Entry: Nothing To See In The Economic Data. Please Move Along.

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 15, 2008 1:11PM

Wow...that Think Progress blog is something else. I can't believe you guys used that as a source. Maybe there's a real reason behind the left justified format.

Entry: Diary Of A Fake Goldman Trader: Doing Charity Work on Valentine's Day

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 15, 2008 6:02PM

Come on people, rape is such an ugly word. I prefer "Surprise Sex."

Entry: Diary Of A Fake Goldman Trader: Doing Charity Work on Valentine's Day

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 16, 2008 1:03PM

For those of you taking this so seriously, google A Modest Proposal.

Entry: Diary Of A Fake Goldman Trader: Doing Charity Work on Valentine's Day

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 16, 2008 5:37PM

guest@4:16,

You are a tool. If this type of humor is so offensive to your delicate sensibilities, then go read a Jane Austen novel. This FICTION is just an exagerrated take on the typical self-proclaimed Master of the Universe type. Its a caricature.

Besides, the only thing that was stomach-turning was that Gabe got sloppy seconds.

Entry: Being Steve Schwarzman Means Never Having To Stay Home

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 19, 2008 5:39PM

Word is Steve-O's penchant for crustaceans didn't begin until after his courting of the Mrs...who offered him a crab salad of a whole different sort.

Entry: How To Think About The Credit Suisse Pricing "Error"

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 20, 2008 11:03AM

Approximation of Pi as 22/7

Entry: Goldman Sachs CEO To Battle CNN Pundit?

posted by RamblinWreck

Feb 28, 2008 5:36PM

@Bugs

Couldn't have said it better myself. I believe we are the only country that has immigration forms in over 100 languages. If I wanted to move to a European country, you better believe I would have to be able to read, write, and speak their language, because that's the only way you can fill out their forms. Of course, forcing assimilation is probably a bad idea. Just look at the Muslims and the French.

Entry: Taxes And Consequences: Barack Obama's Tax Plan For Wall Street

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 04, 2008 10:09AM

Raising taxes is essentially the same thing as destroying wealth. While all the hippy leftists probably think this is a great idea, just think of what will happen to consumption and investment. Its already bad enough with gas creeping towards $4/gal and every other commodity going through the roof, that I don't want to have to pay out even more of my money to the gov. These are the same people that pay tens of thousands of dollars for toilet seats. How about getting rid of pointless bureaucracy, keepin taxes low, and giving the difference back to the people. If Joe Blow wastes it on cases of Keystone light and then can't retire, that's his problem, not mine.

Entry: Taxes And Consequences: Barack Obama's Tax Plan For Wall Street

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 04, 2008 10:24AM

guest@10:16,

You seem to have forgotten about Jimmy Carter and then Ronald Reagan. You are looking at one data point, so shame on you. Other than that, Presidents are not the ones who should take full credit/blame for anything that happens with the economy. I seem to remember Congress being pretty unanimous with their vote to go to war (which I'm assuming is one of you main points with regards to Bush botching things). What about the role of the Fed? Hell, most things in the U.S. are free market. How would you like to attribute the housing bubble to Bush? I certainly wouldn't attribute the dot-com bubble to Clinton. Really, you and I have just as much, if not more, control over the actual economy than a President does.

Entry: Taxes And Consequences: Barack Obama's Tax Plan For Wall Street

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 04, 2008 10:33AM

The cycle of investment generates wealth, even for non-investors. For example, take the SWFs out of the equation, and you probably have even more people getting laid off, which means less people making money to put into the system, more people drawing money out of the government, thus destroying wealth of the nation as a whole. It behooves us all to allow people to make money and then invest that money. Even if it is just a savings account, that is extra capital that can then be used to allow people to start businesses, buy a home, etc. Letting the government play Robin Hood will not accomplish this.

Entry: Taxes And Consequences: Barack Obama's Tax Plan For Wall Street

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 04, 2008 11:25AM

Random:

Do like they do in other countries and instead of giving the $12,000 of federal money to the school, give it to the family and allow the family to chose the school. That creates accountability on the part of the schools/teachers. It doesn't get more free market than that, and its been working in those other countries.

Entry: Taxes And Consequences: Barack Obama's Tax Plan For Wall Street

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 04, 2008 11:43AM

Contrary to popular belief, not all public schools are shit. The way it is now, you can't go to a certain school unless you live in that district. The $12,000 (or whatever number it is) would allow mobility between public schools and give successful schools better/more resources and act as an incentive to provide better education. Since when does it make sense to give pay regardless of performance (ex. CEOs)? If you want to send your kid to private school, that is your choice, thus you can't complain about how much it costs for a fairly "hardscrabble" environment. Besides, I'm not saying that is an absolute solution, just offering Random a currently used free-market solution to provide better education to everyone.

Entry: Does Math Hate Women?

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 07, 2008 3:01PM

Unless its an advanced math class (i.e., differential equations) at a top tier engineering school, there is no way it can be that hard. Also, haven't there been studies showing that females are much less capable of spatial thinking than males, which would support the fact that there were no females in a linear algebra class?

Entry: Does Math Hate Women?

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 07, 2008 3:32PM

After looking over the course description, the honors calc lin. alg. title doesn't seem to do it justice. It sounds like quite a bit of proof-writing, which is not something undergrads are normally expected to do.

Entry: Bear Stearns: News, Rumors, Facts, Liquidation, Acquisition, Life & Death

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 16, 2008 7:50PM

I think "O Fortuna" would be a bit more fitting for hold music, given the current situation...

Entry: Bear Stearns: News, Rumors, Facts, Liquidation, Acquisition, Life & Death

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 16, 2008 7:54PM

Any guesses as to whether or not disgruntled shareholders/employees are going to (attempt to) share their minds about the $28 haircut from Friday's close?

Entry: Bear Stearns: News, Rumors, Facts, Liquidation, Acquisition, Life & Death

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 16, 2008 8:05PM

Aww yeah, here we go...

Entry: Bear Stearns: News, Rumors, Facts, Liquidation, Acquisition, Life & Death

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 16, 2008 8:31PM

Bam! Disgruntled shareholder!

Entry: Live-Blogging The JP Morgan Chase Bear Stearns Conference Call

posted by RamblinWreck

Mar 16, 2008 8:33PM

The better part with the individual was the JPM guy saying "You'd have to ask Bear Stearns that." That's what you call a bitchslap.