| Author |
Message |
Topic: Roubini Interview |
GreyGhost
Replies: 5
Views: 462
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:43 pm Subject: Re: Roubini Interview |
| Roubini is very smart and saw this crisis coming better than anyone - but even he makes the mistake of thinking this is a cyclical economic problem. Like most economists he doesn't see that the real r ... |
Topic: This American Life (MP3) 10.3.08 on the Economy |
GreyGhost
Replies: 14
Views: 662
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:41 am Subject: Re: This American Life (MP3) 10.3.08 on the Economy |
| I just listened to the whole hour - it gives a well-spoken and clear understanding of some of the lesser known but very serious financial problems, like commercial paper and credit default swaps - hig ... |
Topic: McCain suspends campaign for 'historic' crisis |
GreyGhost
Replies: 63
Views: 2833
|
Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:00 am Subject: Re: McCain suspends campaign for 'historic' crisis |
I seriously doubt that McCain had much to do at all with the choice of running mate.
He wouldn't have gone along with it if he felt it would have sabotaged his chances. This is the guy's last sh ... |
Topic: Runaway Global Warming - Has Arrived |
GreyGhost
Replies: 503
Views: 21799
|
Forum: Environment Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:15 am Subject: Re: Runaway Global Warming - Has Arrived |
Cid,
A few years? Calm down. The story has actually been around since at least as early as 2005.
[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2005/aug/11/science.climatechange1]Guardian article fr ... |
Topic: Paulson bailout plan is attempt to avoid hyperinflation |
GreyGhost
Replies: 13
Views: 850
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:25 pm Subject: Re: Paulson bailout plan is attempt to avoid hyperinflation |
| Right after the $700 billion bailout was announced, we saw a sudden rise in the AUD/USD exchange rate, along with a rise in the price of oil (in terms of $US). Both of which can be explained as a fall ... |
Topic: SEC bans short-selling in US |
GreyGhost
Replies: 108
Views: 4428
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:18 am Subject: Re: SEC bans short-selling in US |
What's the big deal about this? Why should you have the right to sell something you don't even own?
If a company is priced too high, then people will sell it who actually own the stock, bringing th ... |
Topic: Its a loathsome offensive brute, yet I can't look away... |
GreyGhost
Replies: 27
Views: 1174
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:36 pm Subject: Re: Its a loathsome offensive brute, yet I can't look away.. |
If you want to know what we think of Americans, listen to this.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnv8UvKFzc]Asshole by Denis Leary
This song caught our attention so well it won the "Hottest ... |
Topic: Is the world economy collapsing NOW? |
GreyGhost
Replies: 488
Views: 38740
|
Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:08 am Subject: Re: Will the world economy collapse Tuesday? |
AIG employs something like 120,000 people. It is worth about 5 times more than WaMu and Lehman Brothers. So yeah if AIG goes down it will really hurt.
If AIG goes down, that will have more widespread ... |
Topic: Runaway Global Warming - Has Arrived |
GreyGhost
Replies: 503
Views: 21799
|
Forum: Environment Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Re: Runaway Global Warming - Has Arrived |
Look at the Chukchi/ East Siberian Sea for August.
...
On Ellesmere Island, Atmospheric temperatures were measured significantly well above normal.
...
Cid, you can't just cherry-pick individu ... |
Topic: Huge Rise In Price Of Food In Britain |
GreyGhost
Replies: 13
Views: 845
|
Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:43 am Subject: Re: Huge Rise In Price Of Food In Britain |
... except, with the way jet fuel price is heading, even for the rich it's more likely to be grounded planes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/weekinpictures/media/airportone4052.jpg_copy.jpg |
Topic: Culling the herd Explain your logic |
GreyGhost
Replies: 42
Views: 1450
|
Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:42 pm Subject: Re: Culling the herd Explain your logic |
There's a cull going on right now of the American population. It's targeted at the lower incomes. It's called the war in Iraq.
Then again, it's a much more severe cull of the Iraqi population. |
Topic: 6,000,000,000 die-off |
GreyGhost
Replies: 953
Views: 37325
|
Forum: Population & Carrying Capacity Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:59 am Subject: Re: 6,000,000,000 die-off |
My Question, Please suggest what can be done to prevent population growth in India. What person can do on personal level to prevent population control.
In the near term, nothing. Demographics pre ... |
Topic: WHY OIL WILL ALWAYS BE LESS THAN $100 |
GreyGhost
Replies: 77
Views: 14081
|
Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:58 am Subject: Re: WHY OIL WILL ALWAYS BE LESS THEN $100 |
At least 1 year
So the subject of this thread should really be:
WHY OIL WILL ALWAYS BE LESS THEN $100*
* aside from brief periods of more than $100, which will be considered irrelevant becaus ... |
Topic: how will the Empire die? |
GreyGhost
Replies: 117
Views: 9340
|
Forum: Geopolitics Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:53 am Subject: Re: how will the Empire die? |
With the possible exception of Guam, Puerto Rico, there are no other places ‘occupied’ by the USA anywhere in the world.
According to the Defense Department's annual "Base Structure Report" for fis ... |
Topic: Is America going to have a Revolution? |
GreyGhost
Replies: 224
Views: 19956
|
Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:22 am Subject: Re: Is America going to have a Revolution? |
| Many people have been buying all kinds of weapons (guns) and crap loads of ammo. I know this from radical web forums. These people are armed, dangerous and right on the edge of snapping. I'm not kiddi ... |
| |