President Obama tonight said that we need to prevent “the cycle of bubble and bust”.
The opposite of bubble-and-bust is a planned economy. Sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? Sure, we’ll just plan the economy and we won’t have to worry about business cycles or economic downturns anymore.
Wikipedia’s list of current, glorious ‘planned economies’: Cuba, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘fear’
March 24, 2009
fotd: the opposite of “bubble and bust”
March 1, 2009
fear of the day
Fear Itself.
I know, that’s kind of weak. but I’m really not that afraid right at this moment. oh sure, I could find a lot of things to complain about, but the only things keeping me awake at night are an infant daughter and a work project I’m procrastinating on…
what about you? whatever you’re afraid of, [...]
October 10, 2008
“not a crash”
I heard some guy on CNBC this morning say, “it’s not a crash.”
then what the heck do you call this:
[S&P 500, 5 year chart] — that line on the far right side of the chart goes all the way down to 909, from a chart high of 1691. that’s got to be a crash.
I couldn’t [...]
August 15, 2008
fear of the day: “spiders straight out of the Jurassic period”
that’s what an air-conditioning technician says he has run across while fixing units in people’s attics, in an interview on NPR/Marketplace this evening.
made me shiver.
I heard once that no matter where you are, you’re never more than 10 feet away from a spider. (but I just thought of an exception: swimming in the middle of [...]
June 12, 2008
“The Mark of the Beast is your I.P. address”
The Mark of the Beast is your I.P. address, combine that with a phone (pda’s, blackberries) and you have the mark in your hand !
this, and other gems, at Barack Obama the Anti-Christ? under the post Scripture Challenge. the challenge was to list bible passages that directly support the theory that Obama is the [...]
June 11, 2008
come for Hockey Night In Canada, stay for the fear and loathing
[seriously... when you're done with this post, go to the main page.]
my Best Hockey Songs of All Time #2: Hockey Night In Canada Theme post got 67 hits yesterday. now, the “Best Hocky Song” thread, and that post in particular, has been the most visited since I posted them — but why the surge [...]
June 5, 2008
fear of the day: stupid people that think they’re smarter than everyone else
let’s see if I can break this down:
guy posts personal ad on craigslist (he has since removed it — shocker)
somebody tips Gawker. they post Mr. Right Iz Here, Ladies.
Mr. Right discovers their post and calls Gawker headquarters and leave a voice message. he also tapes it ’so his lawyer could hear’ (bare in [...]
May 28, 2008
fear of the day
part 1: the potential for 90% blockage in one or more of my coronary arteries.
part 2: the thought of giving up bacon double cheeseburgers.
