Johnny, I see you are causin trouble here too... -g-
ho ho ho
1. we are the largest debtor in the world.. period. The fat guy that eats alot still eats alot. Being fat is no excuse.
2. the savings rate has been calculated the same way for the last 80 years. They didn't include stock holdings in the 20's when interest rates were dirt low (sound familiar?) or in the late 60's when interest rates were low and the stock mkt was booming. IT WAS CALCULATED THE SAME WAY and yet still we have hit new lows in savings. what does that say about today? ... come on use your brain., you can do it -g-
this one made me fall out of my chair...
<<<I do agree with you that a permanent (lasting at least for a couple years), at least 40-50% correction in the markets would have a dramatic impact on this dynamic..But, the odds of this occuring are next to nil....Even the so-called bear market last year has had little impact on the psychology of consumer spending or long-term investing...>>>
ROFLOL... you're in for a real shock over the next few months. :)
(you skipped 3 and 4 -g-)
5. dividends will come back in vogue when you can't give stocks away. Again, it is an indicator of how far we have come to the level of silliness. Your reason of preferred capital gains is a valid one, but consider why you have the ability to get such great cap gains? a booming stock mkt. After a mkt bust, nobody wants stocks... dividends will be raised to entice buyers... That's why high dividend yields are indicative of bottoms and not tops.
6. <<<Employess used to pay salaries, now options..HUH? If we are talking about management here, how can you (as a shareholder) prefer that they are paid SALARY over options...With options, their interests are much more aligned with yours...
If you are talking about lower management or line employees, on a % basis (to overall salaries) the % is probably so small to be irrelevant..even so, I fail to see where this is less preferable to salary.>>
ho ho this is a keeper. their interests are NOT aligned w/ yours unless you are a traader. If you are a L-T investor, the L-T can be made much worse by mgt seeking short term pops in the stock while sacrificing the L-T. ex.- taking on huge debt to buy back stock.. what happens during the down cycle when they need that cash? splitting a stock at 50 for a pop and when it declines under $10, funds are forced to sell. many others....
a huge percentage of salary is paid in stock at most tech co's.. there's no debating this. It is a scam that will end when the bear comes calling. Earnings will be that much worse and make the decline worse becuase of the drag on earnings that salary increases will cause due to nobody wanting worthless options.
7. <<<No productivity growth now. Wrong! >>
ther has been some but not enought to explain the melt-up of the last 4 years. Sorry, try again.
You appear to be a fairly typical DELL head... thinking things always go up... LOL!!! |
