Your old position: money vs. life Your new position: deaths by shutdown vs. deaths by coronavirus Not at all. Our discussion on that ended with me agreeing with Smith that the debate between deaths by shutdown vs deaths by coronavirus is timeframe dependent. And on the timeframe I'm looking at in m...

Nope. I simply made clear your continued use of a logical fallacy. The lockdown debate does not boil down to money vs. lives. Framing it that way is pure sophistry. Except the fact that it really does come down to that. You keep telling yourself that, hall monitor. So what is your superior stance t...

Nope. I simply made clear your continued use of a logical fallacy. The lockdown debate does not boil down to money vs. lives. Framing it that way is pure sophistry. Except the fact that it really does come down to that. You keep telling yourself that, hall monitor. So what is your superior stance t...

Nope. I simply made clear your continued use of a logical fallacy. The lockdown debate does not boil down to money vs. lives. Framing it that way is pure sophistry. Except the fact that it really does come down to that. You keep telling yourself that, hall monitor. So what is your superior stance t...

pmward wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 3:08 pm

upside wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 3:02 pm Nope. I simply made clear your continued use of a logical fallacy. The lockdown debate does not boil down to money vs. lives. Framing it that way is pure sophistry.

Except the fact that it really does come down to that.

You keep telling yourself that, hall monitor.

The goal wasn't a "flat" curve, it was a "flatter" curve. One that keeps the number of cases below the medical capacity. Note how the total number of cases (the area under the curve) is the same, or perhaps even higher in the "flatter" scenario. So if you don't bump up...

If the hospitals are not at 100% capacity, then all forms of lockdowns must end. The goal of the lockdown was to make sure that people didn't die as a result of insufficient medical capacity. Full stop. The goal was never to prevent everyone from getting the virus. In your opinion. Thankfully, your...

The goal wasn't a "flat" curve, it was a "flatter" curve. One that keeps the number of cases below the medical capacity. Note how the total number of cases (the area under the curve) is the same, or perhaps even higher in the "flatter" scenario. So if you don't bump up...

pmward wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 10:41 am This is fundamentally a debate of which is more important, human life or money. And I for one find it sad that the state I live in is choosing money.

False dichotomy alert.

Plus, it was kind of interesting that Cuomo is a better epidemiologist than most epidemiologists. Because he figured out that the most at-risk people are old? Congratulations, Sherlock! Have we not known that for weeks, if not months? Cuomo is the mental giant who sent seniors treated for COVID-19 ...

Tortoise wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 3:39 pm Just let these people operate their businesses to avoid losing what they’ve worked for years (sometimes their whole life) to build. For Christ’s sake.

Couldn't agree more.

Texas releases criminals from jail, then arrests a salon owner for opening her business. Evidently she got jail time because she didn't apologize to the judge. This woman is going to win a substantial court case in the near future. Attorney General Bill Barr said it point blank, "The constitut...

Tyler, Excellent website you've built. I'm about halfway through the interview, which is really interesting. If you don't mind me asking, which portfolio are you currently using? I've been 100% Permanent Portfolio for several years now.  It works very well for me personally, and conversations on th...

Tyler,
Excellent website you've built. I'm about halfway through the interview, which is really interesting. If you don't mind me asking, which portfolio are you currently using?

I have no reason to doubt MG, but I am continually surprised that he doesn't just post the data.  It's like when Fox news kept asking for Obama's birth certificate.  It's all silly, but here we are.  Just post the data and put the haters to bed. Well, if a certain Low Class dickhead hadn't acted li...

What is your understanding of the maximum peak to trough PP drawdown that occurred in the 1981-1982 period? My understanding is that it was not 25%.  It was, instead, less than 25%.  That is my understanding.  Thanks for asking! I believe this is also Mr. Ghost's understanding, that he knows he doe...

So now you're playing nice? Not at all!  I'm the same yesterday, today, and always.  No nicer, and no less nice.  Just pointing out facts. So once a dickhead, always a dickhead?  Noted.  Did you by any perchance remove your dickhead post from last night? I am sure that we are all thrilled for Mr. G...

Still, at some point this 30-year dual bubble in stocks and bonds will end and how will the PP fair if its not a SHTF scenario where gold, guns and ammo becomes the currency of last resort?  So don't pat yourselves on your backs too smugly just yet. LOL Missed the big year for long term bonds, huh?...

Yeah, just one or two more days just like this... and gold will be back to 0% YTD.  :-\ I have gold down less than 1/2% for the year at present, since my records show that the last print for physical in 2013 was $1180. So one more day like this and it will be up almost 3% for the year. Tech, I've s...

LOL at the idea of Obama being "cool."

Clive, I wish you would reconsider. The readers here greatly appreciate your input! I second this... my sarcastic response was simply in jest, as I'm sure upside's was as well.  We value your input... I usually don't respond simply because it would take too much forethought and planning to post a r...

Prepare for Clive to post a shitload of graphs.

MachineGhost wrote: It was a total failure, except for the gold.

LOL

Please reconcile your phrase before the comma with the phrase after it.

10.93%

I've never purchased an etf before and would like to purchase SHV and SHY. Where would you recommend I purchase these? Scottrade, E-trade, Vanguard, etc.?