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- Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:21 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Inflation Reduction Act
- Replies: 79
- Views: 11076
Re: Inflation Reduction Act
Haven't read the contents of inflation reduction act so can't comment on it's effectiveness but what role does leadership or legislative action play in moving humanity into a new era of energy production? Their role should be to get out of the way. Energy is already one of the most regulated indust...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:36 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Inflation Reduction Act
- Replies: 79
- Views: 11076
Re: Inflation Reduction Act
This is not an Inflation Reduction Act. It is in clown world. Queue the circus music. Screen Shot 2022-08-05 at 11.26.51 AM.png The stuff on the top is just estimates of money that will be saved. But you can count on the money under Total Investments being spent. Corporate tax will just be passed o...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:57 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Inflation Reduction Act
- Replies: 79
- Views: 11076
Inflation Reduction Act
And while the plan is scaled back from Biden's initial Build Back Better package, the latest bill -- named the Inflation Reduction Act -- would represent the largest investment in energy and climate programs in US history, extend expiring health care subsidies for three years and give Medicare the ...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:32 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Joypog's regularly changing AA (originally "The Desert Looking Glass Portfolio")
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8382
Re: Joypog's regularly changing AA (originally "The Desert Looking Glass Portfolio")
I'm more in line with viewing the Golden Butterfly as a PP with a SCV "VP", as opposed to a PP with a TSLA VP which would follow the spirit of that quote. I think Harry would consider your Golden Butterfly as your PP. It was Permanent in the sense of an unchanging strategy. A VP where you...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 5:34 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Are most people here sticking with Treasuries?
- Replies: 341
- Views: 166231
Re: Are most people here sticking with Treasuries?
A factor with the all-stock had similar bad case outcomes (SWR) to other blends, whilst on average it had the better average/best case outcomes (expanded wealth/left more for heirs) .... mindset, is that its mathematically based, not real world based. In the real world you do hit share prices deepl...
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:02 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Joypog's regularly changing AA (originally "The Desert Looking Glass Portfolio")
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8382
Re: Joypog's regularly changing AA (originally "The Desert Looking Glass Portfolio")
Unless it’s some kind of deep speculation, I think 5% of a portfolio is too small to mean anything. Well, it depends on the upside. I think the Variable Portfolio should sit in Treasury bills or a money market fund until an exiciting opportunity comes along -- one with a reward-risk ratio of at lea...
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:10 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: YouTube Junkie
- Replies: 1231
- Views: 625191
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:46 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
The main précis of your argument is you don’t like government control over money. If owning gold as a form of expressing your political beliefs is something you feel good about, who am I to dissuade you? But recognize you are making a political argument and it has not much to do with whether or not...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:51 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Jack, Legit question; why should anyone care what derivative they use to purchase something? You didn't answer my questions, but sure. People obviously care. There's a law about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham%27s_law So for example, in a hyperinflationary environment you're going to spen...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:19 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Derivatives at the end of the day are going to follow the thing they represent fundamentally and always which means inflation and deflation are going to be primarily driven by the basic surplus or shortage of all goods in aggregate. The economy is the dog and money is the tail...always. This does n...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:39 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Side comment and slightly snarky remark...I love it when folks assert that gold is great due to lack of government control. That's an idea that started in the 1970s and is a shill point made by purveyors of gold. Gold is great due to lack of government control! When I wrote the above I was specific...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:31 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1429451
Re: Figuring Out Religion
When Christian individuals and organizations attempt to blend their faith with political machinery, it seems that it ends up looking mostly like politics and little like faith. Jesus' example was to be in the world, but not of the world, right?. E.g. he lived during Roman times, but didn't concern ...
- Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:17 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:11 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1429451
Re: Figuring Out Religion
I don’t know if all that was practiced at the time of Jesus. Centuries of cruft have accumulated since he walked the earth.
The difference between a great prophet and a cult is the impact. Jesus had and continues to have a large impact on the world. Time is a great filter.
The difference between a great prophet and a cult is the impact. Jesus had and continues to have a large impact on the world. Time is a great filter.
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:52 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Figuring Out Religion
- Replies: 4052
- Views: 1429451
Re: Figuring Out Religion
In Jesus’ time, belief in a God or Gods was widespread. When I read his teachings, it seems like a belief in God was a foregone conclusion. Today, belief in God is not as widespread. Jesus’ teachings, although they may have great significance, fall on deaf ears because we don’t know God anymore. We ...
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:37 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Why don't you enlighten us then? It seems like you're dangling the jewels of your mind in front of us but not sharing them. You just want us to know of the jewels' existence? Sorry Jack, not going to do your homework. Try reading actual economists and outside the gold fan world. Ah, so indeed, you'...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:50 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: On Civility
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6379
Re: On Civility
I’ve been curious about the principles of moderation for this forum. For example, under what circumstances do the moderators take action? Regarding lost soldiers, anyone know what happened to vincent_c? Seems like he left and deleted all his posts. I’m curious if anyone knows why. I occasionally ca...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:53 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: US Constitution - Originalism vs. Living Constitutionalism
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5301
Re: US Constitution - Originalism vs. Living Constitutionalism
No argument here. I don’t even think the most ardent Libertarian expects a No Restrictions society. The harder question is where is the stopping point? Each side takes the position of the man who was arrested for swinging his arms and hitting another in the nose, and asked the judge if he did not h...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:22 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Retrospectively, how do we feel about executive order 6102? It seems like financial repression. Perhaps they needed a captive audience for the government bonds being issued w/out backing: With gold and paper money now separated, FDR was able to increase the federal deficit by issuing bonds (debt) i...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Gold is not an investment
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5895
Re: Gold is not an investment
Here we go!
Who's on board?
2022 is the year of gold.
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:48 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: On Civility
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6379
Re: On Civility
And KBG I reject your premise that civility is a good thing. Whenever I read civility I translate it to civility bullshit . Any mention of civility is invariably a ruse to manipulate the unwashed into following a different agenda. A civil agenda. Purveyors of civility are bullshit artists. How abou...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:43 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: On Civility
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6379
Re: On Civility
I’ve been curious about the principles of moderation for this forum. For example, under what circumstances do the moderators take action? Regarding lost soldiers, anyone know what happened to vincent_c? Seems like he left and deleted all his posts. I’m curious if anyone knows why. I occasionally ca...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:37 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: 2018-2020 bull market
- Replies: 1
- Views: 750
2018-2020 bull market
What was the deal? Did the gold market somehow anticipate the Covid spending spree?
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:42 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: US / International weight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11482
Re: US / International weight
Retrospectively, how do we feel about executive order 6102? It seems like financial repression. Perhaps they needed a captive audience for the government bonds being issued w/out backing: With gold and paper money now separated, FDR was able to increase the federal deficit by issuing bonds (debt) in...