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Well some would certainly argue that the financial media are contrary indicators but my point was that he didn't have to post two separate threads taking about gold/GLD within 5 min.

You could have just posted this in one of the other two Gold selling threads that were started in the last 20 min (one of them by you). Every half-witted, after the fact, commentary piece written on forbes or CNBC or yahoofinance doesn't deserve its own thread.

Despite all of the QE and claims by gold bugs of hyper inflation, it's actually DEFLATION that is the big concern currently.

This is probably true to varying degrees, but I think it's shifting more towards fewer doing the heavy lifting, due to the fact that physical labor is not as important as it was say 200 years ago.

I think most of what you're describing goes on in the vast majority of large companies, in all departments, at all levels.

Just because you're a lazy piece of crap, doesn't make capitalism obsolete. Do you think the cab driver that hauls you around, or the restaurant worker that cooks your food, or the builder that constructs your house, or the dry cleaner that presses your slacks, or the guy at best buy that...

How did that turn out for him (Livermore)?

Agreed that Japan *should be* a nice test run, for our strategy. That is a country worth watching, IMO. If they can QE their way out of the demographic nightmare that exists in Japan, then it will be quite easy for the Fed to navigate such a strategy. If they fail miserably, then it's...

You need to let the market tell you what it's doing, rather than you telling it what you think it should do. Markets are designed to make the vast majority of participants wrong most of the time. Stop reading Zero Hedge and listening to Jim Rogers. Sit back and watch what the market is...

Read the questions that these conservative organizations were asked and tell me if you think isn't really serious and not politically motivated http://hotair.com/archives/2013/05/10/10-crazy-things-the-irs-asked-tea-party-groups/ This is scary stuff

Political impartiality is crucial to maintaining confidence in our tax system and government. Targeting one side or the other could break down our country faster than they likely realize. I hope the lesson is learned by Obama and future fellow Presidents. Heads should roll for this. It's...

Emphasis on the word "leeway" under Obama. Basically, if you're a political enemy of the White House, the IRS will not like you. Obama and the IRS has crossed a very dangerous threshold by targeting conservative groups.

I have found that if you listen to the message boards and the doom & gloom crowd in the financial media, you will be much poorer for having done so. Never underestimate the stock market's ability to scream upward. This market will no doubt face some difficult days ahead, but there is no...

You're right. They have a thriving, vibrant economy that is signified by a stock market that is still halved from its all time high values.

It's still down more than 50% from its 2007 highs, so I'm not ready to say it's doing "well".

Spain doesn't have its own currency.

I don't have any idea where bailouts show up, but I'm sure they would be in that "remainder" category, which also includes such things as..... -Roads & Infrastructure -Debt Service -Local departments such as health departments, libraries, court systems, prisons, DMV's, etc

Defense spending is only 14% of our total government budget when you combine Federal, State and Local.

Yes, good point. Certainly the loss of the middle class has been a big factor but I really think that they biggest problem is the demographics. Every day 10,000 boomers retire. That means their income goes down substantially, and they are no longer spending like they were when they were...

I am a small business owner and obtaining financing is not difficult. And the rates are very low (4.5%). The availability of debt has not been the problem for any business with a pulse. If you can't get financing today, your business model is garbage. The problem with the overall economy...