Comments on: Links 12/30/08 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:09:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30807 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30807 Inter-racial cat porn? Inter-racial cat porn?

]]> By: River http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30798 River Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:16:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30798 Yves, great find about evolution of animal intelligence. <br/><br/>It left me wondering if Bush fell out of the evolutionary tree? Yves, great find about evolution of animal intelligence.

It left me wondering if Bush fell out of the evolutionary tree?

]]> By: dd http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30797 dd Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:46:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30797 Been awaiting the Madoff tax angle and the not so innocent victims. It finally appeared:<br/>Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds <br/>"Of particular interest is whether Mr. Madoff and some of his investors used funds based in offshore tax havens to evade American taxes, according to a person briefed on the investigation."<br/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/business/31offshore.html?_r=1&ref=business Been awaiting the Madoff tax angle and the not so innocent victims. It finally appeared:
Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds
"Of particular interest is whether Mr. Madoff and some of his investors used funds based in offshore tax havens to evade American taxes, according to a person briefed on the investigation."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/business/31offshore.html?_r=1&ref=business

]]> By: Glen http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30783 Glen Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30783 SMH (one of Australia's better MSM business sections) has a sort piece "German minister warns of "growth bubble"". This guys got his head screwed on and is thinking long term unlike Bomber Bernanke with his short term fix longer term damage approach. <br/><br/>Germany's finance minister told AFP in an interview that cutting interest rates too low in an effort to counter the global recession could create what he called a dangerous "growth bubble."<br/><br/>Speaking earlier this month, and fresh from his recent broadside against the British government's response to the economic crisis, Peer Steinbrueck said there was a danger of repeating the dangers of the past.<br/><br/>"On the one hand we need to boost the economy, on the other hand we must make sure that a policy of cheap money does not lead to a new growth bubble founded on credit, as happened after September 11, 2001," Steinbrueck said.<br/><br/>"It is therefore important that the focus, at least in Germany, be on sustainable investments in infrastructure and less on consumer spending financed by debt,"<br/><br/>http://business.smh.com.au/business/german-minister-warns-of-growth-bubble-20081231-77io.html SMH (one of Australia’s better MSM business sections) has a sort piece “German minister warns of “growth bubble”". This guys got his head screwed on and is thinking long term unlike Bomber Bernanke with his short term fix longer term damage approach.

Germany’s finance minister told AFP in an interview that cutting interest rates too low in an effort to counter the global recession could create what he called a dangerous “growth bubble.”

Speaking earlier this month, and fresh from his recent broadside against the British government’s response to the economic crisis, Peer Steinbrueck said there was a danger of repeating the dangers of the past.

“On the one hand we need to boost the economy, on the other hand we must make sure that a policy of cheap money does not lead to a new growth bubble founded on credit, as happened after September 11, 2001,” Steinbrueck said.

“It is therefore important that the focus, at least in Germany, be on sustainable investments in infrastructure and less on consumer spending financed by debt,”

http://business.smh.com.au/business/german-minister-warns-of-growth-bubble-20081231-77io.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30769 Anonymous Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30769 Fuzzy 69... Is this blog was rated G? :-) Fuzzy 69… Is this blog was rated G? :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30767 Anonymous Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30767 Cassandra had nothing to say. You usually have such good taste in links. Cassandra had nothing to say. You usually have such good taste in links.

]]> By: wintermute http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30765 wintermute Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30765 Yin and Yang! Yin and Yang!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30761 Anonymous Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30761 The article, "A Crack in the System" should be titled, "A crack addict in the system". The article, “A Crack in the System” should be titled, “A crack addict in the system”.

]]> By: artichoke http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30756 artichoke Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30756 Congress should pass a special bill to fund the automaker bailouts, that covers what is already spent on GM, GMAC, Chrysler etc. plus a bit more.<br/><br/>Congress should reject the second half of TARP.<br/><br/>I agree with Mish's "foot in the door" theory and encourage Congress to take a hammer to that foot. Paulson should not get what he wants by spending money he doesn't have, but we do need automakers to survive. (not banks though) Congress should pass a special bill to fund the automaker bailouts, that covers what is already spent on GM, GMAC, Chrysler etc. plus a bit more.

Congress should reject the second half of TARP.

I agree with Mish’s “foot in the door” theory and encourage Congress to take a hammer to that foot. Paulson should not get what he wants by spending money he doesn’t have, but we do need automakers to survive. (not banks though)

]]> By: WalrusBank http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008.html#comment-30741 WalrusBank Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:34:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/12/links-123008/#comment-30741 Check out this blog to read about Ben Bernanke's bet against deflation: <br/><br/>http://changealley.blogspot.com/ Check out this blog to read about Ben Bernanke’s bet against deflation:

http://changealley.blogspot.com/

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