tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post3306011566745745577..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Car sales look strongScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72736025605280596472010-03-03T11:42:06.395-08:002010-03-03T11:42:06.395-08:00Scott,
I wholeheartedly agree with you that you c...Scott,<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree with you that you can't tax a nation into prosperity, but only ruin.<br /><br />But the current problem is really pretty simple to analyze.....you can't lend a consumer economy into prosperity either....but you sure can have a fun party while it lasts.<br /><br />We borrowed about $50 trillion dollars between 1980 and 2008....and most of that alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-15522647143531513942010-03-03T11:31:08.839-08:002010-03-03T11:31:08.839-08:00alstry: sometimes looking at change on the margin ...alstry: sometimes looking at change on the margin is complicated by external events such as record snowstorms.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37931899793817511222010-03-03T11:29:04.961-08:002010-03-03T11:29:04.961-08:00The best way to minimize the danger of another fin...The best way to minimize the danger of another financial system bust is to minimize the government's involvement. The roots of the recent financial crisis go straight back to too much government regulation, intervention and interference in markets. Fannie, Freddie, CRA, Congressional "oversight," etc.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51930400518595101082010-03-03T11:16:23.021-08:002010-03-03T11:16:23.021-08:00Scott,
This from Calculated Risk:
This is the lo...Scott,<br /><br />This from Calculated Risk:<br /><br /><i>This is the lowest level since September - when sales fell sharply after the "Cash-for-clunkers" program ended in August. The current level of sales are very low, and are still below the lowest point for the '90/'91 recession (even with a larger population).<br /><br />Right now it looks like both seasonally adjusted alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-24130466062306283332010-03-03T10:55:58.416-08:002010-03-03T10:55:58.416-08:00Go auto sales.
Still, investors are on the sideli...Go auto sales.<br /><br />Still, investors are on the sidelines, mostly. No real drive to invest. <br /><br />I wonder if we do need financial reform.<br /><br />The Long Term Capital Management collapse was not caused by regulation, yet had repercussions. Now we have doznes and doznes of "investors" similarly leveraged. <br /><br />Buffet called leverage and derivatives "weapons Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41815007993544174962010-03-03T10:55:34.191-08:002010-03-03T10:55:34.191-08:00WHY NOT JUST SAY IMPROVED? YOU DIMINISH YOUR OTHE...WHY NOT JUST SAY IMPROVED? YOU DIMINISH YOUR OTHERWISE GOOD WRITING WITH INCESSANT SLANT.septizoniomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253705209662419429noreply@blogger.com