tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post7181672154459721480..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Delusional Optimism in Ohio in the Wake of a Factory ClosingBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-13285832435948368542012-01-09T18:58:12.875-05:002012-01-09T18:58:12.875-05:00@Paul - sure does make the subprime mortgage crash...@Paul - sure does make the subprime mortgage crash easier to understand, doesn't it?Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-7888909458603654652012-01-09T18:57:27.796-05:002012-01-09T18:57:27.796-05:00@Mr. Sunshine - yep, if you're parents are lea...@Mr. Sunshine - yep, if you're parents are leaving you at the child care center a two in the morning, I don't think God' been smiling down on your family recently.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-47233782142734247252012-01-09T08:28:30.564-05:002012-01-09T08:28:30.564-05:00What's pathetic is that so many people truly b...What's pathetic is that so many people truly believe their specialness will save them. They don't see the need to make any substantive changes. And they are certain the earth will provide for all of their wants because that's what the Bible says.John Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222958547864356881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-8323932207116722252012-01-09T07:46:24.921-05:002012-01-09T07:46:24.921-05:00Imagine asking your bank manager for some cash to ...Imagine asking your bank manager for some cash to start up a business and he asks to see your business plan. You say "Don't worry, God has a plan for us."<br />"No problem, here's $350,000", he says.<br /><br />Am I missing something here?!Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-85834939388733329812012-01-09T07:41:41.597-05:002012-01-09T07:41:41.597-05:00Hey, ho, where'd you go, Ohio?Hey, ho, where'd you go, Ohio?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-67004541150414465552012-01-08T18:54:19.360-05:002012-01-08T18:54:19.360-05:0024 hour a day childcare. That's more depressin...24 hour a day childcare. That's more depressing than anything I've read today; I didn't know such things existed. Two classes of people coming up - those who are institutions from birth, and those who work in them. As Jim Kunstler said, "Peak oil really can't arrive too soon."Mr. Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137274372934160799noreply@blogger.com