tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2528422524706361877..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Inflation expectations are heating up (cont.)Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77398342085324654212012-01-05T20:31:52.968-08:002012-01-05T20:31:52.968-08:00Woops that comment was intended for the post about...Woops that comment was intended for the post about the correlation between government spendi ng and unemployment. SorryDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258879943840161987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46042345223916436362012-01-05T20:26:45.744-08:002012-01-05T20:26:45.744-08:00The only correct statement you make in this post i...The only correct statement you make in this post is your acknowledgment that the conclusions you made about this graph are entirely misleading. The rest of your argument, "well, ok, maybe government spending doesnt cause downturns but it still doesnt do anything," has no basis in fact, and certainly cant be found in your graph. How come you didnt choose statistics that were relevant, asDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258879943840161987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79451549816615097042011-07-06T01:28:30.830-07:002011-07-06T01:28:30.830-07:00The last time I was sitting in Interlaken Switzerl...The last time I was sitting in Interlaken Switzerland was 1985. I could get over 2 Francs for every dollar. Good thing too. The dollars were scarce. I stayed at Balmers Youth Hostel and had a wonderful time. <br /><br />Today I am sitting at the Victoria Jungfrau hotel in Interlaken having more dollars in my pocket. But those dollars are only getting me .85 CHFs. Still having a wonderful Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068805988034886750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-82693489964098479242011-06-30T21:08:31.857-07:002011-06-30T21:08:31.857-07:00inflation in the things you need, deflation in the...inflation in the things you need, deflation in the things you dont...<br /><br />thanks to the fed, treasury and peak stupidity in congress...<br /><br />if they couldn't see the subprime threat, they surely are blind to inflation...<br /><br />stagflation sucks...were there..honestcreditguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753136939700776989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-71462074606397616122011-06-30T17:02:10.436-07:002011-06-30T17:02:10.436-07:00Benjamin, the coming inflation will definitely hap...Benjamin, the coming inflation will definitely happen within the next ten years, which is no time at all in the big picture of things...McKibbinUSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10545798495680527622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-45850789929061261102011-06-30T15:12:50.436-07:002011-06-30T15:12:50.436-07:00Public Library: I keep waiting, waiting, waiting f...Public Library: I keep waiting, waiting, waiting for this inflation tidal wave. Waiting some more. <br /><br />Frankly, even some strong inflation would help me out, and my country. How much longer do I have to wait? <br /><br />Does it happen in next 10 years?Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-78494104342860092422011-06-30T14:50:57.018-07:002011-06-30T14:50:57.018-07:00Very good post. The genie is out of the bag.
The ...Very good post. The genie is out of the bag.<br /><br />The Fed has a terrible record of preventing calamity. Lets not forget a fews years back the Fed mantra was to clean up messes, not lean against them. So we find ourselves here again with the Fed ignoring market signals.<br /><br />There can only be a general rise in the prices of all goods via the printing of paper money. In a fixed quantityPublic Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46198172975846888992011-06-30T14:17:02.581-07:002011-06-30T14:17:02.581-07:00Also, remember, that unit labor costs have been fa...Also, remember, that unit labor costs have been falling to flat in last three years. If memory serves, something like 65 percent of business costs are labor. <br /><br />Commercial rents are flat to dead. <br /><br />Commodities had a speculative run, but there is a ceiling on commodities--buyers start buying less. Not like stock speculation, where the ceiling is the moon (as we saw in 1990s). Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com