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To All:
I got a couple of messages from fellows who did not agree with my opinion of the effect the bail-out would have. I recommended they read: http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. -R.S.Hoover |
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"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message ... wrote: To All: I got a couple of messages from fellows who did not agree with my opinion of the effect the bail-out would have. I recommended they read: http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. -R.S.Hoover I've got a degree in Economics and I don't have a clue how this is going to all shake out. Mainly because what this really is is the largest nationalization of private enterprise in the history of man. To make it worse it is being done by the largest economy in history at a time when the world's economies are more tied to each other than ever before. Nobody from Alan Greenspan to a bum on the street can really tell you with any degree of certainty how this will effect the US and the World in the long term. They don't have computer models for this. Anyone from either side of the political spectrum that says they know what will happen is full of crap. OK, Gig, we are in agreement....... You have a degree in economics (I do not) but, we agree, neither of us have a clue.... That this manuver is gigantic, and historic, is also agreed. Asking Alan Greenspan OR the bum on the street will only get you opinion, won't it? One might be "educated opinion", but nevertheless, opinion - not divine prescience. And do we HAVE to have a computer model before we can make a rational thought or concious act? As for asking politicians for advice, their opinions, or a true glimpse of the future, we will both agree again, is pointless. So me, I'm going to consult the tea leaves, look carefully at the wooly-bear caterpillars, and count the fur in the tails of the grey-squirrels I shoot when small-game season opens next month. Then I'll probably go buy a pound of small-denomination silver coins as my "hedge against inflation", although buying gold probably would be a bettr choice. I remember my uncle telling me that when his unit rolled through Germany in the final stages of WW II, that black pepper had been selling for its equal weight in gold on the civilian market. Flash |
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Flash wrote:
"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message ... wrote: To All: I got a couple of messages from fellows who did not agree with my opinion of the effect the bail-out would have. I recommended they read: http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. -R.S.Hoover I've got a degree in Economics and I don't have a clue how this is going to all shake out. Mainly because what this really is is the largest nationalization of private enterprise in the history of man. To make it worse it is being done by the largest economy in history at a time when the world's economies are more tied to each other than ever before. Nobody from Alan Greenspan to a bum on the street can really tell you with any degree of certainty how this will effect the US and the World in the long term. They don't have computer models for this. Anyone from either side of the political spectrum that says they know what will happen is full of crap. OK, Gig, we are in agreement....... You have a degree in economics (I do not) but, we agree, neither of us have a clue.... That this manuver is gigantic, and historic, is also agreed. Asking Alan Greenspan OR the bum on the street will only get you opinion, won't it? One might be "educated opinion", but nevertheless, opinion - not divine prescience. And do we HAVE to have a computer model before we can make a rational thought or concious act? Well, when you are going do do something that will have a huge and very long lasting impact on the state of the world it ain't a bad idea to have at least a wild guess as to the outcome. This plan was thought up in less time than I spent mounting my prop this weekend. On Monday the 15th a conference call was held among the Fed, AIG and several banks. At that time the Fed said there would be know bail-out. That changed by the next day. How much time does that leave for a rational thought or conscious act to be rationally thought out? As for asking politicians for advice, their opinions, or a true glimpse of the future, we will both agree again, is pointless. Pointless but the only option because if you read section 8 of the proposed law you will find this little gem. “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.” So me, I'm going to consult the tea leaves, look carefully at the wooly-bear caterpillars, and count the fur in the tails of the grey-squirrels I shoot when small-game season opens next month. Then I'll probably go buy a pound of small-denomination silver coins as my "hedge against inflation", although buying gold probably would be a bettr choice. I remember my uncle telling me that when his unit rolled through Germany in the final stages of WW II, that black pepper had been selling for its equal weight in gold on the civilian market. Flash Who knows, we may look back on life in Germany FOR GERMANs in the final stages of WWII and think of them as the good times. But that is the point we don't know. |
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"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message ... | Flash wrote: | "Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message | ... | wrote: | To All: | | I got a couple of messages from fellows who did not agree with my | opinion of the effect the bail-out would have. I recommended they | read: | | http://www.usagold.com/germannightmare.html | | Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. | | -R.S.Hoover | I've got a degree in Economics and I don't have a clue how this is going | to all shake out. Mainly because what this really is is the largest | nationalization of private enterprise in the history of man. | | To make it worse it is being done by the largest economy in history at a | time when the world's economies are more tied to each other than ever | before. | | Nobody from Alan Greenspan to a bum on the street can really tell you | with any degree of certainty how this will effect the US and the World in | the long term. They don't have computer models for this. | | Anyone from either side of the political spectrum that says they know what | will happen is full of crap. | | | | OK, Gig, we are in agreement....... | | You have a degree in economics (I do not) but, we agree, neither of us have | a clue.... | | That this manuver is gigantic, and historic, is also agreed. | | Asking Alan Greenspan OR the bum on the street will only get you opinion, | won't it? One might be "educated opinion", but nevertheless, opinion - not | divine prescience. And do we HAVE to have a computer model before we can | make a rational thought or concious act? | | Well, when you are going do do something that will have a huge and very | long lasting impact on the state of the world it ain't a bad idea to | have at least a wild guess as to the outcome. | | This plan was thought up in less time than I spent mounting my prop this | weekend. On Monday the 15th a conference call was held among the Fed, | AIG and several banks. At that time the Fed said there would be know | bail-out. That changed by the next day. How much time does that leave | for a rational thought or conscious act to be rationally thought out? | | | | As for asking politicians for advice, their opinions, or a true glimpse of | the future, we will both agree again, is pointless. | | Pointless but the only option because if you read section 8 of the | proposed law you will find this little gem. | | “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are | non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be | reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.” | | | | So me, I'm going to consult the tea leaves, look carefully at the wooly-bear | caterpillars, and count the fur in the tails of the grey-squirrels I shoot | when small-game season opens next month. Then I'll probably go buy a pound | of small-denomination silver coins as my "hedge against inflation", although | buying gold probably would be a bettr choice. | | I remember my uncle telling me that when his unit rolled through Germany in | the final stages of WW II, that black pepper had been selling for its equal | weight in gold on the civilian market. | | Flash | | Who knows, we may look back on life in Germany FOR GERMANs in the final | stages of WWII and think of them as the good times. | | But that is the point we don't know. Yeah, but the point is, it's a real bargain. It's only going to cost use about $5000 each. |
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On Sep 25, 8:09*am, "Mick" #$$#@%%%.^^^ wrote:
Yeah, but the point is, it's a real bargain. It's only going to cost use about $5000 each. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'd better read the fine print :-) Based on our present population the amount is about $7200. The bottom line is that a debt of $700 BILLION is far more likely to destroy the American economy than simply letting the banks fail. -R.S.Hoover |
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On Sep 25, 10:50*am, " wrote:
On Sep 25, 8:09*am, "Mick" #$$#@%%%.^^^ wrote: Yeah, but the point is, it's a real bargain. It's only going to cost use about $5000 each. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'd better read the fine print :-) *Based on our present population the amount is about $7200. The bottom line is that a debt of $700 BILLION is far more likely to destroy the American economy than simply letting the banks fail. -R.S.Hoover $7200 is only the direct cost. Add "unexpected costs", the inflation this new "liquidity" WILL cause, the interest on it and the rest of our national debits (not deficit), and our tax's will only be paying the interest on what we owe in not too many years. Nice country we are giving the next generation. =============================== Leon McAtee Those that study history are also doomed to repeat it because there are so many that remain ignorant of both the past and the present..........IMHO Anyone want to buy some Tulip bulbs? |
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