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NewtoSD
I’m not getting excited about this stuff because it is totally predictable. I don’t think anyone on here really believed that this government would stand by and do nothing with home ownership at around 70%. It is just when they come up with quick fixes that waste valuable tax dollars for short term fixes that is frustrating.
Most of the people trying to make the policies and decisions don’t really know what is going on with the average middle class American. They don’t have friends or family that are getting hurt yet so they know there is a problem but they don’t understand it. Because of this they are working on short term stimulus packages that won’t help fix the real problem.
I believe we are in a massive asset/credit bubble right now and there are many Americans and businesses that are in the 3rd stage of Ponzi borrowing. They can’t service their debt or even the interest on their debt and without easy money and asset inflation they are going under. This is a cycle that was predicted and needs to be worked out of the economy. If we manage to push it off down the road a few years it will only make it that much worse.
As a country what we should be doing is innovating and creating a new industry for our county to lead the world in. I believe that energy and the short supply of it in the future should be this direction. We should be leading the world in solar, wind, geo-thermal, hydrogen fuel cell, etc.
I am too tired to write letters and be pissed at the short sightedness of politicians that are in office for 2-6 years and know they only get re-elected if big business funds their campaigns. When the crises gets so bad and the average American wakes up and gets pissed, we will see change.(if we are lucky) Until we have campaign finance reform and get big business out of the pockets of politicians, I will put my time and energy to more productive activities.
My2Cents
Running BearParticipantNewtoSD
I’m not getting excited about this stuff because it is totally predictable. I don’t think anyone on here really believed that this government would stand by and do nothing with home ownership at around 70%. It is just when they come up with quick fixes that waste valuable tax dollars for short term fixes that is frustrating.
Most of the people trying to make the policies and decisions don’t really know what is going on with the average middle class American. They don’t have friends or family that are getting hurt yet so they know there is a problem but they don’t understand it. Because of this they are working on short term stimulus packages that won’t help fix the real problem.
I believe we are in a massive asset/credit bubble right now and there are many Americans and businesses that are in the 3rd stage of Ponzi borrowing. They can’t service their debt or even the interest on their debt and without easy money and asset inflation they are going under. This is a cycle that was predicted and needs to be worked out of the economy. If we manage to push it off down the road a few years it will only make it that much worse.
As a country what we should be doing is innovating and creating a new industry for our county to lead the world in. I believe that energy and the short supply of it in the future should be this direction. We should be leading the world in solar, wind, geo-thermal, hydrogen fuel cell, etc.
I am too tired to write letters and be pissed at the short sightedness of politicians that are in office for 2-6 years and know they only get re-elected if big business funds their campaigns. When the crises gets so bad and the average American wakes up and gets pissed, we will see change.(if we are lucky) Until we have campaign finance reform and get big business out of the pockets of politicians, I will put my time and energy to more productive activities.
My2Cents
Running BearParticipantNewtoSD
I’m not getting excited about this stuff because it is totally predictable. I don’t think anyone on here really believed that this government would stand by and do nothing with home ownership at around 70%. It is just when they come up with quick fixes that waste valuable tax dollars for short term fixes that is frustrating.
Most of the people trying to make the policies and decisions don’t really know what is going on with the average middle class American. They don’t have friends or family that are getting hurt yet so they know there is a problem but they don’t understand it. Because of this they are working on short term stimulus packages that won’t help fix the real problem.
I believe we are in a massive asset/credit bubble right now and there are many Americans and businesses that are in the 3rd stage of Ponzi borrowing. They can’t service their debt or even the interest on their debt and without easy money and asset inflation they are going under. This is a cycle that was predicted and needs to be worked out of the economy. If we manage to push it off down the road a few years it will only make it that much worse.
As a country what we should be doing is innovating and creating a new industry for our county to lead the world in. I believe that energy and the short supply of it in the future should be this direction. We should be leading the world in solar, wind, geo-thermal, hydrogen fuel cell, etc.
I am too tired to write letters and be pissed at the short sightedness of politicians that are in office for 2-6 years and know they only get re-elected if big business funds their campaigns. When the crises gets so bad and the average American wakes up and gets pissed, we will see change.(if we are lucky) Until we have campaign finance reform and get big business out of the pockets of politicians, I will put my time and energy to more productive activities.
My2Cents
Running BearParticipantNewtoSD
I’m not getting excited about this stuff because it is totally predictable. I don’t think anyone on here really believed that this government would stand by and do nothing with home ownership at around 70%. It is just when they come up with quick fixes that waste valuable tax dollars for short term fixes that is frustrating.
Most of the people trying to make the policies and decisions don’t really know what is going on with the average middle class American. They don’t have friends or family that are getting hurt yet so they know there is a problem but they don’t understand it. Because of this they are working on short term stimulus packages that won’t help fix the real problem.
I believe we are in a massive asset/credit bubble right now and there are many Americans and businesses that are in the 3rd stage of Ponzi borrowing. They can’t service their debt or even the interest on their debt and without easy money and asset inflation they are going under. This is a cycle that was predicted and needs to be worked out of the economy. If we manage to push it off down the road a few years it will only make it that much worse.
As a country what we should be doing is innovating and creating a new industry for our county to lead the world in. I believe that energy and the short supply of it in the future should be this direction. We should be leading the world in solar, wind, geo-thermal, hydrogen fuel cell, etc.
I am too tired to write letters and be pissed at the short sightedness of politicians that are in office for 2-6 years and know they only get re-elected if big business funds their campaigns. When the crises gets so bad and the average American wakes up and gets pissed, we will see change.(if we are lucky) Until we have campaign finance reform and get big business out of the pockets of politicians, I will put my time and energy to more productive activities.
My2Cents
January 26, 2008 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Surprised — dollar hanging in there; metals down a bit #143269Running BearParticipantI don’t think this is a mystery. When the world economy is strong and fear is low, the dollar will drop when the fed is cutting rates or increasing the money/credit supply. That is why the dollar fell over 35% against the Euro from 2001. However, when there is fear in the world markets and people are worried about financial stability the dollar isn’t going to get punished. It is still the reserve currency and most debts are paid for in dollars as well as commodities (oil) around the world. If the dollar wasn’t the reserve currency it would be getting crushed, but since it still is, in times of fear and uncertainty, people will run to it. I’m not a currency expert but have tried to understand why and if the dollar would hold up in a world recession type scenario and this is what I believe.
My2Cents
January 26, 2008 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Surprised — dollar hanging in there; metals down a bit #143507Running BearParticipantI don’t think this is a mystery. When the world economy is strong and fear is low, the dollar will drop when the fed is cutting rates or increasing the money/credit supply. That is why the dollar fell over 35% against the Euro from 2001. However, when there is fear in the world markets and people are worried about financial stability the dollar isn’t going to get punished. It is still the reserve currency and most debts are paid for in dollars as well as commodities (oil) around the world. If the dollar wasn’t the reserve currency it would be getting crushed, but since it still is, in times of fear and uncertainty, people will run to it. I’m not a currency expert but have tried to understand why and if the dollar would hold up in a world recession type scenario and this is what I believe.
My2Cents
January 26, 2008 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Surprised — dollar hanging in there; metals down a bit #143514Running BearParticipantI don’t think this is a mystery. When the world economy is strong and fear is low, the dollar will drop when the fed is cutting rates or increasing the money/credit supply. That is why the dollar fell over 35% against the Euro from 2001. However, when there is fear in the world markets and people are worried about financial stability the dollar isn’t going to get punished. It is still the reserve currency and most debts are paid for in dollars as well as commodities (oil) around the world. If the dollar wasn’t the reserve currency it would be getting crushed, but since it still is, in times of fear and uncertainty, people will run to it. I’m not a currency expert but have tried to understand why and if the dollar would hold up in a world recession type scenario and this is what I believe.
My2Cents
January 26, 2008 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Surprised — dollar hanging in there; metals down a bit #143539Running BearParticipantI don’t think this is a mystery. When the world economy is strong and fear is low, the dollar will drop when the fed is cutting rates or increasing the money/credit supply. That is why the dollar fell over 35% against the Euro from 2001. However, when there is fear in the world markets and people are worried about financial stability the dollar isn’t going to get punished. It is still the reserve currency and most debts are paid for in dollars as well as commodities (oil) around the world. If the dollar wasn’t the reserve currency it would be getting crushed, but since it still is, in times of fear and uncertainty, people will run to it. I’m not a currency expert but have tried to understand why and if the dollar would hold up in a world recession type scenario and this is what I believe.
My2Cents
January 26, 2008 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Surprised — dollar hanging in there; metals down a bit #143612Running BearParticipantI don’t think this is a mystery. When the world economy is strong and fear is low, the dollar will drop when the fed is cutting rates or increasing the money/credit supply. That is why the dollar fell over 35% against the Euro from 2001. However, when there is fear in the world markets and people are worried about financial stability the dollar isn’t going to get punished. It is still the reserve currency and most debts are paid for in dollars as well as commodities (oil) around the world. If the dollar wasn’t the reserve currency it would be getting crushed, but since it still is, in times of fear and uncertainty, people will run to it. I’m not a currency expert but have tried to understand why and if the dollar would hold up in a world recession type scenario and this is what I believe.
My2Cents
January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM in reply to: We are now within 5% of BOTTOM in for $600K and up SD RE market. #139763Running BearParticipantI just don’t understand the logic of trying to put a % on the drop and timing the bottom. Are you looking at all of the Macro Economic stuff going on right now? No one has a clue at how big this thing will be until it is passed. If you think the housing market is going to hit some magical “bottom” and then leap back up to current levels please go post on a Realtor forum. To those waiting to jump into a house and time the bottom, if you want to throw your money away fine, that is your choice, but this housing market is going down and when it bottoms it will stay there for awhile. All of the instruments and conditions that facilitated this irrational rise are gone and won’t be there waiting at the bottom. Be happy you aren’t a home owner for this and start building up your nest egg. At the bottom having cash will be king.
My2Cents
January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM in reply to: We are now within 5% of BOTTOM in for $600K and up SD RE market. #139979Running BearParticipantI just don’t understand the logic of trying to put a % on the drop and timing the bottom. Are you looking at all of the Macro Economic stuff going on right now? No one has a clue at how big this thing will be until it is passed. If you think the housing market is going to hit some magical “bottom” and then leap back up to current levels please go post on a Realtor forum. To those waiting to jump into a house and time the bottom, if you want to throw your money away fine, that is your choice, but this housing market is going down and when it bottoms it will stay there for awhile. All of the instruments and conditions that facilitated this irrational rise are gone and won’t be there waiting at the bottom. Be happy you aren’t a home owner for this and start building up your nest egg. At the bottom having cash will be king.
My2Cents
January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM in reply to: We are now within 5% of BOTTOM in for $600K and up SD RE market. #140000Running BearParticipantI just don’t understand the logic of trying to put a % on the drop and timing the bottom. Are you looking at all of the Macro Economic stuff going on right now? No one has a clue at how big this thing will be until it is passed. If you think the housing market is going to hit some magical “bottom” and then leap back up to current levels please go post on a Realtor forum. To those waiting to jump into a house and time the bottom, if you want to throw your money away fine, that is your choice, but this housing market is going down and when it bottoms it will stay there for awhile. All of the instruments and conditions that facilitated this irrational rise are gone and won’t be there waiting at the bottom. Be happy you aren’t a home owner for this and start building up your nest egg. At the bottom having cash will be king.
My2Cents
January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM in reply to: We are now within 5% of BOTTOM in for $600K and up SD RE market. #140029Running BearParticipantI just don’t understand the logic of trying to put a % on the drop and timing the bottom. Are you looking at all of the Macro Economic stuff going on right now? No one has a clue at how big this thing will be until it is passed. If you think the housing market is going to hit some magical “bottom” and then leap back up to current levels please go post on a Realtor forum. To those waiting to jump into a house and time the bottom, if you want to throw your money away fine, that is your choice, but this housing market is going down and when it bottoms it will stay there for awhile. All of the instruments and conditions that facilitated this irrational rise are gone and won’t be there waiting at the bottom. Be happy you aren’t a home owner for this and start building up your nest egg. At the bottom having cash will be king.
My2Cents
January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM in reply to: We are now within 5% of BOTTOM in for $600K and up SD RE market. #140073Running BearParticipantI just don’t understand the logic of trying to put a % on the drop and timing the bottom. Are you looking at all of the Macro Economic stuff going on right now? No one has a clue at how big this thing will be until it is passed. If you think the housing market is going to hit some magical “bottom” and then leap back up to current levels please go post on a Realtor forum. To those waiting to jump into a house and time the bottom, if you want to throw your money away fine, that is your choice, but this housing market is going down and when it bottoms it will stay there for awhile. All of the instruments and conditions that facilitated this irrational rise are gone and won’t be there waiting at the bottom. Be happy you aren’t a home owner for this and start building up your nest egg. At the bottom having cash will be king.
My2Cents
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