tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post9055892635708641747..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Quick thoughts on Obama's speech tonightScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75711149073608890642016-08-21T11:22:12.943-07:002016-08-21T11:22:12.943-07:00The main aim of writing an offer letter is to prop...The main aim of writing an offer letter is to propose a solution to a client in the form of products and services of an enterprise. See more <a href="http://www.proposalletter.net/formal-proposal-letter-services/investment-proposal-letter/" rel="nofollow">investment proposal letter</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658152316709205819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-81228940205212338592009-03-24T18:14:00.000-07:002009-03-24T18:14:00.000-07:00Obummer struck another blow! This guy is slowly ki...Obummer struck another blow! This guy is slowly killing our country whith his idiot ideas.zmopardudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182064831468494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90582634936092428412009-02-26T17:04:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:04:00.000-08:00Too bad that progress hasn't come to our politicia...Too bad that progress hasn't come to our politicians' understanding of how economies work.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-58640158466176066382009-02-26T16:55:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:55:00.000-08:00My question about the hydrogen was really meant to...My question about the hydrogen was really meant to say that before you can use those fuel cells you have to have a cheap source of energy with which to make hydrogen. If you have a cheap source of energy then all sorts of things are possible, including fuel cells. That is really the holy grail--cheap, non-polluting energy.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-29978459939455045972009-02-26T16:54:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:54:00.000-08:00Still another thought -- I think we often make a m...Still another thought -- <BR/><BR/>I think we often make a mistake in forgetting how far we've come as a civilization.<BR/><BR/>My grandfather was born early in the 20th Century. Then, most Americans lived on a farm, enduring back-breaking labor. Today, farmers are a small part of our population and much of the work is automated.<BR/><BR/>My parents were born in the 1930s. The average lifespan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221278379175470464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-76302790934314640432009-02-26T16:46:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:46:00.000-08:00Scott -- Your comment is dead-on.But, technologica...Scott -- <BR/><BR/>Your comment is dead-on.<BR/><BR/>But, technological innovation tends to come from unexpected directions.<BR/><BR/>Much of the discussion of nuclear power is large, multi-billion dollar plants.<BR/><BR/>What if the future is not big but ultra-small nuclear units?<BR/><BR/>I am really fascinated by the work of a company called Hyperion in New Mexico.<BR/><BR/>They have developedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221278379175470464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59855156515486100572009-02-26T14:40:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:40:00.000-08:00Hydrogen can be made applying electricity to water...Hydrogen can be made applying electricity to water. That splits it into hydrogen & oxygen. Ironically, water is also the waste product.<BR/><BR/>The basic science was developed as part of the space program. Fuel cells were used to power the Apollo space craft and the space shuttle.<BR/><BR/>The technology is not quite complete but a commercially-viable system is rapidly coming into sight. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221278379175470464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-45170046007931904322009-02-26T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:38:00.000-08:00STaggart: Where do you get all the hydrogen for th...STaggart: Where do you get all the hydrogen for the fuel cells? What would really be fanatastic would be the commercial development of fusion reactors to produce electricity.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67748508554699243572009-02-25T20:18:00.000-08:002009-02-25T20:18:00.000-08:00One problem with the current environment is that e...One problem with the current environment is that everyone --- the Obama Administration, the media, the public, etc. --- assumes that we a stuck with the cards we have today.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it is time to add some new ones to the deck.<BR/><BR/>We are fixated by today's credit meltdown, lack of government revenue, tightening resources, etc.<BR/><BR/>What if we had access to a new frontier, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221278379175470464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46773406780521213182009-02-25T09:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:46:00.000-08:00WOW Scott!! great Bloomberg article about you. th...WOW Scott!! great Bloomberg article about you. that is awesome.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220806915938960892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-11334584950469764272009-02-25T08:35:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:35:00.000-08:00Dave C: Small world! I learned a lot from John Rut...Dave C: Small world! I learned a lot from John Rutledge and consider him to be my first economic mentor. Jude Wanniski was another, and Art Laffer and Larry Kudlow.<BR/><BR/>Next time you get the urge to sell everything, please let me know!Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-36461618513155502932009-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:00CDLIC: I sincerely hope this guy is right about a ...CDLIC: I sincerely hope this guy is right about a tax revolt. That would be terrific! I am impressed by all the Tea Parties that are being organized across the country. We need more of this. I don't this is a crazy forecast at all.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-6979210968005424132009-02-25T08:22:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:22:00.000-08:00Lab-Rat: It was funny reading that article after a...Lab-Rat: It was funny reading that article after all the discussions (over the past month) with the writer. I seem to come off as a guy who made a bundle but is still not satisfied. On the contrary, I feel strongly that Apple is in good shape with or without Jobs.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-26604493942684100632009-02-25T08:19:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:19:00.000-08:00I also think that the more people reflect on how a...I also think that the more people reflect on how absurd Obama's prescriptions are, the better the chance that they are repudiated. It was really amazing to see him purport to have revenue sources for all the gazillions of dollars he plans to spend. It's pure fantasy. Obama is undoubtedly smart and well-meaning, but he is woefully ignorant of how the world works. He may be able to fool some of theScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21276420021090774122009-02-25T08:15:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:15:00.000-08:00How anyone can think that propping up failed parts...How anyone can think that propping up failed parts of our economy for the next 5 - 10 years, and expanding already wasteful and unproven sectors of our government for at least the next 3.5 years, will somehow create economic prosperity. This is becoming silly.<BR/><BR/>Cut my taxes and I will show you hope!!!<BR/><BR/>BPublic Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-38760065950827551752009-02-25T08:04:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:04:00.000-08:00Jon: I share your despair, and it makes me very fe...Jon: I share your despair, and it makes me very fearful of the future. But then I remember that the market has already priced in a dreadful future. The main justification for today's prices is fear that Obama's policies will run wild and result in a double depression. I keep thinking that things won't be quite so bad.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-27651903232215917102009-02-25T07:49:00.000-08:002009-02-25T07:49:00.000-08:00Great analysis of the alternative universe where f...Great analysis of the alternative universe where fundamentals of economics are assumed to bend to the will of politicians.<BR/><BR/>Scott, I've been enjoying your insights for the last couple of months and now know why they ring so true: my approach to economics was shaped by John Rutledge when he was a young professor at CMC (where I was an economics major). His lectures were dominated by Dave Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984326111476872826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10178872132701721002009-02-25T07:02:00.000-08:002009-02-25T07:02:00.000-08:00Scott,What do you think of the picture Gerald Cele...Scott,<BR/><BR/>What do you think of the picture Gerald Celente paints? He states the following: "In 2009 were going to see the worst economic collapse ever, the Greatest Depression, says Gerald Celente, U.S. trend forecaster. He believes its going to be very violent in the U.S., including there being a tax revolt. [See the interview of Gerald Celente at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28148677140454155942009-02-25T05:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:27:00.000-08:00Scott,How'd you enjoy this line: “Not because I be...Scott,<BR/><BR/>How'd you enjoy this line: <BR/>“Not because I believe in bigger government – I don’t.”Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88178223958457521232009-02-25T05:15:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:15:00.000-08:00The president's speech can be divided into those p...The president's speech can be divided into those parts that demonstrated his massive economic ignorance and his hostility to free markets, and those where he demonstrated his skills as an accomplished bullsh***er and hypocrite. <BR/><BR/>The entire package is a thinly veiled conceit designed to expand the size and scope of government intervention across the board for generations to come, and to Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14840074248344452572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-35049344221691532812009-02-25T04:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T04:20:00.000-08:00I believe the current climate is not a supply/dema...I believe the current climate is not a supply/demand imbalance with less demand. I believe that this is a credit flow freeze-frozen asset backed securitization-so that people who qualify cannot get mtgs because the secondary market for ABS's is not liquid. There is a lack of trust on the part of buyers in ABS ratings. Thanks to S&P and Moodys.seekingtraceevidencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479493983076211876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-49394386426676951682009-02-25T00:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:20:00.000-08:00Wooo hooo go Scott http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/n...Wooo hooo go Scott http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a85Xk5Zss2AM&refer=usThe Lab-Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536760477782772549noreply@blogger.com