a little more McLuhan (& maybe Pynchon)

[Tom Beshear]

Well, yes, jobs are Job 1. And 2, and ....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: "Tom Beshear" <tbeshear at insightbb.com>
Cc: "alice wellintown" <alicewellintown at gmail.com>; "pynchon -l" 
<pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: a little more McLuhan (& maybe Pynchon)


> More and better jobs would be a better thing.  Money's best when it 
> FLOWS...
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Tom Beshear <tbeshear at insightbb.com> 
> wrote:
>> It would be nice if saving became a long-term habit for Americans, not 
>> just something we do when times are tough. Less consumer credit would be 
>> a good thing.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "alice wellintown"
>> <alicewellintown at gmail.com>
>> To: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: a little more McLuhan (& maybe Pynchon)
>>
>>
>>> Why are Americans saving more? Is it because the government passed
>>> laws to protect them from slick banks who lend them money? No. Is it
>>> because financial illiteracy has been reduced from near 95%? No. It's
>>> the economy stupid. Americans are not as dumb as they look. They
>>> understand what they are gettting inot when they leverage their houses
>>> to the moon. Now, they have to get out of it. Save money. Americans
>>> will never understand or want to understand money.
>>
>>