tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post7822193486958044532..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Quotation Of The Day: The Global EconomyAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66467748701955260652015-07-08T07:26:27.830-05:002015-07-08T07:26:27.830-05:00@ AOW: Forward! Into what, exactly?
According to...@ AOW: <i>Forward! Into what, exactly?</i><br /><br />According to the the Hillary 2016 logo, either the Hospital, or HellSilverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12884569312619166612015-07-07T16:53:40.264-05:002015-07-07T16:53:40.264-05:00Regarding the failed ZeroCare business model: A do...Regarding the failed ZeroCare business model: A doctor quipped to me, "Well, if you cannot afford it maybe you can get Medicaid. And then you won't find a doctor to take you!"<br /><br />Yep! Has ZeroCare offered healthcare liberty regarding choice? Nope. That is why I keep my private BCBS of Texas with skyrocketing premiums. I don't want to be reduced to the witch doctor from Haiti who accepts Medicaid.<br /><br />Waaay off topic: But FDOTUS (first daughter) just got a broadcast internship. At age seventeen? She must be a genius....<br /><br />And Hillary tells CNN tonight in an exclusive interview: "You should trust me and you can trust me."<br /><br />Leaving the AOW blog now to go shoot a fireworks mortar tube off the top of my head....<br /><br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44361581582005973842015-07-07T12:48:09.522-05:002015-07-07T12:48:09.522-05:00Today: Greece fails to offer new bailout plan at s...Today: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/with-greeces-fate-on-the-line-european-leaders-to-gather-for-critical-summit/2015/07/07/ca99ab8a-242d-11e5-b621-b55e495e9b78_story.html?hpid=z1" rel="nofollow">Greece fails to offer new bailout plan at summit</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-60832810555250301712015-07-07T09:27:26.070-05:002015-07-07T09:27:26.070-05:00Ducky??? Hello???
Doesn't he know it's i...<b>Ducky??? Hello???</b><br /><br />Doesn't he know it's impolite to crap and run?Roary Bellowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51861467703736016842015-07-07T06:26:46.068-05:002015-07-07T06:26:46.068-05:00FYI...Chinese chaos worse than Greece.FYI...<a href="http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/chinese-chaos-worse-than-greece/story-fnu2pycd-1227430761673" rel="nofollow">Chinese chaos worse than Greece</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70759505631670239452015-07-06T20:20:50.649-05:002015-07-06T20:20:50.649-05:00Z,
I was just told my premiums are going up.....&q...Z,<br /><i>I was just told my premiums are going up....."why?"<br />"We can't afford all the mandates".</i><br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />A friend of mine got the same notice.<br /><br />I have one more premium anniversary date before I qualify for Medicare. I'll have to work, of course, so as to afford any Medigap coverage.<br /><br />There is a negative return on my working, however. If I make $24,00+, Mr. AOW's disability income is taxed.<br /><br />The middle class is being taken to the cleaner's. Period.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74191333256901486242015-07-06T20:13:48.829-05:002015-07-06T20:13:48.829-05:00ya, AOW...I think the new guy is going to have a b...ya, AOW...I think the new guy is going to have a better chance of success...the old one used some pretty nasty name-calling to get Greece what they needed! Not smart. We see how that worked...notZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-52429091005217365482015-07-06T20:12:24.832-05:002015-07-06T20:12:24.832-05:00I was just told my premiums are going up....."...I was just told my premiums are going up....."why?"<br />"We can't afford all the mandates".<br /><br />Oh, the joys of a healthcare system that only favors those who won't work. Good JOB, Obama and leftwingers!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30434181555606558122015-07-06T20:11:29.444-05:002015-07-06T20:11:29.444-05:00Ducky, you're showing your utter ignorance out...Ducky, you're showing your utter ignorance out of your hate.<br />Perhaps you need to be reminded of how much Germany pays on all fronts, including subsidies for French crops.... Americans need to get up on the truth.<br />Germany is absolutely sick of paying and paying....<br />But, then, you actually said above "The Greeks seem to feel they've had enough austerity and bullying. The scare tactics didn't work and finally someone is going to challenge the IMF."<br /><br />So, you think austerity is a joke, right?<br />When will your type ever learn. <br /><br />It's true that Greece's debt is chump change for most places; it's the economy of Louisiana, by the way. <br />But nobody owes the Greeks anything...particularly not the Germans.<br /><br />Stop hating. You know, it can really hurt your health!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81414309601226234622015-07-06T19:21:47.741-05:002015-07-06T19:21:47.741-05:00SF,
Simple matter of getting Ayatollah Roberts and...SF,<br /><i>Simple matter of getting Ayatollah Roberts and the Mullahs in Black Robes to do a little interpretive jiggery pokery and it'll be all fixed up, no need to try to battle those damned Rethuglican meanies.</i><br /><br />The principles of federalism, those Constitutional principles which were <b>supposed</b> to protect us from collusion between the branches of federal government, have been shredded.<br /><br />Forward! Into what, exactly?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4060800586993725802015-07-06T19:19:32.496-05:002015-07-06T19:19:32.496-05:00The AETNA/HUMANA merger may not be such a bad thin...The AETNA/HUMANA merger may not be such a bad thing down the line. We shall see.<br /><br />Regardless, this merger is part of the man now-necessary adjustments to the strictures of ObamaCare. <br /><br />The latest SCOTUS ObamaCare decision may well have a lot to do with the AETNA/HUMANA merger, IMO. The merger was proposed prior to the SCOTUS decision, but I think that the SCOTUS decision sealed the deal.<br /><br />I can't see that ObamaCare will <b>ever</b> be repealed. A variety of reasons for my belief in that regard. ObamaCare will be probably be tweaked and, perhaps, replaced with full-bore single payer.<br /><br />As for premium increases, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota is projecting a 50% increase in 2016 premiums. <b>50%!</b> Why? In large part because millions with costly pre-existing conditions are now insured -- many of these insureds with subsidized premiums. So many high-risk people in the health-insurance pool necessitates premium increases.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38654076606165107922015-07-06T19:17:07.578-05:002015-07-06T19:17:07.578-05:00Not to worry, though. When Clinton Crime Syndicat...Not to worry, though. When Clinton Crime Syndicate strong-arm Hillary becomes president, she'll take us to single payer. <br /><br />Simple matter of getting Ayatollah Roberts and the Mullahs in Black Robes to do a little interpretive jiggery pokery and it'll be all fixed up, no need to try to battle those damned Rethuglican meanies.<br /><br />Hillary dare not say that above a whisper on the campaign trail, though; don't want to scare off the normals. Despite the Democrat vote harvesting in poor urban areas, voter fraud and the illegal immigrant vote, she still needs a few more votes.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-69540590264599566272015-07-06T19:07:40.169-05:002015-07-06T19:07:40.169-05:00Ducky,
I'm glad to see you acknowledge that t...Ducky,<br /><br />I'm glad to see you acknowledge that the leftwing pipe dream known as Obamacare has resulted in premium increases.<br /><br />"Bending the cost curve down" (beware any politician who employs such idiotic, prefabricated phrases), is right up there with "you can keep your doctor."<br /><br />Thank you, dim libs...<br /><br />Peter, Paul and Mary were so spot on about you government worshipers: "When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?"Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86234140440073721462015-07-06T18:34:48.452-05:002015-07-06T18:34:48.452-05:00I'd be more concerned about the Aetna/Humana m...I'd be more concerned about the Aetna/Humana merger.<br /><br />Job losses followed by increased premiums.<br />They are still in control.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-14503054301781836082015-07-06T16:17:18.613-05:002015-07-06T16:17:18.613-05:00So Z, is the problem that Germany is sick of south...So Z, is the problem that Germany is sick of southern Europe or southern Europe is sick of Germany?<br /><br />Here's a nation (Germany) that has benefitted from the formation of the EU. Loved it in the good times.<br />Now during the bad times they are unwilling (as leaders of the austerity crowd) to have Europe share in the bad times. They'd rather sink a bunch of countries. Not very sporting or even sound.<br /><br />I'm glad George Marshall wasn't as big a prick as Angie.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46421702620904416322015-07-06T14:29:52.627-05:002015-07-06T14:29:52.627-05:00I used to say go dig up Franklin D. Roosevelt and ...I used to say go dig up Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson and ask them for your money. They promised it to you, I didn't.<br /><br />Unfunded liabilities are only liabilities if you choose them to be. When I can forecast that I'm unable to afford a Lotus Exige, I stop shopping for one.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41713972112704674752015-07-06T13:47:54.488-05:002015-07-06T13:47:54.488-05:00There is no party of austerity in DC. They are al...There is no party of austerity in DC. They are all big spenders.<br /><br />You can tolerate a deficit (and addition to the national debt) for a limited time, if you economy is outpacing it.<br /><br />But yeah, Ducky you have a point. A tired, old, retread, worn-out point.<br /><br />Why not just stick your tongue out and shout "Nyah! They do it too!"Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67543402878611021252015-07-06T13:18:11.325-05:002015-07-06T13:18:11.325-05:00I'm guessing they are not<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fr6khzOskI" rel="nofollow">I'm guessing they are not</a>Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2962142020335231602015-07-06T12:58:45.583-05:002015-07-06T12:58:45.583-05:00AOW-
The U.S. contributes about 20 percent to the ...AOW-<br />The U.S. contributes about 20 percent to the IMF. I hope Greece appreciates our contribution to their lifestyle.I haven't picked up the totall amount already dumped into this sewer.Bunkervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427978686579892380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16165605852972592742015-07-06T12:39:28.310-05:002015-07-06T12:39:28.310-05:00We need to print up t-shirts:
$10 Trillion in Key...We need to print up t-shirts:<br /><br />$10 Trillion in Keynesian 'stimulus' and all I got was a lousy, stinking pile of debt I can't pay back"<br /><br />Not pithy, but accurate.<br /><br />Your silly disjointed sloganeering clouds the issue. You were closer with your 'true costs' statement. <br /><br />When a poor prole pays her light bill, do you lament that her money winds up in the utility owner's pocket?<br /><br />Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6312808541646941362015-07-06T12:19:23.621-05:002015-07-06T12:19:23.621-05:00"Reagan taught us that deficits don't mat..."Reagan taught us that deficits don't matter."<br /><br />--- Dick Cheney<br /><br />Next you'll present the Rethugs as the party of austerity.<br />Silly.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-27892663495056499072015-07-06T12:06:56.156-05:002015-07-06T12:06:56.156-05:00No. I'm not likely to spend time pleasuring my...No. I'm not likely to spend time pleasuring myself over an autographed photo of Margaret Thatcher.<br /><br />What we should question is where all the money winds up.<br />Subsidizing the wealthy? No doubt. But if a single mother gets food stamps (a program with a higher economic multiplier and much sounder than corporate subsidies) the fringe right allows itself to get whipped to a lather.<br /><br />Same with the situation in Greece. Paying taxes? The immediate assumption is that it's the working class and the billionaire shipping magnates who are stuffing their assets tax free in Luxembourg are just trying to create more jobs.<br /><br />The worm is turning.<br />Before it's over we may even have the right understanding Keynes, Galbraith and a host of others and give up letting Hayek screw them.<br />Hell, they might even spend some time digesting Adam Smith's support for unions. Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11344319452575726942015-07-06T11:52:30.325-05:002015-07-06T11:52:30.325-05:00More quacking canardos from the Marxist Merganser....More quacking canardos from the Marxist Merganser...<br /><br />The only bright spot in Ducky's comments is where he laments <br /><br /><b><i>"...Kapital doesn't have to pay the true cost..."</i></b><br /><br />The central tenet of our progressive economies built on fluffy frosting and ice cream, with rainbows and unicorns floating overhead, is to hide the true cost from consumers.<br /><br />All of us in the west are living a lie, a fantasy economy built on shielding people from hard facts.<br /><br />Congratulations Ducky, you've stumbled into a fundamental truth. have you been reading Hayek on the sly?Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5860318589248035102015-07-06T11:27:25.676-05:002015-07-06T11:27:25.676-05:00It depends on where the money is spent. Does it go...It depends on where the money is spent. Does it go to productive purpose?<br /><br />Recently a Picasso sold for $180 million and a Giacometti for $140 million.<br />This all not long after the Francis Bacon triptych sold for $145 million.<br /><br />And we're talking about extensive cuts in services so that the Greeks can restructure a few billion right now?<br /><br />Figure it out and if the IMF gets it way look for a $200 million Picasso.<br /><br />Is anyone paying attention? Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-55905810565182768602015-07-06T11:19:00.636-05:002015-07-06T11:19:00.636-05:00Duck,
A little something to consider:
IF KEYNESIA...Duck,<br />A little <a href="http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2015/07/greece-and-puerto-rico-prove-keynesian.html" rel="nofollow">something</a> to consider:<br /><br /><i>IF KEYNESIAN POLICIES LIKE DEFICIT SPENDING WERE STIMULATIVE, THEN GREECE AND PUERTO RICO WOULD BE GREAT ECONOMIES.</i><br /><br />I may be mistaken, but I think that I read that more than two billion dollars was the issue in that more monies were funneled in to prevent the meltdown. Didn't work out so well from what I've been reading.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com