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Because we’re broke
Fearsome Tycoon over at Cruising Down the Coast of the High Barbaree brings up yet another reason why the unchecked spending our government(s) are engaged in now threaten our future: such activities are among the the hallmarks of the declines … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, History, Spending
Tagged collapses, Economy, History, Spending
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The end of the world as we know it…
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I always thought the cataclysm that brought about post-apocalyptica would be a nuclear attack or a world crippling virus or something. Turns out it will likely be economy crushing debt. […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Nations, News, Spending, Taxes, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Apocalypse, Debt, Governments, Spending
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So let me get this straight…
For months now, General Motors has been spending billions in taxpayer money to continue to ineffeciently manufacture low-quality products that no one wants to buy, and now, after all of this has occured, the government is goint to force GM into bankruptcy anyway? Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, News, Politics, Spending
Tagged Bankruptcy, Control, Government, responsibility, Spending
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What?! This recession won’t last a generation?!
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate banking committee that the current economic trouble will probably end this year, just a week after Congress passed and the president signed the largest non-budgetary spending stimulus package in history. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Debt, Economy, Rebound, Recession, Spending
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Creating Jobs
Does anyone else realize that creating jobs is not the same as stimulating the economy?
The mediawaves are full of all of this nonsense about how the economy has shed this many jobs and this many people are unemployed and we need to create jobs.
Now, if we take a breath for a moment, we can talk about how silly this all is. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, jobs, Spending, stimulus
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