Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
marxisant
you are marxisant you wear a black turtleneck, you shave only every few days, you discuss Sartre at great length in bistros, and you kiss the feet of every decrepit soixante-huitard whom you encounter. It’s a social posture, designed to indicate that you are a member of an upscale elite.
they might work in the social services, or with an environmental group, or for Legal Aid, or in a vegetarian food-cooperative. These are the people who get righteously indignant over global warming, George Bush, racism, and whatever else is on National Public Radio’s current hate list. The fakery and the phoniness are palpable.
A population with living imaginations isn’t dependably predictable in its reactions. It can actually think for itself, which is profoundly terrifying to bureaucrats, politicians, and the business community. For all their stupid blather about entrepreneurial initiative and innovation, businessmen are the least imaginative people on earth.
The rest of this definition is here. http://thepennsylvaniareview.com/2008/08/marxisant/
they might work in the social services, or with an environmental group, or for Legal Aid, or in a vegetarian food-cooperative. These are the people who get righteously indignant over global warming, George Bush, racism, and whatever else is on National Public Radio’s current hate list. The fakery and the phoniness are palpable.
A population with living imaginations isn’t dependably predictable in its reactions. It can actually think for itself, which is profoundly terrifying to bureaucrats, politicians, and the business community. For all their stupid blather about entrepreneurial initiative and innovation, businessmen are the least imaginative people on earth.
The rest of this definition is here. http://thepennsylvaniareview.com/2008/08/marxisant/
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
socialism is the opiate of the intelligentsia
As we pick up the pieces from a Congress that let us down again, but we allow them to fix it with taxpayer money. Get it thru your partisan head, every member is owned by Wall Street (a.k.a. they receive money from companies they oversee). On the media: It's too funny how every foriegn-policy talking head is now an economic analayst. No one has any solutions, just more whining and partisan cheap shots to keep you watching.
From what I've gathered so far, the backbone of this collapse was brought on by the Fed allowing people to borrow money they couldn't pay back, then allowing companies to buy/sell them for paper profit they could cash in, no regulation (but encouragement) at the Congressional level and lastly, Alan Greenspan.
Got any solutions? Here are actual solutions that I've found interesting:
By Gretzel: A better plan to fix liquidity for less than $700 Billion :
1)Moratorium all mortgage payments on all residential real estate for 5 years or until the houses are sold. This is cheaper and guaranteed to jump start the economy. This will give the market time to sort out real estate prices and stop the foreclosures that are bringing down prices in a spiral.
2) raise the FDIC insurance to $1 million on bank accounts; this will get money out of treasuries and into bank deposits: liquidity.
3) Means test all new home loans on 29% and 33% debt ratios and minimum down payments from 10% to 33% depending on the home cost.
4) Home equity loans should be for home improvements only.
5) Credit cards should be on net 30 basis only; if you can not afford it do not buy it. 6) special finance arrangements should be available for longer term purchases like cars, but not toasters and certainly not soap.
Solution by Congress:
Proposal Number Five was to bring about the “centralization of credit in the banks of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.” If Karl Marx were to rise from the dead today, he might be delighted to discover that most economists and financial commentators, including many who claim to favour the free market, agree with him.
From what I've gathered so far, the backbone of this collapse was brought on by the Fed allowing people to borrow money they couldn't pay back, then allowing companies to buy/sell them for paper profit they could cash in, no regulation (but encouragement) at the Congressional level and lastly, Alan Greenspan.
Got any solutions? Here are actual solutions that I've found interesting:
By Gretzel: A better plan to fix liquidity for less than $700 Billion :
1)Moratorium all mortgage payments on all residential real estate for 5 years or until the houses are sold. This is cheaper and guaranteed to jump start the economy. This will give the market time to sort out real estate prices and stop the foreclosures that are bringing down prices in a spiral.
2) raise the FDIC insurance to $1 million on bank accounts; this will get money out of treasuries and into bank deposits: liquidity.
3) Means test all new home loans on 29% and 33% debt ratios and minimum down payments from 10% to 33% depending on the home cost.
4) Home equity loans should be for home improvements only.
5) Credit cards should be on net 30 basis only; if you can not afford it do not buy it. 6) special finance arrangements should be available for longer term purchases like cars, but not toasters and certainly not soap.
Solution by Congress:
Proposal Number Five was to bring about the “centralization of credit in the banks of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.” If Karl Marx were to rise from the dead today, he might be delighted to discover that most economists and financial commentators, including many who claim to favour the free market, agree with him.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
head spinner
Wow. The pick of Gov. Palin as VP came as a shock but I immediately smiled because I knew how tough she is with Big Oil and corruption. Over the last year I had been breezing thru some articles highlighting the good things she did back in Alaska. What a bold choice. The only thing that has surprised me so far is that she is the 3rd of 4 children and not the oldest sibling. Are we in bizzaro world? Go get 'em Sarah, the anti-shillary.
With the media in a frenzy, the best comment I have read so far was on Anchor Rising posted by Mike C:
The left wing hate machine is exposing themselves for just what they are - a bunch of bigoted, sexist hypocrites. It's so easy to see just what they despise about Sarah Palin - she is the typical, normal, sacrificing American woman that has gotten ahead through hard work, determinaton and perseverance.
With the media in a frenzy, the best comment I have read so far was on Anchor Rising posted by Mike C:
The left wing hate machine is exposing themselves for just what they are - a bunch of bigoted, sexist hypocrites. It's so easy to see just what they despise about Sarah Palin - she is the typical, normal, sacrificing American woman that has gotten ahead through hard work, determinaton and perseverance.
And they hate her for it. She hasn't been brought up looking for handouts, and sucking off the public, showing that, yes, you can make it through life if you are so determined. She understands clearly that people have responsibilities, not rights. And she lives by it, unlike the "Do as I say, not as I do" left wing trash.
If she was a divorced lesbian on welfare, who pushed her daughter to have an abortion, the left-wing hate machine would be so enamored with her. But no, she is your normal everyday American hero that the "tolerant and progressive liberals" want to tear down, because she understandably exposes their disgusting agenda for the big fat lie that it is, and [she] makes them feel so inferior and [like] such a failure. They should feel that way.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
room for more
It’s been an interesting summer and I’ll briefly touch on a few subjects and see if you notice a theme. The above photo shows the south of Bristol from the top of the proposed windmill in Barrington. The highlighted areas show a recent land purchase by the town and now off the market.
Last week the town of Barrington reviewed five bids to discuss which company can make your heart aflutter (and make up for any of your consumption guilt) by stealing our tax dollars for a good cause. A quick review of the 2.5M offers to generate a maximum 190K savings per year shows one company skimming 20K off the top every year and another will build it for “free” if the company buys any power generated back at 10x the going rate. Buyer Beware. This renewable energy market is where you will currently find the former oil speculators finding out how easy it is get laws passed and keep the money coming. Usually forever.
I took on my first interior modeling job and the results were pretty good. The overhead views went over well and entry view, kitchen and great room.
On the collectible hunt I have been pretty quiet. Picked up a limited Hentchmen 7" with trading cards, Les Savy Fav PD and a couple Southern Lord vinyls but missed out on the Sub Pop Singles Club V3. Also put my Elephant 6 collection up for purchase and continue to pull out items for a Fall sale.
Softball news. Bristol team finished with the #2 seed and have been playing better. Barrington over-30 finished with #1 seed but lost first round of playoffs and now have to win 5 games. Wooden bats have been fun and the over-40 league is slowly moving along. Played a few tournaments and feeling good while having fun. This weekend is a large 43-team tourney with teams from all over New England and we start with Team Electrolux from Maine.
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