tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post9120816216769428423..comments2023-12-19T05:42:24.214-06:00Comments on Planning And Foresight: Economic Observations - Part OneKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-30654358944023138782013-09-25T21:00:09.322-05:002013-09-25T21:00:09.322-05:00Most preppers already think for themselves, which ...Most preppers already think for themselves, which gives them a huge advantage over the masses and "being ready" is about the best that an individual can do. <br /><br />We sure know that the government isn't going to solve the problem, they are the problem.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-63556919925114769472013-09-25T20:55:46.719-05:002013-09-25T20:55:46.719-05:00I'll put it on my reading list.I'll put it on my reading list.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-89117559939140187752013-09-25T13:15:27.628-05:002013-09-25T13:15:27.628-05:00That seems logical to me. You and Pioneer Preppy ...That seems logical to me. You and Pioneer Preppy have similar thoughts and I've seen other blogs that touch on single aspects of the issue, if not as comprehensively as you do. The thing is, no one knows what to do about it, myself included. Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-35935909606105592462013-09-25T10:24:42.051-05:002013-09-25T10:24:42.051-05:00Oh plenty of people have mentioned it (I have plen...Oh plenty of people have mentioned it (I have plenty of times on my blog) and you are correct it is a huge factor in the mess we find ourselves in. So much of America's strength has found itself on the abortion clinic floor. Yet the Women voters of this country will not stand for any hint of someone mentioning the dark aspects of abortion.<br /><br />I take it from your name you must be one of those refreshing exceptions to the rule.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-47615720186261805112013-09-25T01:57:24.400-05:002013-09-25T01:57:24.400-05:00PS: interesting paper: http://www.eppc.org/publica...PS: interesting paper: http://www.eppc.org/publications/the-socioeconomic-costs-of-roe-v-wade/<br /><br />reading it 13 years after published and in the context of our current national predicament is even more interesting.Monsoon Matriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476615206392489371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-31587016160141451532013-09-25T01:36:36.455-05:002013-09-25T01:36:36.455-05:00Another issue that may drive the immigration/open ...Another issue that may drive the immigration/open border politics relates to a slide I saw in an Army HR/recruiting briefing in the late 1980's (and that has haunted me since). It showed a significant decrease in the 18 to 24 year old population that was to start in about 1989 and get worse through 2000. The projections stopped then because the focus was recruiting strategies for the 1990's. The drop in this 'cheap labor' force that also populated the lower ranks of the Army was the lag time between legalized birth control (approx 1968) and then Roe vs Wade (Jan 1973) and the resulting decline in birth rates. Lots of those jobs have moved overseas, but lots haven't. Competition for the remaining labor pool was high until 2008. The missing wage earners also left a big gap in the SS payer pool. My suspicion is that it is a big enough gap for politicians to want to legalize their replacements for both the revenue and the votes. No one comes right out and says it because they don't really want a public debate over the millions of 'missing' Americans. Most Americans, and often economists, don't think in the longer term or look for unintended consequences with such long lag times. Monsoon Matriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476615206392489371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-46154613579612423832013-09-24T22:38:06.850-05:002013-09-24T22:38:06.850-05:00The question isn't whether they devalue the do...The question isn't whether they devalue the dollar, they know they are of course but devaluation is much preferable to defaulting on any payments. This way they monetize the debt and only slowly rob the pensioners of their money.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-83379897872217224212013-09-24T21:31:20.479-05:002013-09-24T21:31:20.479-05:00Just observations....Just observations....Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-24121653471564722272013-09-24T21:29:44.690-05:002013-09-24T21:29:44.690-05:00I agreed about the immigrants and the open border....I agreed about the immigrants and the open border.<br /><br />The main problem with the Fed is that they have run out of the most effective tools in controlling the economy, and are currently in uncharted waters. While I hadn't really concerned myself with the pensions, will they be able to buy anything when they cash their check?<br /><br />What we are seeing, IMHO, is too much leverage in the form of cash/debt/derivatives creating bubbles, and thinking that it can be controlled. <br /><br />Keep the masses in line like the Romans with a bread and circus economyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-1376480353700894052013-09-24T21:03:18.968-05:002013-09-24T21:03:18.968-05:00I believe there is more to immigration than meets ...I believe there is more to immigration than meets the eye. While everyone wants to blame the corporations and cheap labor I honestly believe our government is the major cause for open borders. Their only hope for social security is in fact immigrants since they have robbed the chest of all it's funds. It is their only hope really to bring in all these workers.<br /><br />As for the Fed and Pumping I believe the bottom line there is really Pensions. The side effects that are killing the middle class can't be helped but are much more preferable than leaving all those government pensions even more underfunded. Yes the pumping benefits other areas but it benefits the pensions more than anything else.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941081507035146847.post-85021746179740027562013-09-24T20:50:04.435-05:002013-09-24T20:50:04.435-05:00So far so good.So far so good.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com