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Just saw this. Sorry, totally confused. I did not make a "claim" on anyone's rights or property. How, then, am I a "claimant"? Also, who's Corky? Thnx.

Excellent point. There is none. Just as there is no precedent for our debt-saturated global economy. Problem is, deflation makes debt more expensive, and debt service more onerous. Which means, in these hyper-leveraged times...well, bad things. I can't imagine what William Jennings Bryan...

Well, I believe you were the one who wielded the "bullshit" label. In my experience, the burden is on the accuser to provide supporting evidence for his/her accusation. But perhaps your experience differs. In any event, no worries: I couldn't care less.

Persuasive counter-argument. Lucid presentation. Most impressive. You must be very well educated. I am humbled. :)

"currency backed with gold, pal" = gold standard gold standard = deflationary monetary policy deflationary monetary policy = industrial collapse industrial collapse = socio-political revolution Confucious say: "Chinese leaders may be inscrutable, but they are not suicidal."

this may just be my single favorite ET post of all time.

He was an editor at Yale Law Review. We crossed paths a few years back. He was a good guy. And then, I guess, he snapped. Sad beyond words.

huh. blowoff?

i would agree, but treasury action is giving me pause. a bit weird...unless the rules have changed yet again...

hi everybody! who thinks we're gonna gap down sunday night?

verizon is steady-eddy

http://peterosterlund.com/investing/buy-facebook-stock-or-not/

This one says Facebook will be at $5 in five months. Seems like that trade's a little heavy now

Thoughts? http://peterosterlund.com/2012/05/25/stock-market-cliff/

forced end-of-year austerity? http://peterosterlund.com/2012/05/25/stock_market_cliff/

There are many ways to tackle the HFT problem without blowing up the economy--which is what, quite frankly, an FTT would do.

Yikes! That's lousy! Funny thing is, in fact, I built the page on a Windows machine, but also did a fair amount of work on it with a Mac, using Chrome, IE, and Safari. But not Firefox. I'll try to get to the bottom of this tonight. Otherwise, ASAP this week for sure. Thanks for the heads-up!

05-22-12 02:15 PM New, fast, fact-packed. http://www.financialtransactiontaxes.com is intended as a resource for busy journalists and policy-makers who need the facts NOW. And hyperlinked to boot. There are no commercial tie-ins/advertising/upsells of any kind associated with this site. It...

New, fast, fact-packed. http://www.financialtransactiontaxes.com is intended as a resource for busy journalists and policy-makers who need the facts NOW. And hyperlinked to boot. There are no commercial tie-ins/advertising/upsells of any kind associated with this site. It aims to be a...

scary shit. http://peterosterlund.com/2012/05/21/stock-market-crash/