tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4671928214446055587..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Fun with Barry RitholzRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18473220594016497052011-06-02T08:45:27.302-04:002011-06-02T08:45:27.302-04:00@Anon 2:15
The proper measure is purchasing power...@Anon 2:15<br /><br />The proper measure is purchasing power. As in, how much gold does it take to buy a loaf of bread today as compared with X years ago, versus how many dollars it takes today as compared with X years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20101371833005300452011-06-02T06:51:58.074-04:002011-06-02T06:51:58.074-04:00I also stopped reading his blog. Some of his post...I also stopped reading his blog. Some of his posts show no real deep thought and research. I think it's more of a Twitter version of a blog.Ivanovich71https://www.blogger.com/profile/05295523884718874800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76629662908262187502011-06-02T03:14:02.946-04:002011-06-02T03:14:02.946-04:00Wow, Anonymous, you just divided the level of conv...Wow, Anonymous, you just divided the level of conversation by one thousand. So typical of a paper bug.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44913842290874986202011-06-02T02:15:01.125-04:002011-06-02T02:15:01.125-04:00"has done very well with miners and precious ..."has done very well with miners and precious metals." <br /><br />What does that mean, "done very well"? By what measure?<br /><br />Presumably as measured in dollars?<br /><br />But didn't she say the dollar is worthless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76267042710995707532011-06-01T18:22:16.717-04:002011-06-01T18:22:16.717-04:00It isn't worthless...but certainly worth less ...It isn't worthless...but certainly worth less than it used to be. I don't hold 'em.Deftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23294817123835690882011-06-01T13:34:41.895-04:002011-06-01T13:34:41.895-04:00"Hey Barry, Do you know why she can walk away..."Hey Barry, Do you know why she can walk away from the grand? Because most of her money is in gold. <br /><br />Since you manage money, do you want to publicly display the 10 year performance of your managed funds against the price of gold? Let me know. I'll publish the results anytime,"<br /><br />+1 well put!Davoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529431229251423593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81805980114694858742011-06-01T12:40:44.062-04:002011-06-01T12:40:44.062-04:00I stopped reading Ritholtz' blog a long time a...I stopped reading Ritholtz' blog a long time ago. Thank you for reminding me why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12014414505495949332011-06-01T12:13:23.046-04:002011-06-01T12:13:23.046-04:00What Barry did is akin to telling a resident of th...What Barry did is akin to telling a resident of the Soviet Union that, if he doesn't believe communism works, he should starve rather than eat his paltry ration of food grown on collectivized farms.<br /><br />The dollar isn't valued because it is good money. It is valued because it is granted special privileges over actual good money, privileges that are backed up by the big guns of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com