tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post4775218602599875182..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: The American EconomyAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17726919697982020872013-08-08T08:05:50.172-05:002013-08-08T08:05:50.172-05:00Part of the reason for the hoarding is lack of con...Part of the reason for the hoarding is lack of confidence in our ailing economy -- and in our so-called elected public servants.<br /><br />To a certain extent, every kind of economy runs on confidence.<br /><br />In a way, the hoarding might be good: these people can fund their own elder care. Just sayin'.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-63172903556890410072013-08-08T08:02:50.319-05:002013-08-08T08:02:50.319-05:00After the GOP has done all it can to stall the eco...After the GOP has done all it can to stall the economy and destroy the middle class by enacting a record number of filibusters to stop numerous jobs and infrastructure bills, you have the temerity to blame Obama? Lol! No wonder the GOP is going down the tubes.Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9978370933599384732013-08-08T07:59:36.424-05:002013-08-08T07:59:36.424-05:00And here you thought thy were creating jobs
You&...<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/rich-americans-hoarding-cash_n_3720941.html?utm_hp_ref=business" rel="nofollow">And here you thought thy were creating jobs</a><br /><br /><br />You'll figure it out ... eventually.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79343246881870092692013-08-06T10:18:07.403-05:002013-08-06T10:18:07.403-05:00Ducky: it is government intervention that creates ...Ducky: it is government intervention that creates monopolies, not natural free market/capital forces.<br /><br />Austerity? Hasn't been tried.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11735128931754505552013-08-06T06:05:55.619-05:002013-08-06T06:05:55.619-05:00Jon,
I'm not sure that it's desperation.
...Jon,<br />I'm not sure that it's desperation.<br /><br />Maybe it's realization that all but those at the top of the pyramid will sink now that our economy is in a death spiral.<br /><br />I'm not sure that there <b>IS</b> a way to stop that spiral!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76210085449106263902013-08-06T06:04:23.288-05:002013-08-06T06:04:23.288-05:00Jack,
You'll never convince Duck of what you&#...Jack,<br />You'll never convince Duck of what you're saying. He's been a Trotsky-ite for as long as I've known him.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18904041048524663262013-08-06T06:03:01.410-05:002013-08-06T06:03:01.410-05:00Jim,
If that chart had excluded those in the upper...Jim,<br /><i>If that chart had excluded those in the upper 10% icome bracket, it would look much worse.</i><br /><br />Good point! Glad that you make that point because considering that point provides are more accurate picture of just how bad our ailing economy is.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88636307255359127542013-08-06T06:02:01.874-05:002013-08-06T06:02:01.874-05:00Mustang,
I agree with you that Obama isn't del...Mustang,<br />I agree with you that Obama isn't deluded; I should have phrased that sentence in the blog post in a different way.<br /><br />Obama is ever calculating how to further his agenda with every breath he takes and every move he makes.<br /><br />Snake oil sells like hotcakes!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66461645628571153792013-08-06T05:58:42.416-05:002013-08-06T05:58:42.416-05:00Debbie,
People are deluded. Blinded.
Visit Readi...Debbie,<br />People are deluded. Blinded.<br /><br />Visit Reading, PA.<br /><br />Steubenville, OH.<br /><br />Various other former industrial hubs.<br /><br />Our GDP sucks.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-27784912417715787502013-08-06T05:56:38.496-05:002013-08-06T05:56:38.496-05:00Kent2012,
I think it was Peter Bergen who pointed ...Kent2012,<br />I think it was Peter Bergen who pointed out that AQ has been ramped up ever since the Benghazi debacle.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46426193187464789892013-08-06T05:31:47.579-05:002013-08-06T05:31:47.579-05:00Dmarks,
Good one!Dmarks,<br />Good one!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1305366701329844592013-08-06T05:31:09.948-05:002013-08-06T05:31:09.948-05:00Duck,
Reagan isn't the only POTUS to blame.
...Duck,<br />Reagan isn't the only POTUS to blame. <br /><br />I don't particularly blame Reagan.<br /><br />But my point is that what's happening to the economy right now has been a long time in the making.<br /><br />We're just beginning to see the harvest.<br /><br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-84201135051840526012013-08-06T05:29:51.324-05:002013-08-06T05:29:51.324-05:00I'm sure that FT doesn't care for the musi...I'm sure that FT doesn't care for the music at the end of the blog post.<br /><br />A selection from <i>Carmina Burana</i> or Mozart's "Dies Irae" (<i>Requiem</i>) would also have been appropriate music commentaries.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58726586809637567272013-08-06T05:09:03.007-05:002013-08-06T05:09:03.007-05:00Jen,
I emailed you from my gmail account. Please ...Jen,<br />I emailed you from my gmail account. Please reply to that account, which I check quite frequently.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58555649991457888562013-08-06T04:06:40.829-05:002013-08-06T04:06:40.829-05:00Duck,
Thank you. I appreciate it.
I sent you a r...Duck,<br />Thank you. I appreciate it.<br /><br />I sent you a reply via Flickr email.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70411488585255525612013-08-06T00:56:58.816-05:002013-08-06T00:56:58.816-05:00AOW, would you send me a quick e-mail at saganakis...AOW, would you send me a quick e-mail at saganakishoes@gmail.com, please.<br />I lost your e-mail address. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531079334473031464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-31183338328390391092013-08-05T22:54:22.646-05:002013-08-05T22:54:22.646-05:00Ducky sounds more and more desperate. That's ...Ducky sounds more and more desperate. That's all of the attention he gets from me tonight!JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79959068879573126292013-08-05T20:14:04.716-05:002013-08-05T20:14:04.716-05:00People like me, Jack.
Sorry Bubba, i wasn't t...People like me, Jack.<br /><br />Sorry Bubba, i wasn't there when the Reaganites bought into the Laffer curve and figured you could grow an economy without demand.<br />But pitch till you win, you freaking goober.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22969329298558197612013-08-05T20:11:55.616-05:002013-08-05T20:11:55.616-05:00Test. I noticed F hasn't been posting and thou...Test. I noticed F hasn't been posting and thought I'd do a good deed.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79944387174308030402013-08-05T18:14:40.870-05:002013-08-05T18:14:40.870-05:00AOW, I sent a note to you on Flickr relative to yo...AOW, I sent a note to you on Flickr relative to your comment on "Heavy".Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28103429054328168362013-08-05T18:03:06.573-05:002013-08-05T18:03:06.573-05:00The political process works hand in glove with kap...The political process works hand in glove with kapital.<br /><br />If any of you think Rand Paul and the Full Ayn Rand are the answer, you just haven't been paying attention.<br />Gonna be a hard rain and its your own damn fault for not understanding the present oligarchy. Unrestrained political parties move inevitably to oligarchy just as kapital moves inevitably to monopoly. But you still want to blather on like tools with Obama this and Obama that ... enjoy.<br /><br />In the meantime, what do we do to take back the political process? Tough question and the answer isn't Ted Cruz.<br />Austerity? Pitch till you win. <br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65344033653001883562013-08-05T16:27:38.607-05:002013-08-05T16:27:38.607-05:00Perfect choice of music for the article, AOW.
Th...Perfect choice of music for the article, AOW. <br /><br />Those statistics are truly pathetic, and yet Obama is still praised by so many who voted for him. Hard to understand.<br /><br />Debbie<br />Right Truth<br />http://www.righttruth.typepad.com<br /><br />Right Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274108313586611205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18750267885666978972013-08-05T16:15:08.428-05:002013-08-05T16:15:08.428-05:00It's a Good thing we have Al Qaeda on the run…...It's a Good thing we have Al Qaeda on the run…<br /><br />because I’d sure hate to see what it looks like when Al Qaeda was thriving and growing.<br /><br />Tomorrow, Sunday August 4, American embassies across the Muslim-controlled Middle East will be shut down due to an Al Qaeda-linked threat of terrorism that the State Department is taking very seriously. They’ve also issued a world-wide travel alert to Americans abroad.<br /><br />But Our Dear President said they were on the run... Duh!<br /><br />It's another bunch of crap from the senior crap thrower kenyan boy.....making a pretense of doing something to be supportive of Americans, here and abroad after the cowardice and negligence demonstrated by this african pretender in Benghazi...............facts, they are doing everything that can possible be done to hide the facts and those that know what took place.. One thing that can not be hidden is the lack of any support for the Benghazi mission.Kent2012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18789630902775255952013-08-05T16:04:31.082-05:002013-08-05T16:04:31.082-05:00To paraphrase Scripture: the wages of the Obama Re...To paraphrase Scripture: the wages of the Obama Recession is lower wages.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-63562509940808520552013-08-05T15:21:30.599-05:002013-08-05T15:21:30.599-05:00"Obama is selling snake oil, and the American..."Obama is selling snake oil, and the American people are buying it."<br /><br />Yes and why is it so obvious to some of us? I really don't think that B.O. is the most deft con man in history; he, simpey, doesn't have to be! What will it take for "us" (taxpayers) to stop buying "snake oil" for his minions?JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.com