MachineGhost wrote: Okay, that's all I can do for now.  Burned out.

Thanks!

Don't be such fucking patsy just because its all seductively wrapped up in the color of "science" and everyone and their mother believes it is inviolate.  I see the same hallmarks of intolerance to dissent and denial of facts in pro-vaccination ideology that were present in the food pyram...

The debt (which backs money now) is actually a claim on future earnings.  By increasing the debt faster than earnings increase (which is what we've been doing for a long time), we're making claims on earnings farther and farther into the future.  In some sense, the future is infinite, so there's no...

Great discussion! Keep going...

I think the "modern" response to a shortage of cash will be EBT-style cards as a cash replacement.  The technology and infrastructure are already in place (hand reaching for my tinfoil hat). And aren't we almost already there?  What fraction of transactions actually occur in physical cash...

Nice point, counterpoint!

I am going to put my tinfoil hat on and say that if you are truly worried about the demise of paper cash, holding paper cash makes no sense. I, for one, am not really as concerned about the demise of cash. More wondering what happens if their is a shortage of it when/if lots of people come to conve...

TennPaGa wrote: Dualstow posted this in a thread on the Cash board:
WSJ: Everything You Need to Know About Negative Rates

Not a subscriber. What's the conclusion?

For the very wealthy the logistics of holding a significant percentage of cash in physical form can be challenging. Bear in mind that most countries don't issue thousand dollar/pound/euro/franc bills anymore. Of course in the case of the PP we are cash heavy. Not only do we hold 25% in dollar denom...

So if they had to "break the buck", and if my bank also had to break the buck, what would I do with non-invested funds? Just sit there and get nibbled away at? Right. But even in the absence of that, why would someone in Germany keep money in a "savings" account, let alone park ...

So I was thinking about all of the recent posts about super low or negative interest rates tonight, and I was wondering if many wealthy people in Germany, Switzerland, Japan and others are starting to hoard cash. Why earn close to zero, or even worse, lose money on a bond, especially long term, when...

The money price of gold is therefore a measure of contractual performance by the Fed and Treasury.  If performance is satisfactory, gold's price should be stable, as citizens rest easy with the paper-money deal.  If performance is poor, the gold price will spike, as citizens terminate the money-deb...

Sounds to me like the person you want to talk to is your sister. +1 But you may be doing that. Btw, watch a bit of the documentary "growing up trans" if you get a chance. Really sad. Omg. To say that an 8 year old is "choosing" to live a totally agonizing life of wishing to be t...

Well, I've managed to put myself in the position of arguing a point I don't agree with, but I'm doing so for a reason.  As a Christian, I think morality is prescribed.  But before becoming a Christian, I of course thought a lot about morality, its origins, and frankly its usefulness.  To be a true ...

Looks good. Not too far from what I came up with independently for my IRA (separate from my PP). 15 LCB, 10 SCB, 10 EM, 30 LTT, 10 STT, 15 Gold, 10 REIT. Yours is biased more toward inflation protection. And has too much in EM for me to stomach. The question is, as others have said, are you going to...

To just follow up on one of your examples: if the mallard drake pairs never mated with females, then according to naturalistic evolutionary theory, they would not reproduce and whatever genetic trait contributed to them wanting to hang out with other drakes could not be naturally selected and hence...

I disagree, Libertarian666.  I started this thread asking for people's thoughts, attitudes, and  opinions on this topic... Curious. Did you or anyone really learn anything from this dialog? I don't mean that to sound obnoxious. Just really curious is anyone fundamentally changes their options based...

Mountaineer wrote: Seemed appropriate. 

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If—
BY RUDYARD KIPLING...

Just read through 4 pages of absolutely nothing that made any difference in my life (except wanting to get more involved in med school selection committees  ). Until I came to this. Wow! knocked my socks off. Thanks for sharing.

In my previous life as an agnostic, I would argue that "homophobia" seems like a quite natural and logical position to hold, if morality is something that evolved along with humans.  While racism is illogical in a naturalistic worldview, because inbreeding can lead to genetic problems, ho...

I am a Lutheran.  So, I will give my answers in terms of the doctrine ot Two Kingdoms, Two Realms, and God rules both Kingdoms. I think that most would respect that. I do. Except for what constitutes "sin" (unless you mean in its etymologic sense, "missing the mark" as opposed t...

I'm not religious and therefore don't think homosexuality is a sin but I'm not a supporter of "gay rights" when what it actually means is taking away other people's freedom. Like in the case of the poor Oregon couple who had their lives destroyed because they refused to bake a cake for a ...

As far as marriage, what it the justification for discrimination (taxes, visitation, etc) if not religious beliefs? Based on something like the ability to procreate instead of love? If it is it guised in "the best interest of the state," then at least be consistent. No marriage if older th...

I still like a bit of gold as insurance, and it appears that allocations up to about 10% haven't harmed returns over the past 30-40 years.  If the apocalypse does occur, even a 10% allocation to physical gold will make one richer than all one's starving friends. Are you still favoring your 60/30/10...

Great info. Thanks all.
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