Comments on: Rabid with Debt http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/ Economic News, Markets Commentary, Gold, Oil and Investing Strategies. Sun, 27 May 2012 05:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Car Rental Singapore http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6771 Car Rental Singapore Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:37:24 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6771 Anything goes to save our financial crisis Anything goes to save our financial crisis

]]> By: Randy Lions http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6438 Randy Lions Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:56:39 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6438 I am sure this will sound naive, but why does the U.S. government want to hold any gold at all? I am sure this will sound naive, but why does the U.S. government want to hold any gold at all?

]]> By: Dennis (EU) http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6433 Dennis (EU) Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:15:17 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6433 Aliens can't see borders nor a financial crisis if they look at our planet...but they may know. And if they know, they see that in the end of the long cycle in capitalism leaders have reduced their thinking to only shortterm - to buy time. For what? Look at the bright side of all this: we are given more time to prepare, again: for what? Ha!! ha!! ha!! ask the Aliens! Aliens can’t see borders nor a financial crisis if they look at our planet…but they may know. And if they know, they see that in the end of the long cycle in capitalism leaders have reduced their thinking to only shortterm – to buy time. For what? Look at the bright side of all this: we are given more time to prepare, again: for what?
Ha!! ha!! ha!! ask the Aliens!

]]> By: Mars88 http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6415 Mars88 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:46:54 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6415 Bill, Thank you as I am now relieved. Now that the "speculators" have another bubble to blow up, we should be good for 3 - 7 years. In the meantime, let's enjoy the new ride in a little more frugal way. Also, you mentioned the Romans. We can definitely take this a little further. Not only do we still have the concept of "foreign adventurism" as an economic policy, but we have taken the two pillars of the system to new levels of size and sophistication. Those are "patronage" and "bread and circus". The first is a marvel of simplicity and can be explained as "When you’re IN you’re IN, when you’re OUT you’re OUT". Of course, there is a massive run to the left of this equation with consequences that can get bizarre. The other is more complex, but usually can be summarized as Nice Bedtime Stories, Media and Entertainment up the wazoo, Raising of False Hopes, Entitlements, Calls to Patriotism and “Cheerleading”, etc. It is truly amazing that with all of our so-called "advanced civilization" our governments still behave in ways that are e-x-a-c-t-l-y the same and have failed miserably time and time again (Romans and all that followed them in western civilization) …… But the Romans were great builders and loved to codify. There were other things that were beneficial, but social engineering was not something they glorified. Mars88 Bill,
Thank you as I am now relieved. Now that the “speculators” have another bubble to blow up, we should be good for 3 – 7 years. In the meantime, let’s enjoy the new ride in a little more frugal way.
Also, you mentioned the Romans. We can definitely take this a little further. Not only do we still have the concept of “foreign adventurism” as an economic policy, but we have taken the two pillars of the system to new levels of size and sophistication. Those are “patronage” and “bread and circus”. The first is a marvel of simplicity and can be explained as “When you’re IN you’re IN, when you’re OUT you’re OUT”. Of course, there is a massive run to the left of this equation with consequences that can get bizarre. The other is more complex, but usually can be summarized as Nice Bedtime Stories, Media and Entertainment up the wazoo, Raising of False Hopes, Entitlements, Calls to Patriotism and “Cheerleading”, etc. It is truly amazing that with all of our so-called “advanced civilization” our governments still behave in ways that are e-x-a-c-t-l-y the same and have failed miserably time and time again (Romans and all that followed them in western civilization) …… But the Romans were great builders and loved to codify. There were other things that were beneficial, but social engineering was not something they glorified.
Mars88

]]> By: Richard Spees http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6406 Richard Spees Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:33:07 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6406 I sent you guys an email to the "dr" email alerting you to a formatting issue on your main page, and letting you know the solutions. It regards the "more tag" and text formatting (important since you have apparently discovered the <strong>bold button in your wordpress editor). I sent you guys an email to the “dr” email alerting you to a formatting issue on your main page, and letting you know the solutions. It regards the “more tag” and text formatting (important since you have apparently discovered the bold button in your wordpress editor).

]]> By: Gustave http://dailyreckoning.com/rabid-with-debt/#comment-6402 Gustave Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:35:57 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=15195#comment-6402 Bill, the word you want is not "vaquero" - it probably is "gaucho". "Vaquero" does indeed mean cowboy, but it means <i>American</i> cowboy. That is, vaquero is a spanish name for American cowboys, not for local cowboys. Best, G. Bill, the word you want is not “vaquero” – it probably is “gaucho”. “Vaquero” does indeed mean cowboy, but it means American cowboy. That is, vaquero is a spanish name for American cowboys, not for local cowboys.

Best,
G.

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