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spdrun
ParticipantI’m not convinced that real change is possible until many members of the older generations either retire from public life or simply expire. Younger people have time to wait out the olds.
ParticipantAs are some older people … 😉
ParticipantHonestly, I wouldn’t, yet. I still hope that the people running the show will see reason at some point.
Younger people (my generation and below) tend to be more socially permissive yet support government spending on things that actually matter like healthcare and infrastructure. Once the older generation in politics retires, this country might actually head somewhere good.
ParticipantNo oil, and I don’t buy index funds, but I’ve beat the indices in the stocks that I did buy after the lovely near-20% nosedive of fall 2011. Bought SPWR when it was below 10, and American Airlines when everyone said it was fucked. THAT’s some blood for y’all.
ParticipantIf you’re implying that there will never be another recession/correction, history is NOT on your side. Longest without a recession, ever, in US history has been 10 years, and we’re on year 6 right now. Average is much shorter.
Remember the people (most people) who were saying that we’ll never see $50/bbl oil again last year? 🙂
ParticipantStocks did, and that too is an opportunity. “Buy when blood is running in the street” doesn’t imply the street will always be the same.
ParticipantScrew Puritanism, and screw our imposing it on the rest of the world. The world would have been a better place if the Mayflower had been smashed on Plymouth Rock and turned into a seagull buffet.
That’s one of the many advantages of San Diego — there’s a whole country 25 miles away that’s not run on a Puritan basis.
ParticipantIf you’re not married to a dedicated VoIP phone, Google Voice works fine.
ParticipantWell, now I’m able and willing to take advantage — it’s only a question of testicular fortitude when the next beautiful opportunity comes. Here’s to 2001, 2008, and ???!
ParticipantNot enough. Here’s to the next recession! I didn’t take good enough advantage of the last one, so here’s to the next!
ParticipantOf course it won’t … but a more generalized “revaluation” as happened in 2000 to 2001 would be an interesting investment opportunity. Whether in stocks or in housing, it will for sure be interesting…
Mr. Schadenfreude. I like that 🙂
ParticipantI support the child sex laws. As far as anti-bribery, I don’t really support it. Different cultures have different definitions of civilization, and I don’t see the need for us to force our definition on the rest of the world. As I said, low-level corruption is often a good thing. Red tape and overzealous legislation will exist regardless. The ability to cut through that sort of mess is a good thing.
Besides, oftentimes, the really evil people in government are the true believers, not the people who take some money on the side.
FIFA was a private organization. If its officials chose to auction off locations for the World Cup via who could pay the biggest bribe, I don’t actually have a problem with it. We’re not talking about building a hospital here. We’re talking about the location for a child’s game.
Our ire should have been limited to not participating, not throwing our weight around like a drunken elephant and kidnapping (or trying to — we’ll see what the Swiss courts say) people from abroad.
ParticipantWe all know what happened soon afterward — one can only hope…
Participant^^^ Well said.
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