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While Republicans and Democrats play the blame game, the DOW Jones declined 778 points by close today. Financial Analysts estimate that the stock market was devalued to the tune of 1.2 trillion dollars. Senator John McClain suspended his campaign last week to go to Washington to bring leadership to the bailout plan, but instead all hell has broken out and the US financial market maybe about to go belly up and take global financial markets along for the ride.

Although the polls indicate that Obama is pulling ahead, the BU household continues to be amazed that White America is not prepared to give Obama the overwhelming support which the current state of the economy and foreign policy merits. Even in the face of the most idiotic selection of Sarah Palin to be his running mate, we have intelligent Americans who see the logic in the McClain selection.

The other side of the coin to this issue is that the protectors of fthe ree market system hail the defeat of the bill today as a victory. Time will tell if the attempt to make Wall Street pay for his skulduggery is correct. Should we mention that Wall Street may have been suckered by the politicians to go the route of offering generous financing to low risk homeowners?

Political pundits know that the  Palin selection was a knee jerk reaction by the maverick McClain, when Republicans refused to agree to former Democrat and Independent Joe Lieberman.

The Republican Party is about to implode.

The polls show that Obama is inching ahead in the  polls.

Obama may just win after all.

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152 responses to “United States of America Plays Politics While Wall Street Burns”


  1. @John Stoute… With respect, I think you are over simplifying the situation…

    As in, specifically, gold, and that only kings can come out OK here…

    Why has Gold historically been the currency of Kings? Because it is scarce. Same with silver; same with platinum; same with diamonds; same with land. And you will note that all of the above (with the exception of the latter) have been increasing in value over the last while…

    A tangible (read: real) asset’s value is a function of its scarcity, and, equally important, its liquidity (read: marketability)…

    There was a time when a “paper currency” was based on a “gold standard”. As in, you could walk into a bank, and demand the gold which was backing the paper you held.

    That was long ago… Now when a country needs more money, they will often simply print more paper… Or add more bytes to their databases…

    I found it quite informative when I watched on the various news feeds people making a “run on the bank”, and being handed paper… Complicated paper, mind you. Advanced paper, with watermarks, metal threads and (in some cases) holograms. But paper none the less.

    Yeah, that works — you can always eat paper…

    IMHO, this crisis is causing some people to misunderstand where they find themselves…

    For those who *own* land and/or buildings (read: actually own “free title” or a sizeable percentage of same; not own at the sufferance of a significant loan from some financial institution) will be just fine (in the long term). Yes, some regions’ real estate values are, and will be, drop(ping).

    But you can’t get much more finite than the surface of the earth…

    This is particularly relevant to those in Barbados, and the region. We have a *very* finite amount of real estate. Thusly, its scarcity will always be real. Thusly, so will its long term value.

    It is my opinion that some would do well to resist the “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt” (FUD) which many want you to believe; if you own land here in the region, it is my opinion that now is *not* the time to get out of it, unless you absolutely have to. Or, separately, are offered a *fair* and attractive value.

    During crisis, many panic into making decisions which others are more than happy to take advantage of…

    (IMHO. FWTAIW. I Am Not A Financial Advisor. The above opinion is simply that, and should not be taken as advice. Make your *own* decisions based on all available information.)


  2. The serious look at the Wall street crisis:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4502673n

    The comedic look at the Wall street crisis:
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x684wa … bprime_fun

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