tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post8205363990589182362..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Optimistic pessimism, investor realismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-35387456473612138542010-02-15T04:28:24.811+00:002010-02-15T04:28:24.811+00:00The United States has 300 million people, vast lan...<i>The United States has 300 million people, vast land not fully and efficiently used, mineral and energy resources, a huge and diverse skills base, and the light of freedom in its mind. There may well be uncomfortable change, but you'll never be shoving the bears out of caves to scratch a shivery living in the wilderness.</i><br><br>And, every time I read one of these 'the world is absolutely coming to and end' essays, I find myself asking: What is this person selling?<br><br>What's in it for him? <br><br>This sounds like Y2K jabber. One clown who bought into it, a wealthy man, moved his family from a comfortable mansion south of Nashville to a set of double-wide trailers in northern Alabama in late 1999. Armed to the teeth, certain that anarchy was upon us.Waiting for Jesus to part the clouds. He has since moved on to another wife, twenty years his junior. I think he decided Jesus would tarry a bit longer... <br><br>I see too much resourcefulness and generosity in the society around me to believe that everything will totally come apart at the seams. Troubles, yes. Real dislocations and pain, yes.<br><br>Complete anarchy? Not likely.<br><br>But, given the recent spate of bad weather, I find myself quietly stocking the shelves, just in case we experience some disruptions. Prudence is a good thing.OldSouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01381229263357074199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-77994194697450364282010-02-14T00:44:31.466+00:002010-02-14T00:44:31.466+00:00Re: Your link - His idea of 'a place in the co...Re: Your link - His idea of 'a place in the country' for the rich sounds good, but most aren't used to that kind of work, nor have the skills.<br><br>They also don't take into account the large infrastructure required just to get seed, tools and the like.Paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.com