"Illiquid assets"

[DrEast]

Now there's a new term that makes even a layman's head spin. Here's a big ol' hint, Paulson:

The technical term for an "illiquid asset" is a liability. Can you say liability? It's a big word, I know. It's also what you're trying to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to obtain.

Good grief. Who elected these yokels? Who appointed these yokels? Is government some sort of idiot magnet?

[Dave C C]

Good grief. Who elected these yokels? Who appointed these yokels? Is government some sort of idiot magnet?

We did, they did, yes.

[rewhu]

Heh heh!! Yokels. Great word, much better than illiquid.

[kubrickfan]

Wow, god, anybody, help us.

[DrEast]

Oh, now I understand! Paulson is just talking like a pirate! Plunder and pillage, etc. I get it now. It's all a big joke! Yay talk like a pirate day!

[Dave C C]

Some other Bureaucratese translations

Bureaucratese English

Decommissioned aggressor quantum = Dead enemy soldiers
Terminological inexactitude = A lie
Ethnic cleansing = Genocide
Wage based premium = Tax
Inhalation hazard = Poison gas
Negative gain in test scores = Drop in test scores
Inappropriate relations = Adultery

I am still looking for an idiots guide for a better understanding of their language.

[Krazy P]

Now there's a new term that makes even a layman's head spin. Here's a big ol' hint, Paulson:

The technical term for an "illiquid asset" is a liability. Can you say liability? It's a big word, I know. It's also what you're trying to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to obtain.

Good grief. Who elected these yokels? Who appointed these yokels? Is government some sort of idiot magnet?

Yes, it is! (the government as an idiot magnet)

The real question is, how to make money given this insanity.

Some folks are going to get rich handling the "workout".

Will you be one of them?

I am too close to retirement to want to work that hard to make an extra million or so. My needs are not that great.

[reb]

DrEast,

you oughta see the flick 'idiocracy' (if yo ucan sit through it without throwing the cat at the tv). then we'd see how you truly feel about the gummint.

c'mon, don't hold back, let it all out. you'll feel better...

if anyone could tell what the idiots were going to do next, maybe there'd be $ to be made....but guessing....this is what one does when one goes to lost wages nevada. i don't enjoy guessing unless i'm forced to....the best bet is fraud of the welfare system, but there' s adownside to taht, unless you can compile about 100 million, in which case you can buy the gummint off and continue business as usual....
reb