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The Bottom-Up Bailout Solution

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!We all know that the bailout plan failed because the public is pissed off and would rather take a short-term financial beating themselves than reward the power elite who have been fleecing us for decades. The public is [...]

The Republican Frankenstein’s Monster

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

I’m fascinated by the dramatic disintegration of the Republican party over the credit bailout. It was just a few short years ago that they dominated the wimpy Democrats with ease, and now their brand equity is falling faster than, well, the stock market. How did this all go so wrong for them? [...]

How Much of the $700 Billion Bailout is YOUR Fault?

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Ah, I remember it well. It was September of 2004 and my wife and I were about to make an offer on our first home. I remember our real estate agent advising us, “Just pay whatever the seller is asking or someone else will come in and offer more.”

To which I replied, “This isn’t right. Real estate is over-valued and somebody has to hold the line! I need you to negotiate tougher”.

But she said with confidence, “It doesn’t matter what you pay. It’s just going to keep going up. Real estate never goes down”.

And then she uttered this vintage 2004 line (and I’m not making this up), “In fact, the more you pay the better for you, because you’ll make that much more from the appreciation.” Classic!

Who can save us… McCain or Obama?

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

If you’ve read any of the articles on this blog, you probably already realize that this question is a red herring. I don’t believe either of these guys can save the United States and thereby the rest of humanity.
Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t because I think they are both a couple of clowns–typical [...]

Will the Bailout Lead to the End of Civilization?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

So much is being discussed about the proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial sector as I write this that I don’t see much point in just joining in the chorus of blame and hand wringing. But I do see this development as so relevant to the topic of this blog (the end of [...]

The “Agenda Theory”

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

When you think of conspiracies, do you think of a group of men sitting in heavy leather chairs in a dimly lit room deep in the heart of a vast country estate, chuckling wickedly as they sip brandy snifters as smoke slowly rises from their cigars? I want to discuss something much more insidious than that–the “Agenda Theory”.

Go Stuff Yourself!

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Here’s great lesson on the anatomy of The Beast. Check out this brilliant video tutorial by Anne Leonard on her Story of Stuff website (borrowed via YouTube). Taken together with my article entitled “What is the Beast?”, you should begin to get a pretty clear understanding about the nature of the [...]

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