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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bobby beara who wrote (34915)	12/3/1998 9:40:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

Hi Bobby; I wouldn't have used the word uptrend, as it's best rebound since august was a poor 6% , after all it got killed, and that rebound was likely, and now it looks like it's going back towards that low..people haven't caught onto what this is going to do as soon as inventories get reduced, man we are headed for some inflation in prices, ( like shoes and stuff ) just wait a few months, it could hit like a freight train, just about the time unemployment starts kicking butt, for a double whamy. ----------------------- Lets see how many people applaud Greenspam a year from now. Harder margin requirements should have been put in place several years ago, instead of him jacking with the interest rates. Now the World Bank is concerned about HOT money, ( a little late ..little hell, a lot late. ) ------------------- There will be a lot of arguing about that back and forth, but not much done. The Investment banking lobby is to strong to fight and they wont give up their free ride very easy, if at all. ------------------- A solution of sorts lies in TAXing Big money trades, ( not fixing the exchange rate ) We need the World Bank and The IMF to act as a clearing house, and tax half the spread on currency trades, part of it go to fund the IMF, ( so as it become self supporting ) instead of just a bunch of slobs getting a hand out from the general tax payers. Then half the tax gets ear marked and goes back to what ever country's currency is "sold". Like if the spread is 1% .5% is clipped, that's split between the IMF, and the country who's currency was sold, the bankers will scream but it would stabelize currency moves, and eat into the profits of the short selling racketeers. We will never have a real free market economy based on the value of goods and services as long as we give the racketeers a free hand to tell us who's money is worth what. International currency exchange has to be taxed , or the free market is just a joke, done with smoke and mirrors. Jim

To: bobby beara who wrote (34915)	12/3/1998 9:53:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 94695

Bobby; #2 AND ALL OT here is a neat mind trick... This little mind trick is kinda freaky, till you think about it a little while. Then it's even more weird. Just follow the instructions below: DON'T scroll down too fast-do it slowly and follow the instructions below exactly, do the math in your head as fast as you can. It may help to say the answers aloud quietly. FOLLOW these instructions one at a time and as QUICKLY >as you can! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What is: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2+2? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 4+4? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 8+8? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 16+16? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quick! Pick a number between 12 and 5. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Got it? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Now scroll down... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The number you picked was 7, right? >>>>> >>>>> Isn't that weird??? >>>>> >>>>>Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge If you didn't pick 7 , you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are warped enough to pick something else. 98% of people will pick 7 when given this exercise. Jim