- On 18 Apr 2013
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The end of the gold bubble,
American in Japan said:
Well what if the next QE kicks in?
- On 18 Apr 2013
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Margaret Thatcher Died Today and I Am Not Sorry,
American in Japan said:
@indigenous
>bogus straw man agenda
I am interested in this. Please elaborate.
- On 18 Apr 2013
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Margaret Thatcher Died Today and I Am Not Sorry,
American in Japan said:
@indigenous
"Yup but to be clear this is crony capitalism, ie not a free market."
True and sad that more Americans don't see this. Look at all the praise going out there for Romney as a wonderful wealth creating capitalist. If you are for some degree of government "socialism" you should be disappointed since there is more and more of an extreme inequality of wealth here and if you are purely free market you should be enraged that the economic playing field is so uneven and there are distortions leading to more wealth being siphoned up to the top (and anything in between). Few are benefitting from this and most Americans are divided....
- On 13 Apr 2013
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Are physician salaries way too high?,
American in Japan said:
I can't say... Some physicians provide tremendous value to society, though. CEOs of companies that are losing money/ bankrupt are certainly the most overpaid by far, though.
- On 12 Apr 2013
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3rd Patrick.net Coffee Hour,
American in Japan said:
It would be cool to show up...
- On 10 Apr 2013
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Margaret Thatcher Died Today and I Am Not Sorry,
American in Japan said:
@Bellingham Bill
I basically agree with your analysis on Japan. Not sure why so many Japanese supported the LDP, though...well actually turnout for the last election was actually pathetic...
- On 9 Apr 2013
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Median (not Mean) Household income in the US...Where is it headed?,
American in Japan said:
Looking for more data...
- On 3 Apr 2013
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So how did Romney make his huge fortune?,
American in Japan said:
Good insights here distinguishing rentierism from "innovative" capitaism:
How rich moochers ruin America (Salon.com)
The election is over but this problem is worse than ever.
- On 1 Apr 2013
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Median (not Mean) Household income in the US...Where is it headed?,
American in Japan said:
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/12/news/economy/median-income-poverty/index.html
This came out a few months earlier, but is quite informative.
- On 30 Mar 2013
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Median (not Mean) Household income in the US...Where is it headed?,
American in Japan said:
This needs to be considered when there is all this talk of "recovery". Recovery for who..the top 10%?
- On 28 Mar 2013
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Median (not Mean) Household income in the US...Where is it headed?,
American in Japan said:
>* median anything is useless if you don't think about what the median even represents and the deviation
I agree. but the mean is even less important.
- On 26 Mar 2013
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US Stock Market invincible under Obama?,
American in Japan said:
This Steve Keen's solution is interesting. We could do worse and are.
Anyway with the Dow Jones...
Up up up it goes. It seems like a "low brainer" now.
The S&P 500 is getting close to a high.
- On 26 Mar 2013
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Mortgage types in the Bay Area and in California for 2012.,
American in Japan said:
Looks like FHA home loaners are still a large %, but cash buyers have been on the increase.
- On 25 Mar 2013
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So then what is the state of the EU?,
American in Japan said:
Now Cyprus is all better too!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-futures-signal-rise-cyprus
Euro still above $1.28.
- On 20 Mar 2013
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Do American soldiers know Cowards when they see them?,
American in Japan said:
Cheney is hated around the world by almost everyone (I have asked people from dozens of countries) . I hope it was worth his increasing his net worth by tens of millions of $ through war and destruction. Well karma is a...
- On 8 Mar 2013
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So then what is the state of the EU?,
American in Japan said:
Despite all of the calls for the destruction of the EU, the euro so far has held up well against the US dollar at about $1.30 / euro.
- On 8 Mar 2013
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Take your money and leave... so what really would happen?,
American in Japan said:
I wonder if opinons have changed in the US about this....the holders of wealth are the main ones creating wealth for everyone else.
- On 8 Mar 2013
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Living in another country?,
American in Japan said:
Is anyone living in Thailand?
- On 8 Mar 2013
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Mortgage types in the Bay Area and in California for 2012.,
American in Japan said:
@ducsingle5313
>I'm more curious about who is buying single family homes on the peninsula than how those purchases are being financed.
Another very good question.
>If you think these folks are selling their (low tax basis) houses every 7 years, you are sorely mistaken.
Ah the wonders of Proposition 13!
- On 4 Mar 2013
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Housing should be priced at 1968 or earlier?,
American in Japan said:
Why are you hating on the rich again? They create everything for Americans (I am being sarcastic, but unfortunately many believe this).
- On 19 Feb 2013
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Mortgage types in the Bay Area and in California for 2012.,
American in Japan said:
Thanks SFAce.
- On 19 Feb 2013
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So then what is the state of the EU?,
American in Japan said:
Negative new on Europe is less the last few months.
- On 19 Feb 2013
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So how did Romney make his huge fortune?,
American in Japan said:
So much for creating wealth..
- On 19 Feb 2013
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Revisiting Silver,
American in Japan said:
I am almost out of silver now, although I used to have a lot of the ETF SIVR.
- On 19 Jan 2013
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This spring will be a local top in bay area prices,
American in Japan said:
Thanks for the correction. A dumb typo...