Taverner thinks its gonna get worse

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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Sep-28-11 06:03 PM
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Things are going to get worse before they get better.
   
That's not what I want, and that's probably not what you want.

But it's not negotiable.

The two major parties, the media, and pretty much all communication has long since been bought and paid for.

This has been the case since the 90s.

Add to this that there is no conspiracy - this is capitalism in action.

There is no boardroom of evil men, there is no cabal of dictators, there is simply the dollar, and those who would do anything for it.

Which makes things worse than if there were a conspiracy.

At least, if there was a conspiracy, we'd know who to go after. Who to arrest. Who to replace with the will of the people.

But there isn't.

And as a result, things are going to take some time to fix.

When too much power slides to the anarchy of capitalism, anarchy will be the result.

Europe is heading South. We will double dip soon after that. China will ride this out, and come up on top.

That much I know.

Everything else is anybody's guess.

Take care of your loved ones and friends.

And let them take care of you.

Guess the coke ran out.

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[Freeper]

I coulda swore that 0bama and Debbie Blabermouth Schultz said that the economy was getting much better.

[thundley4]

There is simply the dollar, and those who would do anything nothing to earn it.

[miskie]

When too much power slides to the anarchy of capitalism, anarchy will be the result.

...This is what smoking banana peels does kids, so remember - always stick to huffing paint...

Harry Potter
and the
Mystical Vapors

[GOBUCKS]

Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Wed Sep-28-11 06:03 PM
Original message
Things are going to get worse before they get better.
   
That's not what I want, and that's probably not what you want.

But it's not negotiable.

It's hard to see the silver lining when you're addicted to illegal intravenous narcotics.

Things will get worse for DUmmy Taverner, but they're never going to get better.

[Karin]

replace with the will of the people.

Oh, shut yer yap Taverner.  The "will" of this person is to make a buck, as many as I can, no matter how obsene you think that is.  It's why I get out of bed in the morning, and go to bed at night.  And yeah, that counts as "taking care of your loved ones." 

When too much power slides to the anarchy of capitalism, anarchy will be the result.

That's deep man, you so smart.   

Douchebag. 

[DumbAss Tanker]

Tavs, just admit you have no clue what will happen next and spare everyone else the pain of slogging through your Pittian text-spacing games.

[BannedFromDU]

Tavs, just admit you have no clue what will happen next and spare everyone else the pain of slogging through your Pittian text-spacing games.

     Theory: Taverner = TwixVoy.

[Splashdown]

For "Serious Thinkers" like taverner,

Writing like this is important.

It gives them a sense of, well, something, I guess.

Personally, I think it's stupid.

Paragraphs made up of short sentences are just lame.

Think about it.

 

[DumbAss Tanker]

     Theory: Taverner = TwixVoy.

Wasn't the twixter the one touting his (Or its) precious metal investment and talking incessant stupidity about that?  If so, this would be the kind of post where ol' twix wouldn't be able to resist talking about that, if this was a sockpuppet

[franksolich]

Wasn't the twixter the one touting his (Or its) precious metal investment and talking incessant stupidity about that?  If so, this would be the kind of post where ol' twix wouldn't be able to resist talking about that, if this was a sockpuppet

Yeah, that was TwixVoy who alleged making a killing on metals.

[BlueStateSaint]

Wasn't the twixter the one touting his (Or its) precious metal investment and talking incessant stupidity about that?  If so, this would be the kind of post where ol' twix wouldn't be able to resist talking about that, if this was a sockpuppet

I bought the shirt from the Patriot Shop that reads, on the back, 'Invest in precious metals.  Buy Lead."

If one has that precious metal, it's going to be real hard for some criminal to take away anything precious.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I bought the shirt from the Patriot Shop that reads, on the back, 'Invest in precious metals.  Buy Lead."

If one has that precious metal, it's going to be real hard for some criminal to take away anything precious.

I quite agree.  All other issues aside, the problem with relying on precious metal in a total economic crash is that it is so expensive to acquire now, and so difficult to divide down for small transactions like buying food or fuel, that you couldn't actually use it.  Nobody in their right mind would take a lump of metal you claimed was gold (Of whatever purity), and something like Krugerrand is 'way too big in value to use.  Gold coins are just too damned expensive to use as a basis for a medium of exchange in that situation, it would go straight from paper to barter if that ever happened.

Given the current price of nonferrous metals, our present coinage is not all that far off its metal value and might be of use in such times; old silver coins are worth much more than their face value, though, and therefore also would have problems as a trading vehicle.  I just stay away from the whole 'Precious metals as a store of wealth' thing.  People can certainly make lots money speculating on it (Or lose lots of money), which is not to my own taste, but if the worse came to pass the person holding the precious metal when the music stopped would probably be screwed at least as badly as everyone else.  "Oh, you'd like to buy a dressed fryer rabbit?  That'll be one gold coin, please."   

[GOBUCKS]

Yeah, that was TwixVoy who alleged making a killing on metals.

Well, remember that TwixVoy was advising his co-workers to invest in gold while he worked uncrating melonballers in
the receiving department of a Target store. That career choice, coupled with a ravenous appetite for cannabis, makes it unlikely he
ever set aside enough money to buy even a single Krugerrand.

Then he was fired for insubordination, and began an extended period of unemployment, where every potential job dribbled away in a failed urine test.
At that point, if he had a Krugerrand, it would surely have ended up in one of those storefront "We Buy Gold" joints that sprouted in every rundown neighborhood strip mall.

[BannedFromDU]

Well, remember that TwixVoy was advising his co-workers to invest in gold while he worked uncrating melonballers in
the receiving department of a Target store. That career choice, coupled with a ravenous appetite for cannabis, makes it unlikely he
ever set aside enough money to buy even a single Krugerrand.

Then he was fired for insubordination, and began an extended period of unemployment, where every potential job dribbled away in a failed urine test.
At that point, if he had a Krugerrand, it would surely have ended up in one of those storefront "We Buy Gold" joints that sprouted in every rundown neighborhood strip mall.

Didn't he get fired on his first day at Whole Foods, for showing up drunk?

[Karin]

Yes!  I'd forgotten all about that.  Quintessential DUmmie. 

Reminds me of the time I went over there and did a search on "Drunk Fired Laid-off."  Countless pages of returns. 

[BannedFromDU]

Yes!  I'd forgotten all about that.  Quintessential DUmmie. 

Reminds me of the time I went over there and did a search on "Drunk Fired Laid-off."  Countless pages of returns. 

     If you add "Bush fault" to that search, you'll get exactly the same number of returns.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Didn't he get fired on his first day at Whole Foods, for showing up drunk?

Ah, man, that shit's priceless comedy!