Category Archives: Commentary

The Ohio Salvage Title Process

Posted on December 11, 2008 by MAD

What a pain. In June we purchased a nice/reasonable teenager car (1998 Escort ZX2).  Fairly low miles, good tires, with heat and AC for $1500. Last week it was wrecked, or rather run into in a parking lot incident.   The … Continue reading →

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More Foreclosure Shenanigans

Posted on November 25, 2008 by MAD

I really, really need someone to explain this whole foreclosure bailout thing to me.  I really do.  I don’t have an MBA, but there are certainly a lot of guys working for these banks with MBA’s that now find themselves … Continue reading →

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Bank Bailout Boycott

Posted on November 24, 2008 by MAD

In case you weren’t aware.  This document shows how the 170 billion dollars will be spent bailing out banks. [You can download it here] I am so against the Government bailing out public, or profit companies that have mis-managed themselves … Continue reading →

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Taxation and Bar stool economics

Posted on November 6, 2008 by MAD

(Sent to me via a co-worker and worthy of posting) Suppose that every day, 10 men go out for beer and the bill for all 10 comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, … Continue reading →

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Forrest Gump Explains Mortgage Backed Securities

Posted on October 24, 2008 by MAD

(Passed to me via email, but worth posting) Mortgage Backed Securities are like boxes of chocolates. Criminals on Wall Street stole a few chocolates from the boxes and replaced them with turds. Their criminal buddies at Standard & Poor rated … Continue reading →

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