William Blair Santos Allen
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William Blair Santos Allen
@willballen.bsky.social
Retired consultant in international macro finance and capital markets. Converted to MMT as truth.

Now humble second career as lover of all things nautical and USCG licensed Master Mariner.

Finally doing something socially productive?
Although this graph on % chg in European auto sales by brands feels right, I wonder where BYD and the other Chinese autos stack up? None shown here. Hard to believe they do not have double digit gains?
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yes. Cruel Sea! I forgot about that!
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I expect most of CNBC hosts to become emotionally unstable as the markets start to sell off. They did that in 2008. Remember Cramer begging Bernanke for a rate cut?
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Quiet, piggy!”
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Aldi’s pic of this marvellous Thanksgiving meal for 10 people for $40 shows a basket with only 4 bread rolls. Why am I suspicious?
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Raymond James trying to score points with Trump with this projection of lower Thanksgiving food prices? Not seeing this in my grocery stores.
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Take Eisen with him.
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Smokey and the Bandit captures a lot of southern culture I grew up with. Driving to Texarkana to smuggle Coors beer to Deep South was a thing. Did it myself a couple of times.
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Yes. I grew up in a ready mix concrete company family. We had both types of trucks. Listen to my father and grandfather correcting people all the time. Unfortunately I guess I picked up the habit!
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Well since I know you are a word person, here goes: They are “ready mix concrete” trucks not cement trucks! Cement is a dry powder and is transported typically by a dry bulk trailer (no mixer). Concrete is the wet mix of cement, sand, and. aggregate. Love your channel!
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I think this video was one of your best yet!
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Disagree. I think health care is a right.
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ken Galbraith is sorely missed!
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump would know all about losing liquidity. All kinds of liquids, apparently.
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Now now. Easy guys! The only way to tell if Trump is lying is to see his lips moving.
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM