tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post853713668662218010..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: On the demand for money and other considerationsScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13518625929528499872020-10-21T17:26:13.222-07:002020-10-21T17:26:13.222-07:00Thanks JBD, I was wondering how long it would last...Thanks JBD, I was wondering how long it would last. Here's a permanent link to the declaration and its signers:<br /><br />https://gbdeclaration.org<br /><br />And people wonder why Trump's popularity is so enduring: when the left censors stuff like this we are dangerously nearing full Nazi territory. It's simply outrageous.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-30253443366970058702020-10-21T15:11:15.053-07:002020-10-21T15:11:15.053-07:00Scott:
Your link to the Great Barrington Declarat...Scott:<br /><br />Your link to the Great Barrington Declaration is broken.<br /><br />Also...YouTube has BANNED the excellent video by Dr. Reiner Fullmich after 1.5 million views because it exposed the virus hoax.Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39830366488344688272020-10-15T07:22:47.564-07:002020-10-15T07:22:47.564-07:00I forgot to add I have not voted for a Democrat si...I forgot to add I have not voted for a Democrat since 1972.The Cliff Claven of Financehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541954550199246606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-26466266578543177592020-10-15T07:21:28.273-07:002020-10-15T07:21:28.273-07:00Trump did not come close to delivering every promi...Trump did not come close to delivering every promise. Our nation now has far more government spending and far less freedom than at any time since World War II. Did Trump promise that? You, as a Trump cheerleader, may blame others, but it happened during his watch and he did nothing to stop it ... except maybe getting COVID and recovering quickly. <br /><br />While I am disappointed with the The Cliff Claven of Financehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541954550199246606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-91011218973820303982020-10-15T05:36:09.764-07:002020-10-15T05:36:09.764-07:00IRIS: Take out the deaths from incompetent polici...IRIS: Take out the deaths from incompetent policies in New York and New Jersey and get back to me on those stats about US deaths vs the world. The NY Governor murdered thousands with his edict forcing infected hospital patients into nursing homes, instead of into the thousands of free hospital beds that Trump provided at no cost to the State. NY Gov made sure those went completely unused.<br /Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59829347425865605382020-10-14T17:17:22.177-07:002020-10-14T17:17:22.177-07:00"Trump promised more than any other candidate..."Trump promised more than any other candidate..." <br /><br />Not to pick nits (or.. is that now regarded as trigger language, I can't keep up) but I'll never forget the Obama primary acceptance speech. About the only thing not laughable is that the road was long. A little credit for ACA providing care to some (with arguably negative impacts to everyone else.)<br /><br />"randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368254229927808998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28695415061989079562020-10-14T12:22:53.331-07:002020-10-14T12:22:53.331-07:00Johnny B. Dawg
Trump didn't break one campaign...Johnny B. Dawg<br />Trump didn't break one campaign promise?<br />You must be kidding. The huge spending and deficits before the pandemic were not promused. A "wall" was promised that Mexico would pay for. Not much was built. The negotiations with China were a disaster. CO2 is still officially a pollutant. Economic growth was only slightly better than under Obama during the 7.5 The Cliff Claven of Financehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541954550199246606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4608436493654232992020-10-14T07:53:12.443-07:002020-10-14T07:53:12.443-07:00Interesting write up, and it shows the new "o...Interesting write up, and it shows the new "orthodoxy" in the monetary system. Many have the same view as you do, I think its the correct view too.<br /><br />On Covid-19 I would not use Trump as an example; he received health care that 99.999% of Americans don't have access to! The cost of all these doctors must have been in the 100,000 of thousands and some of the medication is Frozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-45383504888462521412020-10-14T07:21:07.528-07:002020-10-14T07:21:07.528-07:00October 12, 2020
COVID-19 and Excess All-Cause Mo...October 12, 2020<br /> COVID-19 and Excess All-Cause Mortality in the US and 18 Comparison Countries <br />Alyssa Bilinski, MSc1; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD2<br /><br />JAMA. Published online October 12, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.20717<br /><br />The US has experienced more deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than any other country and has one of the highest cumulative per capita Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249992011884818933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12170581034740252932020-10-13T07:46:29.971-07:002020-10-13T07:46:29.971-07:00JBD: What's not to like if Biden/Harris win? ...JBD: What's not to like if Biden/Harris win? Zero interest rates for several years and unlimited stimulus if there is a Blue Wave. People waited 8 hours to vote for Biden/Harris in the Metro Atlanta area yesterday while I sheepishly voted for Trump/Pence. PS: Don't tell my family or firm. I will be banished to solitary confinement if they ever find out!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903149440854167071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87154781645004038092020-10-13T06:20:02.022-07:002020-10-13T06:20:02.022-07:00At the risk of seeming rude by posting a link to m...At the risk of seeming rude by posting a link to my own blog, I would suggest that you're ignoring the most corrosive risk of all from our wild spending sprees: a disconnect between ourselves and reality. There's no need to understand what's happening in places like LA, SF, NYC, Chicago, etc. if you can throw free money at the problems and then go back to your lives as if nothing'K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17172639201320038422020-10-12T20:18:23.410-07:002020-10-12T20:18:23.410-07:00Investors Daily poll shows that stock investors ov...Investors Daily poll shows that stock investors overwhelmingly are demanding higher tax rates for themselves and companies, and more want regulations on businesses. Stock investors also overwhelmingly believe that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have more business acumen than Donald Trump, and know how to best put America on a solid footing for the future.<br /><br />The Investors Daily poll picked Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-30308756847894694472020-10-12T20:04:41.377-07:002020-10-12T20:04:41.377-07:00Donald is now immune to COVID-19, and no longer co...Donald is now immune to COVID-19, and no longer contagious. Its official.<br /><br />He is now SUPER TRUMP, able to travel freely throughout the country, without mask or any restrictions, whatsoever.<br />Look at his rally tonite, packed to the gills in Florida with barely over 24 hours notice to the rabid participants.<br />The man is acting 20 years younger. SUPER energy. He is amazing. Johnny Bee Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836875640973245734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-40309870927793672192020-10-12T19:46:02.225-07:002020-10-12T19:46:02.225-07:00Wow. I'm so amazed by how much effort you put ...Wow. I'm so amazed by how much effort you put into creating a well thought out and researched post, FOR FREE. Thank you, Scott.srosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246098374589887725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-16223799430578104542020-10-10T16:25:35.801-07:002020-10-10T16:25:35.801-07:00Rhapsody - actually we agree. I'm 100% certai...Rhapsody - actually we agree. I'm 100% certain that if Obama or Harris was president, and the general outcome was exactly the same, the media would frame them as heroes. Look no further than Cuomo's press coverage in a state with catastrophic mistakes. We can bet on the coverage changing the moment Harris/Biden are elected. The trending improvements will all be due to Harris/Biden randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368254229927808998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13769177825800850852020-10-10T06:33:33.437-07:002020-10-10T06:33:33.437-07:00Randy,
One thing I'm pretty sure of is that t...Randy,<br /><br /><i>One thing I'm pretty sure of is that there is no reason to think things would have been meaningfully different with an Obama administration, or Harris/Biden.</i><br /><br />I am reluctant to make categorical statements related to hypothetical situations. So, I will just say this: It should be clear to anyone that is paying attention that the media has successfully rhapsodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343636529487244143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-3629863283786493132020-10-10T06:06:16.946-07:002020-10-10T06:06:16.946-07:00Scott,
Not to pick nits: But, I am not convinced...Scott,<br /><br />Not to pick nits: But, I am not convinced the low air traffic numbers are related to "fear of flying" as much as they are related to the lack of inter-state commerce opportunities. <br /><br />There are no (or at least very few) in-person conventions, seminars, expos, shareholder meetings, etc. I can't go visit most of my customers (the bigger ones out of state)rhapsodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343636529487244143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-83862948132240726852020-10-09T17:26:33.417-07:002020-10-09T17:26:33.417-07:00Another great post from Scott Grannis.
I think I ...Another great post from Scott Grannis.<br /><br />I think I disagree with Scott Grannis on monetary policy, but I certainly enjoy reading his perspective.<br /><br />My understanding is the Federal Reserve, when conducting QE, buys Treasuries from the 21 primary dealers.<br /><br />The 21 primary dealers assemble clumps of Treasuries to sell to the Federal Reserve, by buying Treasuries in global Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32099226170193280542020-10-09T08:18:39.709-07:002020-10-09T08:18:39.709-07:00"No one is calling the shots on whether the U..."No one is calling the shots on whether the US should buy more goods and services from the rest of the world,"<br /><br />This is the usual economist claptrap that ignores the prerequisites for "free" trade (better called "fair").<br /><br />Friedman: "It's just obvious you can't have free immigration and a welfare state,"<br /><br />More complete: wkevinwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600473578823788550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18074966588513766752020-10-09T07:54:31.847-07:002020-10-09T07:54:31.847-07:00Ian, at one point I thought excess deaths was a go...Ian, at one point I thought excess deaths was a good proxy. Now I doubt the usefulness as an indicator of Covid deaths. The reason is that there are likely non-trivial excess deaths from the negative effects of Covid fear. Delayed health care for other diseases; excess drinking and drugs; depression; etc. Given how different countries count deaths from Covid differently, and the politics of randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368254229927808998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54908265110128445972020-10-09T05:57:03.359-07:002020-10-09T05:57:03.359-07:00I'm sick of the mask debate. They are patentl...I'm sick of the mask debate. They are patently impractical to stop the spread of viruses in the ordinary business of human life. <br /><br />I'm disappointed to see it dividing otherwise intelligent people. <br /><br />If, in fact, anything needed to be done which is almost certainly an emphatic "no," it is the hospital and healthcare system that should have been re-organized, Ataraxiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890889962572151036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-60811669478178378562020-10-09T03:18:42.554-07:002020-10-09T03:18:42.554-07:00Wearing a mask is a "better safe than sorry&q...Wearing a mask is a "better safe than sorry" measure that prevents the spread of a disease that is still poorly understood. Of course, covid has already killed more than 218,000 Americans. This is a conservative measure: if we measure deaths by excess mortality, the number is well above 300,000. But deaths are only one of the harmful effects of covid and may not even be the most seriousIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639267999660217122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-38915838333429465182020-10-08T22:05:31.871-07:002020-10-08T22:05:31.871-07:00Just to be clear, the Trump tariffs are ignorant a...<br />Just to be clear, the Trump tariffs are ignorant and futile. It's easy to see why they can't and won't work. What they should do, is tax capital inflows.<br />Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325498485905547125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12134845913086679282020-10-08T22:01:44.100-07:002020-10-08T22:01:44.100-07:00Scott,
Yes, it's obvious you disregard capit...Scott,<br /><br /><br />Yes, it's obvious you disregard capital inflows. That's exactly my point.<br /><br />" Maybe the trade deficit is the result of tons of foreigners deciding that they want to buy US assets (bonds, deposits, stocks, real estate) instead of US goods and services. If they buy more of our assets than our goods and services, that results in a trade deficit. So what?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325498485905547125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39418115441374265562020-10-08T20:41:22.097-07:002020-10-08T20:41:22.097-07:00Roy, re trade deficits. For a supply-sider, or any...Roy, re trade deficits. For a supply-sider, or any classical economist for that matter, trade deficits are meaningless. The net flows of capital, goods, and services across international borders are the result of hundreds of millions of individual decisions. No one is calling the shots on whether the US should buy more goods and services from the rest of the world, and if it does, how that is Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.com