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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20 ... citigroup/ Interesting argument from our friends across the pond that the UK should probably nationalize all banks and just be done with it. Doesn't seem that the US is far behind.
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perfectfire wrote: Are there really people here that have property in Ur? I've always wanted a time share in Ur.
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Courtesy of the tin-hat section of the internet: (1) The 20th Amendment provides that "(t)he terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January...." (2) Art II., Sec. 1 Cl. 8 provides that "(b)efore he ente…
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We need RobRoy to parse the conspiracy theories about Roberts and Obama flubbing the order of the oath of office, and as a result, Obama not actually being president.
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The Tim wrote: Got an anonymous tip via email: Got a very credible rumor this weekend, friend of a GM at Microsoft, wouldn't give us a name, 10% across the board full time employee layoff is coming this week, probably thursday. There's the nail…
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FL has a somewhat valid point. Even if we revolutionize wind turbines, solar cells, tidal power collection (whatever that's called), or some other clean technology, eventually the actual manufacturing will be outsourced to a cheaper nation. The …
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barista wrote: 3 months = 40 K 20 months = 200 K http://www.redfin.com/WA/Bellevue/16903-SE-38th-Pl-98008/home/429635 Jan 13, 2009 Price Changed $455,000 -- NWMLS #28176388 Nov 25, 2008 Price Changed $479,500 -- NWMLS #28176388 Oct …
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KayBee wrote: I think this article is about arbitrage more than speculation. February crude is trading for delivery later this month at $35 a barrel while crude for delivery in December is trading at $58. So they buy Feb, sell Dec, take delivery a…
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EastSider wrote: http://www.redfin.com/WA/Bellevue/11004-NE-11th-St-98004/unit-307/home/8902 Jan 14, 2009 Listed $299,950 -- NWMLS #29007642 Jan 06, 2006 Sold $335,000 29.5%/yr Public Records Nov 19, 2004 Sold $250,000 -- Public Reco…
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The Tim wrote: WestSideBilly wrote: I seem to recall a posting on RCG called "Selling with Ardell" where she explained she was selling her house and was going to post the whole process start to finish. I can't find it though. Only one …
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perfectfire wrote: She blogs about almost everything on RCG and her own blog, even very personal things. So given that she posts a lot about RE, why has she never talked about the sale of her house? Maybe she's afraid people will find that eithe…
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Charles Dean wrote: I'm not sure what you're talking about Rose. This seems like a normal, natural progression for an internet messageboard thread. recession divorces - wife with big boobs - more talk about boobs - car with boobs on it - homos…
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Where are all the in-city 3-4BR, 3.5BA SFH w/ 3-4 car garages? I think the lack of such buildings is clearly a sign that we're at the bottom and rents will be rising rapidly and drastically. Buy now or be priced out forever.
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tomtom wrote: What's everybody looking at? I'm guessing, in your case, a red X.
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Lake Hills Renter wrote: Something's been bothering me. If a New-Deal-type government-funded infrastructure work program was created again, are people actually expecting laid off white collar employees (ex-WaMu, as an example) to move to the deser…
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Lake Hills Renter wrote: As far as small town papers go, there's always a need for local football scores, etc. The big city papers don't cover all the small town news the locals want, at least from my experience living in small towns. As faras the…
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FreedomLover wrote: What nobody is willing to accept is that this depression will be the mother of all depressions. With a credit bubble inflated to $20 trillion, it will take 10-15 years to unwind. In the meantime, expect 70-80% unemployment as c…
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The Tim wrote: Interestingly, that's the same kind of talk we heard when I worked at Genie (construction equip. manufacturer in Redmond), and yet they have already been through two rounds of layoffs since last summer. A lot of Boeing's orders…
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I think it's only a matter of time before print goes to Sunday only for almost all the newspapers. The exception(s) might by the WSJ, NYT, USA today, and maybe one paper in LA, Chicago, and Washington. It amazes me that some of the small town pa…
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Duly noted.
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sniglet wrote: WestSideBilly wrote: I'm quite certain the millions of people employed by NRA, WPA, TVA, etc who were able to eat and have a roof over their head were MUCH better off for the New Deal. Maybe if the government hadn't sipho…
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sniglet wrote: Still, I maintain that a good case can be made that the New Deal only made things worse. Worse for who? I'm quite certain the millions of people employed by NRA, WPA, TVA, etc who were able to eat and have a roof over thei…
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It's hard to know when unemployment will be the driving issue because it's hard to measure unemployment. The government does a fairly poor job of it because it disregards several groups of people who are not employed - notably those who have just g…
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I've mostly taken the view that the New Deal mitigated the damage and WW2 ended the Great Depression. But since we have only a sample of one such event, it's not really possible to say for certain how different actions would have affected the 1930s…
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Thanks for that info jp... Saved me from having to look up why it seemed so phony.
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I think 15% decline is a bit optimistic on your behalf. I also think getting a 5% loan in a year might be a bit less likely than you're believing. Assuming you have $57k available as a downpayment, I used the following: 57k down, 228k loan, 5…
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I'd agree with plymster. I somewhat expect to see a couple token arrests made in a high profile case, but done in a way that doesn't expose the thousands of bankers, "regulators", and other officials that turned a blind eye.
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rose-colored-coolaid wrote: Spending money on banking bailouts...I suspect history will judge us poorly. I already do. I don't think it'll take long before the consensus is that bailing out certain banks accomplished nothing.
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lamont wrote: I need to buy a small pickup and get some good rain/traction tires for it. Forgot - small pickups, generally speaking, are lousy in the snow even with 4wd.
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lamont wrote: Questions: - Why do people here not give you more space behind you when following you downhill in snow? (especially the minivan with no chains tailgating me down pike) - Why do people spin their tires all the way up hills? - Wh…