All you Zombies.

[LargoWinch]

As Mike would say: "Bloody good read":

ALL YOU ZOMBIES (<-- Article here)

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With a National Debt projected to reach $25 trillion by 2019, a government that has promised Boomers $100 trillion more than it can deliver, the end of the cheap oil age, looming resource wars, and nuclear proliferation, it is hard to fathom a happy ending to this Crisis. We appear to be hurtling towards the abyss and no one in charge seems capable of averting disaster.

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by Jim Quinn
(libertarian)
Monday, November 23, 2009

[Raz]

Re: All you Zombies.

Thanks, Largo, for posting this. I read it last night and found it depressingly accurate. The Fourth Wave segment is frightening.

While I'm not a Libertarian I do share some of their views.
The financial crisis of 1929-1932 was due to the gross excesses of unregulated banking and Laissez Faire Capitalism; our present crisis is the result of deregulated banking and Keynsian Pseudo-Capitalism. Both periods had their white-collar criminals, but this time they are inside the government as well as outside! That is the classic "Banana Republic", making EJ's new term for the US Dollar ("Bonar") highly appropriate.

If we don't get a viable Third Party I don't see anyway to avoid collapse.
And even that may not do it at this late stage.

[strittmatter]

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The lives of washed up rock stars, drugged out TV personalities, vapid housewives, and brainless house flippers passes for entertainment in today’s society. Getting rich by any means necessary has been glorified

hold that thought....

ahhhh but "reality" tv is getting real................god knows we need the ratings........keep rolling...............

'Real Housewives of Orange County': Making ends meet



The original Housewives are back, and much has changed for the busty ladies of Coto de Caza. Last week's season premiere (still can't believe that this is the fifth season!) showed us that Tamra and Simon are possibly going broke. Jeana ... well, she's closer than they are. Lynne is trying to keep her family afloat with those gaudy cuff contraptions. Gretchen ... well, she spends her days in her garage with her new manfriend, Slade. And Vicki, our favorite Wahoo! gal, is still living the life of luxury.

[Master Shake]

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Agree. A bloody good read. Although, I will concede he's preaching to the choir in my case.

[BadJuju]

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The original Housewives are back, and much has changed for the busty ladies of Coto de Caza. Last week's season premiere (still can't believe that this is the fifth season!) showed us that Tamra and Simon are possibly going broke. Jeana ... well, she's closer than they are. Lynne is trying to keep her family afloat with those gaudy cuff contraptions. Gretchen ... well, she spends her days in her garage with her new manfriend, Slade. And Vicki, our favorite Wahoo! gal, is still living the life of luxury.

My mom loves these damn show and I cannot imagine why.

[BadJuju]

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The biggest quandary I have faced is deciding what I am supposed to be doing about it. I know about the problem, but I am not actively doing anything to solve it. And that makes me just as bad as the people that have no clue about it, if not moreso. But I am at a loss as to what I could reasonably do.

[D-Mack]

Re: All you Zombies.

hold that thought....

ahhhh but "reality" tv is getting real................god knows we need the ratings........keep rolling...............

'Real Housewives of Orange County': Making ends meet


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something for the historians

Tamra told Vicki over lunch that Simon is getting his income solely from selling tequila. They pay $2,000 a month in property taxes alone on their home and are thinking of moving. Meanwhile, with the Orange County real estate market drying up, so has Jeana's lavish lifestyle. She's sold watches, cars and some art -- anything to make ends meet. And she and daughter Kara, who now waits tables to pay for her apartment, have mostly ditched the high-end department stores for H&M discount shopping sessions. Total damage done in the shopping fete seen in this week's episode? Just under $200. A sizable difference than what we saw from Kim of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" on her shopping sprees. How things have changed for the ladies. Gretchen even had a garage sale!

[strittmatter]

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something for the historians

Fear not, the cavalry (Wells Fargo) is locked, loaded and here to help:

http://www.allbusiness.com/banking-f...6907115-1.html

Cash America Announces Letter of Intent for theExpansion of Mr. Payroll Joint Venture.

"After working closely with Mr. Payroll over the past few months, we have recognized the expansive opportunity available for further development and distribution of its check cashing technology," said Paul M. Watson, Wells Fargo's Vice Chairman for commercial banking. "We are pleased to consider joining Mr. Payroll in positioning innoVisions as a new competitive force bringing automated financial services to markets currently under-served by other providers."

Cash America International, Inc. is a diversified provider of specialty finance services to individuals in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Cash America is the largest provider of secured non-recourse loans to individuals commonly referred to as pawn loans, through 460 locations in 16 states and two foreign countries. In addition, the Company provides check cashing services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mr. Payroll Corporation, and rental services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Rent A Tire, Inc.

and all those cash4gold et al. ads that make you shake your head in disgust, get used to them.

[ASH]

Re: All you Zombies.

The biggest quandary I have faced is deciding what I am supposed to be doing about it. I know about the problem, but I am not actively doing anything to solve it. And that makes me just as bad as the people that have no clue about it, if not moreso. But I am at a loss as to what I could reasonably do.

Here is what I would recommend.

[lurker]

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Here is what I would recommend.

I like your post. I feel like Obama got to #4 then the wheels fell off. I can't figure out exactly why the wheels fell off, but fall off they most certainly did.

[Raz]

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Here is what I would recommend.

I just read that post of yours. Excellent!

[KGW]

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hold that thought....

Now there's an end I'd like to meet . . .:p

[BadJuju]

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Now there's an end I'd like to meet . . .:p

Hell yeah, brother!

[doom&gloom]

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Now there's an end I'd like to meet . . .:p

he he... bottoms up my friend!