Comments for Rube Reality http://rubereality.com Ruminations of an unrepentant rube Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Well – Pardon Mah Ignorance! by Herkimer http://rubereality.com/2011/01/04/well-pardon-mah-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Herkimer Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:12:05 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=564#comment-802 Apparently it isn't just Americans that politicize everything. But since you went there...How do you propose to deal with the ills we Americans ARE responsible for (or even our internal squabbles over things that don't effect the rest of the world)? I prefer such silly arguments like this to the various Modest Proposals over the centuries to deal with the Irish - I mean, just look how well that's worked. Apparently it isn’t just Americans that politicize everything. But since you went there…How do you propose to deal with the ills we Americans ARE responsible for (or even our internal squabbles over things that don’t effect the rest of the world)? I prefer such silly arguments like this to the various Modest Proposals over the centuries to deal with the Irish – I mean, just look how well that’s worked.

]]> Comment on Well – Pardon Mah Ignorance! by Bruce http://rubereality.com/2011/01/04/well-pardon-mah-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Bruce Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:07:17 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=564#comment-800 I am always amazed at some of the stuff I read, I love America and Americans but you guys really argue over the funniest things, you need to relax and be at peace, its okay the World is not going to hold you accountable for all the ills in our societies, only some of them, let me say it again "We love you" lol :-) I am always amazed at some of the stuff I read, I love America and Americans but you guys really argue over the funniest things, you need to relax and be at peace, its okay the World is not going to hold you accountable for all the ills in our societies, only some of them, let me say it again “We love you” lol :-)

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]]> Comment on Fed Reserve Is ALREADY Politicized by Herkimer http://rubereality.com/2009/09/30/fed-reserve-is-already-politicized/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Herkimer Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:45:38 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=8#comment-754 I'd suggest you do some research on the folly of centralized economic planning (no business was <em>ever</em> allowed to fail in the USSR and look how that ended) and the risks of over-leveraging (especially when the board and executive management at the large banks were firing any risk-manager who raised objections to overly risky business strategies). I’d suggest you do some research on the folly of centralized economic planning (no business was ever allowed to fail in the USSR and look how that ended) and the risks of over-leveraging (especially when the board and executive management at the large banks were firing any risk-manager who raised objections to overly risky business strategies).

]]> Comment on Facebook’s New “Privacy” by Chang Chy http://rubereality.com/2009/12/13/facebooks-new-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Chang Chy Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:21:43 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=347#comment-427 Nice post. Pretty good info for anyone who's into social networking. Nice post. Pretty good info for anyone who’s into social networking.

]]> Comment on Biologist or bloodhound? by Eugenie Taraborelli http://rubereality.com/2009/10/28/biologist-or-bloodhound/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Eugenie Taraborelli Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:56:17 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=147#comment-218 Thanks in advance! Thanks in advance!

]]> Comment on Fed Reserve Is ALREADY Politicized by Public Adjuster http://rubereality.com/2009/09/30/fed-reserve-is-already-politicized/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Public Adjuster Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:43:52 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=8#comment-208 I think Greenspan is getting senile, today he said that you can stop asset bubbles by increasing capital requirements. That just increases the cost of credit. The next time you have a real estate bubble, you'll have the same problem, assuming that banks are still in the business of loaning against real estate. If you want to stop this problem, then eliminate the federal subsidies for real estate development and investment, then require people in that industry to put their own money at risk instead of someone elses. If Greenspan really wants to change the banking system, though, then simply ban 95% and 90% LTV loans. Require a bigger equity cushion. BTW, the "too big to fail" argument is a fallacious one. During the Great Depression, Canada had no bank failures. The reason was that their banks were very large. The banks closed branches, etc., but none of them failed. By contrast, the US was dominated by thousands of very small banks, and we had more than 10,000 of them fail. So there is nothing inherently unsafe about a banking system dominated by large banks. The real problem with large banks is that during good times, they don't provide enough competition for each other. I think Greenspan is getting senile, today he said that you can stop asset bubbles by increasing capital requirements. That just increases the cost of credit. The next time you have a real estate bubble, you’ll have the same problem, assuming that banks are still in the business of loaning against real estate. If you want to stop this problem, then eliminate the federal subsidies for real estate development and investment, then require people in that industry to put their own money at risk instead of someone elses. If Greenspan really wants to change the banking system, though, then simply ban 95% and 90% LTV loans. Require a bigger equity cushion. BTW, the “too big to fail” argument is a fallacious one. During the Great Depression, Canada had no bank failures. The reason was that their banks were very large. The banks closed branches, etc., but none of them failed. By contrast, the US was dominated by thousands of very small banks, and we had more than 10,000 of them fail. So there is nothing inherently unsafe about a banking system dominated by large banks. The real problem with large banks is that during good times, they don’t provide enough competition for each other.

]]> Comment on Facebook’s New “Privacy” by twitter backgrounds http://rubereality.com/2009/12/13/facebooks-new-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-166 twitter backgrounds Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:14:21 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=347#comment-166 Hi, Great blog you have here. I wanted to let you all know that I think Twitter is going to be one of the better networks because of the fact that it is supported by so many industries. I also think when Twitter reveals some of it's new functions, returning traffic will increase to show the real growth of the network. Anyway, I build a website that offerers great resources for Twitter that are 100% free, so come and visit and don't be a stranger. Keep up the great work! Hi, Great blog you have here. I wanted to let you all know that I think Twitter is going to be one of the better networks because of the fact that it is supported by so many industries. I also think when Twitter reveals some of it’s new functions, returning traffic will increase to show the real growth of the network.

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Keep up the great work!

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]]> Comment on Ceremonial Deism by Cyndi Rosie http://rubereality.com/2009/11/17/ceremonial-deism/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Cyndi Rosie Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:50:27 +0000 http://rubereality.com/?p=158#comment-108 Rather superb entry, definitely useful stuff. Never ever considered I'd find the facts I need right here. I have been looking everywhere in the internet for some time now and had been starting to get discouraged. Fortunately, I happened across your blog and received precisely what I was searching for. Rather superb entry, definitely useful stuff. Never ever considered I’d find the facts I need right here. I have been looking everywhere in the internet for some time now and had been starting to get discouraged. Fortunately, I happened across your blog and received precisely what I was searching for.

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