tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post3516332946860802761..comments2023-11-02T07:30:03.967-07:00Comments on Cassandra Does Tokyo: Gross: "Rescue the Homeowners...""Cassandra"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-84048583030803525332007-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:002007-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:00Excellent post and superb comments. Thank you for ...Excellent post and superb comments. Thank you for talking about the herd of elephants in the room, it’s refreshing. <BR/><BR/>JSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-20432142862669138472007-08-23T21:29:00.000-07:002007-08-23T21:29:00.000-07:00"Wont" or "want"? That changes the meaning of the ..."Wont" or "want"? That changes the meaning of the sentence considerably.<BR/><BR/>But really the root of the problem is structural. So long as capital is regarded and treated as the only "factor of production", to which profits, i.e. productive surpluses and their distributions, accrue, such that decisions solely concerned with its maximalization determine the disposition not just of the other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-70928189213227399142007-08-23T21:19:00.000-07:002007-08-23T21:19:00.000-07:00I'm ready with guns, cans of spam, and bathtubs fi...I'm ready with guns, cans of spam, and bathtubs filled with rainwater. Now can we get some more "When I was a young quant" stories with Deliverance-style background banjo music ...<BR/><BR/>-piAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-50958863994121865342007-08-23T15:10:00.000-07:002007-08-23T15:10:00.000-07:00Nice post Cassandra and anonymous. The world is c...Nice post Cassandra and anonymous. The world is changing and no one wants to except it especially those who currently reside at the top of the current political and economic structures. The global economy is heading towards a fifty year fat tail.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183085827525696523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-58081712957587267342007-08-23T14:18:00.000-07:002007-08-23T14:18:00.000-07:00Thakns for this beautiful post and your comment, C...Thakns for this beautiful post and your comment, Cassandra.<BR/><BR/>My poor english doesn´t allow my enjoying your technolecto, an irony, but go on.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-10486090305816864422007-08-23T13:20:00.000-07:002007-08-23T13:20:00.000-07:00RJ - Thanks. I was afraid that a brief missive on ...RJ - Thanks. I was afraid that a brief missive on the more practical consideration of throwing a lifebuoy to the over-extended threatened to turn into a "runaway rant". I, of course, agree with your sentiments, in all respects. But "the bubble" runs deep, to the very core of American folks' sensibilities. The sad thing is: it it <I>could</I> be turned around with small effort, not egregious "Cassandra"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17412381249313151515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-74620131558716758502007-08-23T13:16:00.000-07:002007-08-23T13:16:00.000-07:00Allow me to add:Finance any and all of the above m...Allow me to add:<BR/><BR/>Finance any and all of the above mentioned operations with taxes on:<BR/><BR/>1).Subprime lenders whose business plans gave as much thought to durability as the designers of the Ford Pinto. (This now ex-post).<BR/><BR/>2). The cathode ray tube (and all subsequent forms of backlit display) and it's attendant destruction of the human attention span, not to mention Charles Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486529931043507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18079728.post-72584554499523199122007-08-23T12:53:00.000-07:002007-08-23T12:53:00.000-07:00It seems there is just this huge irrational fear t...It seems there is just this huge irrational fear to let the damn market clear.....and it's not a fear that resides amongst level headed, cash heavy bears. No, that fear is on the other side of the isle. Alan, Ben, Paulson and all the magicians they champion act like the only alternative to continous inflation is a reply of '29, so it's really not a choice to them. <BR/>It's the damndest thing, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com