http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/09/inaugural_address_of_the_day Comments On: Inaugural Address of the Day by Eli Sanders en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
And then the cycle repeats.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:03 -0800 The Stranger
At what point did you start believing that "Deficits don't matter"? The debt expansion has come home to roost.
Posted by Deflation and Debt are bad]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:51:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Deflation and Debt are bad]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:43:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Deflation and Debt are bad]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:42:55 -0800 The Stranger
No, Hoover created the depression by being more concerned with paying down the debt than stimulating the economy.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:10:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:04:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Original Monique]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:56:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by danindowntown]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:31:23 -0800 The Stranger
FDR extended the great depression to 10 years with government intervention.

we are about to do the same.

shrug.
Posted by D. Rand]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:15:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chip]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:15:15 -0800 The Stranger
Because none of those stupid New Deal programs did anything worthwhile...
Posted by Give War A Chance]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:14:31 -0800 The Stranger
which is only one third of a loaf as per Krugman?

IOW some are saying Obama's plan is on track to leave us in depression.

?????????????????????????????

perhaps he is fearing fear itself, he fears having a partisan fight? He'd rather get 80 votes than save us from depression? Sounds pretty scared pants, doesn't it?

Shhhhhh not to be discussed, despite Warren etc. etc. we still want our to celebrate our inauguradulation .............
Posted by PC]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:02:11 -0800 The Stranger
Right now most participants in the market are unnecessarily gloomy (P/Es at bargain rates).

And most consumers are too.

Want to know why people aren't spending? Most credit card debt is in the 28 to 30 percent range and minimum payments have been tripled, since banks have been moving out of the securities that back them, causing a liquidity crisis.

Want to solve it? Bring back usury laws and cap credit card interest rates at no more than 10 percent higher than the 30 year fixed mortgage rate (e.g. 15 percent).
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:51:06 -0800 The Stranger