Category Archives: Ecomomics

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on March 4, 2017 by

Your selected helping of planetary events, reports and nonsense: Senate approvals of Trump appointments are lagging under GOP leadership? (Report) (Yup) High tech (relatively) hiding in ancient Egypt (Report) (Stone working we can’t match today …) Science: Reflecting the ongoing … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on February 11, 2017 by

The climate: A U.S. government whistleblower revealed that government climate data used at the recent U.N. Paris climate conference were “adjusted”. (Report) Prosecuted for $12 internet sale of homemade ceviche, a woman will perform 80 hours of community service. (We … Continue reading →

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Central Bank Snake Oil Persists …

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

 Central banks keep trying stimulus strategies that don’t work. Of course variations on government spending of money extracted from the economy cannot stimulate said economy. Government creates no wealth; it is the ultimate consumer of wealth. Government cannot stimulate an … Continue reading →

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Trump, Clinton and Hobson

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

Both the clowns chasing the U.S. presidency  like zombies sighting raw brains have lifted off from economics into flights of politics. Neither is even trying to sell reality anymore, probably assuming that their audience of public school graduates and dropouts … Continue reading →

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What Is A War On Terrorism, Anyway?

Posted on August 6, 2016 by

What is the United States “War on Terrorism?” Answer: A Bush Administration propaganda term.  What was the “War on Poverty?” Answer: A Johnson Administration propaganda term. The two share other qualities as well, both have been corrupt, both have been … Continue reading →

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Voters, Voting and “A Sucker Is Born Every Minute.”

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

Hackers have succeeded in attacking: The Federal government, several big banks, credit card companies, major corporations, the Vatican, and  innumerable private computers. Most voting these days is by machines. Who counts the votes?  How? Curious, seems to us, that many … Continue reading →

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Politicians, Mr. Trump, Voters … and Reality

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

The percentage of Americans working is nearly back down to the time when housewives stayed home, in the 1970’s. But it is not housewives now, it is young people who are not leaving home because they cannot afford to leave. … Continue reading →

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