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So….a coworker recently decided that I should charge people to argue with me.  Of course, this was during one of our typical “let’s see how strange we can be” conversations in which past topics included “Nursery Rhymes in Foreign Accents” and “Is Beating Phil with a Foam Bat an HR Issue?”.

But this idea kind of stood out.

I thought, as the economy tanks, people making less money than ever per capita, inflation out of control, no leadership from government or corporations, and a myriad of other things, perhaps people just need to call up and argue with someone.   Maybe a nice bitter, angry, seething with vitriol argument that you would like to have with your boss about his worthless management practices would really assuage the pain of daily life.

Or perhaps that argument where your significant other is allowed to go out and spend money but for some reason you must stay home.

It seems like a service people would like to pay for.  It would pretty much be the opposite of phone sex.

Here’s the fun part.  I  wouldn’t let anyone win.  I definitely promise that whatever you dish out, I’m giving right back to you.  No holds barred.   Just like that movie with Hulk Hogan.

I have no way to wrap up this post.  So I’ll just say: “I’m right and you’re wrong so there!”

Bernanke and Fed try to avoid that ’70s show - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com

I’ve been saying it for 2 years now.  We will be in a 1970’s maelstrom by the time the Fed stops cutting rates.  Look up the term “stagflation”.  At least it looks like Greenspan was smart enough to jump ship before being forced into this precarious position.  Lord knows I wouldn’t want to be Bernanke right now.

Also, I heard on NPR recently that if we were to calculate inflation by 1970’s standards, we would be running at something like 11%-13% annually and not at the artificially deflated 2%-6% percent.

Thrilling ain’t it?