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Speaking of "freaking out"... by alcaray October 5, 2012 1:15 pm

I don't think there's any "conspiracy." by TB 2012-10-05 21:52:58
- Yeah, having it both ways is one common approach. by alcaray 2012-10-06 10:23:11
  - Tell me how this doesn't look odd. by TB 2012-10-06 11:48:38
    - PS: Election year politics aside, this is a good thing. Rejoice! by alcaray 2012-10-06 16:04:20
    - We are in a recovery. The economic news will be good more often than bad. by alcaray 2012-10-06 13:45:21

RNC cancels all registration in swing states by BuckGalaxy October 1, 2012 6:51 pm

Video breaks it down by BuckGalaxy 2012-10-02 07:26:51
- Good video. Whatever happened to this story? by alcaray 2012-10-06 13:42:09

We've come a long way, baby... by TB September 23, 2012 2:09 pm

I saw those all the time in La Jolla. by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-05 21:51:47

The last nail may have just hammered into the Zone coffin n/t by Jody October 4, 2012 10:14 am

You have these extremists here... by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-04 17:24:00
- Luckily, you've come back to decrease the percent of extremists. by alcaray 2012-10-05 13:47:02
  - Hardly. I'm the most extreme of them all. by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-05 19:07:58
Geez, I go down to throw a party for my kid, and what happened? by TB 2012-10-04 10:54:07
- Nothin'....now ;) by Jody 2012-10-04 11:44:24

An essay on finance capital by ER October 3, 2012 6:42 am

Real capitalists. by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-03 17:39:23
In the first part you left out something. by alcaray 2012-10-03 12:09:07
- Google QE3, see what you think n/t by RobVG 2012-10-03 17:38:03
  - I think it does not have anything to do with the fact I related. by alcaray 2012-10-03 22:50:19
    - I thought you were talking about the Fed feeding money into the economy. by RobVG 2012-10-04 08:35:58
      - Well, it is a completely different tool. by alcaray 2012-10-04 11:56:23
        
        You have me confused for an antagonist. I'll leave you be... n/t by RobVG 2012-10-04 19:29:45
        
        I really wasn't trying to sound antagonistic. I am bewildered. by alcaray 2012-10-04 20:39:34
        
        No problem. Sometimes I just want to talk economics with someone. by RobVG 2012-10-05 09:14:19
        
        So you want to discuss QE, then. by alcaray 2012-10-05 13:45:25
        
        I know what you mean by Robert 2012-10-05 10:47:40
        
        I think it's all Tom's fault. by RobVG 2012-10-05 17:03:31
- It's turtles all the way down by Robert 2012-10-03 12:55:48
  - Yes, and Hamilton's thinking was dead wrong. by TB 2012-10-04 11:28:35
    - I have read the Founders, TB. I have read Hamilton, TB. And you, TB, are no Founder by Robert 2012-10-04 15:52:24
      - Talk to 16th century Spain for pointers on how trouble-free the gold standard is. (or the Hunt brothers) by alcaray 2012-10-05 11:06:05
      - Oh, sorry. by TB 2012-10-04 16:42:19
        
        Here's something interesting: by alcaray 2012-10-05 11:19:37
        
        Got my wheel barrow ready with cash...time to get a loaf of bread. ;) by Jody 2012-10-04 17:04:04
  - Once you go beyond the barter system, it's a natural progression that governments all over the world have felt their way through for many centuries. by alcaray 2012-10-03 13:41:12
- It had something to do with the Andrew Jackson Administration, didn't it?. by ER 2012-10-03 12:17:50
  - Honestly, I don't know. by alcaray 2012-10-03 12:23:58
Control and abuse by TB 2012-10-03 09:24:11
- Never have I seen you argue for regulation. by alcaray 2012-10-03 12:16:51
- Don't know much 'bout economee... by ER 2012-10-03 12:13:39
  - Someone needs to install a fusible link. n/t by RobVG 2012-10-04 19:43:17
  - It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Henry David Thoreau by Jody 2012-10-04 02:55:07
  - Holy cripes, you went there. by alcaray 2012-10-03 12:18:42
A lot of truth but banks allow us to pay over time. We voluntarily enter into contract to finance houses and businesses. I wouldn't want save and wait 30 years to buy a house. n/t by RobVG 2012-10-03 07:52:30
- Another way to look at this that's closer to your pov. by RobVG 2012-10-03 08:05:34
  - You might want to look at the money you spent on rent. It should probably be added to the cost of the home with interest forgone. by RobVG 2012-10-03 08:41:15
    - I'm not vilifying anybody. by ER 2012-10-03 11:40:49
      - "Encouraging consumers to buy luxuries on credit..." is very good business. by alcaray 2012-10-03 12:31:08
        
        What's profitable isn't always ethical. by ER 2012-10-03 13:14:52
- Like I said, credit is not evil, it is just easily abused, by both borrower and lender. by ER 2012-10-03 07:56:53

What it boils down to. by bowser October 4, 2012 7:35 pm

The last four years of Bush were pretty good. by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-04 21:36:38
- Stole this too and put it on Facebook...gee...my friends will think I am awesome today. :) by Jody 2012-10-05 11:02:14
- Hanlon's Razor: by TB 2012-10-05 09:14:40
- Good to have you back. by bowser 2012-10-04 23:29:02

Did anybody see any of Romney's basket of "Zingers". by RobVG October 3, 2012 7:35 pm

The right wing has given Romney a pass to abandon everything he said in the primaries and pivot to the center by BuckGalaxy 2012-10-04 16:58:32
- How does a wingnut survive the cognitive dissonance between Romney's words last night and his stated positions during his 5 year presidential campaign? by BuckGalaxy 2012-10-04 17:06:43
He didn't need many of them. by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-03 22:19:27
- I think Obama will do better in the next debate. by RobVG 2012-10-04 08:47:53
  - History tends to show... by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-04 09:54:21
  - I agree Rob. by Jody 2012-10-04 09:39:20
- I agree. It bothered me that Obama would not look Romney in the face either. by Jody 2012-10-04 02:30:01

Humph. by RobVG September 20, 2012 8:39 pm

In my own observations...Romney *may* be able to wipe the floor with Obama because in the Republicans eyes Obama failed ... by Jody 2012-09-21 11:51:38
- Isolation by TB 2012-09-21 12:09:52
  - Your only counterpoint seems to be that the media is to blame. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 12:33:35
    - When the media report Conservative ineptitude, it's the medias fault. by bowser 2012-09-21 16:12:04
      - Abu Ghraib would not have made daily headlines under a Democratic president. by TB 2012-09-21 16:27:23
        
        I'd like to propose a new rule by Robert 2012-09-24 15:58:50
        
        You mean like "things would have been much worse if Obama hadn't done what he'd done?" by TB 2012-09-24 16:13:37
        
        You are quite mistaken. by alcaray 2012-09-24 17:15:49
        
        Are you out of your mind? by alcaray 2012-09-22 11:26:20
        
        Nonsense by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 17:43:38
    - Right now Buck, I think it is...the media is smoke and mirrors to what is however I don't listen ... by Jody 2012-09-21 13:34:03
    - Considering the media has been called "the Fourth Branch of Government"... by TB 2012-09-21 12:50:40
      - The excuse has gotten very stale by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 17:18:28
Time will tell. by Jody 2012-09-21 11:25:06
Romney's made his own negatives. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 00:48:02
- Interesting... by TB 2012-09-21 11:56:53
  - When did I say that was the only thing conservatives were saying? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 12:36:01
  - That is what I hope comes to light...Obama. It is time he steps up to the plate... by Jody 2012-09-21 12:21:12
What's remarkable... by TB 2012-09-20 20:45:55
- National polls by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 10:24:39
- I'll agree it's closer than it looks. Or that people think. by bowser 2012-09-20 21:55:27
  - "Bravado". Still got that bookmark? n/t by RobVG 2012-10-03 19:47:51
    - Didn't you see... by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-04 10:06:05
  - Brains and bullshit. Well said. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-20 23:34:28

Romney and Obama did well. by bowser October 3, 2012 11:26 pm

The economy is not consumer driven? by RobVG September 30, 2012 9:06 am

Property is merely a euphemism used to justify violence. Ask the Indians. by ER 2012-10-02 18:44:41
- "All property is theft" by TB 2012-10-02 19:43:26
  - Maybe I can't integrate... by ER 2012-10-02 20:15:38
I see what you mean by Robert 2012-09-30 18:57:09
- No, you just didn't get it. Or didn't want to. by TB 2012-10-01 12:26:51
  - Barking mad by Robert 2012-10-01 23:17:28
  - In other words... by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-01 20:19:34
    - When the economy is bad, you increase the money supply. When you have inflation, you tighten it. by alcaray 2012-10-02 11:07:26
    - Vorticial economics by Robert 2012-10-01 23:02:13
      - I heard this somewhere: by TB 2012-10-02 09:29:39
        
        "A conservative is somebody who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing." by Robert 2012-10-02 11:08:18
        
        No, you've drifted off into the ditch. by TB 2012-10-02 11:39:47
        
        Many people (in this economy, especially).. by alcaray 2012-10-02 13:01:35
        
        You can't be this obtuse. by TB 2012-10-02 13:21:54
        
        So all those times the Fed moved to increase the money supply to improve the economy... by alcaray 2012-10-02 13:45:15
        
        Yes. by TB 2012-10-02 14:38:54
        
        Lowering the funds rates increases money supply. That's why they do it. by alcaray 2012-10-02 14:45:51
        
        And let me expand a bit on the housing example. by TB 2012-10-02 11:58:54
      - Value by SDAI-Tech 2012-10-02 01:00:02
        
        The more things change, the more they stay the same by Robert 2012-10-02 22:21:45
        
        The Claim by TB 2012-10-03 09:36:11
"Consumers" don't buy housing. by TB 2012-09-30 09:46:44
- This was a draft but I'm not going to bother finishing it. by RobVG 2012-10-01 18:53:20
  - I give up. by TB 2012-10-01 21:59:05
    - If anyone was serious about the deficit they'd be talking about raising taxes. by RobVG 2012-10-01 22:13:42
      - Which ones? by TB 2012-10-01 22:41:13
        
        Looks like just about all. by RobVG 2012-10-01 23:15:59
        
        That's not policy. by TB 2012-10-02 09:21:45
    - One more for the road... by TB 2012-10-01 22:05:25
- Consumer by alcaray 2012-10-01 15:18:44
- The English language getting the best of you again? by bowser 2012-09-30 15:56:02

Obama administration tries to block sequester layoff notices by TB September 29, 2012 11:02 am

Success in administration suppression of legally-required layoff notices: by TB 2012-10-02 09:11:04
- Begin impeachment proceedings immediately. by BuckGalaxy 2012-10-02 23:03:07
  - Really? by TB 2012-10-03 09:30:02
And we all know that Obama dictates the laws right? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-29 12:37:52
- Obama owned the government for two years. by TB 2012-09-29 13:55:03
  - Come up with arguments that haven't already been debunked by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-30 11:00:26
    - Go ahead. Actually debunk one. It would be refreshing. by TB 2012-09-30 11:10:44
  - I keep destroying this gambit of yours... by alcaray 2012-09-29 14:10:19
    - Filibusters by TB 2012-09-29 15:37:51
      - cloture <> filibuster by alcaray 2012-09-29 17:07:01
        
        Look, you're lost in the weeds and I don't have the patience for this. by TB 2012-09-29 20:59:39
        
        Filibusters that you can't win cloture on don't often get clotured (unless you want to make a point about who is blocking what). by alcaray 2012-09-30 14:05:56
        
        Sigh. by TB 2012-09-30 14:36:51
        
        Ah that's right. by alcaray 2012-09-30 14:47:33
    - He forgets. 42 Senators signed a pledge to block Obama's every move except tax cuts for the wealthy. by bowser 2012-09-29 14:53:09
      - He doesn't forget. He pretends that things were otherwise. by alcaray 2012-09-29 15:19:20
        
        No. I know things are otherwise. There's a difference. by TB 2012-09-29 16:04:31
        
        Anything about it being a craven lie that "Obama owned the government for two years"? by alcaray 2012-09-29 16:58:50
It is not certain that sequestration will happen. by alcaray 2012-09-29 12:07:11

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