tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post7489529435621408381..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Mission improbableDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-2936244843710852342009-03-18T20:15:00.000+01:002009-03-18T20:15:00.000+01:00My husband was trying to discuss our form of forec...My husband was trying to discuss our form of foreclosure with our Maltese friends, you know...how we throw people with dementia out on the street or make the group of kids under 12 stand on the sidewalk while they watch their more than precious belongings stolen? <BR/><BR/>They just couldn't absorb it, over here, the gov't may take over the home, but they don't kick you out. I've may have grown up in Seattle, lived in NY but I've also lived in Rome, London, Paris and Malta and only in N. America will they literally throw you out...don't tell me the States is the best place to live, cuz it aint. <BR/><BR/>Of course, as Flaubert suggest, there's no such thing as truth, only perception, but if I couldn't pay my mortgage, I'd rather be on this side of the pond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-70261738280686693532009-03-18T17:00:00.000+01:002009-03-18T17:00:00.000+01:00The times they are a-changin'To anonymous above - ...The times they are a-changin'<BR/><BR/>To anonymous above - correct, this isn't the Depression, there will be no revolution. But something is happening here - <BR/><BR/>From current top 40 country radio. I like country music, I also think that it represents how a lot of the US feels,which may not be part of the social networks that we bloggers are part of.<BR/><BR/>Bear in mind that not too long ago there were jingoistic songs on top 40 country like "we'll put a boot up your ass/ It's the American Way" and "When your running down this country/ you're walking on the fighting side of me." Now we get:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Shutting Detroit Down"<BR/><BR/>My daddy taught me<BR/>In this county everyone's the same<BR/>You work hard for your dollar<BR/>And you never pass the blame<BR/>When it don't go your way<BR/><BR/>Now I see all these big shots<BR/>Whining on my evening news<BR/>About how their losing billions<BR/>And it's up to me and you<BR/>To come running to the rescue<BR/><BR/>Well pardon me if I don't shed a tear<BR/>Cuz they're selling make believe<BR/>And we don't buy that here<BR/><BR/>Because in the real world they're<BR/>Shutting Detroit down<BR/>While the boss man takes his bonus pay and <BR/>jets on outta town<BR/><BR/>DC's paying out the banker<BR/>At the farmers auction ground<BR/>And while their living it up on Wall Street<BR/>In that New York City town<BR/>Here in the real world they're<BR/>Shutting Detroit down<BR/>Here in the real world they're<BR/>Shutting Detroit down<BR/><BR/>Well that old mans been working<BR/>Hard in that plant most all his life<BR/>And now his pension plans<BR/>Been cut in half and<BR/>He can't afford to die<BR/>And it's a crying shame<BR/>Cuz he aint the one to blame<BR/>When I look down and see his<BR/>Callused hands <BR/>Well let me tell you friend<BR/>It gets me fighting mad<BR/><BR/>Because in the real world they're<BR/>Shutting Detroit down<BR/>While the boss man takes his<BR/>Bonus pay and jets on outta town<BR/><BR/>- John RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-77146251081473951662009-03-17T07:20:00.000+01:002009-03-17T07:20:00.000+01:00Bah, you have a more doom-laden point of view than...Bah, you have a more doom-laden point of view than Obama USED to have on the economy.<BR/><BR/>I have to point out that people have prophesied the US decline before. There's a reason I keep bringing that up, because I've never heard a good answer to it come from the mouth of a progressive. It's history. I for one am not worried about a "collapse" of capitilism or an end to American dominance in the world. Is there a better alternative to either? Nope.<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to glorify the problems going on in the global economy, but one of the only silver linings for a miserable person looking for company is that things are worse around the world than they are here. Those social market systems aren't doing a good job of protecting their nations from the turmoil. How can any country's financial market take our place when their economies still depend on the the economic engine of the world that we call the US? They may be as unwilling to take the neccesary steps to end our dominance as Obama is to do what is neccesary, according to Roubini, to fix the economy.<BR/><BR/>Things are going to be bad for everyone for the next couple of years and people will take it out of the Democrat's collective ass. But like a pond into which a pebble has been thrown, things will eventually settle into a beautiful, calm, crystal mirror and the US will look the same as it always has. The last Rasmussen poll I saw said that the majority of Americans are still skeptical to the state's role in their lives. I doubt Obama's going to change their minds much, especially trying to fulfill all of these Left-wing desires with borowed money. Look for the US to veer Right once more.<BR/><BR/>A beautifully written article as always though. Here's another for you. Some of the reasons I am not worried about the death of my conservative views are in it:<BR/><BR/>http://american.com/archive/2009/march-2009/the-europe-syndrome-and-the-challenge-to-american-exceptionalism<BR/><BR/><BR/>AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-46290288427233690982009-03-13T11:54:00.000+01:002009-03-13T11:54:00.000+01:00Real/fake money pouring in, creating real/fake pro...Real/fake money pouring in, creating real/fake productivity, all’s fine, hmmm. <BR/><BR/>Those is Spain or Seattle, feels like they're hunkering down, in shock, waiting for a father figure, a perceived figure of authority to make the hurt go away. That’s unfortunate, could be a call to adventure.<BR/><BR/>Health care reform may happen as it’s the only way the US can compete. The politicians are finally articulating the direct correlation btwn insurance costs w/in global market. They’ll emphasize competitor when discussing ‘foreign forms of health care’, too quaint to acquire such concepts as ‘solidarity’, like the french, n’est pas?.<BR/><BR/>The infrastructure is broken though, this Madoff madness highlights how lackluster our ‘authority’. Apparently my in laws down south lost a boatload thanks to Madoff, thru a swiss bank tied to a new york one or somesuch. You’d think the original investment could be located, but maybe not in that financial labyrinth...is this simply a nasty chain of events towards unlocking ‘secret’ accounts so people can make nefarious claims?<BR/><BR/>Not encouraging. My husband had to work with the SEC; they don’t govern, they simply just check off little boxes. <BR/><BR/>So naive am I...thought the only silver lining to this clusterfuck would be to place a strain on the pathological litigious disease...LOL.<BR/><BR/>M. Forensic: écouter mon chéri, my beloved Muv was precious old San Fran, as are my favorite cuzzies in Piedmont. SF; the last gasp of independent style and esprit on the lower half of n. america.<BR/><BR/>Great read DS, i think these weekly posts are strong and comprehensive. /bay <BR/><BR/>Vox populi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com