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This is the area that stimulus $ should be targetting, not primarily infrastrucure.

The doctors? They set the rates that GM was charged for its insurance did they? And how did they do that when they are prohibited from collective bargaining? Do you know the % of each healthcare $ spent in the US that actually goes to those that provide care, like doctors, nurses etc? When...

What has not been taken in to account by the author of that article is that the global depression that will ensue after allowing the US to go under will be so severe to create a level of civil unrest in Russia, Pakistan, and likely China that will be unmanageable. The extreme parties that will...

Well, on the bright side of things we will all know just where to find hm for the next 20 years or so (or as long as he lasts) :) On a more serious note and to answer your question, if I didn't already live in a very low/no crime area I would move to one with alacrity.

Pretty much sums it up, they are all command economy guy and gals now, more's the pity, but credit where it is due, only "The Decider"could come up with that particular statement :)

DRYS

If you can't beat 'em , join 'em? Gonna get me some of that Madoff Moneh :D

My guess is that they ladder in to various months in for the DXO but you are probably right that "attempts" is the operative word in their description :)

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aa6uZ6OYQebc&refer=home Bad News “Bad U.S. economic news is now hurting the dollar rather than helping it,” Nizam Idris, a strategist at UBS AG in Singapore, wrote in a report today. “Investors are increasingly nervous about...

All of the PowerShares DB Crude Oil ETNs are based on a total return version of the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index – Oil (the "Index"), which is designed to reflect the performance of certain crude oil futures contracts plus the returns from investing in 3 month United States Treaury...

http://biz.yahoo.com/etfguide/081215/119_id.html?.v=1

Classic :D Thanks for the laugh!

That's my thinking too, a temporary bid, but read Shillings article, he is calling for relative USD strength for the next 5-7 years!

I was quietly enjoying a nice glass of red and this landed in my in box. I love reading people's take on the economy and look forward to the gems from Maudlin so settled in for a nice read, by the end of it I was quite sober (especially as my macro theory is predicated on inflation and currency...

As I said when this story 1st broke, a $50B loss can act as the cover for a lot of bad stuff. If he was in cahoots with others and someone had to take the fall maybe he took on board a bunch of bad trades from others to make them whole, he was going down anyway, $15B or $50B from his point of...

Citadell and Fortress, these names sound comical in light of their losses.

US Government Debt ?

Thanks, very important news.

Don't confuse flight to safety demand at the short end of the curve for the support our debt needs at the long end. If it doesn't come back you can kiss 30 year mortgage rates under 10% goodbye along with the USD's purchasing power. I wonder if this is what is behind the Feds idea to float...

Thanks for another quality post Brandon, hopefully the wisdom you impart will help someone avoid some of your travails. Best wishes to you and yours.