Comments on: Obamarama

By: Just a Girl

Just a Girl — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:42:28 +0000

#71 jrochest wrote (I think tongue in cheek): “I agree it’s a tragedy that the foolish mass of humanity is interested in marriage, children and friends.”

No, we can’t escape our biology, and humanity often makes decisions for reasons other than financial ones!

By: Kestral

Kestral — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:35:45 +0000

To #80 Bottoms_Up

Your offspring will be serving mine.

By: Bottoms_Up

Bottoms_Up — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:12:54 +0000

To #63 and #78: our world will be better off without your offspring anyway, so you’re doing us a favour by not pro-creating. Thanks!

By: bcgirl

bcgirl — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:30:23 +0000

#69 Anonymous – Thanks for your input regarding my question about gold.

By: Kestral

Kestral — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:25:56 +0000

To #63 Republic of Western Canada

Wow, your post was imo brilliant and spot on.

You put into words what I couldn’t and hit the nail on the head, especially the suburban attitude of “I got mine so f— everyone else” that plagued these SUV suburban couples. It went like this:

Step 1 – Get married (doesn’t matter who as long as he or she is breathing)
Step 2 – Buy a house in the burbs with low downpayment
Step 3 – Lease two SUVs
Step 4 – Max out the credit cards at Home Depot, Ikea, Starbucks, Best Buy
Step 5 – Pump out a kid
Step 6 – Max out the credit cards at Home Depot, Ikea, Starbucks, Best Buy

(Wash, Rince and Repeat Steps 5-6)

You know what, I never “got” these people, but I know I did not like their self-entitled selfish attitude.

I normally feel compassion for people in difficult situations but in this case, I’m enjoying the Schadenfreude.

By: Future Expatriate

Future Expatriate — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:30:25 +0000

#68 Patriotz… right on. Try making danish modern furniture and modern art… takes skill to make it, demand is high and still growing.

The future is going to be in making USEFUL STUFF. BUILD it and they will come.

By: Shifty

Shifty — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:01:28 +0000

#55 jazzguy
No, Municipalities can’t run a deficit. They adjust the mill rate to the assessed value of the home across the spectrum to cover costs.

By: The Coming Depression

The Coming Depression — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:49:33 +0000

Peter Schiff is telling you where its all going, in case you missed A VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO it I reposted it HERE:
http://www.thecomingdepression.blogspot.com

By: Panicked in Fort McMurray

Panicked in Fort McMurray — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:02:35 +0000

Dear Mr. Tallyman,
Would you show us around if we come to Elkfort? Just kidding☺ My family will drive down there when the road conditions are good which is probably in early spring.

To #39 Downsized and Delighted
You make me feel much better. Thank you. It does not hurt to seek knowledge from people like you and Garth. To me it’s valuable since I’ll be more informed than people around my age.

To #63 Republic of Western Canada
Renting is more costly than buying here in Fort Mac if you would do some research into it.

I always said to myself “I will never have children until I have a job, married in to stable relationship, have a house and a car. “ My husband and I own everything else and have no debt except for the house. As long as oil price stays up, we’ll have no problem paying off in 5 years or more like three years if we don’t take any trips. I was panicking because oil prices are dropping.

By: pjwlk

pjwlk — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:58:24 +0000

#24 Panicked in Fort McMurray

Don’t feel bad, my daughter didn’t listen to me either when I begged them not to buy an over-priced townhome about a year ago and my brother didn’t listen to my dad back in ‘89. He just recently admitted to me that it took 10 years for his house to come back up to the level he paid for it initially.

I almost got caught up in it as well but figured the ol’ boy must know something since he grew up during the depression and worked in Real Estate for many years. I wrestled with the decision for many months before capitulating. It’s the herding instinct that’s part of our human nature. Only a very small percentage of people think contrary to it, and it’s not easy to do when the majority of people are telling you to follow the herd.