Precious metals

Those stock tires ?

 

So who is going to explain how the labor participation rate is so bad??

Don't look at all the facts just the ones you like....

 

So did you actually read the table or is your statement that the BLS is "fudging numbers" unfounded rhetoric? While interpretations of the data can be read differently, no reputable economists come to mind that have claimed a bias in the BLS.

 

Your front cross member effects your approach angle. Approach angle is not the same thing as ground clearance. Did your lift increase your ground clearance, ie the amount of distance between the lowest point on your truck and the ground? No it did not because the axle pumpkin and other suspension components are still the same distance off the ground whether you are lifted or not. The axle pumpkin and shock mounts are LOWER than your front cross member. In order to increase ground clearance you must increase the distance between the lowest parts on the car, the pumpkin and shock mounts, and the ground. Which only occurs when you change your tire size or install fancy portal gears.

Stop making an idiot of yourself.

Here's some simple sources for you to understand what your lift actually did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach_and_departure_angles

Approach angle is the maximum angle of a ramp onto which a vehicle can climb from a horizontal plane without interference. [1] It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the front overhang.

When you lift, you increase the amount of approach, departure, and break over angle your truck can pass.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_height

Ride height (also called ground clearance or simply clearance) is the amount of space between the base of an automobile tire and the underside of the chassis; or, more properly, to the shortest distance between a flat, level surface, and any part of a vehicle other than those parts designed to contact the ground (such as tires, tracks, skis, etc.).

When you up size your tires you gain clearance between the lowest part of your truck, the axles and shock mounts, and the ground.

Your knowledge of lifts and terminology is about as accurate as your knowledge of economics.

 

Would you trust a youtube mechanic on your car with something like adjusting your lifters?

I didn't think so. If you do... Your are likely to have a wreck. Sort of like taking your investment advice from someone on a webcam.

 

Btw approach angles and break over are very important. Increasing them does help clear most obstacles on trails. Bigger tires and armor though are the only way to deal with some obstacles though.

I'm not here to make you look foolish or insult anyone. Just drawing a comparison between a lack of knowledge on the intricacies of truck measurements and a lack of understanding of complex economics. Both leave me very wary to trust your conclusions.

 

I'm sure negative rates in the US would be bad news if it were TRUE! We're nowhere near going negative with a 25 basis point hike on the horizon. Where the heck are you getting ANY inclination that rates could go negative here in America????

 

You do realize how many times Jim Rickards has INCORRECTLY called market crashes right? You realize his resume includes being a lawyer for a bankrupt hedge fund. You realize the only people willing to give this airtime is, well, NOBODY! The only thing he is competent at is spreading fear and selling books. I'll give him that. He is nothing more than a lawyer and an author of fiction.

 

Those that can't do teach. Those that can't teach write books.

 

We are at negative now if you include bank fees.. It cost you to have an account for them to use your money.....
0 rates say the economy is bad, that is econ 101 even for youtube.......
But the 0 rates are really because the debt is so large that they can't afford to raise rates... How do you think I was so positive that rates would not go up? and I was right.... 1st prediction in the books......

The fed was saying there is no need to go negative YET... That is not positive news... From Janet Yellen the same person that claims we are at full employment, that there is no inflation and GDP is going up and not down..... All the stuff you guys are being trick with and regurgitating as facts, are all from (the private bank know as) the fed... about as federal as federal express...

 

It's always negative after bank fee's. Investing in a standard savings account is even sillier than turning all your cash into silver. Cash accounts are for liquidity, not investment.

No one has ever said "hey, check out all the money my savings account makes!"

 

We used to, that is the whole point.... CD's were for people afraid of the stock market..... compound interest..... it used to exists.....

They take your money, use it and charge you, that is negative return.... I can make money in silver in a bear market, so why would I save at the bank when I can save in silver???

This is another reason to convert long term savings to PMs..... The case for silver just keeps growing.......

Next lesson capital controls.........
Try to take out $5000 from your bank and see what happens.........

 

C'mon man, the rate is not inclusive of bank fees. Again, it makes no sense to post things to rile folks up when it's so far from the truth. And do you read the beige book every quarter? Bother to peruse the Fed minutes? Please tell me where Janet Yellen said we are at FULL employment?!?

"Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen made it clear in her press conference that the labor market is close to full employment, and that she’s reasonably confident that the inflation rate will drift back up to around 2% eventually."

You can't learn about economics or the free market on "YouTube" and if you're gonna make statement back them up with some facts and not outrageous suggestions....

 

Correct interest used to exist. Tell me, from all the education you've received for free via "youtube", do you even know the function of the Fed or U.S. Treasury. Do you know anything about money supply? M1, M2, M3 etc?

And what are these capital controls you speak of? I can take $5k out of any of my accounts at will, penalty free. Are you spouting off BS again?

 

I have taken out 85,000 from my bank once in an equity transfer. It took 5 minutes of my time and took the bank a day to process.

Your money isnt appreciating in silver though. I've looked at silver every way. No matter how you buy in you lose 10-20 percent on markup, shipping, etc. So you start behind and hope the price jumps to cover your loss. Seems silly to me when even a long term GIC, which I don't play in, will promise me 4% per annum guaranteed backed by the CDIC if I want a nice guaranteed savings.

Btw where do you store your PM's. That's the other problem I found. Store them at home and if you want them insured it jacks your rates up bad. Put it in the bank and it may as well be in a savings account if doomsday happens. So that sucks.

 

I was watching Janet Yellen at lunch, I know what she said....... and 2% inflation is not good it's bad for purchasing power....
So 0 % rates + 2% inflation = negative rates....... It's called

Financial repression is a term used to describe measures sometimes used by governments to boost their coffers and/or reduce debt. These measures include the deliberate attempt to hold down interest rates to below inflation, representing a tax on savers and a transfer of benefits from lenders to borrowers.

Well when I took econ 4.5 to 5.5 is considered full employment and you can't get below 4.5%.... At that rate you stop worrying about unemployment.... Yet even you don't claim we are at full employment.... Because the numbers are fake, we aren't close to full employment and everyone knows it... But we are down to 5% how is that possible???

The fed does claim the rate but doesn't say we are at full employment... Doesn't add up does it??

 

But but but but how did you sneak past those "capital controls"??????

 

Seriously? Inflation is bad? Say I'm retired and I derive all my income from rental property. Inflation affords me pricing power to raise the rent on my tenants. My purchasing power rocks!

 

I'm talking cash.....
Capital controls are the restriction of money movement by the gov.....

In the states if you go to take out $5000 dollars they look at you crazy, ask why and go get the manager..... Some days they will just say no....

Because they are leveraging so much against the real cash........