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China is actually starting this already in Latin America..... They really should buy Walmart..... If their currency gets strong enough..... And Walmart gets cheap enough...... Just might get the chance..... ie Ambev buys BUD....

The real question is ...... When is China going to establish their own outlets..... thus eliminating all this middleman nonsense.... They are just amortizing somebody elses real estate....

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JL24Cb01.html

Getting Rid of "Gray Cloud" Accounting ..... What is clear in the banking world is that if their means of showing earnings had actually been transparent.....then it would be highly unlikely that the US would be turning to socialistic solutions as last resort sources of funding...

Interesting point of view..... But the proper way for government to get bigger....is for individuals to get bigger first.... Rather than implement TARP etc.... How about letting everyone keep all of their income except for a 10% consumption tax.... Then the people not the government...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aojH5YQChWLI&refer=home Hmmm.... Socialized credit cards....????? Oh that's right.... Consumers are #1 priority..... ...................................................................... Digging a deeper hole to get out...

At least the taxpayers would get something back that is "tangible"..... ie Pay $15,000 in tax .... and get a FREE GM.....

Gnome I'm curious about how much the demand for cars in general will decline as the morass deepens and unemployment increases. Even when we do come out of this (and that's likely to be much later than most are currently hoping), there will be a new "financial conservatism"... some by...

Irm21 Deflation is a contraction in the supply of money. This period is not deflation but disinflation People are liquidating all assets to raise capital Prices are not falling across all assets Medical care, univerisities, is not getting cheaper nor has gold dropped significantly...

Exactly..... This is like farming..... The government must plant the seeds of personal wealth that is linked to innovation and production.... Or else there will be no harvest.... This is exactly what happened to Haiti.... They literally cut down what created the small amount of...

Exactly...... The bottom line is that when personal income capabilities contract....the size of government has to contract as well.... The problem is ....government is getting bigger....as individuals are becoming poorer...

Gnome.... Easy credit, reckless leverage, and lack of oversight got us into this mess. The unwinding will take much longer than people are hoping for... ..................................................................................................... And in the meanwhile the gummint...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/112024-why-i-see-long-term-deflation Several years of raucious and excessive credit availability and its usage marked the high for consumer demand.... The test of demand finds itself in prices..... The question is.....what prices are moving up today ...

Flytiger GA: All the agencies have to some extent or another a revolving door [where government employees rotate out to the private sector and earn more money]. But at the SEC, what you rotate into is an enormous salary leap. SEC managers may make $200,000. That same person may make $2...

China would have hung all three....and more.....

Gnome wrote..... Bush is SHIT.. deserves to rot in HELL! Among others ie Cheney....Greenspan.... 1000% agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And they are walking .............. ................................................. Obama seems to be politico-robotic.... And has made a 100...

Another good suggestion regarding "limited liability".... http://www.rgemonitor.com/us-monitor/254818/what_can_be_learned_from_the_banking_crisis

Perhaps another appropriate response would be to focus on both efficiency and resiliency....with regards to globalization.... In particular...the US should adapt to consider its own domestic money a part of its resiliency.....It should have legal limits regarding borrowed money....etc...

The bottom line being..... Where is the money coming from that creates the prices for cars and houses ? How can an economy adjust when the money that used to be available to price all goods and services ...has been cut down by 70% ....or more ?

Let's say one formed a list of who should be accountable for today's economic ills ? Bush Administration..... Bush promoted favorable "easier" housing policies Bush spent heavily on non-infrastructure.... Clinton promoted "easier" housing policies.... The $500, 000 tax free real...