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Stephen Colbert for President of the United States
Colbert says “clearly, my fellow South Caroliniacs see me as the only viable “Mitt-ternative”. Take a look
Merkozy’s Dinner for One
Soon, Credit Writedowns Pro is coming out with my predictions/forecast for 2012. I am aiming for a Jan 5th release and will also start a few forum topics then as well. See the piece “Introducing Credit Writedowns Pro”, which is stuck to the front page, for pricing. For now, I want to wish you a Happy New Year. And I thank you for making 2011 an enjoyable and unique experience. Here’s my first non-links post of 2012: Merkozy’s Dinner for One video in German. Thanks, Scott. Enjoy
In Honor of Jon Corzine
Here’s what I’m listening to right now. Prince rocks the house in the video below. Eat your heart out, Jon Corzine
Video: Mockumentary Presents: Politics in America
An in-depth (and cynical) look at the current political environment in America, from the Occupy Wall Street protesters to the President’s reaction to the Republican Primary via Omid Malekan, creator of the Quantitative Easing Explained and European Crisis Explained videos
Don’t change the change!
Video: Beach Creatures
This week’s New Yorker magazine features Ian Frazier on Theo Jansen, a Dutch artist who makes kinetic sculptures called Strandbeests that walk along the beach.
In the video below, Frazier discusses the sculptures and how they fit into the tradition of Dutch landscapes. Very cool
David Rosenberg on the economic depression in the United States
David Rosenberg recently spoke to WealthTrack’s Consuelo Mack about prospects for the US economy. Rosenberg believes that upside to US economic growth will continue to be constrained by high levels of debt. Despite historic levels of fiscal and monetary stimulus, “no major economic indicator that measure the economy from employment to GDP to industrial production to real incomes has managed to get back to their prior cycle highs in late 2007″, notes Rosenberg. He believes that we are in a depression.
Video below
Video: European Crisis Explained
Well folks, we live in a creditor friendly-world. And the taxpayers are always going to be the ones taking the hit unless the credit system collapses under its own weight. That’s what Omid Malekan seems to think too. His video below explains the European crisis. Take a look
Margin Call coming this fall
Timing couldn’t be more perfect, no? Maybe we get a bottom in equities on the release date. Go here to the movie’s official website
Jon Stewart on Warren Buffett and the Class Warfare meme
Jon Stewart has noticed that Fox News is selling viewers on the view that ‘socialists’ like Warren Buffet and Barack Obama are engaged in class warfare. He presents an amusing view; take a look
Charlie Rose: An Hour with Warren Buffett
On Monday, Warren Buffett wrote a widely-discussed New York Times opinion piece, “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich” about taxes in America. I think his subsequent appearance on the Charlie Rose show was really good at explaining his views and creating a meaningful dialogue on the issues of taxes and inequality. Video below