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Another Week, Another Stimulus Package December 21, 2009

You nailed it. On Dec 20 11:52 AM TeresaE wrote: > Unions, this plan supports union jobs. > > To the detriment of the rest of us. > > Another buy the vote plan, what a shock. > > Glad the government workers keep their paychecks, pensions and great > health care. > > Too bad the rest of us just have to pay for it without jobs or […]

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

The problem isn't fear and pessimism, it's that the numbers don't add up. If existing and start up businesses had clear understandable paths to profitability they would be seeking capital and it would be made available.The problem is that there aren't that many profitable business plans out there that aren't of the freebie enterprise […]

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

Many of us would sell our businesses if it would just get us back to zero.ZERO. We would sell and lose 25 years of investment, risk and work in exchange for zero.On Dec 20 09:28 AM yellowhoard wrote:> Almost every small businessman that I know would sell their business> right now if they could get a price that would make them whole.> > The writin […]

Another Week, Another Stimulus Package December 20, 2009

Unions, this plan supports union jobs.To the detriment of the rest of us.Another buy the vote plan, what a shock.Glad the government workers keep their paychecks, pensions and great health care.Too bad the rest of us just have to pay for it without jobs or incomes.

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

I would have to agree except the assumption that economic contraction will be delay to Q3 is not only overly optimistic but rather gives credence to the statistical lies that are confusing investors in the here and now.

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

For some reason the combination of lawyers and academics in Government seems to be peculiarly lethal.Perhaps because both are geared to the power of words, and of the written word, so that in some kind of magical process if the incantation is got right, or if the right law is passed, then reality will alter in sympathy.So in the UK we have the academically b […]

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

Almost every small businessman that I know would sell their business right now if they could get a price that would make them whole.The writing on the wall is clear:Higher taxes.Higher employee costs.More regulation.Lower volume.

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

Excellent post. I just closed down my own commercial art business, after virtually all my small business customers went away. I experienced a series of Atlas Shrugged conversations with customers, some of whom are now bankrupt, some delivering pizzas, some retired, and even one packing up and heading for Costa Rica. There comes a point where suspending belie […]

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

Great comments. Thanks.On Dec 20 08:25 AM User 353732 wrote:> Most businesses are not investing because of fear and pessimism.> The source of both is the US Regime whose caprice, callousness and> corrution grow by the day.> > Fear that cascading risks generated by the US Regime will depress> revenues, raise operating and fixed costs, inflat […]

2 Reasons Companies Are 'Still Cutting Back on Fixed Investment' December 20, 2009

Most businesses are not investing because of fear and pessimism. The source of both is the US Regime whose caprice, callousness and corrution grow by the day. Fear that cascading risks generated by the US Regime will depress revenues, raise operating and fixed costs, inflate the cost of capital , penalize genuine innovation and entrpreneurial value addded. P […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 15, 2009

You are mistaken Sir. Jobs became wealthy because he created something. New jobs were created. New efficiencies were secured.I am referring to you, me and others pointlessly buying the same AAPL stock - or any stock - post listing. How does that create wealth. It doesn't. Any profit I make is offset by the economic loss another party makes (as they shou […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 15, 2009

Obviously we need financial markets to offer liquidity, there has to be a facility to buy and sell the underlying real assets - but that is different to pure speculation, which just serves to transfer wealth from one party to another and creates asset price bubbles.On Dec 14 09:42 AM chap08 wrote:> 1. If there were no secondary markets for e.g. equity or […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

No disagreement at all. Finish the CB model instead of destroying it by adding 100% global representation to the mix. Continued suppression of this needed evolution will make the snap back coming from a harsh global correction into total global violence. Evolve the easier way or the very hard way, that is the true debate that must continue to occur around th […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

Ah, yes, stupidity in black and white. Shifting wealth doesn't create or destroy wealth? Please...take a book on theoretical phsyics out of the hands of an MIT professor and give it to a longshoreman. Please...take a billion dollars away from Steve Jobs and give it to Barack O'Bama. No impact on the real economy?

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

I don't know what to believe any longer. The US might have the smartest boss in the world, while the UK has the dumbest - with no 'might' about it - but both of them don't seem to get the message, at least the way that I want them to get it.

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

1. If there were no secondary markets for e.g. equity or bonds, the primary, or initial, investments would be riskier to make. This increased risk would be priced in to the investment, so reducing entrepreneurialism and economic growth. 2. Secondary markets are also used for primary placings. New equity and bonds are sold through the efficient mechanism of t […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

the term 'financial innovation' is smoke & mirrors.it means skimming $ in the form of fees while transferring wealth from my pocket to the speculator's pocket.> jack

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

Speculation in already listed equity and commodity instruments offers next to nothing in terms of creating new streams of economic growth - this scenario only creates asset price bubbles especially when the speculation is funded by borrowing and cheap interest rates.Only when the money is invested in new projects, new inventions or new efficiencies can real […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

It's hard to disagree with you but most bank employees had nothing to do with the poor risk management systems introduced at their banks that caused the chaos in the first place.On Dec 14 07:34 AM Davewmart wrote:> My heart does not bleed for this hypothetical bank employee.> If the taxpayer had not been forced to pull the bank's chestnuts […]

U.S., U.K. Economies: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous December 14, 2009

I think the ones who did the damage will be worrying not at all about Darling's measure which is for small fry not big fish. Labour has its headline 'Brown bashes bankers' and damage to banks will be minimal. cf the difference between the normal bonus pool and the estimated 0.55 billion to be collected from a notional 1.1 billion pool. The gov […]

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