tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post2630490694402804380..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Building a Bridge to the 19th CenturyBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-90318407287989440862012-08-18T00:45:59.456-04:002012-08-18T00:45:59.456-04:00It's always short-term thinking, the immediate...<i>It's always short-term thinking, the immediate greatest return to stockholders, nownownow.</i><br /><br />You're irresponsible if you don't blow up the world for a quarterly gain!Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-76887715092736048512012-08-17T13:47:32.546-04:002012-08-17T13:47:32.546-04:00"modern business CAN'T", goddammit....."modern business <i>CAN'T</i>", goddammit...Rev. paleotectonicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075546930890385711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-24232082072474951262012-08-17T13:45:14.148-04:002012-08-17T13:45:14.148-04:00It's always short-term thinking, the immediate...It's always short-term thinking, the immediate greatest return to stockholders, nownownow. The entrepreneurs of the past always played the long game. The dammit GOP has played a very successful 40 yr long game and have made incredible returns - we are down to fighting for exceptions allowing a woman to choose an abortion, putting the safety net on the bargaining table for short term preservation of just the status quo. I don't get where modern business can see the advantage realized by long term strategies, trade some return now for a potential future fortune? Hell, the market is a gamble in the first place - go for broke, man...Rev. paleotectonicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075546930890385711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-39095073751858579122012-08-17T09:08:29.707-04:002012-08-17T09:08:29.707-04:00Mikey I think the fossilized old farts that are ma...Mikey I think the fossilized old farts that are making the most money off of the current situation figure the wheels won't come off until a year or two after they are dead.Helmut Monotremenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-10699771337933513902012-08-16T10:41:50.307-04:002012-08-16T10:41:50.307-04:00Once the wealthy and the corporations of America f...Once the wealthy and the corporations of America figured out it was a realtively simple two-step process to take control of the political power, it was done quickly and remarkably quietly. They converted the existing democratic electoral system to one based on money rather than one based on votes and then had their designated politicians exploit the gaping weaknesses in an obsolete boondoggle of an eighteenth century system of governance to "harden" that system against any process that might allow the people to take back their democracy.<br /><br />Now we're seeing the full implementation of their plan - and it's somewhat surprising that it's as short-term and unsustainable as it is, but we can be sure they crunched the numbers and believe that a process that allows for a steep decline in economic growth, infrastructure maintenance and investment is the one that optimizes their profits. It certainly does appear that they plan on squeezing it for all the wealth they can get and walking away...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-81334334089457211292012-08-16T09:31:08.189-04:002012-08-16T09:31:08.189-04:00If we would have spent all of the money on the two...If we would have spent all of the money on the two most recent imperial misadventures on fusion research, renewable energy and infrastructure, we'd be at the point where we could tell the oil producing countries of the world "no thanks, you can drink that shit, we don't need it."Helmut Monotremenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-83813891628260030542012-08-16T09:05:30.115-04:002012-08-16T09:05:30.115-04:00Mitt Romney's energy policy is basically the B...<i>Mitt Romney's energy policy is basically the Bain Capital model of energy policy- use up all the resources you have until you've extracted all the value out of your "investment" at the expense of its long-term prospects... </i><br /><br />That's America's energy policy! In fact, it's most of our policies.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com