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Friday, November 25. 2011Friday morning linksThe Machine Gun That Would Not Die Tim Tebow, an emerging American folk hero answering a cultural need Protesters heading home for holiday- Occupy Thanksgiving table Forced To Join a Union: SEIU Getting Money From Michigan Medicaid Checks - Parents Taking Care of Disabled Kids Made to Pay Behold The New Anschluss: ECB's Paramo - "Prepare To Give Up Significant Sovereignty" Tom Friedman still loves Obama Yes, well, the press is part of the campaign: Why Is JournOlister Ezra Klein Briefing Dem Chiefs Of Staff Behind Closed Doors? Rubin: Thanksgiving is Due to the Fact that–Up Until Recently–America Preferred Balance to Statism Sowell: Alice in Liberal Land Governor Awesome on taxing the "rich" It’s refreshing to see leftists finally admit they’re rich. Democrat pundit tries to save GOP from terrible fate of winning Obama Peddles Myths About the Great Depression America’s Public Sector Union Dilemma New study: Global warming much less than feared Toon below via Theo:
Wednesday, November 23. 2011Revkin jumps to support corrupt climate alarmistsIn the NYT: Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute. Who cares whether it's hacked? It's government-paid science, isn't it? We paid for this crap. What their emails show is that these guys argue amongst themselves about how to twist and spin to present the data they want people to get. It is disgusting, a major scandal. Somewhat happily, some amongst the cabal actually want to be honest. I have known science majors and scientists, and they never talked like this about things they were curious about. This is money politics, not science. Sounds more like a Wall Street bond sales meeting than science, to me. "How to we unload this crap to the suckers without totally and permanently compromising our reputations?" Revkin wants to focus on the hacking, not the content. Well, Watergate was basically a pre-internet hacking, was it not? And Teapot Dome? Our thanks to the mystery hacker who cares more about the truth than these scientists do. I think there will be a third email dump in the future. Popcorn?
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Election 2012: CNN debate micro-wrap-up
Humph. There's nothing quite like being chewed out by the boss to act as a motivational factor. For those of you who saw my morning post, I pretty-much kissed off any further debate posts because of the lack of responses the recent posts have been getting. Worse, of the five comments left in my last debate wrap-up, all five were deprecating and derogatory of the candidates, that same ol' whiny "Can't we have somebody ELSE?" attitude I see in the comments over at Hot Air and PJ Media. As I said to Bird Dog in email, I can abide 0 comments, but I can't abide -5. Anyways, after a couple of verbal lashings from the boss and some emails drifting in from (now-former) friends calling me 'Dr. Bitchy' and 'jma' (a real long-time Farmer) piping up in the comments to another post, I figure I'm cursed with the job. Blogging isn't an easy life, let me tell you. Maybe it's just a simple matter of imposing a new comments rule: Happy thoughts only.
In the previous two debates, not a barb or bomb was hurled. As I noted at the time, the candidates were all in complete agreement that Social Security needed a major overhaul and abortion-on-demand wasn't the way to go, and they only differed on exactly how they'd approach the problem. But when it comes to things like national security, with such gems as a nuclear-armed, Islamic-driven nation like Pakistan on the table, the rules change. The question now isn't 'how to fix the problem', but where does the problem exist? Do we threaten to cut off aid to them? Do we offer them even more money? Do we handle them with kid gloves? Do we talk tough to them, threatening them with sanctions? Do we seek their permission for every drone we lob at some bad guy or do we just tell them hey, if you aren't going to handle it, then we will, and lob away to our heart's content? Is there a 'problem' with Pakistan at all, and, if so, is it with the government or the fundamentalists? So, while no bombs were hurled, there was a lot of electrically-charged "I highly disagree with..." going on as each chose to stake out their claim. I'm not sure two candidates agreed completely with one another the entire evening, in vast contrast to the amity they've shared in the last two debates. It wasn't quite cantankerous, but heading that direction quickly. I'd also note that we had a debate on national security just a few weeks ago and there was nowhere near the distance between the candidates as was displayed last night. Credit the good folk at CNN and famed game show host Wolf "Blitz" Blitzer for coming up with just the right questions to create the most division and animosity between them. As they say, professionalism always shows. Failure of the SupercommitteeThe 'mood' in the US, if we are to believe the MSM, is that nasty Republicans have undermined the political process with their adherence to outdated dogma. Nevermind that Democrats adhere to outlandish (and outdated) dogma, the discussion will revolve around how to demonize one side or the other. The MSM claim "compromise" is what's important. They also hint the Republicans cause all the problems. There is a history of compromise in Congress, but there is also a history of sticking to your guns. How you view things usually depends on what you want to believe. Personally, I think sometimes compromise is good, but at other times sticking to your beliefs is better. In the case of the deficit, I'm more dogmatic. There have to be more spending cuts before we can even discuss, let alone implement, more taxes. If we do implement more taxes, I believe having the 'rich' pay more isn't a bad idea, but a better idea is to combine that with a broader income tax base that includes the 49% who don't pay anything. The nature of the spending cuts are as fair as we could hope for, given the current political environment. Particularly if you believe, as I do, that the Supercommittee idea is an unconstitutional solution. I believe this because cuts are 'automatic' whether the committee agrees to a deal or there is no agreement at all. If they make a deal, Congress agrees to support it. If they fail, the current outcome, nobody votes for anything except to possibly stop the cuts. There is limited representation, there is limited discussion. The cuts just happen. Clearly there is an undemocratic theme here, but at least everything gets cut. Nothing is spared. It may be unconstitutional, but we're being unconstitutional together to achieve a goal. I can't believe that's good, but some think it is.
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Weds. morning linksTen Commandments via Surber Vanderleun: Since I died, I always have a great day Glad he is still with us Class of 2009: College Degrees by Discipline, Sex Females dominate college graduates, and dominate most areas of study. Where's the outrage? ‘How Can I Get Even With This Man (or Woman) Who Has Just Ruined My Life?’ Teddy Forstmann died. One of the good guys. Uh oh, global warming loons: here comes Climategate II! Just one sample of the emails:
Watts: Climategate 2.0 emails – They’re real and they’re spectacular! Follow the money...same goes for us: the ICTSMECE (Internation Cartel To Support More Evil Carbon Emissions) gives Maggie's Farm $2 million/year for our skepticism about settled science. Cash, directly to our secret Cayman Island account. It comes in handy during cash flow jams. Did the Reagan Revolution Fail? Perfect Storm the Most Likely Scenario; Is Europe Set to Declare a Chapter 11 in Early 2012? OWS is driven by greed They’re Ba-ack… The ‘Weather Underground’ Terror Group Joins #Occupy Oakland Movement Obama to Occupy Wall St. Protesters: "You are the reason I ran for office." Good grief. OWS Following the Woodstock to Altamont Trajectory TheDC Morning: Dems rely on voter fraud, says Dem Lessons From Canada: It Fixed Its Fiscal Problems with 7:1 Ratio of Spending Cuts toTax Increases Massive Crowd Meets Obama’s Arrival In New Hampshire (!) Mandatory Insurance Is Wrong Fix for Health Care: Ramesh Ponnuru Student loan bailouts? No, but there is an alternative... It's about the willing suspension of disbelief:
Tuesday, November 22. 2011"Doctors urged to limit practices"This is how it begins: Doctors urged to limit practices. Next come the "guidleines," then come the one-size-fits-all requirements. At that point, the patient becomes helpless and choice-less, and the physician becomes an agent of the state rather than a confidential and private partner with his patient. At that point, I will reluctantly quit and abandon you suffering patients - and myself when illness comes my way - to whatever unionized government lackeys, technicians, and drones they can find who are willing to pretend to take care of you, between their mandated lunch, coffee breaks, and 1 hour/day study time to master the government treatment manuals which will tell them what they can do for your age and category. I have seen that kind of medicine, and will not be part of it. Watch for the politicization of medical care. Ugly. Every real and imaginary disease, and every real or imaginary treatment, will have a lobby in DC. Government contaminates and corrupts almost everything it touches. Why any Psychiatrist or psychotherapist could be anything but Libertarian-minded is beyond my comprehension, because we are all about freedom, individuation, self-determination, and self-reliance. No time to check the hearts of girls' dollies. A damn shame.
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“Chicago” 2012?The riots by anti-Vietnam war protestors at the Democrat Convention in Chicago in 1968 received mostly favorable coverage from the major media at the time, as it bemoaned the police actions. Contrary to their expectations, public opinion was negative toward the protestors and Democrats seen as weak on public order, which helped elect Richard Nixon. Democrat and Republican presidential campaign sages likely studied this and are planning for similar events in 2012. Then, avoiding the draft motivated most college-age protestors to join in with radicals whose program was supporting North Vietnam. Now, the financial and career repercussions of loan debt and fading job prospects sends students to the barricades to demand continued societal financial support for avoiding their fate, and liberals are supporting this to defeat Republicans who want to face up to our debilitating deficits and stagnant economy. That is the sharp difference between then and now. The anti-Vietnam war protestors, although having much support among leading Democrats, were largely independent of the Democrat Party and its organizations. Their primary target was to elect anti-Vietnam war Democrats and to confront Democrat presidential nominee Vice-President Hubert Humphrey for his public fealty to President Johnson’s war policies. Today, there is major financial and manpower support for the OWSers from a key and critical Democrat base, the liberal labor unions, and there are major Democrat leaders, right up to President Obama, publicly for the OWSers. Now as then, protestors provoke police actions to clear their blocking of public spaces, not to mention police the violence and rapes occurring within their encampments or clean up their fetid messes. Now as then the liberal media neglect to report mush of the excesses by protestors and castigate the police, and by extension those who believe in public order. A prediction. Although some OWSers will interrupt Democrats, (President Obama today replied to the OWSers, “You are the reason I ran for office.”) the Democrat powers behind the OWSers will try to gather them at the Republican presidential nominating convention in 2012 in Tampa, Florida, for a repeat of Chicago 1968. The question. Will the OWSers end up helping the Republican nominee’s election in 2012 as in 1968? Snark question: Will they bus in "homeless" people?
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Climategate Two, and government exploitation of pseudo-crisesIt's up today. Here's one link. As PJ noted years ago, it's all about data-manipulation and data-massage, and makes pharmaceutical data seem positively pristine by comparison. Any amateur can make any data show what they want. "But, gee whiz, we sure have had a lot of weather lately, haven't we? Storms and droughts? Terrible." The climate alarmists are corrupt and contemptible, but we try to be sympathetic to their scam. They need government grants to pay their mortgages, and we also understand why governments like this stuff - it means more tax income for them. Governments will take tax income anywhere and everywhere. They don't care where it comes from so they will get on board with any "crisis," real or imaginary. (With the MSM in the tank with them: See the NYT's "near-poverty crisis." We are all near poverty, for heaven's sake, unless we work. That's life unless you are on the dole or, on the other end of the bell curve, hit the jackpot and live in Hollywood.) How many "crises" have governments used to rip us hard-working souls off in the past 30 years? It's always something, if only to justify their existence. Always a crisis to be addressed, and only government experts can deal with it. Who believes that baloney anymore? You can only cry wolf so many times until people learn the game. And you can model anyway you want. That's the beauty of models: you'll be retired when the long-term results come in. Too bad Corzine didn't have time for his models. Neither did Long Term Capital. I think I'll fly to Paris in my plastic glued-up model of a P-15 I made in 5th grade. Rahm Emanuel said it best: "Let no crisis go to waste." Meaning, government should grab power at every opportunity. These incompetent, sleazy, professional politicians know best. That's the Chicago Way, the old Big City machine way. It helps them maintain their meal ticket while others work to pay them for attending meetings, lunches, and lobster dinners while picking up chicks. Models, whenever possible, of course. Of course, most of us at Maggie's would welcome a global warming trend. It would be a blessing to the darn human species, and would lower our heating bills in the Northeastern US.
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Lies, Damned Lies, and StatisticsToday, the first of two GDP revisions was issued. It was revised down from 2.5% to 2.0%. Revisions are a natural part of our economic reporting structure. We can't get all the data in a timely fashion, so certain guesses are made regarding the data that is missing when initial results go out. 'Guesses' should be incorrect. 'Estimates' would be the correct term. It's not unusual for data to be revised downward, and it's not unusual for revisions to get little fanfare. What is unusual is the consistent nature of the downward revisions we have seen over the last few years and how little attention this receives. I'm sure the bureaucrats view their 'guesses' as 'estimates'. But I wouldn't be surprised if they have been told to paint a pretty picture, within reason. Few of the downward revisions have been outlandish. Given the nature of the economy the past few years, however, wouldn't it make sense to have a slightly more negative outlook on the initial print? No, because the initial print is what gets all the press and it's what everyone will pay attention to. Politics isn't supposed to alter the economic reporting, but in this administration it has taken a decidedly political turn.
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Tuesday morning linksDid you know your turkey is Halal? New Bedford fisherman forced to give up 800-pound tuna - worth nearly $400,000 That lost herd of caribou has been found Faster than light story doesn't pan out It was fun to read about our readers' firearms, or lack thereof I'll take Main St anytime - especially if it has a diner on it There Is No Such Thing As a Free Education Do people forget that JFK was shot by a Communist? JFK was assassinated by an ardent Leftist and Castro-lover, and RFK by a Jordanian who hated his support of the nation of Israel. Might as well get the facts right. London “Occupy” Mob Now Defecating Inside St. Paul’s Cathedral Matthews pleads to Obama "Give us our marching orders so we can win this fight." I assume by "us" he means the press Dem advisors: Obama doesn't deserve re-election Pethokoukis: Democrats’ tax-hike obsession killed the SuperCommittee Pelosi: "Catholics have this conscience thing..." and that's a problem? Barone: Put Tax Breaks for Mortgages, Local Taxes on Table The mortgage interest deduction is market-distorting and unfair. However, its value diminishes with higher incomes. It should be clear that Obama has now settled on his campaign strategy – to divide the nation among economic lines. He has no intention of repairing the damage he’s wrought on America. He’s just hoping, in typical Alinsky fashion, that if he gets Americans frustrated enough they will support him in his reelection.
All government spending is campaign spending Norquist: Blame Dem rigidity In a SPIEGEL interview, the best-selling British historian Ian Kershaw talks about the last days of the Third Reich, why the Germans persevered when it was clear that all was lost and the devastating consequences of the failed July 20, 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler. Florida’s Medicaid Reform Shows the Way to Improve Health, Increase Satisfaction, and Control Costs New York bomb suspect Jose Pimentel not a serious terror threat: FBI sources “he will need to wage the most negative campaign in history to stand any chance” China operates the world’s most elaborate and opaque system of Internet censorship - but what about government control in the US?
Monday, November 21. 2011Nationalizing child care: "from the family to the collective"Is there anything the feds do not wish to control? Via Once They Own Your Kids, What’s Left?:
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Huge Loss in the Mid EastSupporters of Obama's foreign policy are sure to be scratching their heads now. Anyone who feels Obama has done a better job than his predecessor, particularly with regard to the Mid East and Islam in general due to the OBL mission, have new questions to ask themselves. Such as, "What the heck was Leon Panetta paying attention to?" General David Petraeus took over just 2 months ago, and faces his first crisis as a massive network of operatives have, no doubt, been executed or face execution. All the goodwill Obama may have had for catching and killing Bin Laden should now be tossed right out the window. Early reports on what occurred may prove incorrect, but it appears the operatives and their handlers "got lazy" regarding their communications. In that business, laziness carries a high price. Something Funky Going on in EuropeYesterday, The Barrister posted a terrific video in which the manipulation of Europe was exposed in a speech at the European Parliament. The thought that a 'conspiracy' may be taking place seems far-fetched, but the fingerprints are showing up everywhere. The Euro is probably doomed. It was a lousy idea from the start, but once it was implemented, it was managed poorly. The EuroZone is a mess, democracy there is a thing of the past. It's amazing how the mismanagement of money can alter politics, but we are seeing the same theatre take place here in the US, although it's happening in slow motion. For all intents and purposes, the dollar remains "the best looking horse in the glue factory." As it stands, the central bankers are the power brokers now. Bernanke will choose the next president, just as the ECB drove two Prime Ministers from office. Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws. Monday morning linksDepleted Texas lakes expose ghost towns, graves They are obviously man-made reservoirs, not natural lakes Kimball: How to Reform Primary Education Puerto Rico's Gov. Fortuno Shows Washington the Way James Hansen and the Corruption of Science Warren "Tax Me More" Buffett's Company Sues IRS Over "Illegal" Taxation Big city Lib explains his transformation into a Conservative NYT: World isn’t perfect, boo hoo hoo:
AVI says he wants the government to give him a magic pony Iconic face of OWS OWS: Piles of human feces Via Mankiw: The Long, Sad History of Industrial Policy Newt H8tes teh childrens … or janitors … or something Krugman: ‘Only fools and clowns’ believe Republican ideology What "Republican ideology"? Bumpersticker via Vanderleun's " The two parties are not playing the same game. They play different games, under different rules." The History of Newt - Are Republicans ready to look past his transgressions? Senate Grants USCIRF a Stay of Execution Until December The Suicidal Passion - Who is damaged more by anti-Semitism — Jews, or those who organize politics against them? First Lady Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Race That's rude, but duh - these are regular folks and she seems to hate them, and all regular Americans. University of California President Protects OWSers But Not JewsUniversity of California President Mark Yudoff on Sunday issued a press release that “ I am appalled by images of University of California students being doused with pepper spray and jabbed with police batons on our campuses.” President Yudoff went on:
This prompt action stands in stark contrast to how President Yudoff handled the outrageous and illegal interruptions of Israel Ambassador Oren’s speech at UC Irvine in February 2010. Continue reading "University of California President Protects OWSers But Not Jews" Sunday, November 20. 2011Nigel Farage rips the EU tyrannyDynamite. We have often said here that the EU represents Germany's ultimate victory in WW2. h/t, NYM:
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Free higher ed?There are so many logical errors in this piece by Samuels, Why All Public Higher Education Should Be Free, that I don't know where to start. Some things are just too stoopid to bother debating, so I'll just leave it at that for now. Sunday morning linksMycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms The ABC’s of Self-Reliance - A core American virtue becomes a pejorative in the media. You are supposed to depend on the State What’s the Matter with Rachel Maddow? - The MSNBC host champions bureaucratic power at the expense of regular people and their rights. Why Lefties hold bureaucrats, technocrats, and dictators in such high esteem remains a mystery to me. I think it might be a substitute for faith in God - and in onseself. Dr. Helen: Is "Forever Lazy" the Future of Adult Americans? OWS: Capitalism's spoiled children More people shop at Macy's in NYC every day than are involved in OWS, but those normal Macy's shoppers don't get on the news. Silent majority, I guess, getting on with life without any hystrionic public bitching. Connecticut deemed the sinkhole of the nation The Complete And Annotated Guide To The European Bank Run (Or The Final Phase Of Goldman's World Domination Plan) Dino: Frankly, we’re not looking forward to what the next political year is likely to bring. Tunisia heads toward Islamist extremism – but don’t worry, they voted Stupid Math Tricks from Jim Hansen 3 Reasons We Shouldn't Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers EU Forbids Claim That Water Prevents Dehydration The EU is insane, arrogant, intoxicated with power. Time for Euroland to be rid of this leviathan. How Unemployment Benefits Became Twice as Generous 14,000 abandoned wind turbines Windmills are a joke. Solar is mostly a joke unless you live in some place like Nevada. For fuel and power, we love nuclear, coal, oil, and gas. And wood! Saturday, November 19. 2011Saturday morning linksMultidisciplinary team of researchers develop world’s lightest material How Calvinists Spread Thanksgiving Cheer-Charity and predestination go hand in hand. Turkey gravy recipe If you don't buy this, he'll whip the kid No other book has given more to the English-speaking world. Top 10 Reasons Men Prefer Guns Over Women. Megan on docs treating blood tests instead of persons Insty wonders: QUESTION: Is marriage losing importance around the world? Review of Michael Lewis' Boomerang in NYRB Bummer du jour: Prepare Yourself for Obama's Second Term Pelosi proclaims her goal to “do for childcare what we did for healthcare” Is there anything the Feds don't want to control? Bloomberg: Unions hijacked protest Morning Jay: Previewing the GOP's 2012 Message The medium matters as much as the message. In the TV age, ya gotta make people feel good. Politics is a reality TV show. Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200K jobs There simply is no green energy race with China. No one needs the product. We all suffer due to green ideology Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israelism in Western Schools Besides rewarding donors with taxpayer money for the last three years, Obama keeps nominating radical policy experts who make the old Soviet Union's Public Health Commissars seem almost moderate by comparison. Mindless Green Flackery at the Times (and, I remind you, Mead is a Lib):
Friday, November 18. 2011Time WastedI'd like to thank my teens for pointing out to me that pizza has been declared a vegetable by Congress. Years ago, the Reagan administration received abuse for suggesting ketchup was a vegetable. Now we have Congress actually voting on this stuff? At a point in time where the government could be shut down almost weekly, is nearly bankrupt and the Super Committee can't help forge agreement, we can agree that pizza is a vegetable. Tomatoes, of course, are a fruit. So pizza should be a fruit, not a vegetable. Since they can't even get that right, it's probably no surprise Congress can't come to a reasonable agreement on the budget. Was MF Global a Hit?I'm not inclined to believe conspiracy theories, and the thought that Jon Corzine would comply with something along these lines seems absurd. But Jon is very well connected and does have an interest in maintaining the strong link between the government and Wall Street. That link, however, is starting to show signs of wear. Between Tea Partiers and OWS complaining about crony capitalism, and the fact that market rigging only lasts so long before it collapses on itself, we may well be seeing the end stages of the game being played out. From that standpoint, a 'hit' on MF Global would make perfect sense. It's true that even in the best economic conditions, speculators are viewed as evil. The balance they bring to prices and markets, as well as the liquidity they provide, are overlooked because they operate in a realm many people simply don't understand. As a result, there is a belief that somehow speculators 'control' market outcomes. Nothing is further from the truth, but it is a widely held concept. Did the Fed want to see some pressure taken off upward price movements? Yes. Will this help? Yes. Does this undermine markets further? Yes. Does this increase the uncertainty which is keeping our economy from moving forward? Yes. We can ask many other questions, but none will answer whether or not this was a hatchet job. My guess? It wasn't, it was just mismanagement. But there is an awful stench coming from this whole affair. Wall St. FunPalin: How Congress Occupied Wall Street - Politicians who arrive in Washington as men and women of modest means leave as millionaires. Why? And this: Damn It Feels Good to be a Banker. I'd rather be a kick-ass banker than a Consultant - or an OWS lowlife, but really do not wish to be any of those things:
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Friday morning linksPolitely Demonizing Men at Wesleyan Well, Wesleyan is not known for either manly men nor cute chicks Whatever happened to the beloved Pilgrim Hymnal? Denting the Universe: Steve Jobs Thinks Different; Analysts Listen The Rise of Ayn Rand on Campus Maryland’s Governor Spends $553,000 on Pianos at Left-Wing Junk College:
The Treasury Department dramatically boosted its estimate of losses from its $85 billion auto industry bailout by more than $9 billion in the face of General Motors Co.'s steep stock decline. Pure union payoff, on my nickel Federal social policymakers are still using a measure of poverty from the 1960s, one that fails to take account of the many programs launched since then to battle poverty. There will be 23 carbon cops roaming the streets doing snap audits of businesses that “choose to link your price increases to a carbon price”. Asia Rediscovers Its Love For America Elliott Abrams: Palestinian Diplomacy, Lost at Sea Billionaire Buffett's Bakken Boom Christians in the Middle East Juan Cole’s Totalitarian Odyssey FBI Releases 2010 Hate Crime Data "The Entire System Has Been Utterly Destroyed By The MF Global Collapse" - Presenting The First MF Global Casualty (link fixed) Wow. That is some letter Germany's secret plans to derail a British referendum on the EU Thursday, November 17. 2011Will need to continue to work two years after deathTyler: The New Retirement Normal: The Average American Must Work For Two Extra Years After Death. He begins:
Read the whole thing. Years of cheap money, the housing bubble, and other bubbles resulted in a 20-year party built on credit and spending. (Of course, governments did the same thing.) Although most people continue to work after retirement, it is more pleasant when it is semi-optional. On the other hand, if you spend most of your life drearily putting money into savings instead of living, you will get sick before you ever have a life with some fun and adventure in it. Sailing in the Med, fly fishing in Patagonia, hunting Ptarmigan in Alaska, cruising around the world, riding horses in Montana, golfing in Scotland - none of these things are (yes, "none" takes a plural verb) much fun to do when deaf, half blind, and with a colostomy bag, two bad knees, and a touch of dementia. Honestly, I'd rather be working with the latter and have some of my fun in advance. Buy now, pay later. Health, like youth, is wasted on the young, and idleness wasted on the old. During my two years of zombie working, I'd like to be a WalMart greeter, just adding some good cheer to the world for a humble wage.
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A few Thursday morning links“Members of the jury, my client is innocent because his amygdala made him kill his wife.” Saudi Arabia: Women Must Cover Provocative Eyes From Great Courses: The Everyday Guide to Wine Bad idea. You can educate your palate beyond your wine budget in about a week. Not your grandfather's Britain: Her rescue was delayed by senior fire officers who showed “rigid compliance” with official health and safety procedures, the inquiry concluded. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae execs bonus pay–seriously? Jay Cost: Four Enduring Truths of American Elections Robt Kennedy Jr's green company scored $1.2 billion bailout Many Americans say they will have to work until they're 80 Will be lucky to live to 80 with ObamaCare
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