[aldante]

Congrats,
All I would say is be careful where you buy becasue of traffic patterns. It seems much better then here on the face of it but if you are are not careful you will have a bad commute. From what I remember 3 years ago, prices are relective of traffic on the freeways.

[aldante]

Congrats,
All I would say is be careful where you buy becasue of traffic patterns. It seems much better then here on the face of it but if you are are not careful you will have a bad commute. From what I remember 3 years ago, prices are relective of traffic on the freeways.

[aldante]

Congrats,
All I would say is be careful where you buy becasue of traffic patterns. It seems much better then here on the face of it but if you are are not careful you will have a bad commute. From what I remember 3 years ago, prices are relective of traffic on the freeways.

[aldante]

Mine was a reference to, just being done with the over priced real estate market and being mystifyed as to how people could be so blind to the theft and corruption.

So aldante is how they pronounes Al Dente in the south when I worked in the restaurant industry.

boring but true

[aldante]

Mine was a reference to, just being done with the over priced real estate market and being mystifyed as to how people could be so blind to the theft and corruption.

So aldante is how they pronounes Al Dente in the south when I worked in the restaurant industry.

boring but true

[aldante]

Mine was a reference to, just being done with the over priced real estate market and being mystifyed as to how people could be so blind to the theft and corruption.

So aldante is how they pronounes Al Dente in the south when I worked in the restaurant industry.

boring but true

[aldante]

Mine was a reference to, just being done with the over priced real estate market and being mystifyed as to how people could be so blind to the theft and corruption.

So aldante is how they pronounes Al Dente in the south when I worked in the restaurant industry.

boring but true

[aldante]

Mine was a reference to, just being done with the over priced real estate market and being mystifyed as to how people could be so blind to the theft and corruption.

So aldante is how they pronounes Al Dente in the south when I worked in the restaurant industry.

boring but true

[aldante]

SV,
I think that the main line of the audit should be focused on obligations that the FED has with counter parties, and what the value is of thier entire balance sheet and what comprises their balance sheet. Its funny but Ron Paul was ridiclued by Ben Bernanke about the possiblity of the US funding part of the Greek crisis about 3 months ago now and it turns out our committment may be $60 billion or so.

Who should perform? Great question. I am pretty sure that HB 1207 and SB 604 say that entity should be the CBO. I don’t know enough either way to advocate for against that recommendation. I do disagree with you on your premise that “we” would not find out new information. I think that the majority of the American population would be appaled at what this independant organization has gotten us into. I don’t know the specifics but the notion that we live in a free society will be smashed when the FEDS’ committments are revealed. I think it would amount to the Germans funding Greek workers retirements at 50 years old x 100. I think that it will be difficult to control mass anger in the US at that point.
Bottom line is that we as a country (not individually) have been living beyond our means since 1982 and our debt needs to be either restructured or paid. The FED has been the bartenter – and Americans the drunks. So that is why-btw I am sitting it out in real estate….I think a lot more hurt is coming down the pipe.

[aldante]

SV,
I think that the main line of the audit should be focused on obligations that the FED has with counter parties, and what the value is of thier entire balance sheet and what comprises their balance sheet. Its funny but Ron Paul was ridiclued by Ben Bernanke about the possiblity of the US funding part of the Greek crisis about 3 months ago now and it turns out our committment may be $60 billion or so.

Who should perform? Great question. I am pretty sure that HB 1207 and SB 604 say that entity should be the CBO. I don’t know enough either way to advocate for against that recommendation. I do disagree with you on your premise that “we” would not find out new information. I think that the majority of the American population would be appaled at what this independant organization has gotten us into. I don’t know the specifics but the notion that we live in a free society will be smashed when the FEDS’ committments are revealed. I think it would amount to the Germans funding Greek workers retirements at 50 years old x 100. I think that it will be difficult to control mass anger in the US at that point.
Bottom line is that we as a country (not individually) have been living beyond our means since 1982 and our debt needs to be either restructured or paid. The FED has been the bartenter – and Americans the drunks. So that is why-btw I am sitting it out in real estate….I think a lot more hurt is coming down the pipe.

[aldante]

SV,
I think that the main line of the audit should be focused on obligations that the FED has with counter parties, and what the value is of thier entire balance sheet and what comprises their balance sheet. Its funny but Ron Paul was ridiclued by Ben Bernanke about the possiblity of the US funding part of the Greek crisis about 3 months ago now and it turns out our committment may be $60 billion or so.

Who should perform? Great question. I am pretty sure that HB 1207 and SB 604 say that entity should be the CBO. I don’t know enough either way to advocate for against that recommendation. I do disagree with you on your premise that “we” would not find out new information. I think that the majority of the American population would be appaled at what this independant organization has gotten us into. I don’t know the specifics but the notion that we live in a free society will be smashed when the FEDS’ committments are revealed. I think it would amount to the Germans funding Greek workers retirements at 50 years old x 100. I think that it will be difficult to control mass anger in the US at that point.
Bottom line is that we as a country (not individually) have been living beyond our means since 1982 and our debt needs to be either restructured or paid. The FED has been the bartenter – and Americans the drunks. So that is why-btw I am sitting it out in real estate….I think a lot more hurt is coming down the pipe.

[aldante]

SV,
I think that the main line of the audit should be focused on obligations that the FED has with counter parties, and what the value is of thier entire balance sheet and what comprises their balance sheet. Its funny but Ron Paul was ridiclued by Ben Bernanke about the possiblity of the US funding part of the Greek crisis about 3 months ago now and it turns out our committment may be $60 billion or so.

Who should perform? Great question. I am pretty sure that HB 1207 and SB 604 say that entity should be the CBO. I don’t know enough either way to advocate for against that recommendation. I do disagree with you on your premise that “we” would not find out new information. I think that the majority of the American population would be appaled at what this independant organization has gotten us into. I don’t know the specifics but the notion that we live in a free society will be smashed when the FEDS’ committments are revealed. I think it would amount to the Germans funding Greek workers retirements at 50 years old x 100. I think that it will be difficult to control mass anger in the US at that point.
Bottom line is that we as a country (not individually) have been living beyond our means since 1982 and our debt needs to be either restructured or paid. The FED has been the bartenter – and Americans the drunks. So that is why-btw I am sitting it out in real estate….I think a lot more hurt is coming down the pipe.

[aldante]

SV,
I think that the main line of the audit should be focused on obligations that the FED has with counter parties, and what the value is of thier entire balance sheet and what comprises their balance sheet. Its funny but Ron Paul was ridiclued by Ben Bernanke about the possiblity of the US funding part of the Greek crisis about 3 months ago now and it turns out our committment may be $60 billion or so.

Who should perform? Great question. I am pretty sure that HB 1207 and SB 604 say that entity should be the CBO. I don’t know enough either way to advocate for against that recommendation. I do disagree with you on your premise that “we” would not find out new information. I think that the majority of the American population would be appaled at what this independant organization has gotten us into. I don’t know the specifics but the notion that we live in a free society will be smashed when the FEDS’ committments are revealed. I think it would amount to the Germans funding Greek workers retirements at 50 years old x 100. I think that it will be difficult to control mass anger in the US at that point.
Bottom line is that we as a country (not individually) have been living beyond our means since 1982 and our debt needs to be either restructured or paid. The FED has been the bartenter – and Americans the drunks. So that is why-btw I am sitting it out in real estate….I think a lot more hurt is coming down the pipe.

[aldante]

Allen,
Most analysts out there on Enron were taken by suprise by Enrons real figures. The reason why is that the audits purposely obfuscated the truth. (The opposite of what they are supposed to do). If the audits were so good and the information was disclosed why is Arthur Andersen (sorry for that spelling) now defacto defunct?
Could it be:
“The evidence available to us suggests that Andersen did not fulfill its professional responsibilities in connection with its audits of Enron’s financial statements, or its obligation to bring to the attention of Enron’s Board (or the Audit and Compliance Committee) concerns about Enron’s internal contracts over the related-party transactions”. **from the verdict against Andersen, wikipedia

All of this information came out in hearing that lead to our whole new set of laws called Sarbanes-Oxley. It was a gigantic deal back then. So I do not think your statement that “but everything was extensively annotated and footnoted” is/was shared by the thousands if not millions involved. If the courts would have agreed with you Arthur Andersen would still be with the living.

The analysts who were bearish did not know for sure Enron was lying they had to take leaps of Faith and fight against that “drinking the coolaid mentality” you speak of. But for you to insinuate that the audits were clean flys in the face of fact.

Are you saying that you were able to see through the Andersen audit and see Enrons shady deals? Very Impressive. I am glad that you can see exactly what the FED is doing with taxpayer committment. I am confident that you (haveing read the FEDS audit) can succintly let us know the answers to the questions I raised above.

I do not understand how you could try and counter my arguement using the “few analysts” who saw Enron coming and not see how that contradicts you own arguement. Anyone who is not in favor of an audit is drinking from the FED’s Koolaid – that same “buying the hype” crowd you spoke of in your post. Or they suspect that a real audit might reveal a gigantic ponzi scheme. 99% of Americans are worse off after our credit crisis. Mr. Bernenke, the guy people are defending (by not advocating a real audit) told us all in May 2008 all would be fine and we would not hit a recession. He also told us Freddie and Fannie would be fine. And you want to use his figures? You would read the “free info” and take it as fact?

At some point we all have to make a decision on who to believe and who to back. I don’t believe one thing that Bernanke chooses to say becasue while some if it may be true I know that the FED is not on the side of the taxpayer but needs the taxpayer to survive. If they want to come clean with a real audit and the results show how great they have helped America – fine I am happy to change my mind in the face of new information.

[aldante]

Allen,
Most analysts out there on Enron were taken by suprise by Enrons real figures. The reason why is that the audits purposely obfuscated the truth. (The opposite of what they are supposed to do). If the audits were so good and the information was disclosed why is Arthur Andersen (sorry for that spelling) now defacto defunct?
Could it be:
“The evidence available to us suggests that Andersen did not fulfill its professional responsibilities in connection with its audits of Enron’s financial statements, or its obligation to bring to the attention of Enron’s Board (or the Audit and Compliance Committee) concerns about Enron’s internal contracts over the related-party transactions”. **from the verdict against Andersen, wikipedia

All of this information came out in hearing that lead to our whole new set of laws called Sarbanes-Oxley. It was a gigantic deal back then. So I do not think your statement that “but everything was extensively annotated and footnoted” is/was shared by the thousands if not millions involved. If the courts would have agreed with you Arthur Andersen would still be with the living.

The analysts who were bearish did not know for sure Enron was lying they had to take leaps of Faith and fight against that “drinking the coolaid mentality” you speak of. But for you to insinuate that the audits were clean flys in the face of fact.

Are you saying that you were able to see through the Andersen audit and see Enrons shady deals? Very Impressive. I am glad that you can see exactly what the FED is doing with taxpayer committment. I am confident that you (haveing read the FEDS audit) can succintly let us know the answers to the questions I raised above.

I do not understand how you could try and counter my arguement using the “few analysts” who saw Enron coming and not see how that contradicts you own arguement. Anyone who is not in favor of an audit is drinking from the FED’s Koolaid – that same “buying the hype” crowd you spoke of in your post. Or they suspect that a real audit might reveal a gigantic ponzi scheme. 99% of Americans are worse off after our credit crisis. Mr. Bernenke, the guy people are defending (by not advocating a real audit) told us all in May 2008 all would be fine and we would not hit a recession. He also told us Freddie and Fannie would be fine. And you want to use his figures? You would read the “free info” and take it as fact?

At some point we all have to make a decision on who to believe and who to back. I don’t believe one thing that Bernanke chooses to say becasue while some if it may be true I know that the FED is not on the side of the taxpayer but needs the taxpayer to survive. If they want to come clean with a real audit and the results show how great they have helped America – fine I am happy to change my mind in the face of new information.

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