Friday, May 1, 2009
Snoutbreak Not All Bad
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:18 AM
The best thing about the swine flu? It gave us a break from thinking/worrying about the relentless economic crisis. Indeed, it even made this stuff about foreclosures, bank tests, bankruptcies irrelevant. And that is a good thing.
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yes, overblown hysterical distractions make real issues, like how are we going to earn enough to eat, shelter ourselves, and meet our financial obligations, irrelevant. and that's a good thing?
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"Mortgagees", also known as the people who lend money to buy houses, are still relevant. People are always relevant Charles.
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Man, Charles. Your idea of good is waaaaaay different than mine.
Have you considered writing for USA Today? Your depth of expression and topical relevance seems a good fit. We understand that we need writers like us there.
Have you considered writing for USA Today? Your depth of expression and topical relevance seems a good fit. We understand that we need writers like us there.
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@2 I agree that being happy about getting the double-whammy calamity is not a good thing. Charles goes off the deep end again!
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of course you still have the babies on CNBC whining about not getting enough money to maintain their multi-million dollar hampton estates with only a 30 percent salary and bonus increase in finance for flipping paper ...
even if we kicked out the CEO of BofA (50.3 pct vote) - that was a sweet vote of my 600 shares helping out - and way overdue.
even if we kicked out the CEO of BofA (50.3 pct vote) - that was a sweet vote of my 600 shares helping out - and way overdue.
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Wow, Will, you have 600 shares of BofA? That's very impressive -- and so relevant! I don't understand why they aren't interviewing YOU on CNBC.
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The flu and the economy are not unrelated.
Just look at Mexico and what their economy is doing.
This whole event will be studied and debated for many years from now. Well, assuming we don't all die...
Just look at Mexico and what their economy is doing.
This whole event will be studied and debated for many years from now. Well, assuming we don't all die...
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Actually, stocks in the two firms doing the flu shots are up, Fnarf.
Try reading the original post - the discussion was how this differed in our focus on the H1N1 variant A flu instead of the financial crisis.
Recent financial news specifically is that the shareholders banded together to oust the President and CEO of BofA from his chairmanship of the board, as part of the financial crisis.
Try to keep up - there are hedge funds trying to profit from Chrysler's bankruptcy as we speak and whining about Obama telling them to sod off.
Try reading the original post - the discussion was how this differed in our focus on the H1N1 variant A flu instead of the financial crisis.
Recent financial news specifically is that the shareholders banded together to oust the President and CEO of BofA from his chairmanship of the board, as part of the financial crisis.
Try to keep up - there are hedge funds trying to profit from Chrysler's bankruptcy as we speak and whining about Obama telling them to sod off.
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Really, Will? Hedge funds, you say? Financial news? However do you keep up with it all? You must have a mind like a steel trap, slamming shut thousands of times a second.
For starters, what does "the discussion was how this differed in our focus on" even mean? Is English your first language?
But yes, I strongly agree -- your portfolio is totally relevant to anything that gets posted here. Of course it is.
For starters, what does "the discussion was how this differed in our focus on" even mean? Is English your first language?
But yes, I strongly agree -- your portfolio is totally relevant to anything that gets posted here. Of course it is.
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KARLES, U R ADORABLE. I LUV UR DIALECTICAL BS AND DIALECTICAL SOLNS. TO EVRYDAY PROBLEMS.
RIDDLE FOR KARLES: WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF LOSER BY DEFAULT? U! CUZ U WON'T DABAIT ME.
RIDDLE FOR KARLES: WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF LOSER BY DEFAULT? U! CUZ U WON'T DABAIT ME.
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