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returntothepit >> discuss >> Warren Buffet business partner: "it's over" for the US economy by arilliusbm on Feb 24,2010 8:26am
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toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Feb 24,2010 8:26am
woke up to some good news this morning

http://www.thedailybell.com/835/Buffets-Pa...rtner-Says-America-Is-Finished.html

Charlie Munger (pictured left with Buffet), Warren Buffett's longtime business partner in Berkshire Hathaway, warns in a new column that the U.S. economic empire is crumbling before our eyes, thanks to federal debt and poor planning. In an article penned for Slate.com, Munger uses the form of a parable to explain how Wall Street's love affair with gambling has destroyed America's Main Street. The article leads with this headline: "Basically, It's Over." The Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman describes the economic history of Basicland, which happens to match U.S. history. Early in its history, debt is unknown except for home mortgages and some consumer loans, and people live within their means. Speculation is discouraged, and commodities markets are small and tightly regulated. Under this rational system, economic growth skips merrily along at a steady 3 percent, Munger explains. Taxes are limited and pay for only "essential services" like fire protection, courts, and defense. Most taxes are collected on imports, and government spending matches that tax income. Debt via government bonds is limited. Then things take a turn for the worse.



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Feb 24,2010 9:35am
Arm yourselves kiddies, things could get fugly.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Feb 24,2010 9:37am
this is a perfect business environment for the:

RETURN OF THE MACK


(OH MY GOD)



toggletoggle post by metal_church101  at Feb 24,2010 9:39am
Old news.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Feb 24,2010 9:44am
mosh



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Feb 24,2010 9:44am
don't two-step, $2-step



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Feb 24,2010 9:45am
lol



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Feb 24,2010 9:56am
charlie munger?
Doesn't mung mean consuming the liquid of a dead old lady?



toggletoggle post by timma@work at Feb 24,2010 10:14am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
charlie munger?
Doesn't mung mean consuming the liquid of a dead old lady?


It most certainly does my friend. I recommend pairing it with some Triscuits and Pub Cheese. Yum.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Feb 24,2010 10:18am
Good. Bout time. Public executions should make a comeback.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Feb 24,2010 11:14am
ya i read this earlier. more good news.



toggletoggle post by Paul CNV at Feb 24,2010 11:47am
goatcatalyst said[orig][quote]
Good. Bout time. Public executions should make a comeback.




I hope to to saw people... Please God let me saw people



toggletoggle post by Paul CNV at Feb 24,2010 11:50am


The saw is the LAW



toggletoggle post by Paul CNV at Feb 24,2010 11:56am


Have a seat... Make yerself comfy



toggletoggle post by TheRidersofDoom  at Feb 24,2010 12:11pm
you know back in the great depression banker CEOS and stock exchanged people threw themselves out the windows of NY, not because they knew they did evil but because they knew the public would do far worse to them.

I think their modern day counterparts should follow their historical precedent



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Feb 24,2010 12:15pm edited Feb 24,2010 12:15pm
they put provisions in place after the Great Depression so that the blame would fall elsewhere. this is why they get "bailed" out instead of jailed/executed.



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