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Depression? Recession? No, It's the Great Restructuring
Seeking Alpha ^ | 03/09/09 | Jeff Jarvis

Posted on 03/09/2009 11:41:29 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

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To: eclecticEel

Government, outside of uniformed men with guns, is finance. Now, more or less, all finance is Government. New York, Wall Street is the financial step and fetch it slave, clerk, boy of Washington. Washington will make sure Wall Street is busy, harvesting wealth from Americans, and others, and delivering it by various vehicles to Washington.


21 posted on 03/10/2009 5:14:51 AM PDT by Leisler
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To: TigerLikesRooster; M. Espinola; Travis McGee; GOPJ; All
Time for a good laugh on FR:

What Was Jim Cramer's Favorite Stock in 2007____ ?

This blow-hard stock shill is a freaking joke. Why was he getting paid BIG bucks to appear on television as an expert 'stock picker?' Because he was a total shill for the corrupt people in control of our banking system . . .

22 posted on 03/10/2009 5:29:55 AM PDT by ex-Texan (Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 20)
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23 posted on 03/10/2009 6:24:11 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (The conceit of journalistic objectivity is profoundly subversive of democratic principle.)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

I saw this post the other day and almost commented upon it. I do not agree with Jarvis’ prediction that government will get bigger. I think central power will be forever shattered by what we are undergoing.

The nascent tax revolt now bubbling up is just one manifestation, in my opinion.

Jarvis also seems to think private capital allocation will go away. Ain’t gonna happen.


24 posted on 03/10/2009 6:44:37 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: ex-Texan

ROFLMAO!

That was perfect. :)


25 posted on 03/10/2009 7:20:56 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: ex-Texan

Heh. There were clowns on this very forum - as recently as December! - urging people to invest in Bank of America. And calling gold investors kooks.


26 posted on 03/10/2009 2:09:12 PM PDT by sanchmo
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To: TigerLikesRooster
The blockbuster economy in entertainment will become harder to support as more attention and money shifts to the tail.

"...shifts to the tail"? I thought entertainment *already* relied too much on sex.

Cheers!

27 posted on 03/10/2009 3:59:33 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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He sees start ups. Where is the money going to come from to create start ups. This requires capital. Obama is sucking up our next generation’ private capital for his socialist entitlements. Where is the money going to come from.

That the economy is restructuring is an obvious given. NO more starbucks. No more dog groomers. No more tanning salons. At least, not for the middle class. No more luxury do it all carwashes.

No more investment banks. No more go-go IPOs and leveraged buy outs. No more lofty profits for banks. No more soaring stock markets or 401(k)s. Of course the economy is restructuring.

His key mistake is in thinking that restructuring and depression are mutually exclusive. They are not. Depression first and restructuring later.


28 posted on 03/10/2009 9:17:56 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 58... 57... 56...)
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NOBODY on crapvision (CNBS) is worth a damn. Not one single high-paid propagandist shill. OK, one... Santelli is about the only voice worth listening to on the entire network. They have intelligent guests on occassion, but the entire gamut from Fartaroma to Cosmo Kramer to NY Fed buddy Kudlow — they are all paid shills.

Crapvision is basically a 24/7 infomercial for wall street and the pigmen.

Beck Quick is a hottie, though... lol

Burnett would be if she NEVER opened her trap.


29 posted on 03/10/2009 9:21:00 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 58... 57... 56...)
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