Archive - Dec 21, 2011 - Blog entry
The Most Disparaged Profession
Submitted by testosteronepit on 12/21/2011 18:53 -0500Congress, the ideal American institution: it spends more than it takes in and borrows the difference. We love that. It means free money, services, wars, and other goodies. And yet....
The Golden End Game – A Thought Experiment - Part Two
Submitted by Cognitive Dissonance on 12/21/2011 15:56 -0500If there comes a time when the best move forward is to sell most of our Gold and switch to another asset class, one more likely to survive the transition intact, will we be able to see this as obvious and a no brainer?
New Bill Authorizes Rendition of American Citizens Living within the United States to Other Countries for Torture
Submitted by George Washington on 12/21/2011 15:40 -0500Well, I am sure that President Obama would just send us to a country like the Bahamas with warm beaches and nice cocktails ...
Sorry Folks, QE 3 Ain't Coming...
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 12/21/2011 15:30 -0500The Fed can’t possibly claim it’s trying to lower interest rates with the short end of the curve essentially offering 0% and Operation Twist 2 focusing on getting the long-end even lower (at a time when the 30-year is already under 3% and the 10-year under 2%)?
Keystone XL Pipeline: Economics, Idealism and Politics
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/21/2011 12:47 -0500Welcome to Washington politics, and this is one reason the nation is practically broke.
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Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/21/2011 10:18 -0500Absolutely no ginger bread lattes near this post...
The Greatest Risk To Retail Commercial Real Estate Is? Sovereign Debt! Macro Headwinds! Popping Bubbles! Busted Banks! No, It's
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 12/21/2011 05:34 -0500The fact of the matter is that there is a very fundamental, and sparsely recognized reason for overbuilt retail commercial real estate to take a tumble - in addition to the more recognized massive headwinds.
