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Originally Posted by imoldernu
Two numbers:
Since March 2009, inflation (CPI) has gone up by 11%
The DJIA during the same time frame has risen by 235%
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The DJIA is a bunch of investors guess at what these 30 companies might earn over the next __ years. Those investors are subject to normal human fallibilities that include the inability to predict the future and waves of optimism and pessimism.
I don't know how much those prices connect to "real value", especially during periods of unusual optimism or pessimism.
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11-09-2014, 07:59 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Was preparing a reply, when this happened: 
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11-09-2014, 08:10 AM
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?? Pop tart in broken bowl ??
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11-09-2014, 08:18 AM
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I saw a brick that fell onto his crystal ball.
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11-09-2014, 09:15 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Originally Posted by Independent
I saw a brick that fell onto his crystal ball.
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I saw that the ball was hollow.
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11-09-2014, 09:33 AM
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The golden cigarette case attempted escape from the crystal ball.
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11-09-2014, 09:35 AM
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I thought crystal balls were solid.
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11-09-2014, 10:01 AM
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I thought crystal balls were solid.
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Yes, it was broken in an attempt to see if it was real.
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11-09-2014, 10:10 AM
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Yes, it was broken in an attempt to see if it was real.
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Real crystal ball below....
crystal_ball.JPG
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11-13-2014, 04:13 AM
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11-13-2014, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by krotoole
Capitalism
We wind up with systemic scarcity when the government decides it needs to "help." I'm reminded of one of my favorite Churchhill quotes (at least close):
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Not always true, natural monopolies enforced by government can increase social surplus and quantities while lowering prices. Utilities for example. These are areas where pure competition is less efficient and bad for society.
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11-13-2014, 08:26 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by imoldernu
How can we, with an external debt of 100% to GDP, deal with Russia @ 33%, China @6%, England @466% and Ireland @ 1,000+%.
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Imoldernu, can you provide a reference for these numbers? They are different from the numbers I have found online.
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