Report shows strategic defaults increasing

[NotCranky]

Whether or not he plagiarized his dissertation doesn’t affect the argument.

I don’t deny the tendency to observe/compare,as you seem to imply. I say that it is not an automatic controlling factor in one’s self perception and happiness unless one is addicted to doing it.Why would one be addicted to doing it?Exceptional insecurity? Neurosis? The activity in itself, when compulsively overdone, is vexatious, counter productive, and creates unhappiness. It’s the person not the environment.

Originally when you introduced the topic you said that to be happy you had to be doing better than 2/3 of the people around you and you framed it in a residential real estate, money making and material possession sense. You have taken it into the medical profession and swim/bike/run events, but it still doesn’t work separate from some unfortunate psychological conditioning. Maybe there is an epidemic of that conditioning, but the responses you claim are by no means innate to humans.

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[Anonymous]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Sorry you are upset, but you flat out don’t know what you are talking about. I was not bailed out. I lost over $100K easy in profits on my July-Sept. 2008 oil shorts because of the bank bailouts and that money funneled back into the commodity futures market. [/quote]

Let me see if I understand. Besides investing in a house during the bubble, you made another investment in shorts and b/c that decision didn’t make you money then living for free is not considered a bailout. And I’m irrational.[/quote]Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. If you want to accurately evaluate any economic outcome you need to factor in the gains and losses. You don’t want to have an honest discussion, you want to bitch and moan and blame who ever you can for your perceived loss.

Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more because the government decided to change the rules of the game and cheat the shorts out of their profits to bailout your 401K.

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Bullshit. I lost more than you did on investments(unless you were heavily shorting) because of the bank bailouts and I bet that I also pay more federal income tax than you. [/quote]

Again, just b/c you chose to invest in shorting doesn’t ever guarantee you are entitled to a return on your investment. In the interim, you are still nevertheless living for free.[/quote]My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. You see if you understood finance you would realize that investors only participate in the market because it is understood that the government isn’t going to completely change the rules overnight and rob us of our profits to save the banks and your 401K. The government broke the system so anything legal is fair game now so quit your bitching and get in the game.

The government stole at least $100k from me to bailout your 401K. Jpinpb I want my money back you deadbeat.

Keep up your irrational jealousy, it’s entertaining.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Sorry you are upset, but you flat out don’t know what you are talking about. I was not bailed out. I lost over $100K easy in profits on my July-Sept. 2008 oil shorts because of the bank bailouts and that money funneled back into the commodity futures market. [/quote]

Let me see if I understand. Besides investing in a house during the bubble, you made another investment in shorts and b/c that decision didn’t make you money then living for free is not considered a bailout. And I’m irrational.[/quote]Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. If you want to accurately evaluate any economic outcome you need to factor in the gains and losses. You don’t want to have an honest discussion, you want to bitch and moan and blame who ever you can for your perceived loss.

Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more because the government decided to change the rules of the game and cheat the shorts out of their profits to bailout your 401K.

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Bullshit. I lost more than you did on investments(unless you were heavily shorting) because of the bank bailouts and I bet that I also pay more federal income tax than you. [/quote]

Again, just b/c you chose to invest in shorting doesn’t ever guarantee you are entitled to a return on your investment. In the interim, you are still nevertheless living for free.[/quote]My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. You see if you understood finance you would realize that investors only participate in the market because it is understood that the government isn’t going to completely change the rules overnight and rob us of our profits to save the banks and your 401K. The government broke the system so anything legal is fair game now so quit your bitching and get in the game.

The government stole at least $100k from me to bailout your 401K. Jpinpb I want my money back you deadbeat.

Keep up your irrational jealousy, it’s entertaining.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Sorry you are upset, but you flat out don’t know what you are talking about. I was not bailed out. I lost over $100K easy in profits on my July-Sept. 2008 oil shorts because of the bank bailouts and that money funneled back into the commodity futures market. [/quote]

Let me see if I understand. Besides investing in a house during the bubble, you made another investment in shorts and b/c that decision didn’t make you money then living for free is not considered a bailout. And I’m irrational.[/quote]Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. If you want to accurately evaluate any economic outcome you need to factor in the gains and losses. You don’t want to have an honest discussion, you want to bitch and moan and blame who ever you can for your perceived loss.

Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more because the government decided to change the rules of the game and cheat the shorts out of their profits to bailout your 401K.

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Bullshit. I lost more than you did on investments(unless you were heavily shorting) because of the bank bailouts and I bet that I also pay more federal income tax than you. [/quote]

Again, just b/c you chose to invest in shorting doesn’t ever guarantee you are entitled to a return on your investment. In the interim, you are still nevertheless living for free.[/quote]My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. You see if you understood finance you would realize that investors only participate in the market because it is understood that the government isn’t going to completely change the rules overnight and rob us of our profits to save the banks and your 401K. The government broke the system so anything legal is fair game now so quit your bitching and get in the game.

The government stole at least $100k from me to bailout your 401K. Jpinpb I want my money back you deadbeat.

Keep up your irrational jealousy, it’s entertaining.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Sorry you are upset, but you flat out don’t know what you are talking about. I was not bailed out. I lost over $100K easy in profits on my July-Sept. 2008 oil shorts because of the bank bailouts and that money funneled back into the commodity futures market. [/quote]

Let me see if I understand. Besides investing in a house during the bubble, you made another investment in shorts and b/c that decision didn’t make you money then living for free is not considered a bailout. And I’m irrational.[/quote]Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. If you want to accurately evaluate any economic outcome you need to factor in the gains and losses. You don’t want to have an honest discussion, you want to bitch and moan and blame who ever you can for your perceived loss.

Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more because the government decided to change the rules of the game and cheat the shorts out of their profits to bailout your 401K.

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Bullshit. I lost more than you did on investments(unless you were heavily shorting) because of the bank bailouts and I bet that I also pay more federal income tax than you. [/quote]

Again, just b/c you chose to invest in shorting doesn’t ever guarantee you are entitled to a return on your investment. In the interim, you are still nevertheless living for free.[/quote]My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. You see if you understood finance you would realize that investors only participate in the market because it is understood that the government isn’t going to completely change the rules overnight and rob us of our profits to save the banks and your 401K. The government broke the system so anything legal is fair game now so quit your bitching and get in the game.

The government stole at least $100k from me to bailout your 401K. Jpinpb I want my money back you deadbeat.

Keep up your irrational jealousy, it’s entertaining.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Sorry you are upset, but you flat out don’t know what you are talking about. I was not bailed out. I lost over $100K easy in profits on my July-Sept. 2008 oil shorts because of the bank bailouts and that money funneled back into the commodity futures market. [/quote]

Let me see if I understand. Besides investing in a house during the bubble, you made another investment in shorts and b/c that decision didn’t make you money then living for free is not considered a bailout. And I’m irrational.[/quote]Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. If you want to accurately evaluate any economic outcome you need to factor in the gains and losses. You don’t want to have an honest discussion, you want to bitch and moan and blame who ever you can for your perceived loss.

Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more because the government decided to change the rules of the game and cheat the shorts out of their profits to bailout your 401K.

[quote=jpinpb][quote=BillS78]
Bullshit. I lost more than you did on investments(unless you were heavily shorting) because of the bank bailouts and I bet that I also pay more federal income tax than you. [/quote]

Again, just b/c you chose to invest in shorting doesn’t ever guarantee you are entitled to a return on your investment. In the interim, you are still nevertheless living for free.[/quote]My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. You see if you understood finance you would realize that investors only participate in the market because it is understood that the government isn’t going to completely change the rules overnight and rob us of our profits to save the banks and your 401K. The government broke the system so anything legal is fair game now so quit your bitching and get in the game.

The government stole at least $100k from me to bailout your 401K. Jpinpb I want my money back you deadbeat.

Keep up your irrational jealousy, it’s entertaining.

[jpinpb]

[quote=BillS78]
Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. [/quote]

What’s really entertaining is the sense of entitlement that you continue to have. You made bad decisions in life, including investing buying a house during a real estate bubble. You are now living for free. Then you made another bad decision by shorting banks. Now you are complaining about that.

[quote=BillS78]
Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more [/quote]

I’m sorry that you just keep missing out on making even more money.

[quote=BillS78]
My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. [/quote]

Very few things are guaranteed in life. The mere fact that you expect your investments to continue to increase is a perfect example of your sense of entitlement.

And again, I assure you, I am not jealous. I own property free and clear. I’ve already explained the issue I have and that is supporting other people’s bad mistakes. There is a difference between jealousy and resentment.

[jpinpb]

[quote=BillS78]
Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. [/quote]

What’s really entertaining is the sense of entitlement that you continue to have. You made bad decisions in life, including investing buying a house during a real estate bubble. You are now living for free. Then you made another bad decision by shorting banks. Now you are complaining about that.

[quote=BillS78]
Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more [/quote]

I’m sorry that you just keep missing out on making even more money.

[quote=BillS78]
My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. [/quote]

Very few things are guaranteed in life. The mere fact that you expect your investments to continue to increase is a perfect example of your sense of entitlement.

And again, I assure you, I am not jealous. I own property free and clear. I’ve already explained the issue I have and that is supporting other people’s bad mistakes. There is a difference between jealousy and resentment.

[jpinpb]

[quote=BillS78]
Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. [/quote]

What’s really entertaining is the sense of entitlement that you continue to have. You made bad decisions in life, including investing buying a house during a real estate bubble. You are now living for free. Then you made another bad decision by shorting banks. Now you are complaining about that.

[quote=BillS78]
Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more [/quote]

I’m sorry that you just keep missing out on making even more money.

[quote=BillS78]
My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. [/quote]

Very few things are guaranteed in life. The mere fact that you expect your investments to continue to increase is a perfect example of your sense of entitlement.

And again, I assure you, I am not jealous. I own property free and clear. I’ve already explained the issue I have and that is supporting other people’s bad mistakes. There is a difference between jealousy and resentment.

[jpinpb]

[quote=BillS78]
Yes you are irrational, because you want to cherry pick my gains from the bank bailout and ignore the profits that were stolen from me because of the bank bailout. [/quote]

What’s really entertaining is the sense of entitlement that you continue to have. You made bad decisions in life, including investing buying a house during a real estate bubble. You are now living for free. Then you made another bad decision by shorting banks. Now you are complaining about that.

[quote=BillS78]
Oh and by the way I did make a lot of money on the shorts, but I missed out on even more [/quote]

I’m sorry that you just keep missing out on making even more money.

[quote=BillS78]
My profits were guaranteed as long as the government didn’t cheat the system with the bank bailouts. [/quote]

Very few things are guaranteed in life. The mere fact that you expect your investments to continue to increase is a perfect example of your sense of entitlement.

And again, I assure you, I am not jealous. I own property free and clear. I’ve already explained the issue I have and that is supporting other people’s bad mistakes. There is a difference between jealousy and resentment.

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