Comments on: Late Night FDL: Moving towards the middle

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:04:46 +0000

That fear seems well-grounded. The financial system no longer knows who’s holding “good” assets. The spread of purportedly AAA-rated, “asset-backed” securities is wide; escalating defaults are mocking that AAA rating.

Here’s an excellent blog post which tells the story and gives great details about our ‘credit crisis’ situation.

http://www.swans.com/library/art14/mdolin31.html

By: bigbrother

bigbrother — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:56:34 +0000

VINEGAR is an available carbon source for many biochemical bodily cellular
processes.

Use organic vinegar for consumption. A capful or two in 4oz of water, diluted to taste. It is great to sip on throughout the day…like lemonade. You will notice a subtle change in how you feel. Like having a vinegrette salad dressing. Use cheaper organic for cleaning and washing.

Also nibble on fresh fruit like citrus and apple or whatever you can afford. Nutrition is way cheaper than getting sick…get Prevention magazine at the library or on line from Rodale press they are full of health tips (no prescription necessary for a healthful diet).

Be well. Be happy. Enjoy your life progressive friends.

By: dmac

dmac — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:45:34 +0000

kirk at 293 says–”falasafa, i take hope in how much ad money has to spent just to maintain the useless consumption treadmill. as purchasing power collpases, i’m hopeful th enew “keeping up” will be excellence in making do with less - adn making the time to do it.
just in time for the planet, too.”

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i learned how to do just that. my life was changed for me, and i had to learn. so i did……

my life is totally different. my view is different. my attitude is different. how i treat people is different.

but most important; what i want is different.

By: AlleyCat

AlleyCat — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:41:45 +0000

I agree. My problem is that he didn’t apologize after being confronted by both women with what he said. When I wrote to MSNBC, I did not ask that he be fired. I asked that he apologize on air directly to the young lady he told to ’shut up’ before the show went off the air. Perhaps they best keep a PR person after hours and rid themselves of any racist/sexist commentators.

By: bigbrother

bigbrother — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:39:11 +0000

Thank you for a refreshing comment….If MSM ever goes liberal as it is accused of being….I may hook up again…I love life without TV telling what to think…you bloggers watch for me.

Sad that the war chief in the ME stepped down for being diplomatic to foriegn powers. More war samller middle class.

Impeach, start the investigations. They got NY and AL dem governors with their spy info. It is time for congress to let go of their ankles when a Bushco is around.

By: falasafa

falasafa — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:33:18 +0000

well put. and a very good question @297. funny they don’t profer that formula in macro 101.

By: dmac

dmac — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:21:08 +0000

yeah kirk, steve-ar gave you the same link, it’s the right one…….

sorry, i had gone back to bed, then realized i should have checked to make sure it posted ok……..

ok, nite again.

By: just

just — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:20:11 +0000

Maybe this is the kind of crisis that has to occur before people will recognize and acknowledge the fact that the current economic “system” makes no sense. I hope you’re right that communities will unite – and learn to sustain themselves in a manner that rewards and values, labor, cooperation, creativity, compassion and all the just “being” that makes life worth living. I imagine that there could be a return to craftsmanship, local farms, professionals who care more about the work they perform than the amount of “money” they accumulate, etc. It’s all possible if only people recognize what they really want and need.

By: kirk murphy

kirk murphy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:18:44 +0000

earl, i don’t know if this is answerable, but is the a handle on what % of US GDP is the financial/fluff sector?

i’m curious as to the proportion of the economy supported by tangible activities vs that which is simply a speculative bubble - and i’ve no idea of how to figure in the real estate bubble (ultimate deflation by 20% of today’s prices? 40%?)

By: jayt

jayt — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:13:42 +0000

I’ll certainly agree that an apology was called for – I have no argument with that – I’m just saying that with that much air-time, each and every one of us would have fucked up a long time ago.