tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post5150460728329611213..comments2024-01-05T10:11:27.498+00:00Comments on Soot and Ashes: The World AFTER the Crash: If we're going to truly reinvent America, we gotta make stuff again. So, we've got 300 million people and access to more. What should we be making?bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-70572353150524457462008-11-09T18:55:00.000+00:002008-11-09T18:55:00.000+00:00happy snapper,The Germans have a $195B trade SURPL...happy snapper,<BR/><BR/>The Germans have a $195B trade SURPLUS. You read that right: SURPLUS. Somebody is buying their products, despite their high-wage economy.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961533601432519565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-8104581895354717472008-11-09T03:04:00.000+00:002008-11-09T03:04:00.000+00:00if we do not burn all the methane comming up from ...if we do not burn all the methane comming up from artic volcanoes we may die.....? what of to much methane ..?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-33181401185587455502008-11-09T01:31:00.000+00:002008-11-09T01:31:00.000+00:00One word: education.For the under-18s we need to r...One word: education.<BR/><BR/>For the under-18s we need to raise a new generation of literate and numerate people. The US has one of the worst education systems in the developed world, so its no wonder we have to import expertise and skill from other countries.<BR/><BR/>For older people, a comprehensive retraining system, with real employment so that they can learn on the job. If we're going to rebuild this country, we need the manpower both at the 'calloused hands' level and at the engineer/project management level.<BR/><BR/>And, to the person who said we need population control - many studies have found that the best and most effective way to lower population levels is to provide decent education for girls/women. Women with a good education and decent jobs tend to have less children, as can be seen by the falling birthrate in many demographics in the USA and in Europe.<BR/><BR/>So, I say education is the key to American recovery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-55647920612896323572008-11-08T22:10:00.000+00:002008-11-08T22:10:00.000+00:00I can not think of a thing that can be built in Am...I can not think of a thing that can be built in America that big manufactors won't ship to China for them to put together or make it so that they don't have to pay taxes or pay american salaries. One of the problems there is all the Mexican's who came here for a "better life" who have jobs that American's should have (also throw in alot of Chinese) There should not be one company that is allowed to have a work force of illigal immigrants (and the government knows who they are)who have jobs here and have shut americans out. Let American's go to their countries and try to take over their jobs and see how that goes. When everyone (who has the power to employee people) thought that foreigners were better than American's because they don't complain and work hard, they've gotta remember they are American's so that must apply to them too. And as I said before I can not think of one product that will stay in the states if there looks like a good return on the money, before you know it it will say "Made in China" or "Made in Mexico".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-42968062008194464882008-11-08T15:37:00.000+00:002008-11-08T15:37:00.000+00:00Vanilla Ice Said...Biodiesel and ethanol, the verd...<I>Vanilla Ice Said...<BR/><BR/>Biodiesel and ethanol, the verdict's generally a no for me. Diverting corn to make ethanol is a terrible idea.</I><BR/><BR/>About 87% of our corn crop is fed to animals. America usually sends about 20% of its corn to other countries. You'd think that this corn feeds most of the hungry in the world, but the corn is actually sold to wealthy nations to feed their livestock. Poor countries don't accept our corn due to it being genetically modified and therefore deemed unfit for human consumption. <BR/><BR/>Creating ethanol first results in more meat than if you fed the corn directly to the cattle. The food supply can actually be increased by first processing corn into alcohol, creating a higher-quality animal feed called distillers grain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-35124854042133770952008-11-08T15:19:00.000+00:002008-11-08T15:19:00.000+00:00To those who advocate building new nuclear power p...To those who advocate building new nuclear power plants:<BR/><BR/>Excellent idea! Let's build the first nuclear power plant 1 mile from your home.Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331079890390629462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-8606980905676531582008-11-08T06:46:00.000+00:002008-11-08T06:46:00.000+00:00Here is how Mitt Romney answered that question:htt...Here is how Mitt Romney answered that question:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5eyxlq<BR/><BR/>Why didn't he ever sound this intellgent while running for president. He could have at least saved us from Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-89684032919724555122008-11-08T05:58:00.000+00:002008-11-08T05:58:00.000+00:00vanilla ice said...So are you saying the legions o...vanilla ice said...<BR/><BR/>So are you saying the legions of MBA's are useless?<BR/><BR/>Hell no, what the world needs is more media luvees, financial gurus, litigation lawyers, psychoanalysts, and I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have some twat with a degree in wine tasting to tell me not to buy this particular bottle of wine as it tastes like creosote!!<BR/><BR/>In answer to your question, no not all, but if 95% of them disappeared from the face of the earth, it wouldn't be a great loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-53125584779786969522008-11-08T01:24:00.000+00:002008-11-08T01:24:00.000+00:00Not only are the legions of MBAs useless, they're ...Not only are the legions of MBAs useless, they're evil.<BR/><BR/>They were instrumental in creating this mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-32095153527943923932008-11-07T23:40:00.000+00:002008-11-07T23:40:00.000+00:00deepcgi said... I believe we are broke.Listen t...deepcgi said...<BR/> I believe we are broke.<BR/>Listen to Ron Paul. He's the only one who had it right.<BR/><BR/>I agree. It is like the 12 steps to recovery from alcohol. Before you can change anything you have to stand up and say I am an alcoholic. You have to be honest with your predicament. <BR/><BR/>We are broke and addicted to debt. The month of September saw an increase in credit card usage. We still are in major denial about our situation.<BR/><BR/>This blog was instrumental in making people understand that there was a problem with the Ponzi Housing Scheme. I wish someone would do a blog that deals with the real issue we have and that is the delusion that we can continue to live the way we have for the last 10 years on borrowed money.<BR/><BR/>I just wish we could find some way to be honest and quit deluding ourselves. It is so frustrating to me because nothing can change until we are honest enough to say we collectively have a problem.ApleAneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955040755611777565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-55990965676159518262008-11-07T23:39:00.001+00:002008-11-07T23:39:00.001+00:00Read Peter Schiff's weekly commentary on europac.n...Read Peter Schiff's weekly commentary on europac.net. Read Schiff's books if you haven't done so.<BR/><BR/>Obama is pro-consumption and will likely make another "stimulus package". Obama hasn't mentioned anything about downsizing the government. The economic and cultural cleansing that is about to take place will be hindered by Obama's economic policy. The sheeple want to consume for Christmas, so an Obama stimulus package would be right on time to pay up the Christmas credit card bills. <BR/><BR/>Bend over America! The great fuckover is just beginning. If you thought that the worst is over now that Obama will be president, think again. The current US government and economic system needs to collapse and halt, so that it can be rebuilt from scratch. <BR/><BR/>Sorry Keith, sorry to all obamabots out there. Just because Obama has been elected does not mean the crisis will be over by 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-6098593079489403392008-11-07T23:39:00.000+00:002008-11-07T23:39:00.000+00:00Listen to Ron Paul. He's the only one who had it r...<I>Listen to Ron Paul. He's the only one who had it right.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm afraid Keith and his crazy Obama zombie legions have left this plane and are now living in Obama la la land. <BR/><BR/>Keith and crew will be the new leaders of Obama's Great Leap Forward for America. <BR/><BR/>They've lost their senses. Voted for the lesser of two evils and didn't bother to do their due diligence on Obama because they only had blind hatred for the Little Shrub + Penis Shooter. <BR/><BR/>Well, like we were saying all along the choice between Obama and McCain was a false choice. They both represent the same interests. <BR/><BR/>The only choice you had was which color you want your brand of corporate fascism wrapped in.<BR/><BR/>That's how the two-party system works. One term the population gets pissed off at the Demorats. They vote them out for the next term and then get pissed off at the Republiscum. Meanwhile, the same agenda rolls forward controlled by the same insiders that work for both parties. <BR/><BR/>You've been conned suckers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-51203618484227329802008-11-07T22:33:00.000+00:002008-11-07T22:33:00.000+00:00I believe we are broke.The illusion is that the do...I believe we are broke.<BR/><BR/>The illusion is that the dollar will always be the rock upon which the world builds its economy, but the dollar can continue to lose half of its value every day...in perpetuity. Inflation can be defined as an increase in the money supply. Printing money does just that. Soon we are talking about spending Quadrillions on trips to Mars. Broke is broke. The world was not fooled when the Romans clipped the corners off of all the silver coins in order to make more silver coins. Prices went way up. That is what will happen here.<BR/><BR/>Today, Obama asks for a new "stimulus package" from Congress. In short, he's asking them to clip the corners off the coins again. Make the coins a bit thinner. I'm not fooled, just like the Romans weren't fooled thousands of years ago.<BR/><BR/>Listen to Ron Paul. He's the only one who had it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-77891637755779829012008-11-07T22:12:00.000+00:002008-11-07T22:12:00.000+00:00"an MBA and $.25 will get you a hot cup of jack sh..."an MBA and $.25 will get you a hot cup of jack sh*t."<BR/><BR/>So are you saying the legions of MBA's are useless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-30444657433892945182008-11-07T21:07:00.000+00:002008-11-07T21:07:00.000+00:00My life experience has always been that, 'Necessit...My life experience has always been that, 'Necessity is the mother of invention.'<BR/>Who would have thought that someone wanting to sell a pezz dispenser would start a billion dollar business like ebay.<BR/>Or that 'Ask Jeeves' would turn into 'Google'.<BR/>It's almost like you can't plan it, it will spring up somewhere, where you least expect it.<BR/>Probably in some kid's basement.<BR/>Ideas just seem to have an organic flow which comes from the collective conscience.<BR/>Me, I've been trying to think of a better mousetrap for those packages you have to tear open at Taco Bell and Arby's,etc, and they end up all over your clothes.<BR/>Been thinking about it for 15 years, can't come up with anything better.<BR/>But one little invention like that would make billions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-75586209227326621772008-11-07T20:39:00.000+00:002008-11-07T20:39:00.000+00:00the problem is not finding the work, the problem i...the problem is not finding the work, the problem is an untrained workforce. an MBA and $.25 will get you a hot cup of jack sh*t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-52346006917421722372008-11-07T20:38:00.000+00:002008-11-07T20:38:00.000+00:00Anonymous said... America is broke, and they ju...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> America is broke, and they just put a socialist in office. America is not going to make anything. Most states in the USA from California to New York are cutting back not planning or expanding. For America to reinvent itselt, it needs to pay its bills not borrow as if their is no tommorrow. Tommorrow is here.<BR/><BR/>Thank you. Nobody wants to hear this you know. Read the comments here, out of one side of the mouth comes "we are broke", out of the other side comes "we need to spend trillions". <BR/><BR/>No one really believes the USA is broke. Not really. Not even on this blog. We criticize Bernanke about dropping dollars from helicopters. What is the difference between that and throwing trillions at infrastructure or going to the moon, or mars?<BR/><BR/>The problem is us and our greed and sense of entitlement. Until that problem gets solved we are just pissing in the wind with our mouths open<BR/><BR/>I would respect Obama if he would get on TV and just tell us the truth. The party is over. Deal with it.<BR/><BR/>A blog that is by invitation only is not a blog. It is a chat room.ApleAneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955040755611777565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-45423961610523942352008-11-07T20:32:00.000+00:002008-11-07T20:32:00.000+00:00FOODPlain & simple-We can do what no other Cou...FOOD<BR/><BR/>Plain & simple-<BR/><BR/>We can do what no other Country on Earth can do - feed everybody, or at least, damn near everybody<BR/><BR/>And the Chinese, Russians & Saudi's can never forget this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-66683861351343654332008-11-07T20:26:00.000+00:002008-11-07T20:26:00.000+00:00Where do get the trillions? From China buying trea...Where do get the trillions? From China buying treasuries? They won't keep doing it, because it debases the dollar and shrinks their own investment. They would be stupid to buy the treasuries. That's where the Iraq War debt came from. They're wise to it. The game's over. Or maybe by selling collateralized debt packages. All you need is to convince the big ratings agencies like Moody's and Standard and Poor's to inflate the quality a bit so that foreigners will by the paper. Oh, yeah...that's how the credit market crashed. Damn, we can't do that either. Ok, so you tax the rich for the trillions. Yeah that'll work...the rich. The government will MAKE them pay up. "Them" being people that make more money per year than all 50 Senators put together make in an entire term of office. They will just pay up and not fire anyone from their businesses. They will just pay up and not outsource to China and India. They will just pay up and not reinvest in foreign businesses instead of American ones. Sorry, dude. We're broke.<BR/><BR/>Obama is going to print the money, expand the government and create bogus jobs with the expansion. The dollar will get destroyed and hyper-inflation will hit. Ron Paul was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-36435294448747391762008-11-07T19:52:00.000+00:002008-11-07T19:52:00.000+00:00"Google GEOTHERMAL HEATPUMPS and see the future in..."Google GEOTHERMAL HEATPUMPS and see the future in HVAC !!"<BR/><BR/>It's about time. Building site are starting to incorporate these, because clients are now demanding LEAD certified buildings.<BR/><BR/>Biodiesel and ethanol, the verdict's generally a no for me. Diverting corn to make ethanol is a terrible idea. Using methane from landfills and bio processes is a much smarter way to run our motorized vehicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-50916326328031723242008-11-07T19:39:00.000+00:002008-11-07T19:39:00.000+00:00Make one Road from Canada to mexico. Build a giant...Make one Road from Canada to mexico. Build a giant Port in Mexico to bring goods cheaply to the NA. Move all Industry to Mexico to avoid the greenies. <BR/>Give eveybody a hall pass El Passporto to move freely through Mexico, USA and Canada.<BR/>Bring in one Currency to merge them. Sovernty is useless.. This is what I would do .. Wait its already happening.. Darn they beat me to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-78329466233102344282008-11-07T19:09:00.000+00:002008-11-07T19:09:00.000+00:00The USA is still a world leader in technology and ...The USA is still a world leader in technology and the latest modern state of the art comfort systems for homes and commercial buildings is GEOTHERMAL HEATPUMPS. Invented years ago by engineers at Carrier , which traces it's roots to Buffalo , NY , this concept is now FINALLY catching on !!<BR/><BR/>Google GEOTHERMAL HEATPUMPS and see the future in HVAC !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-47751859868342806262008-11-07T18:58:00.000+00:002008-11-07T18:58:00.000+00:00BMW Driving Sex Machine?Ha!Guess its all a matter ...BMW Driving Sex Machine?<BR/><BR/>Ha!<BR/><BR/>Guess its all a matter of tatse.<BR/>or a matter of being blind to something you invested in.<BR/><BR/>BMWs are ugly crapy tin cans, oh; and pricy too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-56797224187846726462008-11-07T18:54:00.000+00:002008-11-07T18:54:00.000+00:00'Anonopussy said... Good job, America!!You just vo...'Anonopussy said... <BR/>Good job, America!!<BR/>You just voted another Neocon into office.'<BR/><BR/>Loser!<BR/><BR/>Your furor was a wussy, who ended up committing suicide.<BR/>You aught to follow in the steps of your leader, do it now!<BR/><BR/>Your way of thinking has destroyed Europe forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568749253826790814.post-30981238643599901452008-11-07T18:42:00.000+00:002008-11-07T18:42:00.000+00:00miner_tom said..."...I can't believe how often I h...<I>miner_tom said..."...I can't believe how often I hear that "we should put a bottom under the cost of housing". That policy virtually eliminates the possibility of re-establishing a healthy manufacturing economy..."</I><BR/><BR/>Hear, hear; that is the crux of the matter. It was a pyramid scheme built on fiat currency.<BR/><BR/><I>chslaxcoach said..."...Employee-sponsored health care has to go..."</I><BR/><BR/>Yep. Look what those costs did to GM.<BR/><BR/>We need a better deal, but at the same time need to admit that immense expenditure on frail elderly life-prolonging is something we can no longer afford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com