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[quote=CONCHO] It is hard to avoid the poisons.[/quote]

As in the case of bacteria, how is your body going to build up a resistance if you don’t introduce it into your system? Only in a country of such abundance would people be up in arms over genetically-engineered food. I’m certain the folks in Africa are apoplectic. Genetically-engineered food? Bring it on. Now, where are my robots!?!?

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO] It is hard to avoid the poisons.[/quote]

As in the case of bacteria, how is your body going to build up a resistance if you don’t introduce it into your system? Only in a country of such abundance would people be up in arms over genetically-engineered food. I’m certain the folks in Africa are apoplectic. Genetically-engineered food? Bring it on. Now, where are my robots!?!?

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO] It is hard to avoid the poisons.[/quote]

As in the case of bacteria, how is your body going to build up a resistance if you don’t introduce it into your system? Only in a country of such abundance would people be up in arms over genetically-engineered food. I’m certain the folks in Africa are apoplectic. Genetically-engineered food? Bring it on. Now, where are my robots!?!?

[davelj]

[quote=CONCHO] It is hard to avoid the poisons.[/quote]

As in the case of bacteria, how is your body going to build up a resistance if you don’t introduce it into your system? Only in a country of such abundance would people be up in arms over genetically-engineered food. I’m certain the folks in Africa are apoplectic. Genetically-engineered food? Bring it on. Now, where are my robots!?!?

[davelj]

(I assume you mean that these “certain strategies” are designed to maximize your AFTER-tax cash flow as opposed to your PRE-tax stated income. Just making sure.)

Yup, I’ve had the same “problems.” But, frankly, I view this as a good thing. It means the lenders are paying much closer attention. So, it didn’t really bother me. Underwriting standards are going “Back to the 90s.” As they should be.

I have some extensive diagrams and spreadsheets that explain pretty clearly how everything fits together and after I did it the first time it just required updating. You might want to consider doing something similar in order to save yourself the grief next time around.

[davelj]

(I assume you mean that these “certain strategies” are designed to maximize your AFTER-tax cash flow as opposed to your PRE-tax stated income. Just making sure.)

Yup, I’ve had the same “problems.” But, frankly, I view this as a good thing. It means the lenders are paying much closer attention. So, it didn’t really bother me. Underwriting standards are going “Back to the 90s.” As they should be.

I have some extensive diagrams and spreadsheets that explain pretty clearly how everything fits together and after I did it the first time it just required updating. You might want to consider doing something similar in order to save yourself the grief next time around.

[davelj]

(I assume you mean that these “certain strategies” are designed to maximize your AFTER-tax cash flow as opposed to your PRE-tax stated income. Just making sure.)

Yup, I’ve had the same “problems.” But, frankly, I view this as a good thing. It means the lenders are paying much closer attention. So, it didn’t really bother me. Underwriting standards are going “Back to the 90s.” As they should be.

I have some extensive diagrams and spreadsheets that explain pretty clearly how everything fits together and after I did it the first time it just required updating. You might want to consider doing something similar in order to save yourself the grief next time around.

[davelj]

(I assume you mean that these “certain strategies” are designed to maximize your AFTER-tax cash flow as opposed to your PRE-tax stated income. Just making sure.)

Yup, I’ve had the same “problems.” But, frankly, I view this as a good thing. It means the lenders are paying much closer attention. So, it didn’t really bother me. Underwriting standards are going “Back to the 90s.” As they should be.

I have some extensive diagrams and spreadsheets that explain pretty clearly how everything fits together and after I did it the first time it just required updating. You might want to consider doing something similar in order to save yourself the grief next time around.

[davelj]

(I assume you mean that these “certain strategies” are designed to maximize your AFTER-tax cash flow as opposed to your PRE-tax stated income. Just making sure.)

Yup, I’ve had the same “problems.” But, frankly, I view this as a good thing. It means the lenders are paying much closer attention. So, it didn’t really bother me. Underwriting standards are going “Back to the 90s.” As they should be.

I have some extensive diagrams and spreadsheets that explain pretty clearly how everything fits together and after I did it the first time it just required updating. You might want to consider doing something similar in order to save yourself the grief next time around.

[davelj]

I wouldn’t have put it exactly how he did, but I don’t think this guy’s too far off:

http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-mother-fubar.html

[davelj]

I wouldn’t have put it exactly how he did, but I don’t think this guy’s too far off:

http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-mother-fubar.html

[davelj]

I wouldn’t have put it exactly how he did, but I don’t think this guy’s too far off:

http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-mother-fubar.html

[davelj]

I wouldn’t have put it exactly how he did, but I don’t think this guy’s too far off:

http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-mother-fubar.html

[davelj]

I wouldn’t have put it exactly how he did, but I don’t think this guy’s too far off:

http://paper-money.blogspot.com/2011/01/chinese-mother-fubar.html

[davelj]

When I first read that article (which was prior to finding it discussed here) my very first inkling was that it was an April Fool’s joke, but then I quickly realized it was just January.

I don’t have kids. Never will. But I feel sorry for kids who endure the kind of upbringing enforced by Ms. Chua. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll agree that the typical Caucasian approach to discipline, education, etc. is lacking. You’ll get no argument from me there. But I think the militaristic approach favored by Ms. Chua and her cohorts is just as wrong-headed, just in the opposite direction. While many kids that grow up under the typical Caucasian approach will be unprepared for the rigors of the real world, I suspect that many kids that grow up under the militaristic approach will be prone to insecurity and depression, and have difficult relationships with their parents. I’m not a parent, but neither approach appears to be a recipe for producing “contentment,” which should be the real goal (in my opinion).

I’ve known kids who excelled academically, went the math & science magnet school route, and still managed to not amount to much professionally or otherwise. Conversely, I’ve known kids who went the Montessori route, didn’t work particularly hard, spent plenty of time smelling the roses and went on to great success. I just don’t see it as an either/or proposition. And, in my view, anyone who tries to portray it as such is really revealing more about themselves than anything else.

Although it’s a cliche, there’s some truth to it: The C-students own the company in which the B-student is the President and the A-student is the accountant. Again, clearly that’s not always the case. But the rote/militaristic approach favored by Ms. Chua does not engender much imagination or inspiration. And while perspiration is important, too (as Einstein noted), in this day and age there is a lot of global competition from the automaton set. Personally, I don’t value “computing power” – which is Ms. Chua’s focus – because it’s so easily found – and it’s cheap. I value imagination, initiative, and a high social IQ on top of a fundamental competence as a baseline. But that’s just my view of the world.

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