Comments on Burtonia Blogs: Rearview Mirror Fun

Fox News, huh? That's definitely the best place t...

2008-12-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

Fox News, huh? That's definitely the best place to go for your hard-hitting, totally factual stories.

Or maybe not.

I've been telling friends that this economy has be...

2008-11-24T21:51:00.000-08:00

I've been telling friends that this economy has been inflated with mortgage debt for the past 6 years. After the Tech Bubble there were cheap equity mortgages, and people were taking money from inflated home values to make up the difference with stagnating incomes.

I've seen half my value shed in my 401K. Knowing that the bubble will collapse is far far different than knowing _when_ it will collapse.

That's probably because it's hard to see from up t...

2008-11-24T08:10:00.000-08:00

That's probably because it's hard to see from up there on your pedestal.

I didn't listen because I don't watch television.

2008-11-24T07:40:00.000-08:00

I didn't listen because I don't watch television.

I did listen to him beginning last year. I don't ...

2008-11-24T06:57:00.000-08:00

I did listen to him beginning last year. I don't have much money but what I do have I managed to save from all of this (so far).

It's not wise to listen to all of the doomsday predictions, but when someone says the world is going to end and then calmly and logically explains why, you should at least give them consideration.