tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post1577543558062659622..comments2024-02-17T12:34:01.400-08:00Comments on Illusion of Prosperity: The Sarcasm Report v.141Stagflationary Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-56951439072849373752011-11-25T20:12:43.426-08:002011-11-25T20:12:43.426-08:00Fritz_O,
I'll post a new chart shortly. Perha...Fritz_O,<br /><br />I'll post a new chart shortly. Perhaps physics does still apply. :)Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-11900422606098575592011-11-25T20:02:22.439-08:002011-11-25T20:02:22.439-08:00Fritz_O,
I renamed the series once I felt the phy...Fritz_O,<br /><br />I renamed the series once I felt the physics was being replaced by stagnation.<br /><br /><b>August 22, 2011</b><br /><a href="http://illusionofprosperity.blogspot.com/2011/08/stagnationary-prediction-update.html" rel="nofollow">Stagnationary Prediction Update</a><br /><br />In hindsight, the chart I did on June 25, 2010 (as seen within the link) is still holding up reasonably well.<br /><br />I thought the DJIA would flatline at 10,500 back then (just a guess). 17 months have passed. It's now trading at 11,232. That's a 7% gain (4.9% annualized).<br /><br />In any event, the upward momentum has slowed significantly.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-7947456155026109472011-11-25T19:30:06.911-08:002011-11-25T19:30:06.911-08:00Mark,
Would you consider doing a "Stimulus P...Mark,<br /><br />Would you consider doing a "Stimulus Physics Update #5"?<br /><br />It's been about a year and a half since #4. I could not find a #5.Fritz_Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-72748885739914012462011-11-25T01:49:14.667-08:002011-11-25T01:49:14.667-08:00fried,
And, many thanks for your blog.
Just wait...fried,<br /><br /><i>And, many thanks for your blog.</i><br /><br />Just wait until I team up with the pharmaceutical companies! Only then will I be creating a truly <a href="http://illusionofprosperity.blogspot.com/2009/06/innovation-danger.html" rel="nofollow">fun environment with creativity and fun</a>!<br /><br /><b>Antidepressant Realism Capsules™</b><br /><br /><i>Combines blissful ignorance of the illusion (blue pill) and the painful truth of the reality (red pill) into one gel-coated easy to swallow capsule.</i>Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-19616520711563706472011-11-25T01:29:33.107-08:002011-11-25T01:29:33.107-08:00tj and the bear,
Great find on that Bermuda guy&#...tj and the bear,<br /><br /><i>Great find on that Bermuda guy's quote. You won't find that kind of clarity anywhere in the MSM.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/crime-countdowns/conspiracy-theories/conspiracy-theories-06.html" rel="nofollow">Top 10 Conspiracy Theories: No. 06 - Bermuda Triangle</a><br /><br /><i>According to theorists, supernatural elements are responsible for the disappearances. Some say extraterrestrial beings are to blame, while others point to the mythical lost continent of Atlantis.</i><br /><br />And now we've got people blaming the illusion of prosperity? Where will it end? ;)Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-63198837633166606792011-11-25T01:23:22.972-08:002011-11-25T01:23:22.972-08:00Audrey,
I gotta go have the internal battle.
I h...Audrey,<br /><br /><i>I gotta go have the internal battle.</i><br /><br />I have a magical thinking solution.<br /><br />Just change "internal" to <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infernal" rel="nofollow">infernal</a>!<br /><br />Woohoo!Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-58419910560887627102011-11-25T01:18:51.250-08:002011-11-25T01:18:51.250-08:00nanute,
Where on earth did you get that baby turk...nanute,<br /><br />Where on earth did you get that baby turkey picture? Hahaha!<br /><br />I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing it without being able to reference the source. For all I know it was photoshopped! ;)Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-22530420254725440242011-11-25T01:16:31.110-08:002011-11-25T01:16:31.110-08:00mab,
As usual, the solution is another Gov't ...mab,<br /><br /><i>As usual, the solution is another Gov't program. How about a Gov't (trading) program! Along with food stamps, we could issue a trading cards - (credit) trading cards of course!</i><br /><br />Genius! I'm picturing an ultra-rare <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servant" rel="nofollow">Indentured Servant</a> card.<br /><br /><i>They were not paid cash. It was a system that provided jobs and—most important—transportation for poor young people from the overcrowded labor markets of Europe who wanted to come to labor-short America but had no money to pay for it.</i><br /><br />Labor-short America! What a hoot!Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-84614498636420791452011-11-24T11:24:04.558-08:002011-11-24T11:24:04.558-08:00Mark,
To you, Honey and your SO...Happy Thanksgivi...Mark,<br />To you, Honey and your SO...Happy Thanksgiving. And, many thanks for your blog.friednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-67333489141241632722011-11-24T11:01:52.840-08:002011-11-24T11:01:52.840-08:00Happy Thanksgiving, Mark!
Same to all your loyal ...Happy Thanksgiving, Mark!<br /><br />Same to all your loyal followers!!<br /><br />Great find on that Bermuda guy's quote. You won't find that kind of clarity anywhere in the MSM.TJandTheBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735388072841457108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-59026105840248457372011-11-24T08:28:38.838-08:002011-11-24T08:28:38.838-08:00Mark,
I'm speechless. (Well, not really.)
Now...Mark,<br />I'm speechless. (Well, not really.)<br /><br />Now I have something to tell myself when I am at Thanksgiving dinner today with extended family. They have the "Illusion of Control". My "depressive realism" only gets me all worked up and makes people mad and/or ignore me. I've learned it's better to talk about the weather, but sometimes I forget. <br /><br />Struggle... The worst part is that if I successfully avoid discussing reality, I end up being polite and agreeing with the magical thinking verbally. Luckily I have various sources of blogs where I can afterwards re-confirm that I am in fact more in touch with reality than they are. (As far as I can tell.)<br /><br />Happy T-day. I gotta go have the internal battle. Events are going to go on regardless - later, if I'm lucky, I'll have an internal battle over whether to say I told you so...<br /><br />AudreyAudreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-92049917588999931022011-11-24T05:27:03.791-08:002011-11-24T05:27:03.791-08:00Mark,
It was a cute "baby" turkey, right...Mark,<br />It was a cute "baby" turkey, right? You have my permission to share it if you like.nanutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526158764171117978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-75479086859007119122011-11-24T04:53:00.206-08:002011-11-24T04:53:00.206-08:00I searched for "free trading tools" in G...<i>I searched for "free trading tools" in Google and only got 2.34 million hits. </i><br /><br />Only 2.34 million? Wow, that seems really light. I think you're definitely onto something here. If we could get 10x that many I think we could put this depressive realism behind us. <br /><br />As usual, the solution is another Gov't program. How about a Gov't (trading) program! Along with food stamps, we could issue a trading cards - (credit) trading cards of course!mabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-57408965644817041632011-11-24T03:34:11.073-08:002011-11-24T03:34:11.073-08:00Who Struck John,
Just put your 1970s heart into i...Who Struck John,<br /><br />Just put your 1970s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZUQ0QC19c" rel="nofollow">heart</a> into it!Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-11313527700161333442011-11-24T01:28:12.676-08:002011-11-24T01:28:12.676-08:00Thank you for identifying my problem: not enough m...Thank you for identifying my problem: not enough magical thinking.Who Struck Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359715705053814488noreply@blogger.com