SIAP: Quan ate Easing Explained. Awesome.

[RandomGuy]

an engineer, a physicist and an economist were stranded on an island. the island was barren except for an active volcano in the center. the volcano looked as if it were to erupt, so they knew they needed to get off the island quickly. they decided to put their great minds together to try to figure out how to construct a boat.

all they had were food rations and a couple of pieces of metal strewn across the beach.

when contemplating how to build the boat, the engineer said "i can use the volcano as a kiln and fashion a boat out of the sand. the metal on the beach will serve as a solid framework for the boat and can be used to hold the sand while i fashion it."

the physicist and economist thought it was a great idea. the physicist said "i can test the buoyancy of the craft and weigh it against the tides, so we can judge the best time to get the boat out into the water and take us to safety."

however, all three specialists new there was one vital element left to make constructing the boat a feasible idea. the physicist and engineer looked to the economist for an answer. the economist sat for awhile in deep thought then jumped up in revelation. he boomed with pride at his solution.

"assume you have a sail."

Heh, the version I heard involved the economist assuming a ladder to get out of a hole.

Here's to the "dismal science"

[RandomGuy]

I'm glad you guys got some light-hearted enjoyment from that. It wasnt meant in bad faith. Some of my life-long friends are s. Some would say I lean towards ish behavior at times.

some?


HA!


I would guess that number of people who have never gotten pissed off enough to do a move in a politics forum can be counted on no fingers.

[LnGrrrR]

I know you can go to jail for missing court appearances, but that article, if correct, says that people can be jailed for missing debt payments, if ordered by a court, something I have not heard of in the modern US.

In essence though, people are being sent to jail not for non-payment, but for missing a mandatory court sentence, right?

[RandomGuy]

In essence though, people are being sent to jail not for non-payment, but for missing a mandatory court [date], right?

I went back in and re-read the thing more carefully. No one is actually going to jail simply because they were in debt. They all went because they missed court appearances. The article wasn't all that clear about the distinction, probably on purpose IMO.

Correct. Miss a court date and face a warrant.

[LnGrrrR]

I went back in and re-read the thing more carefully. No one is actually going to jail simply because they were in debt. They all went because they missed court appearances. The article wasn't all that clear about the distinction, probably on purpose IMO.

Correct. Miss a court date and face a warrant.

Yes, that severely tempered my righteous wrath.