Penumbra

Glad to see you've still got power. I'm hearing about a million people are without power at the moment.

Virgina is getting hit by record rains right now. Double the old records.

Thank you!

I'm in chat, if you're interested in a bit of convo.

Chat?

So far so good. I'm wondering at the moment whether to write a blog post or go back to bed for a bit more sleep.

Sure. I'll be there in a minute.

Thanks. Unfortunately, my speakers are not working at the moment. But I hope to get that fixed soon enough.

Up for a chat?

So far as I've heard, the polls indicate the majority is to the left of Obama now on at least some issues. Let me see if I can dig those up.

The People's Budget is downright exciting. But it will go nowhere under this president, so far as I can see.

By the way, I'm making you my official political adviser. The pay sucks and the prestige ain't much better, but I need sound advice -- so you're drafted. Keep up the good work.

Not yet. I got busy with other things, but now that you've reminded me, I'm going to google it right now. Thanks!

Just past 10 here. Are you up for awhile? Want to chat?

You're certainly up late.

Historically, Yves Smith has more often been right than wrong.

Chat froze up on me just after I said I didn't think Wall Street would allow the politicians to default on the debt. I'm going to take a walk and then see if I can't blog a bit. Remember to comment on the blog. You might win a T-shirt. A real T-shirt. Made out of real cotton.

Thank You

I agree the tax discussion is important. Yeah, it's arcane, but so are a lot of other important things. I am not up to snuff on taxes, but I can follow most of it -- especially the main principle of progressive taxation to avoid the consequences of a concentration of wealth. Plutarch said that no republic had ever withstood for long a great gap between rich and poor. And though he didn't have the history we have to go on, I think his statement holds up 2000 years later.

I'll have to find the post first before I know exactly which one it is that I was planning to read of yours on ethics. I just recall reading it through half asleep and thinking, "This is the most interesting thing I've read on ethics in a long time."

Sounds like you actually have a life, Lyn. Speaking of which, I need to read a couple of your threads. The one on the gap between rich and poor and then reread the one on ethics. I was reading the one on the gap last night, but I didn't get far before someone came online I'd promised to chat with. I got into it just enough to find it interesting.