Comments on: Reflections from Vancouver

By: George T. Kysor

George T. Kysor — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:56:36 +0000

“It [the Fed] forecasted that the U.S. economy would add NO NET NEW JOBS over the next five years!” PLEASE supply a verifiable link to substantiate that sentence (or a good excuse, such as your plane developed a cabin pressure leak during the flight to Vancouver) because that sure doesn’t sound like the FED!

By: frank

frank — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:51:38 +0000

None of this has anything to do with A students or B or C students… It has to do with human nature and greed.

By: Bloomer

Bloomer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:01:15 +0000

Stimulus, lower interest rates, easy credit is just another form of government subsidy. Business can improve their bottom line by refinancing their debt load at attractive terms. Consumers can purchase more as interest payments fall, and credit is readily available.

Like a junkie looking for his next fix, we are hooked on government stimulus. Weening off the easy money will be a hard road. But we can make it back to the days of the big logs, self reliance and ingenuity. This will however, take strong leadership, which has been lacking for many years by corporate CEO’s and government elected officials. They have been only concerned with their own self- interests. We are looking for a leader.

By: Deecee

Deecee — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:44:28 +0000

Tony, I politely disagree.

B students rule the world.

As a teacher/professor of 15+ years I can say that most students have no problems in cheating their way through school. Most admins are too scared of lawsuits to enforce Discipline.

And so it goes…

By: tony bonn

tony bonn — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:09:28 +0000

“Yep, that’s how to build a great nation… More criminals and fewer well-educated citizens.”

it is precisely the men who are “well-educated citizens” who have thrown this country into the debacle we suffer….quite frankly i would like to try a little ignorance for a change….the better the education the higher the criminality….

By: TC

TC — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:38:53 +0000

Thanks Byron for a reflective account of your journey. You account smells so fresh, real, honest compared to all the TV trash these days.