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A United States Marine Corps helicopter is seen flying through this scene of the full moon and the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, from Arlington National Cemetery. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Category Archives: Economics
China Beneath the Surface
There have been a lot of articles and reports recently regarding China, and their intentions. Certainly the development of stealthy aircraft, the refurbishment and launching of an aircraft carrier, continued saber rattling in the South China Sea, and the increased … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Foriegn Policy, Military
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Panetta Might Just Get ‘It’
I was a bit concerned when it was announced that Leon Panetta was taking over as Sec. Def. He always seemed like a career politician to me, and not a leader. However, some of his recent comments and actions have … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Military, Politics
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Canadian Navy Modernization
I am not sure that modernization is the right word here. The bottom line though is that this is overdue. The Canadian Navy is a fine organization that has managed to perform well with equipment that was well past it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Military
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APAC Developments
A little while back, I posted about the increased intercepts of Chinese aircraft that were happening in Japan. Over the last several days, several other pieces of news in the region caught my eye. Now, maybe it is just me … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foriegn Policy
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Spending, Taxation or Both
First a quick tip of the tam o’ shanter to Joe for pointing out this article. An interesting opinion piece by Mike Jensen pointing out some of the problems with our tax system, and a potential solution. There is a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, Venting
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Understanding The Tea Party
The author M.J. Mollenhour took a shot at trying to explain the roots of the Tea Party movement. He chooses the 8 zero argument. Now, delete 8 zeros from each number, and pretend it’s a household budget: • Annual family … Continue reading
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Execution
Over at The Sniper he has the following post up: Just take your sweet A$$ time « The Sniper. Now you need to go read the whole article. It reminds us that words are words, and you need to go … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Marines, Presidential Politics
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Economic Observations and Course of Action
Original content time, it’s been awhile. I am not one for doom and gloom, generally. A couple of decades ago, maybe longer, we got to the point where the global economy took precedence over regional economies. If something happened in … Continue reading
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Savings
Funny in a sad sort of way. Too bad most of the congressional folks would not even understand the comment.
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Economics
Hmm, perhaps it is time for the US government to pay attention to what many have been saying for years. The folks down in Chile have and with what appears to be impressive results. First, Finance Minister Sergio De Castro … Continue reading
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