[AgentR11]

Not sure how long this blog'ish post will stay up, but an interesting thought... References to high end corporate nobility, not living where one might expect them to. Doomsteads anyone?

COMCAST CEO Presidential Visit

[Pops]

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[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'N')ot sure how long this blog'ish post will stay up, but an interesting thought... References to high end corporate nobility, not living where one might expect them to. Doomsteads anyone?

[Crusty]

Interestingly, just heard that about 3 x very wealthy US families have just moved into the gated Eco community just up the road (6km) from our little villiage (3,000 people including the Blockies)

Maybe they're just here for the Surf

[Pretorian]

I don't understand this ceo-bashing. They get too much money for what they do? Isn't it the case for every American? I mean sure, you have to be an ass and a professional rimmer to become one ( I mean CEO of course; I am aware that these qualities aren't required to obtain US citizenship) but it's private money anyway. Lower your CEO's salary if you think it's too much or sell your stock if you can't. Problem solved.

[PrestonSturges]

Well Romney says "corporations are people," meaning the shareholders, like Jimmy Stewart talking about the bank depositors in "It's A Wonderful Life." But I guess that would also mean that Romney's three homes (down from four) are money that he took from investors, retirees, and the people he sacked. Corporations are people? OK, well he took that money from them personally.

I like to think in terms of the health insurance CEOs - every time they give themselves another million dollars, they have condemned to death another half dozen people to pay for their bonus. This woman dies of breast cancer, this kids doesn't get chemo for their leukemia, this one dies form a simple infection because the company dropped him.

[AgentR11]

Just as a note, my post should not be construed as CEO bashing. More of a noting that people who are very much intertwined with the existing economic condition seem more than a little bit interested in being able to preserve a decent life for themselves and their family in the event the system fails catastrophically, and seem willing to commit significant assets to that purpose.

[PrestonSturges]

Seriously though, you want to see a doomstead?

Google "Rockwood PA."

This is a very very low population density area, lots of gorges, thickets, and state game lands. Not even a lot of logging up there - 2,700 elevation and at least 6 feet of snow in winter.

Now look south about 5 miles - it's all woods, so it's easy to see the lake that covers a couple hundred acres. But only on the satellite view. And it does not have a name. The lake does not even show up on the map views. It just shows a stream, even on the terrain topos. Note that everything else in the area is shown but not this rather large lake.

There are a couple buildings there, but mostly one fairly large house. There is about 100 white lumps around the house - snow plow piles?

Anyway, this guy has a pretty remote location on a brand new lake. He may well have his own natural gas well.

[vision-master]

Strang day's have found us - wuz there yestersay.....








Jackson Meadow has 34 homes today; two are soon to be built and 28 sites remain. Lots are priced between $85,900 and $159,900, with homes generally starting upwards of $500,000.

[Pretorian]

Speaking of doomsteads, there is a 1-million acre estate for sale. That's about 40 miles by 40 miles , for those who attended American public school.