Comments on: Financial Fantasyland http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: pureguesswork http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159853 pureguesswork Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:26:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159853 This might be a good place to examine the scheme "The Onion" has come up with to get us out of this financial mess. I must say it is a work of pure genius. Can't think of why no one thought of it before. http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/the_only_way_out_of_this_crisis This might be a good place to examine the scheme “The Onion” has come up with to get us out of this financial mess. I must say it is a work of pure genius. Can’t think of why no one thought of it before.

http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/the_only_way_out_of_this_crisis

]]> By: Trainwreck http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159766 Trainwreck Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:40:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159766 Good god that makes me think of Pink Floyd's The Wall for some strange reason. Good god that makes me think of Pink Floyd’s The Wall for some strange reason.

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159764 Mark E Hoffer Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:17:55 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159764 Bruce, to your point, see: http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Eugenics for additional background, that this is coming via Executive Fiat, rather than Society-wide discussion/agreement, should tell us much.. http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Fascism Bruce,

to your point, see: http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Eugenics

for additional background, that this is coming via Executive Fiat, rather than Society-wide discussion/agreement, should tell us much..

http://clusty.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&query=Fascism

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159754 How the Common Man Sees It Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:18:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159754 two words: WOW! How to speed up firefox http://firefoxpluginreviews.blogspot.com/ two words:

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]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159626 How the Common Man Sees It Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:06:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159626 When bankers build roller coasters http://tinyurl.com/cwf9kp When bankers build roller coasters

http://tinyurl.com/cwf9kp

]]> By: mikeinpanglao http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159613 mikeinpanglao Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:10:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159613 And here is how we are going to pay for all these rides. http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2959 And here is how we are going to pay for all these rides.

http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2959

]]> By: Bruce in Tn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159609 Bruce in Tn Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:47:16 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159609 One other financial fantasy...several are beginning to comment on it: http://www.minyanville.com/articles/index/a/22030 Labor Markets Even Worse Than the Headlines Healthcare will be next....the Obama administration is calling for denial of payments to hospitals for ill patients who are readmitted for serious illness sooner than the government feels they should be...it is just one of a chain of changes coming. One other financial fantasy…several are beginning to comment on it:

http://www.minyanville.com/articles/index/a/22030
Labor Markets Even Worse Than the Headlines

Healthcare will be next….the Obama administration is calling for denial of payments to hospitals for ill patients who are readmitted for serious illness sooner than the government feels they should be…it is just one of a chain of changes coming.

]]> By: Bruce in Tn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159605 Bruce in Tn Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:11:53 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159605 Hey Barry, Do you have the amount paid into retirement plans in the first quarter compared with 2008? ...just wondering.. Bruce in Tennessee Hey Barry,

Do you have the amount paid into retirement plans in the first quarter compared with 2008?

…just wondering..

Bruce in Tennessee

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159604 How the Common Man Sees It Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:52:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159604 greg Says: April 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 pm <i>If it’s true my favourite line is when the President tells them his administration is the only thing between them and pitchforks. </i> Did they let him know yet that their hackers already had the codes to the nukes? It explains the arrogance greg Says: April 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 pm

If it’s true my favourite line is when the President tells them his administration is the only thing between them and pitchforks.

Did they let him know yet that their hackers already had the codes to the nukes? It explains the arrogance

]]> By: insaneclownposse http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/04/financial-fantasyland/comment-page-1/#comment-159603 insaneclownposse Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:50:29 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=23115#comment-159603 Dow Jones roller coaster is freakin' hilarious. Laughed my ass off. Thanks for posting this Barry. Dow Jones roller coaster is freakin’ hilarious. Laughed my ass off. Thanks for posting this Barry.

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