tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458949350936178677.post7747735068365546562..comments2023-02-11T08:13:56.065-08:00Comments on Notes From Babel: How Many Angry Populists Does it Take to Run the Finance Industry?Tim Kowalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02196125161888520769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458949350936178677.post-72114096581214778262009-03-27T23:34:00.000-07:002009-03-27T23:34:00.000-07:00As the South Park guys noted, "Our economy is an a...As the South Park guys noted, "Our economy is an angry and unforgiving economy." Those of us who kept to the essentials -- bread, water, and margaritas -- will be ok.Tim Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196125161888520769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458949350936178677.post-67018214008205822682009-03-27T23:28:00.000-07:002009-03-27T23:28:00.000-07:00When all of this AIG mess started going down (whic...When all of this AIG mess started going down (which, really, started over four years back when Elliot Spitzer made a mockery of his office and started hurling accusations and threats at Hank Greenberg), I started wondering if there's a way to create some sort of "shadow economy" for those of us who understand that the laws of economics are as hard and fast as the law of gravity. Then I snapped out of it and remembered that the laws of economics are as hard and fast as the law of gravity, and that those of us who understand and respect these laws will ultimately be okay. For the rest, ignorance is a bitch, and they're on course to find out just how cruel she can be.Reggie Michael Andrew Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930334860399634301noreply@blogger.com