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I paid off my mortgage in 1997 and have no other debt, but lots of savings.

The definition of a loser is someone who has, or is about to, lose something.

Those who are up to their eyeballs in d ...

So when the market goes up it is speculation, when it goes down it is reality?

I'm not contending that there has been some speculation in the high prices, but I am equally convinced that there is a ...

this is pissing on a burning high rise.
chuckle..... Great analogy !

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Wouldn't this just speed up inflation since the military is non-self liquidating?

If you find the right enemy they will take care of the liquidation part.

I prefer the sharing or gifting economy, personally.

It is definitely preferable to the stealing and looting economy Smile

Do you mean the initial down payment on your house? Additional payments you made over and above usual mortgage payments to speed up the clearing of your mortgage?

I don't know if you have the sa ...

I have my mortgage with Fortis.

They were among the only ones who sold a thirty year fixed rate saving mortgage. Back then it seemed like a wise decision because it would mean that whatever happen ...

when (not should) fuel shortages hit the US, free market is the solution, however rationing will be implemented. good God guys, is this so difficult ?
rationing --> shortage of fuel
free market - ...

Market forces may not work if the US Fed gets involved and
we may not see price spikes.

Could be. The goverments have made it pretty clear that they encourage free-markets as long as they freely ...

There are two things which I don't understand:

1) Buffet usually buys companies, or at least a controlling stake in his companies. He doesn't like someone other than Berkshire managing his investme ...

It's propagators, MS, GS, LEH, MER, BSC are forever finished.

are they?

So... Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are now bank holding companies and report to the Fed, which allows the Fed to make ...

has already failed before it was even set into action. Anyone notice the $20 spike in oil today.

Seems that they got squeezed pretty hard.

That money will not continue to flow to one place, it ...

And, just for the record, Gold and Oil will both resume their fall if this fails. Only by spurring the economy and increasing consumption once again can they rise. Otherwise deflation wins, So if you ...

How can the bailout succeed?

700 billion of bad investments is taken off the hands of the investors. These people suddenly have 700 billion to spare.

That's a frightening thought.

Here you ...

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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania]The panic of 1630