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 meams
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 A large part of the casue of all this mess... 
#9708378 - 01/30/09 07:46 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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is due to global inbalances! I just read a great article in the Economist while I was on the shitter. Here's the article subtitle:
The deep causes of the financial crisis lie in global imbalances—mainly, America’s huge current-account deficit and China’s huge surplus
It is a long article, but for those of you who want to educate yourselves further in our current crisis, it is WELL worth the read.
Here's the link:
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12972083
Enjoy 
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Luddite
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Registered: 03/23/06
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Re: A large part of the casue of all this mess... [Re: meams]
#9716113 - 02/01/09 07:14 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Have no fear. We're saved as far as transportation goes.
Capitol Hill Inbox
December 11, 2008
This email is making its rounds on Capitol Hill. Our favorite line, “you’ll never be late for the Disco or the Day Labor Shelter.”
Subject: Congressional Motors Announces The First Car for 2012 The Pelosi
It’s in the way you dress. The way you boogie down. The way you sign your unemployment check. You’re a man who likes to do things your own way. And on those special odd-numbered Saturdays when driving is permitted, you want it in your car. It’s that special feeling of a zero-emissions wind at your back and a road ahead meandering with possibilities. The kind of feeling you get behind the wheel of the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition from Congressional Motors.
All new for 2012, the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition is the mandatory American car so advanced it took $100 billion and an entire Congress to design it. We started with same reliable 7-way hybrid ethanol-biodiesel-electric-clean coal-wind-solar-pedal power plant behind the base model Pelosi, but packed it with extra oomph and the sassy styling pizzazz that tells the world that 1974 Detroit is back again — with a vengeance.
We’ve subsidized the features you want and taxed away the rest. With its advanced Al Gore-designed V-3 under the hood pumping out 22.5 thumping, carbon-neutral ponies of Detroit muscle, you’ll never be late for the Disco or the Day Labor Shelter. Engage the pedal drive or strap on the optional jumbo mizzenmast, and the GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition easily exceeds 2016 CAFE mileage standards. At an estimated 268 MPG, that’s a savings of nearly $1800 per week in fuel cost over the 2011 Pelosi.
Even with increased performance we didn’t skimp on safety. With 11-point passenger racing harnesses, 15-way airbags, and mandatory hockey helmet, you’ll have the security knowing that you could survive a 45 MPH collision even if the GTxi SS/Rt were capable of that kind of illegal speed.
But the changes don’t stop there. Sporty mag-style hubcaps and an all-new aggressive wedge shape designed by CM’s Chief Stylist Ted Kennedy slices through the wind like an omnibus spending bill. It even features an airtight undercarriage to keep you and a passenger afloat up to 15 minutes — even in the choppy waters of a Cape Cod inlet. Available a rainbow of color choices to match any wardrobe, from Harvest Avocado to French Mustard. Inside, a luxurious all-velour interior designed by Barney Frank features thoughtful appointments like an in-dash condom dispenser. A special high capacity hatchback holds up to 300 aluminum cans, meaning fewer trips to the redemption center. And the standard 3 speaker Fairness ActoPhonic FM low-band sound system means you’ll never miss a segment of NPR again.
With an MSRP starting at only $629,999.99, it’s affordable too. Don’t forget to ask about dealer incentives, rebates, tax credits, and wealth redistribution plans for customers from dozens of qualifying special interest groups. Plus easy-pay financing programs from Fannie Mae.
So take the bus to your local CM dealer today and find out why the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition is the only car endorsed by President Barack Obama. One test drive will convince you that you’d choose it over the import brands. Even if they were still legal.
http://famousdc.com/2008/12/11/capitol-hill-inbox/#more-2249
Edited by Luddite (02/01/09 07:15 AM)
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Luddite
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Re: A large part of the casue of all this mess... [Re: Luddite]
#9723762 - 02/02/09 03:18 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: A large part of the casue of all this mess... [Re: meams]
#9725846 - 02/02/09 08:47 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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hmm dude the money markets r totally irrational, reading the business section of a paper makes me chuckle, people managing money r just used car salesman, but no one else knows that but a select minority , like me....
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geokills
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 Re: A large part of the casue of all this mess... [Re: 5150]
#9726672 - 02/02/09 11:50 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Most of us sell something, why not used cars? 
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Re: A large part of the casue of all this mess... [Re: geokills]
#9734238 - 02/04/09 11:40 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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yes i suppose there are a few honest car sales people, but i,ve found the majority to be ammoral scumbags, just like the people managing peoples cash...they got a nice racket going though, get paid to sell a stock or buy a stock...up or down , win or lose..
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