Vladimir Putin “Blinkinblogs is my favorite read with glass of Vodka.”
Barack OBAMA “Blinkinblogs? Never heard of them.”
The Difference is One of the Problems »
Perhaps you’ve seen all the articles online and in business rags about “Main Street versus Wall Street”, or how “Main Street” has finally become fed up with corruption on Wall Street and is rejecting the greed that has fueled the system, or how blah blah blah. That Fortune article even goes as far as to [...]
MoMajic Mo Money »
I was speaking with Mo the other day regarding the state of the economy and he told me a ton of things but one really stuck out: “If I was anyone in this country right now I’d pull no less than 20% of my money out of my bank in cash and find a nice [...]
Wikileaks – HOLY CRAP WHAT A SITE!! »
Ok so this Palin email hack thing is exploding quickly. I guess the story was broken on Wikileaks.org. GlazedNConfused and I have been discussing this topic and the site for the last few hours and are wondering just how legal the site is and how much potential trouble these folks could be in, if ever caught. [...]
How Does Banking Work? »
Watch this entire series. Even though it will terrify you, after watching it you will completely understand how the market is crashing.
Liquidity is Confidence. »
So like every other morning, today I was listening to NPR on the way to work – sorry gang they are the closest thing to real news on the radio. Anywoot, they had this expert financial buff on there who was talking about the state of the economy, GLOBALLY. Here are a few things he [...]
Capital Gains Tax, Heal Thy Country! »
In case you’ve been living on Saturn for the last six months and this is the only BB post you read when you came back, bad news: our financial system is going to hell in a handbasket. This handbasket has been carried by very wealthy individuals who put their philosophy first before everyone else. This [...]
Some things to ponder. »
Here are some quotes on Socialism.
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” – Winston Churchhill.
“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint [...]
Some flashback for my 80s friends. »
Sit back and enjoy.
Midnight Oil
Living Colour
Who is in charge anyway? »
My father told me years ago that there is a god and he comes in the form of money. That may be a cynical view of the world, however it is rather difficult to argue against it at times.
That said, unless you live under a rock in Sonoma, you know that not only the United [...]
It’s Hopeless to Resist the Sweet, Alluring Siren Song of Fascism »
“Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power”
Mussolini, you sly dog – you saw this coming! So before the U.S. slides into a Brazillian society, you may want to check out this article about how we got there. Short and sweet, please note the juiciest bit [...]
O’Reilly ORLY? »
I love this clip. Nuff said.
Is it Fascism or Socialism – I forget. »
First lookie here!
I tried to tell people. I did. I really tried. I posted here on this famous website of 7 readers (I think they all write for it too) about the direction the good old USA is going. I mentioned it back when Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were “bailed out” by the government [...]
A Bit on Success »
Recently we have been working on a Facebook Application called The Lunch Game. The premise is simple – we have a database of 500 thousand restaurants in the United States that is searchable by your location and the type of food you want to eat. To delve a bit further it also allows you to [...]