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Re: Bill Cosby Tells Jon Stewart To Stop Cursing

haljett — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:07:22 -0000

I long for those days too, Noel.

Re: 10 Disturbing Tales From The Side Streets And Dark Alleys Of America

haljett — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:23:58 -0000

Becoming ever more common, sadly.

Last night I got a call from a friend. Her nephew who is visiting her to help with her health issues was mugged at knife point outside a busy grocery store. The town's police station is less than half a mile up the road.

This is in a large city. Five cop cars showed up afterward to investigate.

Re: VIDEO: Global effects of gold decline

haljett — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:12:13 -0000

I had to laugh when he said that gold was "now about $1,200 US dollars an ounce." That was either bad reporting or wishful thinking.

Re: India hikes Gold,Silver import tariff value

haljett — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:14:16 -0000

Why is this article titled that the India hiked it when the content of the story says they cut it?

Re: Behold, the Kindle of the 16th-Century

haljett — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:32:07 -0000

Got to say that's pretty slick and is a good example of how important reading has been for ages. I know it's referenced as an early Kindle but to me it looks a lot like an early local version of the Internet. Lot of blog and online magazine reading there.

Either way you look at it reading remains key.

Re: VIDEO: Dropping red hot nickel into water

haljett — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:23:47 -0000

That was pretty slick! You weren't kidding about the sound.

Re: Fiscal Cliff Gets A Little Steeper: Geithner Tells Congress U.S. Will Hit Debt Ceiling Limit On Dec. 31

haljett — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:20:21 -0000

If we get downgraded again the blame should fall on the American people for continuing to elect a government that would rather feed upon the people.

Re: Dear Fellow Gold Bug

haljett — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:47:53 -0000

Yes. That's my mindset as well. Kudos.

Re: Instagram Deal Details Spark Outrage On Twitter, Users Vow To Cancel Accounts Amid Policy Change

haljett — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:35:20 -0000

It's not a surprise that people would decide to cancel their accounts. It is a surprise that this company thought that they were big enough and addictive enough to think that people wouldn't be upset.

Re: Taxes on big gifts and estates slated to soar - Dec. 13, 2012

haljett — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:20:04 -0000

But... but... but... I thought that the super wealthy were willing to pay extra taxes to help mother government out? After all, Uncle Sam is in a bad way right now and hooked up to all manner of stimulus drips to keep him alive. That money could pay for a lot of his health care.

Re: Let's test you for black lung. Whoops!

haljett — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:06:04 -0000

LOL Thanks for the laugh today.

Re: American hyper-consumerism run amok: stores open on Thanksgiving. Celebrate Buy Nothing Day today!

haljett — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:02:09 -0000

Great post. I did not buy anything on the 23rd of the 24th. In fact I spent Thanksgiving volunteering at my church all day. Much more enjoyable and a good deal less stressful. I'm so tired of the new religion of consumerism. It's so far from what true religion it is that it consumes its worshipers and frankly is killing the nation where it is practiced. You're calling it an orgy was very apt as it is humanity at her lowest and absorbed entirely by selfishness.

Re: Gold's Final Leg Down in Progress

haljett — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:08:03 -0000

That's a good point JeffMc. I wouldn't doubt that a large part of that consumer purchasing is coming from student loan monies. I also think a lot is coming from welfare checks as well. Plus anecdotally, as you say, I've noticed a pick up in users of food banks. Which is to say that some people are getting their food for free from charities yet they are using the money they get for non-essential stuff like cell phones and tech stuff. Don't get me wrong, not everyone taking advantage of food banks is that way. Just saying.

Re: The Great Ethanol Scam

haljett — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:58:12 -0000

I'll tell you what, I hate this gas additive just solely on how it is so bad for watercraft and my lawn equipment.

Re: Sharp rise in U.S. retail sales signal improving consumer optimism

haljett — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:46:42 -0000

Excuse me, but I think if you look at the unadjusted numbers it is not so great of a number. http://www.zerohedge.com/ne...

Re: 5 best conspiracy theories debunking the jobs report

haljett — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:53:57 -0000

Great point. Instead, as we head into the close things are slipping. I frankly don't find the numbers all that strange given the way the numbers have been reported over the past number of years. And I'm not leveling any kind accusation against the Dems or the Rebs. I think both have failed and they're pretty much treating us all like sheep for the slaughter as they all have refused to address the debt situation.

Re: Fed Announces New Quantitative Easing

haljett — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:24:49 -0000

Yes, it is amazing to me how coordinated all this is looking.

Re: Fed Announces New Quantitative Easing

haljett — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:59:45 -0000

As Jim Sinclair would say, "QE to infinity."

There is no stopping it at this point. It will all come to a bitter end as Fiat currencies implode and a new shift to some kind of gold backed currency becomes the new reserve currency.

Re: We Are Now One Year And Counting From Global Riots, Complex Systems Theorists Say | Motherboard

haljett — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:27:43 -0000

Good point, and a good reason to get out the cities a number of people would argue (and have done, I'll note).

Re: Wake up America: Unemployment Drops To 8.1% Because 368,000 People Leave The Workforce

haljett — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:11:26 -0000

To me that drop of the jobs unemployment rate is the biggest farce. The data just is so heavily manipulated anymore that it's all political in nature. Eventually, the house of cards they are building is going to collapse in this new normal we find ourselves. And I don't think it really matters who gets to be President in January.

Re: Urban Warfare Drills: Psy-Op Acclimating Americans to Military on US Streets

haljett — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:36:39 -0000

Why by 90% are they that nuts?

Re: Urban Warfare Drills: Psy-Op Acclimating Americans to Military on US Streets

haljett — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:58:15 -0000

This kind of thing really concerns me. As did the news that the police in Tampa dumped their uniforms for a getup that looks rather military like. I can't help but think that people are being desensitized to the idea of military rule in America today. The question is, is it on purpose?

Re: Gold Breaks Out

haljett — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:44:37 -0000

Nothing has improved, you are so right. Though debt has increased. Certainly not an improvement. All the global factors are just going to wake gold up (which we may be seeing now) and send it back to retest the high. In fact it's pretty close from the Euro high in gold. So I think the fireworks are beginning.

Re: Cover Battle: New York Times Magazine or The Economist

haljett — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:15:22 -0000

New York times hands down. I think The Economist one is pretty absurd. What they should have done was use a coin with each man's bust on either side of the coin. I'm starting to think both parties are for big government.

Re: Spanish bailout leaves market nervous

haljett — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:44:23 -0000

To me the whole thing is coming unglued. The problems facing the EU nations are dragging them methodically toward collapse. The money they are getting, and I wonder from where it comes, is pennies compared the real size of their problems. It was obvious from market reaction that every knows that and it's just a matter of days, i bet, before we hear of more money pledged.