coming financial armageddon/new wager offer for Max

[Enrique Diaz-Alvarez]

Max Sawicky wrote:
> 
> 
> > > I applaud your philanthropy.  Let's say it stays
> > > above 1250 through July 31 and you've got a bet.
> > >
> >
> > Make it November 31st and it's a deal (Wall Street likes to crash in the
> > fall, for some reason).
> 
> ok. if you're sure a crash is in store,
> you should be willing to take 1100 as
> the floor. $50.
> 

OK. I am not _sure_ a crash is in store -you know, the Heisenberg
principle and all that. I think it is possible that the madness will
last longer, since I still know a few people who haven't mortgaged their
homes and thrown the money at the stock market. But not likely.


> As someone noted, this is not all that
> much of a drop.
> 

70%?! Looks pretty big to me.


> mbs

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