tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post6926829946479370551..comments2023-10-27T20:27:57.900-04:00Comments on Kid Dynamite's World: Stuff You Should ReadKid Dynamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-40846168922161720762010-08-31T02:49:42.556-04:002010-08-31T02:49:42.556-04:00No. I'm near the head of the line among the a...No. I'm near the head of the line among the attack-the-technocrats-for-bad-technocracy brigade. But the idea that regulation and redistribution guarantee economic quagmire founders on the shoals of Eisenhower's economy, not to mention Denmark's.<br /><br />Letter's like Loeb's make me want to go long beta in a big way. Just like <a href="http://cxa.marketwatch.com/finra/BondCenter/BondDetail.aspx?ID=MDU1NjVRQkwx" rel="nofollow">BP paper</a>, the kernel of truth here would seem deeply overbought.<br /><br />I can't quite do it yet. I want the markets to get a good, long look at whom Dan Loeb voted for first.wcwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307608293310560164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-64308509579943962132010-08-30T17:13:37.377-04:002010-08-30T17:13:37.377-04:00Re: the Kedrosky post, I see his point. But let&#...Re: the Kedrosky post, I see his point. But let's recognize that the original chart is factually correct and more importantly isn't materially misleading (in my opinion). Let's remember that either way, the gap between the public and private numbers is still huge, and that's what's 'wrong.' Government is one of the few sectors where employment is growing. (Check out Fairfax, VA's ultra low unemployment rate. Wow.) And most importantly: is this growth in government a good thing? Yikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-51033953271908116222010-08-30T16:48:06.316-04:002010-08-30T16:48:06.316-04:00WCW - do you disagree with Loeb's implication ...WCW - do you disagree with Loeb's implication in his next line from the letter, where he sarcastically notes <br /><br />"One can hope only that this Administration, composed of brilliant academics that have had experience in creating the very regulation and overseeing the very institutions that have failed, has learned from its mistakes and will set us down the right path."<br /><br />???Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-85093398677948660862010-08-30T16:44:31.806-04:002010-08-30T16:44:31.806-04:00The alternative, of course, is to trust Dan Loeb.The alternative, of course, is to trust Dan Loeb.wcwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307608293310560164noreply@blogger.com