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2 Trillion Lost In Transition

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kgr

November 10, 2008, 09:19:57 am
What have we learned in 2,064 years?

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to
work,  instead of living on public assistance."
                                                               -
Cicero   - 55 BC

So,   evidently nothing.

HOGSCALD

November 10, 2008, 09:55:59 am #1
Troubling?  That may be too soft a word.  Add to that Obama's transition team leader using the word "control" and "rule", add discussions about confiscations about 401(k)'s and IRA's, Add ... the list goes on.

Well, at least life is going to be exciting.
You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left.
--  Yogi Berra
 

Ash

November 10, 2008, 10:37:26 am #2
You got that right scald. How's it go? "May you live in interesting times"

That's where we are folks.

kgr

November 10, 2008, 11:28:51 am #3
Your definition of interesting matches mine of scared spitless.
What have we learned in 2,064 years?

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to
work,  instead of living on public assistance."
                                                               -
Cicero   - 55 BC

So,   evidently nothing.

Ash

November 10, 2008, 12:54:55 pm #4
That would be because it is a curse :D

GrizzledHogFan

November 10, 2008, 04:08:18 pm #5
"Troubling" is a massive understatement.  :o
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

SpareRib

November 11, 2008, 08:37:34 am #6 Last Edit: November 11, 2008, 08:39:34 am by SpareRib
Yep, it's more than troubling.  Here's a quick clip from the article.  Mark Cuban has set up a web site to explore the path of the green torrent.

The Fed's collateral ``absolutely should be made public,'' said Mark Cuban, an activist investor, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team and the creator of the Web site  www.BailoutSleuth.com , which focuses on the secrecy shrouding the Fed's moves.
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