Comments on: Under Further Review http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:59:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MBC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150314 MBC Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:04:32 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150314 Thanks LD, going to pay off my house (my last debt), stock up on food and supplies and wait this out. Thanks LD, going to pay off my house (my last debt), stock up on food and supplies and wait this out.

]]> By: basil http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150303 basil Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:34:17 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150303 Wish I had a housekeeper. If I had money I'd sure as heck hire someone to come in a few days a week. Same way I hire people to mow the lawn or snow removal. No need to justify. (IMHO) Wish I had a housekeeper.

If I had money I’d sure as heck hire someone to come in a few days a week.

Same way I hire people to mow the lawn or snow removal.

No need to justify. (IMHO)

]]> By: samb http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150251 samb Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:02:10 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150251 True, now if I only had a magic wand. True, now if I only had a magic wand.

]]> By: lizzy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150237 lizzy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:41:55 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150237 With al the banks in jeopardy and BO being such a fine manager of our economy is the FDIC program secure? I don't think that it has been tested in a time of economic chaos such as we seem to be facing. Thanks for the enlightening analysis LD. With al the banks in jeopardy and BO being such a fine manager of our economy is the FDIC program secure? I don’t think that it has been tested in a time of economic chaos such as we seem to be facing. Thanks for the enlightening analysis LD.

]]> By: Linda C. http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150216 Linda C. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:12:53 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150216 I wouldn't mind that if they could do it without chaos. I also wouldn't mind if they could allocate the good assets away from the bad banks to the good banks. Instead of creating "bad banks". We don't need to create them, we already have them. I wouldn’t mind that if they could do it without chaos. I also wouldn’t mind if they could allocate the good assets away from the bad banks to the good banks. Instead of creating “bad banks”. We don’t need to create them, we already have them.

]]> By: The Real HC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150197 The Real HC Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:24:12 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150197 Agreed. Agreed.

]]> By: AnnieCollier http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150195 AnnieCollier Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:19:09 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150195 The point isn't that you are evil rich or that cleaning house is punishment. To each their own. My POV is that I will never be too busy or have too many important things to do that I won't take care of personal tasks. Not about moral superiority or inferiority but keeping your feet on the ground. Merely a suggestion that we could choose to find a silver lining in the face of hard times. But it's still a free country (for today anyway). The point isn’t that you are evil rich or that cleaning house is punishment. To each their own.

My POV is that I will never be too busy or have too many important things to do that I won’t take care of personal tasks. Not about moral superiority or inferiority but keeping your feet on the ground. Merely a suggestion that we could choose to find a silver lining in the face of hard times.

But it’s still a free country (for today anyway).

]]> By: The Real HC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150193 The Real HC Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:14:38 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150193 In Beirut after Hariri was killed there were huge, peaceful demonstrations of actual not-paid-to-protest people angry that Syrian thugs (yes I said it out loud) could simply kill their legal head of state. Hariri was pro western, pro democracy, popular, basically a huge problem for the local thugs. The crowds cut across most of society, except of course Hezbollah. Hezbollah would then send in its paid demonstrators in counter-protest. The pro-Hezbollah crowds were also huge, bussed in, with an organized agenda, I guess sort of like a democrat party caucus. I was happy that the unpaid demonstrators wouldnt stop. I have never seen so many people day after day. Unfortunately, Hezbollah still won in the end, and they now run the country (via the Doha backdoor deal). Its very hard to organize and win against people who are in the business of rabble rousing and "community organizing". Lets hope America can succeed where others have failed. We've done it before. In Beirut after Hariri was killed there were huge, peaceful demonstrations of actual not-paid-to-protest people angry that Syrian thugs (yes I said it out loud) could simply kill their legal head of state. Hariri was pro western, pro democracy, popular, basically a huge problem for the local thugs. The crowds cut across most of society, except of course Hezbollah.

Hezbollah would then send in its paid demonstrators in counter-protest. The pro-Hezbollah crowds were also huge, bussed in, with an organized agenda, I guess sort of like a democrat party caucus.

I was happy that the unpaid demonstrators wouldnt stop. I have never seen so many people day after day. Unfortunately, Hezbollah still won in the end, and they now run the country (via the Doha backdoor deal).

Its very hard to organize and win against people who are in the business of rabble rousing and “community organizing”. Lets hope America can succeed where others have failed. We’ve done it before.

]]> By: Baba Rum Raisin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150189 Baba Rum Raisin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:54:43 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150189 I don't wish to sound like a (traditional) Republican here, but to what end are we rescuing the banks? Bank falls down, goes, "Boom!" Available capital finds new front men, secures charter and locations, makes strategic operational compacts with printers, clearinghouse, insurance, etc, and opens for business. The Old Banks are dead. Viva the New Banks. What did I miss? I don’t wish to sound like a (traditional) Republican here, but to what end are we rescuing the banks?

Bank falls down, goes, “Boom!”

Available capital finds new front men, secures charter and locations, makes strategic operational compacts with printers, clearinghouse, insurance, etc, and opens for business.

The Old Banks are dead. Viva the New Banks.

What did I miss?

]]> By: Doc99 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150188 Doc99 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150188 If Obama took ALL the taxable income of the so-called rich, we'd still not be able to pay for this white elephant of a budget. If Obama took ALL the taxable income of the so-called rich, we’d still not be able to pay for this white elephant of a budget.

]]> By: Doc99 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150185 Doc99 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:51:13 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150185 The Pushback <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/71521/" rel="nofollow"> is beginning.</a> The Pushback is beginning.

]]> By: The Real HC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150183 The Real HC Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:47:09 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150183 My point was this adjustment not a big deal to me aside from the heartache of knowing it will make a real life difference to my hardworking employee. My housekeeper relies on her income from me to feed her kids. Maybe if we can make the economy bad enough she will be forced onto public assistance? Will the progressives count this as a victory I wonder? Serves me right! I should clean my own house! Evil rich person! I know how to clean and have no problem with it. I dont think its morally good or morally bad to clean your own house. In good economic times I prefer to keep working more on other things - allocating my time to uses which are more productive to me or make me happier. This allows me to subcontract other things at which I am less productive. Who is really getting hurt is my housekeeper. Prosperity is good for everyone at all income levels. My point was this adjustment not a big deal to me aside from the heartache of knowing it will make a real life difference to my hardworking employee. My housekeeper relies on her income from me to feed her kids. Maybe if we can make the economy bad enough she will be forced onto public assistance? Will the progressives count this as a victory I wonder? Serves me right! I should clean my own house! Evil rich person!

I know how to clean and have no problem with it. I dont think its morally good or morally bad to clean your own house. In good economic times I prefer to keep working more on other things – allocating my time to uses which are more productive to me or make me happier. This allows me to subcontract other things at which I am less productive.

Who is really getting hurt is my housekeeper.

Prosperity is good for everyone at all income levels.

]]> By: lark http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150180 lark Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:43:12 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150180 Yikes! Nah! We'll patiently wait for the big guys to make everything right again, no? Yikes! Nah! We’ll patiently wait for the big guys to make everything right again, no?

]]> By: truthorconsequences http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150173 truthorconsequences Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:34:42 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150173 :) :)

]]> By: Patience http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/02/27/under-further-review/#comment-1150162 Patience Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:08:59 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=15690#comment-1150162 I'm weeping. If people who can choose to save more rather than spend more (granted, less stimulus this way), will it help the banking industry's short-term problems? Would increased deposits facilitate lending? I’m weeping.

If people who can choose to save more rather than spend more (granted, less stimulus this way), will it help the banking industry’s short-term problems? Would increased deposits facilitate lending?

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