I live in the USA and I am concerned about the future. I created this blog to share my thoughts on the economy and anything else that might catch my attention.
On TV: HBO Documentary Film Terror In Mumbai
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Back on Valentine’s Day, I blogged about an Economic Times (India) piece
which said Chicago and several other major U.S. cities had received
training for t...
Kerrey On
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Former Nebraska Governor (1983-787) and Senator (1989-2001) Bob Kerrey is
returning to his home state from New York to again run for the senate seat being
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Answer To Anon PA
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Update: BEA personal income and outlays for Jan 2012: Brief summary -
personal disposable income (real) -0.1 Nov, +0.3 December, -0.1 January.
PCE (real) 0...
Interview: Matt Kramer On Predatory Leadership
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*The responses to the interview questions may not represent the views of The
Echo Boom Bomb's author. These interviews are provided to inform readers of
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Another great year for immigration
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About a week ago, the ONS published the latest migration numbers for the
year up to June 2011.
Here are the main points from the data release.
*Long term ...
Buying When It's "Wrong"
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Tuesday was an interesting day to say the least!
*Media Coverage of Things Apple is Worth More Than*
I got a note this morning from Josh Brown telling me th...
Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story
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This is the age of fiscal distress. The Banking and credit crisis of 2008
paved the way for the European sovereign debt crisis, and growing fiscal
distress...
Different This Time Redux - Labor Force Declines
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First posted on this back in February of last year:
Different This Time - More on Labor Force Declines
Here is the update with another year of annual data f...
Gold vs. Goldcorp
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The proliferation of bullion ETFs changed how people invest in gold and in
particular, gold stocks. Bullion is above ground, refined gold. Gold stocks
are ...
Chavs
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Some people would have you think class is entrenched within society.
Working, middle and upper, various social strata's clearly defined,
historically deter...
Falling Kinife Wrightwood
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1537 Betty St, Wrightwood, CA
Price history such as it is:
01/17/2012 Listed for sale $159,000 -14.1% $222
07/30/2008 Sold $185,000 -19.2% $258
05/12/2008 P...
Why we will not “build our way to prosperity”
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There have been some comments on analyses that “We’re going to need a LOT
more houses” lately. The analysis presents a plot of housing starts vs
population...
credit rating opinions?
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With credit ratings agencies essentially poised to reject refinancing plans
for Portugal and Greece it may be well to remember who pays the agencies’
bills...
Frank Has a Job
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More or less. I am pleased to report that I once again have a reason to put
on a tie every day. I’ve signed on with an investment management start-up
in Bo...
There is a half-life For our democracy Debt from Countrywide A break in prosperity
Open your eyes Please look through the lies and see
It's just a decoy That fuels our apathy
The wealth is easy come easy go Euphoric highs will not grow
Just watch the debt grow Nothing ever happens for free For free
Brother, they closed your loan Put some debt against your stead Made it bigger, so there's dread Brother, strife has just begun As your job's gone and sent so far away
Brother, oooh You were sold a pack of lies And Ben will try again this time tomorrow Carry trade, carry trade Nothing really happened?
Bill's late, your time has come Sent sheriffs from their shrines They're foreclosing as they dine
Good buy? Every home sold! Or so you're told They evict you to the streets it's so uncouth
Brother, oooh Just watch the debt grow
They just want more pie And they know that debt's a way to take it all
* Amazing Riff *
I see a little central banker of a man Printing debt, printing debt, for condos in Orlando Bidding wars and fighting! Very very frightening me!
Then there's oil! Then there's oil! Then there's oil! Then there's oil! Then there's oil! Oh no no! Oh no no no no no no!
It's just a decoy Lunches are not free It's just a decoy Making poor families Spare us a life Of monetary seas!
Easy come easy go Will our debt just grow?
Think it won't? They will let it grow! Let it grow! Think it won't? They will let it grow! Let it grow! Think it won't? They will let it grow! Let it grow!
They will let it grow! Let it grow! They will let it grow! Let it grow!
Oh no no! Oh no no no no no no!
Oh brother shoot me! Brother shoot me! Shoot me! Let it grow?
Ben Bernanke has some debt set aside For me? For me? For me?
So he thinks he can force me and get me to buy? So he thinks he can get me to believe the lies?
Oh, Bennie, can't do this to me Bennie I just gotta stay home I just gotta use less gasoline
Song parody writer's block! I'm not a miracle worker.
Hold on. I'm getting some inspiration here. I wonder what would happen if some of those words were simply moved around? Could it be that easy? Here goes.
He helped the poor, he robbed the rich!
@#$%! I'm still stuck. That just doesn't sound like a central banker to me either.
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8 comments:
That one took about 2 hours. I can't speak for the quality, but the time spent was definitely a personal best, lol.
Brilliant! Bravo!
Then there's oil.
Mr Slippery,
I'm glad you liked it. It took a LOT of work! :)
For what it is worth, I very much enjoyed being able to work "a little central banker of a man" in there. I think I was even being generous.
October 27, 2005
Bernanke: There's No Housing Bubble to Go Bust
Fed Nominee Has Said 'Cooling' Won't Hurt
Applause!!!!!
The ballad of our Bernanke Times.
Personally I would like something along the lines of this:
There was a wild banking boy, Ben Bernanke was his name...
Maybe we should have a song contest next? You host!
* Amazing Riff *
Stag,
Yes. Queen's guitar riff and the Fed's perverse eCONomic riff.
There's madness to the Fed's method!
MaxedOutMama,
The lyrics in your song are tough.
He robbed the rich, he helped the poor...
Song parody writer's block! I'm not a miracle worker.
Hold on. I'm getting some inspiration here. I wonder what would happen if some of those words were simply moved around? Could it be that easy? Here goes.
He helped the poor, he robbed the rich!
@#$%! I'm still stuck. That just doesn't sound like a central banker to me either.
mab,
The very fabric of monetary spacetime has been riffed!
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