Comments on: Bailout Nation http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:41:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: gnomic http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-148287 gnomic Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:14:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-148287 The link to Amazon doesn't work any more, and BN doesn't show up on the searches. When will we see good news? The link to Amazon doesn’t work any more, and BN doesn’t show up on the searches. When will we see good news?

]]> By: nkbay99 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-146966 nkbay99 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:32:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-146966 What is happening with Da Book? I may be missing something since the article in portfolio but is Bailout nation being published??? We need it. If it is available, WHERE?? What is happening with Da Book? I may be missing something since the article in portfolio but is Bailout nation being published??? We need it. If it is available, WHERE??

]]> By: sdan http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-144789 sdan Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:57:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-144789 bailoutNation { repeat 100 {denyProblem} generatePrettyStatistics sendCitizens($500) buyCrap (emptyHouses, badLoans, riskyDerivatives, shittyBusinesses) nationalizeBanks nationalizeAutoIndustry nationalizeIceland blameOtherParty (jobLosses, TaxPolicies, CorporateExcess, CrappyRecoveryPlan) japanBailoutRoutine (bridgesToNowhere, regionalPetProjects, hemmingAndHawing, cripplingDebt) while (nation NOT distracted) {attackRogueNation; sendCitizens($500); legalizeGladiatorFights; inventPoisonousIdeology("flurfalism"); warnCitizensOfThreat("flurfalism"); thankCitizensForVigilence("flurfalism")} initiateNewBubble (alternativeEnergy) stimulateBubble(loanAnyoneAnything, hypeBubble, giveBubbleUnfairAdvantages, encourageForeignNationsToParticipate) } while $1 > monopolyDollar i haven't tested it thoroughly but i think it could work for a century or two. by then we'll be the rocky mountain islands anyway. unless the alternative energy bubble agenda fails and creates actual value... by the way can you get ann coulter's book autographed for me? i want it signed, best wishes, the blond empty headed bimbo bailoutNation
{
repeat 100 {denyProblem}
generatePrettyStatistics
sendCitizens($500)
buyCrap (emptyHouses, badLoans, riskyDerivatives, shittyBusinesses)
nationalizeBanks
nationalizeAutoIndustry
nationalizeIceland
blameOtherParty (jobLosses, TaxPolicies, CorporateExcess, CrappyRecoveryPlan)
japanBailoutRoutine (bridgesToNowhere, regionalPetProjects, hemmingAndHawing, cripplingDebt)
while (nation NOT distracted) {attackRogueNation; sendCitizens($500); legalizeGladiatorFights; inventPoisonousIdeology(“flurfalism”); warnCitizensOfThreat(“flurfalism”); thankCitizensForVigilence(“flurfalism”)}

initiateNewBubble (alternativeEnergy)
stimulateBubble(loanAnyoneAnything, hypeBubble, giveBubbleUnfairAdvantages, encourageForeignNationsToParticipate)
}
while $1 > monopolyDollar

i haven’t tested it thoroughly but i think it could work for a century or two. by then we’ll be the rocky mountain islands anyway. unless the alternative energy bubble agenda fails and creates actual value…

by the way can you get ann coulter’s book autographed for me? i want it signed, best wishes, the blond empty headed bimbo

]]> By: mark mchugh http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-144212 mark mchugh Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:29:24 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-144212 Autographed (or I borrow it from the library) Autographed (or I borrow it from the library)

]]> By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-143031 Dr. Kenneth Noisewater Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:50:28 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-143031 /metoo /metoo

]]> By: Chief Tomahawk http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-138880 Chief Tomahawk Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:12:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-138880 Put me down for an autographed copy along with a poster of the Swedish bikini team! Put me down for an autographed copy along with a poster of the Swedish bikini team!

]]> By: karen http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-138447 karen Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:39:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-138447 Yes, this is a problem because I want an autographed one, too. Yes, this is a problem because I want an autographed one, too.

]]> By: ironman http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/bailout-nation-2/comment-page-1/#comment-138408 ironman Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:19:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15696#comment-138408 Very nice cover - but will you be autographing any copies? Very nice cover – but will you be autographing any copies?

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