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this one is new to me:

Hey this guy is stealing my bit:

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http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=11x

I think the US economy and everyone not holding a good deflation/inflation hedge is generally screwed, yes.

We need to devalue and inflate, but this makes energy more expensive, which is a cost-push throughout the economy since we use oil for everything.

The best solution would be to just pull a Hitler and actually invade KSA, Bahrain, Iran, and Libya and take our oil back. The pump price might be $4 still but $3 of that would go to the government, which would be a $250B/yr redirection from OPEC to us.

The spice must flow.

schmitz_kris says

It's now official - ANYONE who genuinely believed in this nonsensical "recovery" mantra deserves a vote of "no-brain-head" and does not merit any intellectual respect at

then warren buffett must be brain dead. i wish i was as brain dead as he is.

Buffett Says ‘Bet Very Heavily’ Against Double-Dip Recession

Welcome to the plutocracy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSoglDcRbAg

Troy says

The best solution would be to just pull a Hitler and actually invade KSA, Bahrain, Iran, and Libya and take our oil back. The pump price might be $4 still but $3 of that would go to the government, which would be a $250B/yr redirection from OPEC to us.

I'm sure no one would object to the US invading the entire middle east. We didn't have any trouble with Iraq, so invading Iran with three times the population and four times the land area should be a cakewalk. You will be volunteering to serve won't you? Or are you of the bush/cheney/rumsfeld chickenhawk persuasion?

Sorry, got a bum knee. But if the MIC wants to keep drawing on that $1T/yr teat, they're going to start having to earn their pay.

Sorry for your bad knee, Troy! Are you familiar with Hank the Cowdog? Hank's partner, Drover, has a hind leg that goes out just when the battle beckons. His discretion always proves better than valor. I recommend the taped version for long car trips.

But no worries-- we've got a standing army of desperately underemployed and unemployable of all ages, many with advanced degrees, who can go over there and do a little "nation-building." Shoot, they're just standing around wasting time here at home (reference yesterday's job report).

To chi_renter, I apologize for posting with emotion and not reason. I'm a mother, and I do not reasonably think the future looks all that bright for the next generation, and I hope the draft is not reinstated as a jobs program. On the bright side, maybe I'll never have to experience empty nest syndrome.

Troy says

Sorry, got a bum knee. But if the MIC wants to keep drawing on that $1T/yr teat, they're going to start having to earn their pay.

“Nessuna soluzione . . . nessun problema!„

Ok, no problem. Other peoples children will be glad to die for you. It's always amazing how quickly and easily the people who have nothing to lose are willing to volunteer other peoples lives and health. Bonus points, these same people are very willing to borrow the money to do go to war so the next generation gets to pay for it. They cant' be expected to sacrifice anything at all for their heartfelt beliefs can they?

Well, I guess we agree it's the unemployment line for the lot of them. Their rifle skills should come in handy in the new economy that's coming.