Comments on: Inflation in Real Life http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/ Energy and Economics Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:33:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Tom Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:03:04 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-733 Much has changed since hemp was outlawed for the benefit of synthetic fiber makers. Farmland has been consolidated while petrochemical feed stocks are becoming scarcer. Hemp indeed looks promising. A bill to legalize hemp farming has just been introduced by Ron Paul with nine co-sponsors: <a href="http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/Hemp_Farming_Act_2007.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/Hemp_Farming_Act_20...</a> Much has changed since hemp was outlawed for the benefit of synthetic fiber makers. Farmland has been consolidated while petrochemical feed stocks are becoming scarcer. Hemp indeed looks promising. A bill to legalize hemp farming has just been introduced by Ron Paul with nine co-sponsors: http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/Hemp_Farming_Act_20...

]]> By: Pat Donnelly http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Pat Donnelly Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:04:51 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-704 Inflation is a tough mistress. But it allows change and provided that we take care of our citizens and visitors, we can come through changed but in better shape. Therefore we alter the effects of inflation while letting her burn out the economy. Look on her as Oxygen, the bringer of fire. Motivation will resurrect. Rewards will come and reinforce positive behaviour. <br>The only enemy is those who try to divide us from each other. For we are. And that message will extinguish the possession spell woven by greed and things that are dead.<br>Deflation is also our friend! We need to remove the effects of price distortion from the economies of the world and of course that includes energy. Inflation and deflation at the same time. Accept it! Others will try to divide by saying that one or the other are bad. Think of this as a war on error! Theirs! Inflation is a tough mistress. But it allows change and provided that we take care of our citizens and visitors, we can come through changed but in better shape. Therefore we alter the effects of inflation while letting her burn out the economy. Look on her as Oxygen, the bringer of fire. Motivation will resurrect. Rewards will come and reinforce positive behaviour.
The only enemy is those who try to divide us from each other. For we are. And that message will extinguish the possession spell woven by greed and things that are dead.
Deflation is also our friend! We need to remove the effects of price distortion from the economies of the world and of course that includes energy. Inflation and deflation at the same time. Accept it! Others will try to divide by saying that one or the other are bad. Think of this as a war on error! Theirs!

]]> By: Pat Donnelly http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Pat Donnelly Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:04:51 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-2111 Inflation is a tough mistress. But it allows change and provided that we take care of our citizens and visitors, we can come through changed but in better shape. Therefore we alter the effects of inflation while letting her burn out the economy. Look on her as Oxygen, the bringer of fire. Motivation will resurrect. Rewards will come and reinforce positive behaviour. <br>The only enemy is those who try to divide us from each other. For we are. And that message will extinguish the possession spell woven by greed and things that are dead.<br>Deflation is also our friend! We need to remove the effects of price distortion from the economies of the world and of course that includes energy. Inflation and deflation at the same time. Accept it! Others will try to divide by saying that one or the other are bad. Think of this as a war on error! Theirs! Inflation is a tough mistress. But it allows change and provided that we take care of our citizens and visitors, we can come through changed but in better shape. Therefore we alter the effects of inflation while letting her burn out the economy. Look on her as Oxygen, the bringer of fire. Motivation will resurrect. Rewards will come and reinforce positive behaviour.
The only enemy is those who try to divide us from each other. For we are. And that message will extinguish the possession spell woven by greed and things that are dead.
Deflation is also our friend! We need to remove the effects of price distortion from the economies of the world and of course that includes energy. Inflation and deflation at the same time. Accept it! Others will try to divide by saying that one or the other are bad. Think of this as a war on error! Theirs!

]]> By: Stuart MacDonald http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Stuart MacDonald Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:31:24 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-700 I think you are right re CAD/USD Gregor. Both the spending/sovereign debt spree in the US, especially compared to Canada's blissfully boring (for once that's a good thing) situation, together with Canada's energy position would seem to support that in the medium term. Personally, as a Canadian resident, I have taken the opportunity to move as much USD denominated fixed income securities into CAD while the exchange rate was at it's weakest several months ago. So, putting my money where my mouth is, as it were.<br><br>Love your thinking, as always.<br><br>Stuart I think you are right re CAD/USD Gregor. Both the spending/sovereign debt spree in the US, especially compared to Canada's blissfully boring (for once that's a good thing) situation, together with Canada's energy position would seem to support that in the medium term. Personally, as a Canadian resident, I have taken the opportunity to move as much USD denominated fixed income securities into CAD while the exchange rate was at it's weakest several months ago. So, putting my money where my mouth is, as it were.

Love your thinking, as always.

Stuart

]]> By: Stuart MacDonald http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Stuart MacDonald Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:31:24 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-2105 I think you are right re CAD/USD Gregor. Both the spending/sovereign debt spree in the US, especially compared to Canada's blissfully boring (for once that's a good thing) situation, together with Canada's energy position would seem to support that in the medium term. Personally, as a Canadian resident, I have taken the opportunity to move as much USD denominated fixed income securities into CAD while the exchange rate was at it's weakest several months ago. So, putting my money where my mouth is, as it were.<br><br>Love your thinking, as always.<br><br>Stuart I think you are right re CAD/USD Gregor. Both the spending/sovereign debt spree in the US, especially compared to Canada's blissfully boring (for once that's a good thing) situation, together with Canada's energy position would seem to support that in the medium term. Personally, as a Canadian resident, I have taken the opportunity to move as much USD denominated fixed income securities into CAD while the exchange rate was at it's weakest several months ago. So, putting my money where my mouth is, as it were.

Love your thinking, as always.

Stuart

]]> By: OutWest http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-660 OutWest Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:31:22 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-660 Turn down the heat turn on the volcano Turn down the heat turn on the volcano

]]> By: OutWest http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 OutWest Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:31:22 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-2110 Turn down the heat turn on the volcano Turn down the heat turn on the volcano

]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-657 gregor.us Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:16:19 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-657 Looks to me like big changes are coming with both Hemp and Marijuana. I speak only to the economic implications. The medical marijuana situation in California looks interesting. Also, Hemp looks promising in an age of oil depletion. <br><br>G Looks to me like big changes are coming with both Hemp and Marijuana. I speak only to the economic implications. The medical marijuana situation in California looks interesting. Also, Hemp looks promising in an age of oil depletion.

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]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 gregor.us Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:16:19 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-2109 Looks to me like big changes are coming with both Hemp and Marijuana. I speak only to the economic implications. The medical marijuana situation in California looks interesting. Also, Hemp looks promising in an age of oil depletion. <br><br>G Looks to me like big changes are coming with both Hemp and Marijuana. I speak only to the economic implications. The medical marijuana situation in California looks interesting. Also, Hemp looks promising in an age of oil depletion.

G

]]> By: gregor.us http://gregor.us/inflation/inflation-in-real-life/comment-page-1/#comment-656 gregor.us Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:14:26 +0000 http://gregor.us/?p=948#comment-656 <i>No one has butchers or bakers anymore</i>.<br><br>Really? Every place I've ever lived, from Los Angeles, to London, to NYC, to San Francisco to my current locale has had all these things. And they still do. Butchers, accountants, lots of other home services, and so on. List is endless. I'll go further and predict that these are exactly the kinds of businesses that will be expanding also, in the years ahead. No one has butchers or bakers anymore.

Really? Every place I've ever lived, from Los Angeles, to London, to NYC, to San Francisco to my current locale has had all these things. And they still do. Butchers, accountants, lots of other home services, and so on. List is endless. I'll go further and predict that these are exactly the kinds of businesses that will be expanding also, in the years ahead.

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