>"During World War I, Americans were exhorted to buy Liberty Bonds to help their soldiers on the front.<BR/><BR/>Now, it seems, they will be asked to come to the aid of their banks — with the added inducement of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-849408885168642462009-04-09T21:21:00.000-04:002009-04-09T21:21:00.000-04:00Illagi wrote:"Then again, people do still trust Ob...Illagi wrote:<BR/>"Then again, people do still trust Obama. God only knows why, but they do"<BR/><BR/>People trusted and worshiped Stalin, even as he rounded up millions and through them into gulag slave camps. Many of the inslaved workers believed that it was a mistake made by some low-level bueracratic, when in fact Stalin personally signed the order to send them to the gulag.<BR/><BR/>Despite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26038495864023055182009-04-09T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-09T20:46:00.000-04:00I've been pondering the notion that nowhere do I s...I've been pondering the notion that nowhere do I see rational, adult like behavior manifesting itself to deal with any of the major problems of the planet; climate, population, energy, finance etc...<BR/><BR/>A new term 'Sub-adult', comes to mind as the best description for the present quality of human leadership on the Late, Great Planet Earth. <BR/><BR/>'Sub-adult' in the sense that they act Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53684515145743027942009-04-09T19:53:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:53:00.000-04:00Does anyone know where the union was when looking ...Does anyone know where the union was when looking after how well funded GM pensions were. They must have financial advisers and lawyers and such. Did they trade off long term safety for high wages and glittery pensions that depended on the idea of too big to fail rather than a low risk sensible pension?<BR/><BR/>xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48060035625900117922009-04-09T19:50:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:50:00.000-04:00Some one asked me if hierarchical structures would...Some one asked me if hierarchical structures would always result above a certain scale. IMO this is true, and from quite a small scale too. <BR/><BR/>Pecking orders are very common in social mammals in general. Even my sheep will punish a new addition to the flock quite mercilessly before eventually accepting them - head butting the poor thing into walls and keeping them away from the food. Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4726993103449971982009-04-09T19:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:28:00.000-04:00@JalIt's a great protectionism mechanism.Canadians...@Jal<BR/><BR/><I>It's a great protectionism mechanism.<BR/><BR/>Canadians exporters will just have to adjust to the coming reality without trying to print money.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe it's time to chuck Nafta? You know, money may start growing on trees down there but when the lights go out it gets burnt through quickly.<BR/><BR/>xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-74168867201660788532009-04-09T19:19:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:19:00.000-04:00My idea for a new reality show called "The Herd": ...My idea for a new reality show called "The Herd": Put 100 people in a big room and give each $1 the first minute, $2 the second minute, $4 the third minute and so on exponentially. The catch is, only the first 10 people to leave the room get to keep the money. Make sure to have good ethnic mix. Oh, and give each person a taser. Now that would be must see TV.dark_matternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52521008960977937162009-04-09T19:04:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:04:00.000-04:00anon@4:29Granny N Gramps better take note - even t...anon@4:29<BR/><BR/>Granny N Gramps better take note - even the animals are refusing the cheapest stuffs. Seems they'd rather starve and if the animals won't touch it, well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77899180618270784342009-04-09T18:35:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:35:00.000-04:00Here's my 2 cents if anyone cares. The DOW won't ...Here's my 2 cents if anyone cares. <BR/><BR/>The DOW won't likely fall to 1000 b/c the underlying measuring stick, aka, the US Dollar, will be printed into the stratosphere to keep that from happening (we're already monetizing debt to keep interest rates artificially low and have made preferred equity purchases of banks among other tactics (see TALF, TARP etc...). I see DOW 3-5k as the low. <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33041591057273843072009-04-09T18:33:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:33:00.000-04:00El G,Thanks for your response. That's our gut feel...El G,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your response. That's our gut feeling, too. Yes, our 26 yr. old son and my husband will hold on to their jobs as long as possible. The 19 year old is completing the AA degree at the community college and hopes to become a writer and organic farmer. We just hope a category 5 hurricane won't come our way too soon. :)Ahimsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-15443981124907730202009-04-09T18:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:28:00.000-04:00rapier said: "The question to my mind is this. Wil...rapier said: "The question to my mind is this. Will that money find its way into the real economy? In the historic business cycle business was eager to borrow and invest in plant and equipment and hiring workers"<BR/><BR/>Mostly no. Very soon the government is going to require banks to repay the Fed's largess and pump money (credit) into the economy. A few will do this, a few will refuse but pineapplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18310830979495558142009-04-09T18:27:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:27:00.000-04:00CA,If I am correct about your position, you believ...CA,<BR/><BR/><I>If I am correct about your position, you believe that by the end of 2010 the DOW could be at 1000. I was wondering if there is anything that could alter this view of the future or whether it is unavoidable?</I><BR/><BR/>I view that trajectory as unavoidable, although the specific number is only my best guess at this point. IMO we have some large-scale market cascades to live Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.com