3 economic doomsaying experts

[boarderbloke]

ugg!
[URL="http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/stocks/story/2012-02-26/stock-market-bears-doomsayers/53259742/1"]Financial Crisis to Come[/URL]

[ajl]

I do believe that we will see many of
these things come true. The question I
have is will farmland be a good asset in
this environment or a noose like it was in
the 80's. It certainly benefits from
inflation but once interest rates increase
the bubble will burst. I will bet that we
will see higher prices in the short run
followed by a long run decline.

[cottonpicken]

Casey,shiff,sinclair,faber,rodgers,zero
hedge,mcewan,oconnel(rip),sprott,embry,puplava,
willie,mauldin,paul,droke,quinn,williams,bass,

Add them names to,never liked the precter or the
ferguson,personally

[parsley]

http://www.city-
journal.org/2012/22_1_anglosphere.html

[pgluca]

Parsley, In my opinion the Anglosphere is not as bullet proof as, the article states. True the developing countries are becoming immersed in western popular culture, but that doesn't erase the fiscal/debt problems of our economies. I think that in 10 or 15 years we are going to be living an Oriental and or Middle Eastern version of our culture. Both as a result of declining economic power and immigration and population shift.

[cottonpicken]

Your seriously giving a thumbs up to that article?

[cottonpicken]

8:05,Pars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHpG1P3JwEU&feature=related

[parsley]

I decided to look at our culture, today, with fresh
eyes, because I too often knock my culture.

Our work ethic is phenomenal. In Fijji, I was
amazed at their climate, the growing season, the
lush plants and orchids and fruit,all wild, with the
locals indulging in their particular entrenched
inactivity: sitting, and standing, and lounging,
chewing, and glaze-eyed; the streets not swept,
trails into the countryside. They obviously were
content with their lifestyle.

I visit a farm in Saskatchewan and Im exhausted
from watching the work of others.

We have a culture of work and decency and
independence and freedom and innovation worth
working to preserve. Im not ready to concede to
Midsle east culture, speaking mandarin and
eating rice for breakfast. I don't see any culture
out there I'd rather become, do you?

If not, roll up your sleeves. Nothing guarantees
our future and continuance like our heads up and
our asses down approach to success Pars

[parsley]

And also our heads down,asses up methodology
on alternate days. We know how t d both well,
don't we.

And ask yourself, "How many farm kids do
YouTube in jail?".

We're doing something right, aren't we . pars

[cottonpicken]

I'll give you that synopsis on other cultures i've seen it
to.

But the tsunami coming......i aint running out on the
beach to pick up shells

[parsley]

There are many cultures thatnon their own way,
are successful according to their own
benchmarks. Castro would argue that EVERY
citizen receive their equal annual allotment of
beans. Russians enjoy their daily allotment of
vodka.The Saudis live by their Sharia law...
Nothing else is as important as it is.

But nor are they MY culture. They are foreign to
me

Compared to the rest of the world, cott, you are
plain rich. And yes, there is an economic tide
coming in, but you have land , which always
retains it's value. As long as you head into high
tide without unreasonable debt, bad credit , and
high expectations, you will swim.

There is not one farmer or person in ag reading
this post, who does not know how to cut back,
make do, work hard and hang tough.

That's quite the gang, folks. Quite the gang of
know-how's. . Pars
Ah

[farmaholic]

Parsley: If one lived north of a certain latitude, were lazy or had little work ethic, one never survived. Or worse yet, socialism took care of those.

[parsley]

farmaholic,
You,ve noticed, 'work or freeze' can stem from a
cold clime! You've probably been out there
slugging once to often in forty below; perhaps
that's how a solid work culture is formed.

We spent almost a month in NYC and they bustle;
a phenomena to behold; like an anthill, as if one
automatically triggers the other to hustle; a work
and excellence contagion that sweeps through the
city.

Your children watch you during harvest, or calving
season, or seeding time; and absorb your sense
of urgency to get the job finished, to be
productive, that will stay with them always.
Agriculture does it well. Pars

[parsley]

On the other hand, farmaholic, look at the
Angliosphere software 2009 chart. The countries
arent climate identical. What makes a specific
group of countries computer oriented? Chance?

What makes a group of countries production
oriented? Look at the top company charts.

What makes a group of countries invent and
enjoy air conditioned tractors?(You'd expect the
Sudan to invent air conditioning!)

Climate is merely one factor that builds a
successful culture. Pars

[FarmRanger]

Why has the west been as economically
successful as it has? The Christian foundation of
our society. Borrowing against another's future
earnings is a relatively recent phenomenon, which
violates the Christian work ethic. Our culture's
straying from our roots is becoming our biggest
problem.
Don't want to be preachy, but our ancestors work
ethic is pretty clearly explained in 2 Thessalonians
3:6-13 (NIV)

"[6] In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we
command you, brothers, to keep away from every
brother who is idle and does not live according to
the teaching you received from us. [7] For you
yourselves know how you ought to follow our
example. We were not idle when we were with
you, [8] nor did we eat anyone’s food without
paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night
and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not
be a burden to any of you. [9] We did this, not
because we do not have the right to such help,
but in order to make ourselves a model for you to
follow. [10] For even when we were with you, we
gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall
not eat.” [11] We hear that some among you are
idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. [12]
Such people we command and urge in the Lord
Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread
they eat. [13] And as for you, brothers, never tire
of doing what is right."