Posted by
Doug Wolkon on January 7, 2009 at 8:51 am
So what is an Economic Detox? Raw green vegetables consumed through a straw is the food equivalent. Think diarrhea. I know what you are thinking, “yuk”. But as Wall Street has learned the hard way, we have no choice in the matter. Our economy is detoxing whether we like it or not; dropping our excess weight in order to regain our balance; flushing our obese corporate and government costs down the toilet in support of the long-term prosperity of the quicker, lighter, faster and more profitable Mom and Pop entrepreneurs. Continued »
Posted by
Doug Wolkon on September 19, 2008 at 5:16 pm
A developer once told me that if you do a deal with someone that has fleas, your bound to get fleas. For example, Bear Stearns and AIG have fleas. I understand the fear-based argument for getting fleas, “We have no choice”. But borrowing more money to participate in the Flea Market can’t be our only choice. What if the “Free Markets” posed another choice? What if there was a much better way than borrowing more time and money just to get fleas (and these are big and scary fleas)? Continued »
Posted by
Doug Wolkon on August 11, 2008 at 3:15 am
So how much paper money is out there anyway. Does it matter that every time The Wizard of Oz (The Fed/government) decides to bailout a financial institution like Bear Stearns, Lehman, Fannie or Freddie, they have to print more and more money. What is behind this printing of money and how do they do it? Continued »
Posted by
Doug Wolkon on January 24, 2008 at 1:17 am
I agree that the Fed is walking right into the markets hands. The Fed rate cut does not have a prayer. Greenspan took all the inflation fighting juice out of the economy in the 90’s while igniting the momentum of debt. In any case, we are all in trouble. Continued »
