Hard not to love the missives from bill and Joel. And for good measure; Casey, Matt Taibi and Russell Brand. Unfortunately the need for the populace to rise up will always be split 50/50 by design of the elite system. That is until some biblical crisis demands us to hit the streets like 1968. I’m sure it’s coming and it will be butt ugly. Economic default/ collapse? Social security reform? Gun control? War with China? Another Trump victory? Is there a way to measure a resistance/ rebellion until the masses grab the weapons and hit the bricks?
So far the best measure I’ve seen is watching BUD stock tank. Any other thoughts out there?
I don’t know anymore brother Taco. Seems we have been here before and continue to fear the boogeyman that our media plants in our heads. I pulled out of the market prematurely due to the advice from experts, and have experienced big losses due to my own stupidity. I kept a few strong stocks, but lost much from those I sold. Yes, the market will crash as it eventually will, but hate sitting in the safe room while millions are being made around me. Oh well, just one more lesson in the game of life, that in the end, we only have ourselves to blame 🤔
The fix is simple my friend. Just switch over to Leftyville and NOTHING will be your fault. Racism, Bigotry, the "Man", White people, the Patriarchy, -isms of all stripes, etc., etc., etc. would then be the things responsible for an unhappy, miserable existence. Anything and everything would be at fault - except for your new lack of morals, ignorance and arrogance...
Yes brother Starboard, I’m ready to switch to the dark side, and blame all my stupidity on that damn, corrupt, overbearing white man 😳. Oh wait 🤔that be me 😂🤣. I think I may come out of this ok, but if I lose everything and have to live like the idiot squad, I can find out what is so attractive to 60% of our population, and let you know how life on the dark side works 😊…may even vote for sloppy Joe if he throws me another bone 🦴🍖😵💫
2023 is going well so far for the sp500 and nasdaq but that is do to a handful of stocks. Dow went above break even today. If you take a longer term perspective (when BPR originated, Jan, 2022) the sp500 is still down 11% and the nasdaq about 15%. Burnt taco if you were 85% stocks in 2022 you lost a boatload of money.
Bill writes: "Our contribution to the ‘capture’ theory is to observe that both the regulators and the regulated...want the same things – power, money, status."
I think: Yes, just like you and me, and God Almighty. Hopefully for the exact same reasons.
Bill writes: "And Ms. Warren? Who does she work for? ...is she merely anesthetizing ‘the people’…allowing the elite to rip them off even more?"
I wonder: How does Bill and his brilliant team survive pulling the curtain away from the Wizards? Are we protecting ourselves and good people around us, or just revealing ourselves to the midnight door knockers? As Anthony Deden asks, "What could go wrong?"
AH! but the temptations to be the hand maidens for the elite and audited big corporates of global Stock Exchange stature.
Honesty, integrity of saint like consulting professionals, with one or two folk being tempted by the cocaine of the easy mega buck to become wealthier than thou.
Ever heard of PWC?
Yes one of the ‘Big4’
All of utmost high integrity, angelic corporate advisers, minders and...?
Watch this new, chapter by chapter, ever expanding saga of greed.
Bill writes about the virtue of "win-win" deals, that, left alone, we'll all seek our best interests, and all will be well at Walden Pond. Well, at least half of us, maybe more, don't want to wait for the sourdough starter to ferment ( a nod to Gone Fishin'), and seek to scam the system, and our friends and sojourners, to increase our personal advantage. That's the built-in fail of human nature. No matter how carefully the system is crafted, it all eventually flops. Since we're still in the early stages (in his last missive, Tom said the "controlled demolition" will take 20 years), I'm wagering most of us will get out without too much suffering. Best always. PM
Good Prose: as always Bill! I especially like, "putting the pants on one leg at a time". Only one thing is different, the elite have better and more expensive pants. Just Saying. Florida Jimmy.
Thank you for your writings. I saw a bit in the news today on Baltimore. I am from Maryland and went to graduate school in Baltimore. The segment was on education showing that parents were terrified to send their children to school because there were so many shootings outside the schools. They pointed out the road went from school to prison. Very sad to see such continuous deterioration. Best wishes.
Buda, RFK may be a dangerous guy but not for reasons you just stated; and "climate change" is not an euphemism for" let's burn our food to save the planet." Only a naive person could come to that conclusion.
Hard not to love the missives from bill and Joel. And for good measure; Casey, Matt Taibi and Russell Brand. Unfortunately the need for the populace to rise up will always be split 50/50 by design of the elite system. That is until some biblical crisis demands us to hit the streets like 1968. I’m sure it’s coming and it will be butt ugly. Economic default/ collapse? Social security reform? Gun control? War with China? Another Trump victory? Is there a way to measure a resistance/ rebellion until the masses grab the weapons and hit the bricks?
So far the best measure I’ve seen is watching BUD stock tank. Any other thoughts out there?
I don’t know anymore brother Taco. Seems we have been here before and continue to fear the boogeyman that our media plants in our heads. I pulled out of the market prematurely due to the advice from experts, and have experienced big losses due to my own stupidity. I kept a few strong stocks, but lost much from those I sold. Yes, the market will crash as it eventually will, but hate sitting in the safe room while millions are being made around me. Oh well, just one more lesson in the game of life, that in the end, we only have ourselves to blame 🤔
I get it. Fortunately I am still overweight stocks with maybe 15% cash. Just don’t tell Tom.
Er...Um...Guilty too...
Hey there Steve -
The fix is simple my friend. Just switch over to Leftyville and NOTHING will be your fault. Racism, Bigotry, the "Man", White people, the Patriarchy, -isms of all stripes, etc., etc., etc. would then be the things responsible for an unhappy, miserable existence. Anything and everything would be at fault - except for your new lack of morals, ignorance and arrogance...
Yes brother Starboard, I’m ready to switch to the dark side, and blame all my stupidity on that damn, corrupt, overbearing white man 😳. Oh wait 🤔that be me 😂🤣. I think I may come out of this ok, but if I lose everything and have to live like the idiot squad, I can find out what is so attractive to 60% of our population, and let you know how life on the dark side works 😊…may even vote for sloppy Joe if he throws me another bone 🦴🍖😵💫
Dude - We need to talk you back from the edge.
Maybe an intervention is in order...
:)
Been on the edge my entire life bro, but my beautiful bourbons ring me back in every week 😊
2023 is going well so far for the sp500 and nasdaq but that is do to a handful of stocks. Dow went above break even today. If you take a longer term perspective (when BPR originated, Jan, 2022) the sp500 is still down 11% and the nasdaq about 15%. Burnt taco if you were 85% stocks in 2022 you lost a boatload of money.
Bill writes: "Our contribution to the ‘capture’ theory is to observe that both the regulators and the regulated...want the same things – power, money, status."
I think: Yes, just like you and me, and God Almighty. Hopefully for the exact same reasons.
Bill writes: "And Ms. Warren? Who does she work for? ...is she merely anesthetizing ‘the people’…allowing the elite to rip them off even more?"
I wonder: How does Bill and his brilliant team survive pulling the curtain away from the Wizards? Are we protecting ourselves and good people around us, or just revealing ourselves to the midnight door knockers? As Anthony Deden asks, "What could go wrong?"
I add, "...and where?"
AH! but the temptations to be the hand maidens for the elite and audited big corporates of global Stock Exchange stature.
Honesty, integrity of saint like consulting professionals, with one or two folk being tempted by the cocaine of the easy mega buck to become wealthier than thou.
Ever heard of PWC?
Yes one of the ‘Big4’
All of utmost high integrity, angelic corporate advisers, minders and...?
Watch this new, chapter by chapter, ever expanding saga of greed.
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/pwc-tax-avoidance-scandal-gripping-the-finance-world/news-story/4e6bc41d1fa1640df3914d82d3bdd915
Man the lifeboats, the ship is taking on a lot of water!
I saw that and thought, "Not a bad idea, but I'll have to get rid of 5 Kubota's, 14 John Deere's . . ." LOL
Hmmmm, I'll need to hold back at least one Kubota to haul all the firearms to auction...
Notice that I didn't say anything about selling my guns . . .
The TRUTH is the TRUTH, RIGHT ON.
Bill writes about the virtue of "win-win" deals, that, left alone, we'll all seek our best interests, and all will be well at Walden Pond. Well, at least half of us, maybe more, don't want to wait for the sourdough starter to ferment ( a nod to Gone Fishin'), and seek to scam the system, and our friends and sojourners, to increase our personal advantage. That's the built-in fail of human nature. No matter how carefully the system is crafted, it all eventually flops. Since we're still in the early stages (in his last missive, Tom said the "controlled demolition" will take 20 years), I'm wagering most of us will get out without too much suffering. Best always. PM
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Your posts are the first ones I open in the morning Bill. You never disappoint.
I have had the same thought from time to time. Too much repetition.
Good Prose: as always Bill! I especially like, "putting the pants on one leg at a time". Only one thing is different, the elite have better and more expensive pants. Just Saying. Florida Jimmy.
Bill:
Thank you for your writings. I saw a bit in the news today on Baltimore. I am from Maryland and went to graduate school in Baltimore. The segment was on education showing that parents were terrified to send their children to school because there were so many shootings outside the schools. They pointed out the road went from school to prison. Very sad to see such continuous deterioration. Best wishes.
OMG...I am NOT from Maryland and went to graduate school (JHU '76) in Baltimore! I guess that makes us half-cousins? Best always. PM
Mr. Bonner
The Ravished are not looking for a good time. Could you not find a better allegory?
Sincerely
Mr. Erikson
Speak for yourself, sir...
Buda, RFK may be a dangerous guy but not for reasons you just stated; and "climate change" is not an euphemism for" let's burn our food to save the planet." Only a naive person could come to that conclusion.
Buda, don't give up. Everyone has their likes and dislikes. Some of us takes in our stride.....some not so much!
Buda...Not to worry!
Feb. 1st 2022.
What was the wager?
Ha!!