Comments on: Tuesday Links

By: lhenriquez

lhenriquez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:39:49 +0000

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By: investorinpa

investorinpa — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:13:50 +0000

This is the ultimate in sucker investments…great article on people losing their shirts because they bought the dumb investment known as a time share!
http://contraryriches.blogspot.com/2009/09/investing-in-time-shares-plunge.html

By: Mannwich

Mannwich — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:07:14 +0000

@bubba: Looks like it’s there now. Sadly, I agree with you. Looks like things aren’t nearly broken enough, and our populace nearly smart enough, for real, substantive change to happen. Not there yet. Could take a lot longer than I had thought or hoped.

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:48:23 +0000

jonagil,

see: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/#4.8

“stream of consciousness”

By: jonagil

jonagil — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:12:35 +0000

The intelligent life and HBR posts make a nice couplet. Polymath enables Associating. Not just good for innovating, but also key to investing…

Barry, I know you essentially play the role of editor when you post your daily links. I’m curious whether you consciously assemble themes, or whether it’s the result of unconscious randomness.

By: bubba

bubba — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:07:32 +0000

@mannwich

tried to reply to your post, but i guess it didn’t get pass barry’s filter. prolly on account that it included the word soc!lism. in short, i like your idea but it’s not going to happen here on account of the loud minority too stupid to think for themselves.

By: beaufou

beaufou — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:55:07 +0000

The FDIC already have an approved line of credit with the treasury.
Why on earth are they complicating the matter by asking banks for pre-payments?

Did I miss an episode?

By: keithpiccirillo

keithpiccirillo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:30:16 +0000

On the article of inquisitiveness.
Why and how can one be a child but not childlike?
It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it, and as an adult playfulness and a sense of humour are important catalysts.

By: David Merkel

David Merkel — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:25:47 +0000

Thanks, Barry. My post got more attention than I would have predicted.

By: wunsacon

wunsacon — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:44:16 +0000

OF COURSE, the income gap widened. And we blew a historic chance to reset the wealth gap. Had every bank and business failed, most people would be worth just the maximum guaranteed by the FDIC or SIPC (multiplied by their *number* of accounts).

The bailouts, as conceived and implemented, were overwhelmingly oligarchical.