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Without exception, the (male) house fools that I personally know were driven by their wives/gfs to nest in an overpriced house during the boom. I don’t dispute that the men were 50/50 complicit in the decision, but fundamentally the rush to get one before they are all gone was driven by the women (again this is just my personal experience). I am grateful that my stubborness and my wife’s house apathy allowed us to wait, as I probably would have given in just like everyone else.

So the line that stood out for me is this: “Patty discovered a small but stately brick home in a leafy, kid-filled neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md. We sent in an offer of $460,000 and one day later got our answer: the sellers accepted. ”

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Without exception, the (male) house fools that I personally know were driven by their wives/gfs to nest in an overpriced house during the boom. I don’t dispute that the men were 50/50 complicit in the decision, but fundamentally the rush to get one before they are all gone was driven by the women (again this is just my personal experience). I am grateful that my stubborness and my wife’s house apathy allowed us to wait, as I probably would have given in just like everyone else.

So the line that stood out for me is this: “Patty discovered a small but stately brick home in a leafy, kid-filled neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md. We sent in an offer of $460,000 and one day later got our answer: the sellers accepted. ”

[alarmclock]

Without exception, the (male) house fools that I personally know were driven by their wives/gfs to nest in an overpriced house during the boom. I don’t dispute that the men were 50/50 complicit in the decision, but fundamentally the rush to get one before they are all gone was driven by the women (again this is just my personal experience). I am grateful that my stubborness and my wife’s house apathy allowed us to wait, as I probably would have given in just like everyone else.

So the line that stood out for me is this: “Patty discovered a small but stately brick home in a leafy, kid-filled neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md. We sent in an offer of $460,000 and one day later got our answer: the sellers accepted. ”

[alarmclock]

Without exception, the (male) house fools that I personally know were driven by their wives/gfs to nest in an overpriced house during the boom. I don’t dispute that the men were 50/50 complicit in the decision, but fundamentally the rush to get one before they are all gone was driven by the women (again this is just my personal experience). I am grateful that my stubborness and my wife’s house apathy allowed us to wait, as I probably would have given in just like everyone else.

So the line that stood out for me is this: “Patty discovered a small but stately brick home in a leafy, kid-filled neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md. We sent in an offer of $460,000 and one day later got our answer: the sellers accepted. ”

[alarmclock]

Without exception, the (male) house fools that I personally know were driven by their wives/gfs to nest in an overpriced house during the boom. I don’t dispute that the men were 50/50 complicit in the decision, but fundamentally the rush to get one before they are all gone was driven by the women (again this is just my personal experience). I am grateful that my stubborness and my wife’s house apathy allowed us to wait, as I probably would have given in just like everyone else.

So the line that stood out for me is this: “Patty discovered a small but stately brick home in a leafy, kid-filled neighborhood in Silver Spring, Md. We sent in an offer of $460,000 and one day later got our answer: the sellers accepted. ”

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does this interesting cartoon make the case for ruin, or contradict the case? After all, the cartoon is ostensibly from ~75 years in the past, and clearly we were not in ruin the entire 75 years, so something must have happened.

If we think things are cyclical and the period T is 79 yrs (crash 1929 + 79 = crash 2008), then our nemesis of convenience
– failed to grab power by force in 2002
– will be elected in 2011
– will invade poland 2017
– will face our forces starting in 2020
(Yay! end of downturn)
– will eat his pistol in 2024

Unless the US is the new UK, in which case we will suffer heavy bombardment from 2019 – 2020, and *China’s* entry into the war saves us.

[alarmclock]

does this interesting cartoon make the case for ruin, or contradict the case? After all, the cartoon is ostensibly from ~75 years in the past, and clearly we were not in ruin the entire 75 years, so something must have happened.

If we think things are cyclical and the period T is 79 yrs (crash 1929 + 79 = crash 2008), then our nemesis of convenience
– failed to grab power by force in 2002
– will be elected in 2011
– will invade poland 2017
– will face our forces starting in 2020
(Yay! end of downturn)
– will eat his pistol in 2024

Unless the US is the new UK, in which case we will suffer heavy bombardment from 2019 – 2020, and *China’s* entry into the war saves us.

[alarmclock]

does this interesting cartoon make the case for ruin, or contradict the case? After all, the cartoon is ostensibly from ~75 years in the past, and clearly we were not in ruin the entire 75 years, so something must have happened.

If we think things are cyclical and the period T is 79 yrs (crash 1929 + 79 = crash 2008), then our nemesis of convenience
– failed to grab power by force in 2002
– will be elected in 2011
– will invade poland 2017
– will face our forces starting in 2020
(Yay! end of downturn)
– will eat his pistol in 2024

Unless the US is the new UK, in which case we will suffer heavy bombardment from 2019 – 2020, and *China’s* entry into the war saves us.

[alarmclock]

does this interesting cartoon make the case for ruin, or contradict the case? After all, the cartoon is ostensibly from ~75 years in the past, and clearly we were not in ruin the entire 75 years, so something must have happened.

If we think things are cyclical and the period T is 79 yrs (crash 1929 + 79 = crash 2008), then our nemesis of convenience
– failed to grab power by force in 2002
– will be elected in 2011
– will invade poland 2017
– will face our forces starting in 2020
(Yay! end of downturn)
– will eat his pistol in 2024

Unless the US is the new UK, in which case we will suffer heavy bombardment from 2019 – 2020, and *China’s* entry into the war saves us.

[alarmclock]

does this interesting cartoon make the case for ruin, or contradict the case? After all, the cartoon is ostensibly from ~75 years in the past, and clearly we were not in ruin the entire 75 years, so something must have happened.

If we think things are cyclical and the period T is 79 yrs (crash 1929 + 79 = crash 2008), then our nemesis of convenience
– failed to grab power by force in 2002
– will be elected in 2011
– will invade poland 2017
– will face our forces starting in 2020
(Yay! end of downturn)
– will eat his pistol in 2024

Unless the US is the new UK, in which case we will suffer heavy bombardment from 2019 – 2020, and *China’s* entry into the war saves us.

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Where have all the people able to tell themselves “no” gone?

I guess the most galling thing is that they don’t feel like they did anything wrong. The maximum expression of guilt is along the lines of “Yeah, it was stupid of me…” or, “I should have known better” (i.e. I was tricked) The comments are wrapped in language like “I’m trying to save my home” (from what? from whom?) and how greedy/evil the lenders are.

[alarmclock]

Where have all the people able to tell themselves “no” gone?

I guess the most galling thing is that they don’t feel like they did anything wrong. The maximum expression of guilt is along the lines of “Yeah, it was stupid of me…” or, “I should have known better” (i.e. I was tricked) The comments are wrapped in language like “I’m trying to save my home” (from what? from whom?) and how greedy/evil the lenders are.

[alarmclock]

Where have all the people able to tell themselves “no” gone?

I guess the most galling thing is that they don’t feel like they did anything wrong. The maximum expression of guilt is along the lines of “Yeah, it was stupid of me…” or, “I should have known better” (i.e. I was tricked) The comments are wrapped in language like “I’m trying to save my home” (from what? from whom?) and how greedy/evil the lenders are.

[alarmclock]

Where have all the people able to tell themselves “no” gone?

I guess the most galling thing is that they don’t feel like they did anything wrong. The maximum expression of guilt is along the lines of “Yeah, it was stupid of me…” or, “I should have known better” (i.e. I was tricked) The comments are wrapped in language like “I’m trying to save my home” (from what? from whom?) and how greedy/evil the lenders are.

[alarmclock]

Where have all the people able to tell themselves “no” gone?

I guess the most galling thing is that they don’t feel like they did anything wrong. The maximum expression of guilt is along the lines of “Yeah, it was stupid of me…” or, “I should have known better” (i.e. I was tricked) The comments are wrapped in language like “I’m trying to save my home” (from what? from whom?) and how greedy/evil the lenders are.

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