Tag Archives: US deficits
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
If you can stop crying maybe you can see the humor in some of the political manoeuvering of the WH these days. What are you going to believe? –your own eyes or what the Administration tells you is true? As … Continue reading
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Greek Gag Or Gagging On Greece?
The ebb and flow of events regarding the Eurozone and the Greek debt crisis makes it hard to determine whether we are watching a Greek tragedy or comedy. Their theatrical accomplishments have endured for millenia because of their connection to the human … Continue reading
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Pentagon Pork And Other Budget Cuts
The news is out about the budget cuts in the Pentagon budget for the coming year and for the outlying years. The proposed cuts will draw flak from all corners and stripes of the political spectrum. It is to be … Continue reading
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Learning From History Or Confusing Facts–Which Is Fed Doing
Bernanke has made so many references to the Great Depression over the last 18 months that it is impossible to keep count. We have all read or heard by now that he spent his academic career studying the Great Depression and … Continue reading
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The Morphing Of Entitlement Programs
Everyone today in general conversation about Social Security will almost inevitably refer to it as a retirement program or a retirement savings. This is usually coupled with the concerns about the solvency of the program. Those concerns are very legitimate. It … Continue reading
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Debt Debacle
Sometimes the current economic pundits talk about our current debt and indicate that it is not as severe a problem as others think. This in spite of the fact that even those in the current administration do give lip service … Continue reading
Stimulus Spending and 1983
Quite often in the last several weeks defenders of the administration’s stimulus plans, bank and auto takeovers, cap and tax and health care reform have made references to how our economy was in 1983. They especially use the data regarding … Continue reading
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Message From Europe
The election results are finally tallied from all the recent voting in Europe. We already know the outcome of the California tax issues elections. Seems that some one in Washington should start paying attention to these results. The mantra has … Continue reading
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