From MSN Money.
Why, you ask? I covered this before in this article. The government has already had your money interest-free for a year, and now they want to tie it up for another 17 years with a mere pittance of interest? Please! Now is precisely NOT the time to be buying bonds...but that's the point: nobody else is buying our bonds (especially foreign governments), so Obama is using his salesman's charm to sell some to unsuspecting people.
This is government fund raising in action. You can invest YOUR OWN money and make way more in returns--right now, TIPS are paying out 12%, and all the major indexes are paying returns in the mid-to-high 20's. You can sell and take your profit ANY TIME as well, or if you choose, plow it all into your retirement account and let YOURSELF prosper from the future higher returns and tax deferral.
Even if it IS for the kids, you can get an auto-deduct program directly from the Treasury and buy a bond a month for them (if that's your preference), or here's a more effective way of saving for kids: open up a 529 plan and have it invest in the Dow or S&P indexes--$100/month, rain or shine, and your eventually college-bound kid will be a millionaire (or well on his/her way) if you do this soon after birth.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
This Just In: Money to be Made on Climate Change
From MSN Money. Like we didn't already know this! Nevertheless, the article spells out how and where to make money, just like the politicians are doing.
"If you want to know where the profits -- and costs -- of global climate change will be for the next decade, you need to study not the technologies of climate change but the nature of the governments and economies that will stumble toward addressing this problem."
Investing in the technologies will only be good when the cost comes down low enough to be adapted readily and affordably--by then, it won't be quite the money-maker you thought it would be, unless the company gets bought out.
"If you want to know where the profits -- and costs -- of global climate change will be for the next decade, you need to study not the technologies of climate change but the nature of the governments and economies that will stumble toward addressing this problem."
Investing in the technologies will only be good when the cost comes down low enough to be adapted readily and affordably--by then, it won't be quite the money-maker you thought it would be, unless the company gets bought out.
This Just In: Gas Could Be the New Cavalry in the Global Warming Fight
From Yahoo news. Judging by my winter heating bills so far, I have to wonder why they didn't think of this sooner. But now that everybody is going to be on the gas bandwagon, the price will surely go up beyond what it would cost to import and refine oil, making IT the cheaper alternative....just like it is now.
"Natural gas' abundance and low price come as governments around the world debate how to curtail carbon dioxide and other pollution that contribute to global warming. The likely outcome is a tax on companies that spew excessive greenhouse gases. Utilities and other companies see natural gas as a way to lower emissions — and their costs. Yet politicians aren't stumping for it."
It's what they AREN'T saying publicly that should interest us most--gas is their little secret. Two years ago, Nancy Pelosi had a gas exploration company cap off a super-major find off the Louisiana/Mississippi coastline (presumably for storage, but perhaps to help fuel her arguments for solar and electrics). She's also one of the largest investors of natural gas, along with T. Boone Pickens...you see where this is going. It's like a magician--you gotta watch BOTH hands to see the trick! One hand is leading us toward wind, solar, and electric cars, while the other is loading up on natural gas stocks for when we finally DO get it and come rushing in.
Al Gore will be our usher as he awaits his solar/wind technology company stocks to be bought out by bigger companies. EPA regulation will ensure this happens as today's utilities scramble to find ways to meet this.
We're cleverly being herded like cattle to the eventual pen of natural gas slaughter, where the money's made, and certain special interest groups anxiously await their payoff.
Sure, gas is cheap NOW, but it won't be if everyone is using it for everything.
"Natural gas' abundance and low price come as governments around the world debate how to curtail carbon dioxide and other pollution that contribute to global warming. The likely outcome is a tax on companies that spew excessive greenhouse gases. Utilities and other companies see natural gas as a way to lower emissions — and their costs. Yet politicians aren't stumping for it."
It's what they AREN'T saying publicly that should interest us most--gas is their little secret. Two years ago, Nancy Pelosi had a gas exploration company cap off a super-major find off the Louisiana/Mississippi coastline (presumably for storage, but perhaps to help fuel her arguments for solar and electrics). She's also one of the largest investors of natural gas, along with T. Boone Pickens...you see where this is going. It's like a magician--you gotta watch BOTH hands to see the trick! One hand is leading us toward wind, solar, and electric cars, while the other is loading up on natural gas stocks for when we finally DO get it and come rushing in.
Al Gore will be our usher as he awaits his solar/wind technology company stocks to be bought out by bigger companies. EPA regulation will ensure this happens as today's utilities scramble to find ways to meet this.
We're cleverly being herded like cattle to the eventual pen of natural gas slaughter, where the money's made, and certain special interest groups anxiously await their payoff.
Sure, gas is cheap NOW, but it won't be if everyone is using it for everything.
Monday, December 21, 2009
This Just In: Be Careful What You Wish For This Holiday Season
From HealthDay News.
"Think twice before you put that waffle maker or other "must-have" item on your holiday wish list. You may get it and find out you don't really need it or use it as much as you thought you would, a new study suggests."
I'm already thinking twice about my chain saw request to Santa--it turns out Home Depot rents them, as well as log splitters.
"Think twice before you put that waffle maker or other "must-have" item on your holiday wish list. You may get it and find out you don't really need it or use it as much as you thought you would, a new study suggests."
I'm already thinking twice about my chain saw request to Santa--it turns out Home Depot rents them, as well as log splitters.
This Just In: Who Wins, Who Loses in the Senate Health Care Bill
From Yahoo News.
This bill's parliament of whores includes Mary Landrieu, Max Baucus, Bernie Sanders, Ben Nelson, Chris Dodd, and John Kerry. There's more...see article for complete list of winners and losers.
Remember these names when you go to the polls in November--if this bill becomes law, then vote the whores out of parliament!
We already knew they were whores...now we know their price.
This bill's parliament of whores includes Mary Landrieu, Max Baucus, Bernie Sanders, Ben Nelson, Chris Dodd, and John Kerry. There's more...see article for complete list of winners and losers.
Remember these names when you go to the polls in November--if this bill becomes law, then vote the whores out of parliament!
We already knew they were whores...now we know their price.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Even MORE Parental Abdication in Action: Church Day Care Drugging Children
It seems you can't even trust the Lord with your kids these days.
The Covenant Church in Ohio has day care workers drugging the kids with melatonin on a regular basis, without regard to age and weight for dosage. The workers in question were merely injecting liquid into pieces of candy, then giving it to kids as young as two months old.
This is what can happen, as attested by countless nanny-cams and eyewitness accounts (as this one was), as well as numerous doctor visits where child abuse is often detected with a thorough exam and x-rays.
If you or your spouse can't stay home to RAISE the little buggers you brought into the world, THEN DON'T MAKE THEM! Nobody else will instill your values and have your complete trust, and pretending they will doesn't make it happen. Who suffers in the end? The kid, of course, and maybe society later on if another Columbine breaks out.
The Covenant Church in Ohio has day care workers drugging the kids with melatonin on a regular basis, without regard to age and weight for dosage. The workers in question were merely injecting liquid into pieces of candy, then giving it to kids as young as two months old.
This is what can happen, as attested by countless nanny-cams and eyewitness accounts (as this one was), as well as numerous doctor visits where child abuse is often detected with a thorough exam and x-rays.
If you or your spouse can't stay home to RAISE the little buggers you brought into the world, THEN DON'T MAKE THEM! Nobody else will instill your values and have your complete trust, and pretending they will doesn't make it happen. Who suffers in the end? The kid, of course, and maybe society later on if another Columbine breaks out.
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