Comments on: Bastiat said it would go down like this… http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/bastiat-said-it-would-go-down-like-this/ Monkey #121643810 reporting for duty... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/bastiat-said-it-would-go-down-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 Jonathan Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:35:38 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/?p=144#comment-2581 Thanks for the suggestion and the feedback, Alain! I just got an iPhone, and I've loaded a few of the "American Life" episodes on it. (They are on the iTunes store.) Thanks for the suggestion and the feedback, Alain! I just got an iPhone, and I’ve loaded a few of the “American Life” episodes on it. (They are on the iTunes store.)

]]> By: Alain DeWitt http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/bastiat-said-it-would-go-down-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 Alain DeWitt Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:41 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/?p=144#comment-2539 Jonathan, Your posts are always so much funnier than mine. I'm terribly envious. I wanted to recommend something to you. My sister Connie got me started listening to NPR's (I know - bear with me) "This American Life". Some of the episodes - the ones where they are not aiming broadsides at the Bush administration are really good. You can listen to full episodes, streaming, for free. Listen to this one, "Giant Pool of Money" (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=355). It's probably the best, most entertaining explanation you will find for the subprime mortgage crisis. Alain Jonathan,

Your posts are always so much funnier than mine. I’m terribly envious.

I wanted to recommend something to you. My sister Connie got me started listening to NPR’s (I know – bear with me) “This American Life”. Some of the episodes – the ones where they are not aiming broadsides at the Bush administration are really good. You can listen to full episodes, streaming, for free.

Listen to this one, “Giant Pool of Money” (http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=355). It’s probably the best, most entertaining explanation you will find for the subprime mortgage crisis.

Alain

]]> By: Jonathan http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/bastiat-said-it-would-go-down-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Jonathan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:23:27 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/?p=144#comment-2417 I wish. It's a real photo, unless the AP has started PhotoShopping. And I think you're right: it was naive of me to think that this was demagoguery instead of flat-out graft. I wish. It’s a real photo, unless the AP has started PhotoShopping. And I think you’re right: it was naive of me to think that this was demagoguery instead of flat-out graft.

]]> By: Pete T http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/bastiat-said-it-would-go-down-like-this/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 Pete T Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:42:59 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/?p=144#comment-2415 Jesus Christ, is that a real photo? Please tell me that is PhotoShopped. My take on the housing bill. Congressional budget numbers are usually off by 10X. I expect this bailout will be multi-trillions when all is said and done. Furthermore it will do little to keep liar loan applicants in their McMansions, the bailout is primarily aimed at the lenders not the borrowers...The sponsors of the bill were recently revealed to have received discounted loans from the very people they are now bailing out. Utterly revolting. Jesus Christ, is that a real photo? Please tell me that is PhotoShopped.

My take on the housing bill. Congressional budget numbers are usually off by 10X. I expect this bailout will be multi-trillions when all is said and done.

Furthermore it will do little to keep liar loan applicants in their McMansions, the bailout is primarily aimed at the lenders not the borrowers…The sponsors of the bill were recently revealed to have received discounted loans from the very people they are now bailing out.

Utterly revolting.

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