tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post8564831983223730268..comments2024-02-17T12:34:01.400-08:00Comments on Illusion of Prosperity: The 1980s and 1990s Are OverStagflationary Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-80473543461504182192012-09-24T16:48:36.706-07:002012-09-24T16:48:36.706-07:00Troy,
Here's the cool part. Get 10,000 cats t...Troy,<br /><br />Here's the cool part. Get 10,000 cats together and they can watch each others' videos. Think of the revenue potential with all those consumer eyes! Hahaha! Sigh.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-33834861830905208372012-09-24T14:58:54.509-07:002012-09-24T14:58:54.509-07:00Even the cat's gotta work now too, for monetiz...Even the cat's gotta work now too, for monetized youtube views.<br /><br />No commute at least.Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-8570669047781366972012-09-24T14:37:41.225-07:002012-09-24T14:37:41.225-07:00Hey, maybe they could car pool, lol. Sigh.
Gallow...Hey, maybe they could car pool, lol. Sigh.<br /><br />Gallows sarcasm.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-87396856147101052142012-09-24T14:36:33.443-07:002012-09-24T14:36:33.443-07:00I should have made a link.I should have made a <a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=b0E" rel="nofollow">link</a>.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-251287792199075982012-09-24T14:35:51.571-07:002012-09-24T14:35:51.571-07:00http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=b0E
...http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=b0E<br /><br />I've adjusted the gas price by the overall inflation rate.<br /><br />In the 70s we were able to grow mileage even as real gas prices were rising. Now we can't. There's still hope I suppose. First it was just the father working. Then it was the father and mother. Now we just need the father, the mother, and the baby to work. Sigh.Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-41915466091085724072012-09-24T13:35:58.694-07:002012-09-24T13:35:58.694-07:001980s and 1990s featured peak non-OPEC oil -- Alas...1980s and 1990s featured peak non-OPEC oil -- Alaska flooded the West Coast with oil, pushing prices back under $1.<br /><br />North Sea peaked, supplying Europe.<br /><br />Iran-Iraq I ended, and they got back to pumping, until Saddam's excursion into Kuwait.<br /><br />Nigeria and other sources came online.<br /><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=b0x" rel="nofollow">http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=b0x</a><br /><br />shows the miles graph + gas price inflation.Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-3950673645888845912012-09-24T13:03:31.966-07:002012-09-24T13:03:31.966-07:00Mr Slippery,
Governments that can print money are...Mr Slippery,<br /><br /><i>Governments that can print money are doing so and those that can't -- in Europe -- are failing to add to their debt without outside help.</i><br /><br />Outside help? <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116996/quotes?qt=qt0343387" rel="nofollow">Genius!</a> ;)Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-88400756424674656342012-09-24T12:48:43.732-07:002012-09-24T12:48:43.732-07:00Hmm, what was so special about the 1980s and 1990s...Hmm, what was so special about the 1980s and 1990s? If I were to guess, I would say an uncontrolled, unsustainable expansion of debt by government and the private sector.<br /><br />Today, it is mostly government that is trying to continue the uncontrolled expansion of debt. Governments that can print money are doing so and those that can't -- in Europe -- are failing to add to their debt without outside help.<br /><br />Mr Slipperynoreply@blogger.com