Category Archives: Economics

Shutdown / Debt Crisis

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Thor

So how’s that for a headline?  That one get your alarmist hackles up?  It should. A friend of mine quoted The Economist this morning and it kind of sent my blood pressure up: The Economist on the government shutdown. Key … Continue reading →

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Governmental Mismangement

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Thor

Well the whole Fiscal Cliff issue has been deferred for two months.  Then we will see what happens.  In the meantime, Roberta X has boiled the entire issue down to a couple of well written paragraphs. The money lines: This … Continue reading →

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Tort Reform and Other Rantings

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Thor

A friend of mine threw a link to this article up on Facebook earlier.  I started to comment on it, and it rapidly grew into a rant.  So, I thought I would clean it up a little and make it … Continue reading →

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Economics

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Thor

Some interesting numbers that are pulled together from multiple sources today over at Hot Air.  The article supports the position that our “Fiscal Cliff” is not going to be solved by revenue increases.  Go read it, and then my comments make sense. … Continue reading →

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Europe In The News and The Scary Crystal Ball

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Thor

Well, it appears as if there are some new developments going in on the Continent, that unfortunately appear to be old actions being resurrected for the 21st Century. Let’s take a look at the highlights of recent events: Greece continues to have widespread protests … Continue reading →

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Six Minutes of Wisdom

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Thor

An interesting snippet from Bill Whittle today, that brings us Rudyard Kipling’s wisdom and observations from 100 years ago. Take six minutes to watch.

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And So It Goes

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Thor

The death of a brand. I have commented previously, probably multiple times, that unions have outlived their usefulness. There was a dark time in our history where unions were vital to the growth of the economy and industry. Unions were … Continue reading →

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Economics News

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Thor

Any interesting analysis on the current economic situation in the US.  This one focuses on the velocity of M1 and M2.  Break out your econ books, and dust off those facts and terms from where all that knowledge that you … Continue reading →

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Interesting Happenings in Europe

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Thor

A couple of interesting things beginning to show up in Europe lately.  Item 1:   Item 2 maybe more prophetic (whole story here and here): This morning’s Der Spiegel (Germany) has a real doozy worth paying attention to. – The … Continue reading →

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Focus

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Thor

Most of our focus recently has been on the US political landscape as we near a critical election. What everyone is missing, perhaps intentionally is the critical events in Europe. Based on today’s election Greece will either adopt severe austerity … Continue reading →

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