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this is really true. even people who are extraordinarily well educated in other disciplines go blank when you bring up economics. i think this is changing though, i know a pack of high school kids in the area, good kids, but straight up kids nonetheless who understand inflation and defecits...

that's cool, we don't get to do that very often. in my ideal world we'd have a real fiscal conservative who's socially liberal or at least fairly moderate leaning from what i know about him, i think bloomberg would fit the bill pretty well. not sure if he's running, he's not is he

both of these parties suck. there's unfortunately no chance i'd vote for anyone planning to raise cap gains

myopic fiscal and monetary policies have created a substantial problem for the country. bush isn't the only one, but he ranks among the worst in terms of exacerbating the problem. and that's not a liberal pov by a long shot... actual conservatives understand this even freaking rush limbaugh...

what a retarded pun.. you actually feel clever for saying that? perpetuating controlled inflation and easing the credit contagion's effects on the real economy aren't mutually exclusive. it was just one cut, but there's a lot of fair concern that he will dig us deeper into unsustainability...

where is maverick anyway :confused:

i honestly believe there's a strong chance that sooner than any of us realize, we might see a rare opportunity for sweeping monetary and fiscal reform. if the fed fails at containing the dollar it'll be the strongest chance this country has seen since 1913 to divest ourselves of a central...

investors probably have plenty of upside to look forward to, traders have plenty of vol to trade in both directions too. in general these are awesome trading conditions just keep an eye on the buck and make sure you're actually beating real inflation with your investments

that's true. fed policy has an asymmetrical effect on ordinary people the systemic problem will only get worse unchecked. it really comes down to whether you care more about your present or your future (especially that of your kids). people are scared of difficult change but they shouldn't...

lol! man jon stuart is awesome

thanks, well put. i was trying to type out the same thing but not nearly as well

what do you suggest then luciano, no recessions ever again? just delay the credit cycle into perpetuity? the trade gap is widening faster than the dollar is dropping and the buck is already scratching a record low. it doesn't appear to be working

are other ppl seeing all commodities futs quotes down in IB?

it's too bad gspan didn't grow a conscience until retirement

it seems like it was just a path of least resistance for bernanke. he satisfied the political and financial industry hands that feed him, he got to exercise some jutzpah with his first cut which was a deviation from the academic typecast and an 'in your face' to gspan... he can't be faulted by...

getting crushed. if you're not already in debt, you better get some fast

he would kill the dollar before he would face scrutiny from the plutocracy

at least they're predictable. bernanke's m.o. is a lot less ambiguous now

spraying crowds no less

i just watched it. lol! he saved it till the very end. funny how commodity guys are frequently somewhat activist towards systemic, chronic inflation while the equity and FI figureheads almost never acknowledge it