Recyclersteve wrote:Since over 50% of the population now relies on government supp, does that mean that in the future that July 4th will be known as Dependence Day? (Only half kidding, sad to say)
pennypicker wrote:Recyclersteve wrote:Since over 50% of the population now relies on government supp, does that mean that in the future that July 4th will be known as Dependence Day? (Only half kidding, sad to say)
If Romney was correct six years ago when he was heard saying that the Democrat Presidential nominee will automatically get 47% of the popular vote because 47% of the people are on government assistance, then is it now correct to say that the Democrat Presidential nominee (Hillary) will automatically get 50% of the vote because now 50% of the people are on government assistance? If so then she needs just 1% of Republican women to jump ship and vote for her simply because she is a women--In other words Hillary is a guaranteed lock to be the next President
beauanderos wrote:I've heard that Hillary will never win... because people feel there have already been too many bushes in the White House?
beauanderos wrote:pennypicker wrote:Recyclersteve wrote:Since over 50% of the population now relies on government supp, does that mean that in the future that July 4th will be known as Dependence Day? (Only half kidding, sad to say)
If Romney was correct six years ago when he was heard saying that the Democrat Presidential nominee will automatically get 47% of the popular vote because 47% of the people are on government assistance, then is it now correct to say that the Democrat Presidential nominee (Hillary) will automatically get 50% of the vote because now 50% of the people are on government assistance? If so then she needs just 1% of Republican women to jump ship and vote for her simply because she is a women--In other words Hillary is a guaranteed lock to be the next President
I've heard that Hillary will never win... because people feel there have already been too many bushes in the White House?
rsk1963 wrote:down 38.7% in not even a month. poor banksters.
rsk1963 wrote:can't they build more ghost towns?
China at Risk
In China, the most fantastic credit bubble in recorded history is beginning to burst. That is, notwithstanding Wall Street’s sell-side propaganda, China’s vaunted $10 trillion GDP is not capitalist GDP in any familiar or meaningful sense; nor is it the product of organic market-based economic growth.
Instead, it is “constructed GDP” which has been fabricated out of centrally issued and allocated fiat credit. Over the past two decades the People’s Printing Press of China issued virtually unlimited bank reserves in the process of buying up dollars to peg the RMB exchange rate in support of its national policy of export mercantilism. This, in turn, has enabled China’s total public and private credit outstanding to soar from $2 trillion at the turn of the century to $28 trillion today.
In short, the overlords of red capitalism in Beijing caused the entire nation to borrow itself silly in order to fund a construction and investment mania that has no historical parallel. Indeed, the fourteen-fold explosion of debt in fourteen years has resulted in not only trillions of artificial “printing press GDP,” but, more importantly, in a stupendous accumulation of over-valued and uneconomic “assets” on both public and private accounts.
There are currently an estimated seventy million empty high rise apartment units in China, for example, because under the baleful influence of unlimited credit these apartments were built for asset appreciation, not occupancy. In fact, most of China’s tens of million of punters who have invested in these units have taken pains to keep them empty and spanking new; like contemporary works of art, appreciation potential can be impaired by marks and scrapes.
Needless to say, there is a huge problem when you turn rebar, concrete, and wallboard into tulip bulbs. Namely, when the price mania finally stops not only do the speculators who put their savings into empty apartment units get crushed, but, more importantly, demand for new units quickly evaporates, causing a devastating contraction up and down the building supply chain.
neilgin1 wrote:Chinese stock markets continue nosedive as regulator warns of panic
Main markets open sharply down as nearly 700 companies request their shares be suspended in unprecedented move
Chinese stock markets tumbled again on Wednesday as investors shrugged off a series of support measures by Chinese regulators, including the central bank’s first public statement in support of the market since it cut interest rates in late June.
Minutes after opening, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by just over 8%. while the Shenzhen Component was down almost 5%.
Within ten minutes of trading, more than 1,000 shares across China’s two stock markets had dropped by the daily limited of 10% and had their shares automatically suspended. About 1,400 companies, or more than half of those listed – filed for a trading halt in an attempt to prevent further losses.
China’s securities regulator said there was “panic” in the stock market with irrational selling off increasing and “leading the stock market to a situation of intense liquidity”.
rest of article:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... s-of-panic
(note...THIS could be the REAL gamechanger.
hobo finds wrote:http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/08/investing/nyse-suspends-trading/index.html
New York Stock Exchange suspends trading
In a brief announcement, the exchange said it was experiencing a technical issue. The suspension took place at 11:32 a.m ET.
neilgin1 wrote: but as I was trailing behind on my tractor, the rear right axle just SHEERED, and the back dumped, I had the brush hog attached, so it stayed aloft on the level dirt road, BUT if it had been going down the steep gravel driveway, or running farwood up the hill?..it would rolled once if not twice, either throwing me to land on me and squash an arm or me, like a bug, I would lucky to JUST to lose an arm or ??????.......God was with me...OR He didn't want to talk me Home yet....but still, that wasn't the best thing to happen, I had visions of fifties with wings, flying away.
J_Dodge wrote:neilgin1 wrote: but as I was trailing behind on my tractor, the rear right axle just SHEERED, and the back dumped, I had the brush hog attached, so it stayed aloft on the level dirt road, BUT if it had been going down the steep gravel driveway, or running farwood up the hill?..it would rolled once if not twice, either throwing me to land on me and squash an arm or me, like a bug, I would lucky to JUST to lose an arm or ??????.......God was with me...OR He didn't want to talk me Home yet....but still, that wasn't the best thing to happen, I had visions of fifties with wings, flying away.
Neil
You sheared the axle on your tractor?!?!?
Holy Moly - that is a good "trick" - that is something that should never happen. Some years back, late summer, the in-laws were combining oats, and their combine sheared the axle on the main drive wheels. You can't exactly called a wrecker for something like that - no way you get it out of the field.
They called their dealer for assistance - the dealer was incredulous - "you what?" Dealer calls the area supply depot for assistance - come to find out there wasn't a single axle on the shelf in the entire country - it's a part that isn't supposed to break. They call the factory, the factory takes one off the assembly line, and air freights the axle and tech/tools to install it. It took two-three days for all this to occur. In the mean time, the in-laws worked on the combine - getting it jacked up and plenty of blocks, etc to support it - so that the tech and dealer staff had a clear working area once the axle arrived.
Best part - the factory ate the cost of the axle, and the service call - even better - no rain while the combine was down, and even more better - they got the rest of the crop completed w/o rain.
Best of luck on getting your machine home and repaired. Don't know what vintage you drive - hope you can find one somewhere.
JD
68Camaro wrote:I heard the excerpt from the Marine general and all I can say is that he's not going to disclose our real number one future issue, and further that he will provide misinformation if it's to our advantage.
68Camaro wrote:I heard the excerpt from the Marine general and all I can say is that he's not going to disclose our real number one future issue, and further that he will provide misinformation if it's to our advantage.
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