I used to like the show Bulls and Bears on Saturday morning. It made up, sorta, for the markets being closed. It has started being far too political. Too much politics and not enough on the stock market and money matters.
This past Saturday was no exception. Brenda Buttner is the host of this show and she began the discussion about pork spending. One thing led to the other and Toby started laughing about $208,ooo being set aside in North Carolina for beaver management. The entire panel broke up hysterically and acted like this was the dumbest use of money ever thought of. Toby said it was code for killing them.
These must be city people. Anyone who has ever lived around ponds or streams knows how destructive beavers can be. They kill trees, damage property, cause erosion and flooding, and can make life not worth living for humans and farm animals. While often being cited to children for the industriousness,a beaver infestation can be a real concern to communities, property owners and municipal planners.
Before we get too far into the problems caused by the nobel beaver, let’s go back to pork. One man’s pork might be a community life line to another. Who decides what is pork and what isn’t? Obviously no one on Bulls and Bears thought money going to beaver control was worthy. May their trees be gnawed, their homes flooded, and their crops fail. I am not so sure city people are the best ones to evaluate if a community in North Carolina needs pork barrel spending to help control their beavers or not.
Just a thought….who decides? Should others sit in judgement of a community’s needs?
For the record, Bulls and Bears predicts a stock rally. They are often wrong.
Of all the financial commentary that’s on TV, Fox is the worst house in a bad neighborhood. Politically influenced stock market analysis is dangerous and stupid. When political opinions infect analyst views of the market you will almost always get faulty analysis. Best to avoid these shows altogether as they inject their own bias that can cloud your judgement.
Another thing — the economy is not the stock market and vice versa. The trouble with most economists and commentators is that they don’t understand sentiment and money flow. The S&P 500 is up 83% on crappy economic data and yet they fought it all the way up and continue to do so.
Instead of earmarks, then any Representative that needs federal money can put in a bill and have it debated and passed. That ‘s how it supposed to work.
Or, just let the landowners take care of their own land. Boolits iz cheep.
Thanks for saying all that Cato. I totally agree about political opinion fused with stock market ‘tips.’ I used to track their recommendations, just as a lark. Only one person was even close to right.
And, I think you are right about dangerous…at least financially dangersous. Eric Bolling is one of the worst. Toby is also scary. They are nearly always wrong.
Not sure how it should be handled, but some dumb ass laughing over someone else’s pork isn’t too funny. I guess my point was that sitting in judgement of the other guy might be part of the problem.
What are boolits? Not that much of a country girl here…but will admit it.
A funny way of saying “bullets”
Got a giant rodent problem? Pests cutting down your trees?
I hear they make great hats and jackets…..
@Cargosquid
I’m with ya Shipmate.
@Cargo, I hear ammo has gotten very expensive.
Sorry I needed a translator.
I saw a movie once called “Beaver Damage”………nevermind.
@Moon-howler
Not really, depends upon the kind. But even if it’s expensive, its still cheaper than a federal program.
Slowpoke, we probably don’t want to know about your movies…if you get my drift.
Is beaver edible?
What kind of dish can you make of it?
I hear slow cooking is best.