Congress has lost its mind...

[skysidhe]

Thanks glatt.

SOoo. Off topic but relates to your comment. I am wondering, in light of the economics of the moment, if company profit sharing at a 3/1 match shouldn't be considered at this time.

OR Maybe if there was a loss, I wouldn't be losing my own contributions.

[glatt]

If you can swing it, it's usually a good idea to tighten a belt and save, especially if the company is going to match some of it.

I've been wishing I could have a crystal ball. Lots of uncertainty right now. I'm actually not sure that Washington is going to get this thing fixed. I mean, they are fucking politicians, but they aren't insane, are they? If they default, I'm afraid it's gonna be real bad. Crystal ball, tell me, is it time to cash everything in for gold and start stocking up on guns and ammo?

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by glatt

I've been wishing I could have a crystal ball. Lots of uncertainty right now. I'm actually not sure that Washington is going to get this thing fixed. I mean, they are fucking politicians, but they aren't insane, are they? If they default, I'm afraid it's gonna be real bad. Crystal ball, tell me, is it time to cash everything in for gold and start stocking up on guns and ammo?

It seems politicians always fight to the very end to get the political edge and then a plan gets passed at the last second. I'm hoping that is just a pragmatic approach to a very difficult political environment by experienced politicians (McConnell's deal shows this very well IMO).

The idealists are the ones that scare me. I'm starting to think many of the tea party republicans actually believe that defaulting could be a good option.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

The idealists are the ones that scare me. I'm starting to think many of the tea party republicans actually believe that defaulting could be a good option.

Exactly. They are the wild card, and they could hurt us all very badly. Everyone else is predictable. I think they aren't even sure what they are doing or how far they are willing to go.

I heard some commentator saying that this week is the week where everyone is going to put forward their plans that will never pass so they can point to their plans come election time and appease their base. And next week is when they finally put this thing to bed by making deals. But I'm not so sure the Tea party people are going to make a deal next wheek when they are supposed to.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

If you can swing it, it's usually a good idea to tighten a belt and save, especially if the company is going to match some of it.

I've been wishing I could have a crystal ball. Lots of uncertainty right now. I'm actually not sure that Washington is going to get this thing fixed. I mean, they are fucking politicians, but they aren't insane, are they? If they default, I'm afraid it's gonna be real bad. Crystal ball, tell me, is it time to cash everything in for gold and start stocking up on guns and ammo?

It'll be time to buy lots of stocks in a couple of weeks.