[bubba99]

[quote=walterwhite]in terms of what, though? i agree that in terms of making actual money, it’s a bad bet; we’re broke.

but I think it’s a pretty damn good bet that at some point int he next 30 years, the US government, although it’s just been playing with fire lately, is going to ge the hang of creating some serious inflation,a nd while you may not make any real money, it will seem smart to ahve borrowed a large amount of dollars today becauseit will beeasier to pay them off someday. I hate to say it’s a sure thing, cause no one really knows, but it sure seems that that’s waht the powers that be want…[/quote]

I have been thinking down the same lines. That sooner or later, inflation and dollar destruction will make owning assets a good thing – maybe the only thing that will prevent wealth destruction. Real rates of interest on CD’s etc are negative so savings are a real loss.

Housing is a leveraged asset play and soon it may make financial sense. Pricing is critical, but we may see the housing decline actually reverse amid the dollar decline.

[bubba99]

[quote=walterwhite]in terms of what, though? i agree that in terms of making actual money, it’s a bad bet; we’re broke.

but I think it’s a pretty damn good bet that at some point int he next 30 years, the US government, although it’s just been playing with fire lately, is going to ge the hang of creating some serious inflation,a nd while you may not make any real money, it will seem smart to ahve borrowed a large amount of dollars today becauseit will beeasier to pay them off someday. I hate to say it’s a sure thing, cause no one really knows, but it sure seems that that’s waht the powers that be want…[/quote]

I have been thinking down the same lines. That sooner or later, inflation and dollar destruction will make owning assets a good thing – maybe the only thing that will prevent wealth destruction. Real rates of interest on CD’s etc are negative so savings are a real loss.

Housing is a leveraged asset play and soon it may make financial sense. Pricing is critical, but we may see the housing decline actually reverse amid the dollar decline.

[bubba99]

[quote=walterwhite]in terms of what, though? i agree that in terms of making actual money, it’s a bad bet; we’re broke.

but I think it’s a pretty damn good bet that at some point int he next 30 years, the US government, although it’s just been playing with fire lately, is going to ge the hang of creating some serious inflation,a nd while you may not make any real money, it will seem smart to ahve borrowed a large amount of dollars today becauseit will beeasier to pay them off someday. I hate to say it’s a sure thing, cause no one really knows, but it sure seems that that’s waht the powers that be want…[/quote]

I have been thinking down the same lines. That sooner or later, inflation and dollar destruction will make owning assets a good thing – maybe the only thing that will prevent wealth destruction. Real rates of interest on CD’s etc are negative so savings are a real loss.

Housing is a leveraged asset play and soon it may make financial sense. Pricing is critical, but we may see the housing decline actually reverse amid the dollar decline.

[bubba99]

If OBL is dead, any terrorist actions they had planned may continue on their original timelines. If he is alive, all planned actions must be cancelled or executed immediately – before we can get the intel out of OBL.

But if we have him, and have lied about him being alive, everything we get is actionable. If we did capture him, it is in the national interest to make the world think he is dead.

[bubba99]

If OBL is dead, any terrorist actions they had planned may continue on their original timelines. If he is alive, all planned actions must be cancelled or executed immediately – before we can get the intel out of OBL.

But if we have him, and have lied about him being alive, everything we get is actionable. If we did capture him, it is in the national interest to make the world think he is dead.

[bubba99]

If OBL is dead, any terrorist actions they had planned may continue on their original timelines. If he is alive, all planned actions must be cancelled or executed immediately – before we can get the intel out of OBL.

But if we have him, and have lied about him being alive, everything we get is actionable. If we did capture him, it is in the national interest to make the world think he is dead.

[bubba99]

If OBL is dead, any terrorist actions they had planned may continue on their original timelines. If he is alive, all planned actions must be cancelled or executed immediately – before we can get the intel out of OBL.

But if we have him, and have lied about him being alive, everything we get is actionable. If we did capture him, it is in the national interest to make the world think he is dead.

[bubba99]

If OBL is dead, any terrorist actions they had planned may continue on their original timelines. If he is alive, all planned actions must be cancelled or executed immediately – before we can get the intel out of OBL.

But if we have him, and have lied about him being alive, everything we get is actionable. If we did capture him, it is in the national interest to make the world think he is dead.

[bubba99]

I am told that 70% of all fire fighters are volunteer positions. That volunteers can be trained to do rescues from burning buildings.

Perhaps the detective should be just a detective, and the fire captain just a fire captain. But maybe the ticket writer could learn to be a firefighter too. For the bulk of the traffic cops, ticket writers, beat cops, train them to hold a hose and fight fires. Many officers are already trained in emergency medicine. And although I understand the law enforcement job well, I cant get over thinking that firemen spend most of their time sleeping and joking with their co-workers and only fight fires once in a blue moon. Plus the era of a fat out of shape donut eating cop would be over.

A few years ago Homeland Security combined the Customs Inspector job with the Immigration Officer Position and called it a CBPO. The officer must know customs law, entry processing, immigration law and processing, terrorist interdiction, WMD detection and security. Previously four different positions, now just one job title.

[bubba99]

I am told that 70% of all fire fighters are volunteer positions. That volunteers can be trained to do rescues from burning buildings.

Perhaps the detective should be just a detective, and the fire captain just a fire captain. But maybe the ticket writer could learn to be a firefighter too. For the bulk of the traffic cops, ticket writers, beat cops, train them to hold a hose and fight fires. Many officers are already trained in emergency medicine. And although I understand the law enforcement job well, I cant get over thinking that firemen spend most of their time sleeping and joking with their co-workers and only fight fires once in a blue moon. Plus the era of a fat out of shape donut eating cop would be over.

A few years ago Homeland Security combined the Customs Inspector job with the Immigration Officer Position and called it a CBPO. The officer must know customs law, entry processing, immigration law and processing, terrorist interdiction, WMD detection and security. Previously four different positions, now just one job title.

[bubba99]

I am told that 70% of all fire fighters are volunteer positions. That volunteers can be trained to do rescues from burning buildings.

Perhaps the detective should be just a detective, and the fire captain just a fire captain. But maybe the ticket writer could learn to be a firefighter too. For the bulk of the traffic cops, ticket writers, beat cops, train them to hold a hose and fight fires. Many officers are already trained in emergency medicine. And although I understand the law enforcement job well, I cant get over thinking that firemen spend most of their time sleeping and joking with their co-workers and only fight fires once in a blue moon. Plus the era of a fat out of shape donut eating cop would be over.

A few years ago Homeland Security combined the Customs Inspector job with the Immigration Officer Position and called it a CBPO. The officer must know customs law, entry processing, immigration law and processing, terrorist interdiction, WMD detection and security. Previously four different positions, now just one job title.

[bubba99]

I am told that 70% of all fire fighters are volunteer positions. That volunteers can be trained to do rescues from burning buildings.

Perhaps the detective should be just a detective, and the fire captain just a fire captain. But maybe the ticket writer could learn to be a firefighter too. For the bulk of the traffic cops, ticket writers, beat cops, train them to hold a hose and fight fires. Many officers are already trained in emergency medicine. And although I understand the law enforcement job well, I cant get over thinking that firemen spend most of their time sleeping and joking with their co-workers and only fight fires once in a blue moon. Plus the era of a fat out of shape donut eating cop would be over.

A few years ago Homeland Security combined the Customs Inspector job with the Immigration Officer Position and called it a CBPO. The officer must know customs law, entry processing, immigration law and processing, terrorist interdiction, WMD detection and security. Previously four different positions, now just one job title.

[bubba99]

I am told that 70% of all fire fighters are volunteer positions. That volunteers can be trained to do rescues from burning buildings.

Perhaps the detective should be just a detective, and the fire captain just a fire captain. But maybe the ticket writer could learn to be a firefighter too. For the bulk of the traffic cops, ticket writers, beat cops, train them to hold a hose and fight fires. Many officers are already trained in emergency medicine. And although I understand the law enforcement job well, I cant get over thinking that firemen spend most of their time sleeping and joking with their co-workers and only fight fires once in a blue moon. Plus the era of a fat out of shape donut eating cop would be over.

A few years ago Homeland Security combined the Customs Inspector job with the Immigration Officer Position and called it a CBPO. The officer must know customs law, entry processing, immigration law and processing, terrorist interdiction, WMD detection and security. Previously four different positions, now just one job title.

[bubba99]

I am hoping that OBL really is alive, and that the burial at sea a ruse. I want to believe that we got him alive and are now working diligently to get every bit of information his brain has to offer.

Although the dancing in the streets IMHO is out of character for Americans, the thought of getting to the rest of Al Qaeda does have me smiling.

[bubba99]

I am hoping that OBL really is alive, and that the burial at sea a ruse. I want to believe that we got him alive and are now working diligently to get every bit of information his brain has to offer.

Although the dancing in the streets IMHO is out of character for Americans, the thought of getting to the rest of Al Qaeda does have me smiling.

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