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Comment on The Spell of Wall Street by Get overpaid so people will listen to you « mathbabe

Get overpaid so people will listen to you « mathbabe — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:11:16 +0000

[...] If you are thinking that everyone at MSCI is in finance and is thus overpaid and pampered, then you’ve got it wrong, it’s a brutal atmosphere, like much of finance. If you don’t believe me, read my friend Katya’s blog, Left with Balls, where she talks about the spell of Wall Street. [...]

Comment on In defense of Ben Bernanke by blueliberty

blueliberty — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:06:25 +0000

That is somewhat true. Although the trend in recent years have been (including for the little guy) to tie up all the savings in the home values. The actual savings rate tied to CDs have been near 0. Precisely because rates have been so low. People who lost everything didn’t lose it from their CDs, they lost it from their homes. Bernanke is between the rock and a hard place: he can’t raise rates fast enough because that would hinder a nascent recovery, but if he keeps them low for too long (this is the argument of the supply-siders) then we risk inflation. I more agree with the former than with the latter.

Comment on In defense of Ben Bernanke by ed burkett

ed burkett — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:26:03 +0000

One loser under Bernanke is the little guy with all his savings tied up in a bank savings account or CD. As stock markets have zoomed back, these guys have seen near xero returns.

Comment on On Women’s Issues by Shatayu

Shatayu — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:27:48 +0000

First David Brooks now the Margret Thacher? In a post feminist world can’t we just say that thing was just a piece of shit human? Plenty of other women as a better example of the better sex?

Comment on The Guy Who Left Goldman Sachs by Shatayu

Shatayu — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:15:39 +0000

Right on katya. Shatayu.

Comment on Free Market vs. Conservative Moralists by Marcy

Marcy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:52:14 +0000

i agree with you. you are correct! i can’t work any harder, trust me!!
The point of the religious and moral dichotomy you raise is interesting. i was being sarcastic.

Comment on Free Market vs. Conservative Moralists by blueliberty

blueliberty — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:41:30 +0000

There’s absolutely certain nostalgia present among conservatives about women staying at home. But the reversal of 40 yeas of progress will not cure the situation, contrary to their belief. Their solution to the current problems are simplistic at best and dishonest at worst. Religion and hard work are solutions? Give me a break! How much more religion can we have, how much harder can we work?

Comment on Free Market vs. Conservative Moralists by Marcy

Marcy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:03:30 +0000

Dear Blue Liberty –

You are right! There is a certain dichotomy between being competitive and being moral from a religious standpoint.

The bogeywoman, in the eyes of the conservatives, is a pariah of society. Yet, the idea of restricting birth control and abortion continues.

The married women, who have families, should continue to be moral, stay home, have more kids, and go to church.

Might all of these “moral family values” actually be a subtle way to keep women out of the workforce?

As women have become more educated and entered the workforce, job competition has increased and job openings for men have decreased.

What better way to reduce competition by promoting morality!

Comment on Poker in Macau by blueliberty

blueliberty — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:13:52 +0000

Good luck!

Comment on Poker in Macau by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:47:03 +0000

I lived in Hong Kong for awhile and played in Macau for 10 or 11 sessions. I lost a grand total to some of the worst play I’ve ever seen. I consider myself a logical, patient player but poker with a table full of donkeys is waaaayyyy harder to beat than it sounds. You want 3 or 4 donkeys and 3 or 4 guys who have some concept of poker. Macau, when I was there, was pure donkeys and it was hell. I’m sure if you play long enough, you ‘d get run over by big hands and clean up but I thought it was a nightmare in general. The smoking was horrible too, I agree. I read that Star World has limit now. I’m checking it out tomorrow.