by nth » Wed 10 Aug 2005, 12:57:08
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', '
')I can't wait for someone stupid enough to announce nuke planes.
"Here at Delta(tm), we want you to know that we care about keeping your airfares as affordable as possible. That's why we are implementing the new
Boeing 787 Nukeliner(tm) into our fleets, running on clean burning, long lasting uranium. Of course, there will be no requisite upgrade to the food service fare, so enjoy that half-bag of pretzels and 3/4 can of Sprite.
Delta(tm) - We're with you all the way."
Kid on the ground: "Daddy, why is that plane glowing?"
This belongs on the Simpsons!
With pretzels glowing and sprite glowing too.
Oh and the plane is owned by Burns!
by emersonbiggins » Wed 10 Aug 2005, 13:01:22
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', '
')I can't wait for someone stupid enough to announce nuke planes.
"Here at Delta(tm), we want you to know that we care about keeping your airfares as affordable as possible. That's why we are implementing the new
Boeing 787 Nukeliner(tm) into our fleets, running on clean burning, long lasting uranium. Of course, there will be no requisite upgrade to the food service fare, so enjoy that half-bag of pretzels and 3/4 can of Sprite.
Delta(tm) - We're with you all the way."
Kid on the ground: "Daddy, why is that plane glowing?"
This belongs on the Simpsons!
With pretzels glowing and sprite glowing too.
Oh and the plane is owned by Burns!
That's a great idea - a PO episode on
The Simpsons. They've been hitting hard on some great issues, like "Sprawl-Mart" and Frank Gehry (tm)-brand architecture. The episode could be like a doomsday scenario of $200/barrel oil and all the chaos that envelops Springfield because of it.
It runs the risk of trivializing the issue, but the Wal-Mart episode never lost its satirical 'edge', so who knows?
by tokyo_to_motueka » Wed 10 Aug 2005, 21:59:27
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('tokyo_to_motueka', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '2')07,000 jobs were created in July.
Of the new jobs, 26,000 (about 13%) are tax-supported government jobs. That leaves 181,000 private sector jobs. Of these private sector jobs, 177,000, or 98%, are in the domestic service sector.
Here is the breakdown of the major categories:
• 30,000 food servers and bar tenders;
• 28,000 health care and social assistance:
• 12,000 real estate;
• 6,000 credit intermediation;
• 8,000 transit and ground passenger transportation;
• 50,000 retail trade; and
• 8,000 wholesale trade.
(There were 7,000 construction jobs, most of which were filled by Mexicans immigrants.)
nth,
pls forget about Paul Craig roberts.
pls explain the above stats.
seems to me the US is exporting all the good jobs. no? where are they?
by tokyo_to_motueka » Wed 10 Aug 2005, 22:55:12
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('tokyo_to_motueka', 'w')hy would the Chinese manufacturing operations of bankrupt US companies not be cheap? the US companies' creditors will be forced to sell these assets off to recoup at least a fraction of their money.
Why would a company that has high tech knowledge of how to make equipments needed for manufactures sell it cheap to China?
i was never talking about US machine tool or factory equipment makers.
just plain old consumer goods manufacturers.
who have shifted all their manufacturing to China.
ever heard of Wal-Mart?
when the US consumer goes belly up, these companies are toast.
they will have to sell their Chinese assets for a song (or more likely their creditors will).
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('nth', 'N')o matter how bad the economic climate is in the US. US businesses still have tremendous purchasing powers. Why is that? Simply look at what companies are successfully doing business in China. China's economic rise is making millions of dollars for US and European firms.
making money from cheap manufacturing operations that sell goods to Europe/Japan/US.
Chinese consumers make up a small fraction of their markets.
a lot of these factories are in export-only zones which cannot sell into the Chinese market.
if the US economy goes down the toilet, these companies will be rescued by consumers where?
China?
India?
do you know how small a share of the Chinese economy consumption is?
do you have any clue?
Morgan Stanley$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'i')n 2004, household consumption fell to a record low of 42% of Chinese GDP — the smallest consumption share of any major economy in the world.
by EnemyCombatant » Wed 28 Sep 2005, 08:44:18
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he national median home price rose to $220,000, up 15.8 percent from a year ago, the report showed. That was the largest annual increase in prices since July 1979.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')Stubbornly low mortgage rates have helped sustain the rally in housing, creating robust demand that has driven prices up by double-digit percentages in some areas and led some analysts to worry that the market was a bubble set to burst.
It's not just the interest rates, but the easy lending practices. In addition, too many are getting adjustable rate mortgages. Adjustable rates are not a problem if this is a short term investment. But if housing is over-valued, then you won't be able to sell short term.
BTW, an excellent peak oil job is being a RE investor.
Now why didn't I take the blue pill.
