Best Santelli Rant in a while..

[Maverick74]

Quote from Martinghoul:

Well, there you go again being all condescending, Maverick... I have no idea what I was doing well at and what points you're gonna take off me. But, just so we're clear and on the same page, I am not a schoolboy, so I am not really sure why you feel the need to express approval (or lack thereof), as far as my views are concerned. If the above was meant in jest, I don't understand the humor, sorry.

At any rate, yes, like I said previously. I have a particular view where American society is concerned. I don't view myself as being synthetically short, more like flat. I think there's enormous challenges that America faces, but then I am also aware that it has enormous resources. What the future holds, I have no idea, but I am cautiously optimistic and like to treat the various issues at hand as "growing pains". All that said, I find certain specific aspects of life in the US simply unacceptable, which is the reason for my choice.

But all of the above is neither here nor there. The discussion I thought we were going to have (or were we?) was about my "defense" of QE and the Fed. My view, like I mentioned in my response to Ricter, is somewhat complicated.

Martin, you have ZERO sense of humor. Which is too bad, as I tend to love British humor and comedians. No, the discussion we were trying to have was about Rick and his views on QE. And apparently that didn't get anywhere because other then you don't like the fact that he screams, I for the life of me can't figure out your complaint.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Maverick74:

It was a useless statement on your part as neither myself or TT are claiming the end of the world is near. But then again, that seems to be your marquee.

I was playing with old song lyrics, so don't get too excited, but Tsing claimed Martin was defending QE.

 

[Martinghoul]

Quote from Maverick74:
Martin, you have ZERO sense of humor. Which is too bad, as I tend to love British humor and comedians. No, the discussion we were trying to have was about Rick and his views on QE. And apparently that didn't get anywhere because other then you don't like the fact that he screams, I for the life of me can't figure out your complaint.

Must be smth lost in translation then... And yes, I am a massive fan of British humor myself.

Like I said, my complaint about Rick is the same complaint that applies to most talking heads on TV (as you pointed out). To paraphrase Elvis, "a little less conversation, a little more action". Rick is just a specific example.

As to the QE and the Fed, our friend TT almost got me started off on a tangent by accusing me of being a defender of the Fed (guilty as charged) and a proponent of QE (not guilty). To be fair, I did ask whether he cared to hear my thoughts and I would be more than happy to refrain.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Martinghoul:

My defense of QE? Where on Earth did you get the idea that I am a fan of QE (specifically, QE3) and/or eager to defend it?

Oh, don't make me go searching for all of your pro-Fed posts. I know there is a support of QE in there somewhere.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Martinghoul:

Must be smth lost in translation then... And yes, I am a massive fan of British humor myself.

Like I said, my complaint about Rick is the same complaint that applies to most talking heads on TV (as you pointed out). To paraphrase Elvis, "a little less conversation, a little more action". Rick is just a specific example.

As to the QE and the Fed, our friend TT almost got me started off on a tangent by accusing me of being a defender of the Fed (guilty as charged) and a proponent of QE (not guilty). To be fair, I did ask whether he cared to hear my thoughts and I would be more than happy to refrain.

Just curious, but how can you be a defender of the Fed and anti-QE? Unless you're limiting yourself to how Bernanke shaves his beard or something. It's like saying you're for Obama, but against wealth redistribution.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Tsing Tao:

Just curious, but how can you be a defender of the Fed and anti-QE? Unless you're limiting yourself to how Bernanke shaves his beard or something. It's like saying you're for Obama, but against wealth redistribution.

Isn't it this very thread which provides data the gini coefficient for the US has gone up during Obama?

 

[Maverick74]

Quote from Ricter:

Isn't it this very thread which provides data the gini coefficient for the US has gone up during Obama?

You can distribute wealth with a widening gini coefficient.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from Maverick74:

You can distribute wealth with a widening gini coefficient.

That's not redistribution in a socialist sense, though.

 

[Maverick74]

Quote from Ricter:

That's not redistribution in a socialist sense, though.

Huh? There are two ways to re-distribute wealth. By way of the law or by way of the gun. Stalin used a gun. Obama the law. I fear the gun is not too far off though.

 

[pspr]

Quote from Ricter:

Isn't it this very thread which provides data the gini coefficient for the US has gone up during Obama?

So, you are saying inequality has increased under Obama.

I would agree but I don't think that is what you are trying to say. You are just too retarded to speak coherently.