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>Who do You Trust to Handle Inflation?
>Nobel Prize winner in economics, Friedrich Hayek or President [can I possibly look any more ‘progressive’] Obama.
Posted in Random Observations
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Frances Robles and the Power of Omission
The written word can obviously influence, but what is left unsaid can influence as well. In a way, what is omitted can be more even effective, since the reader is unaware of how they were influenced. I will use a … Continue reading
The Government on Steroids Era
Finally, I found a silver lining. A downsized one, of course. Here goes; Unlike in MLB, we know when exactly when the Government on Steroids Era began, September 2008. It began under Bush, crushed McCain and then found it’s anabolic … Continue reading
Tagged David Brooks, TARP
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Ash Wednesday — Slowing the Process of Rot
Slowing the process of rot may not seem like a worthy goal, but give Fr Vallee a chance to explain. I know that I usually have jokes, songs and stories for you. But today we deal with a topic which … Continue reading
Life: Imagine the Potential
There is a Catholic ad which lasts 41 seconds, has no spoken words, just sonogram images of an unborn child accompanied with text and music, no mention of abortion in the text and concludes with a narrative which celebrates Barack … Continue reading
MLB Luxury Tax
The New York Yankees own the luxury tax – they have paid: 2008 – $26.9 million 2007 – $23.9 million 2005 – $34.0 million $148.5 million in the six seasons since it began – 90% of the total Luxury taxes … Continue reading
Posted in Marlins Ballpark & Finances
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>War on Drugs
>WSJ article – The War on Drugs Is a Failure – We should focus instead on reducing harm to users and on tackling organized crime. FEBRUARY 23, 2009 By FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO, CéSAR GAVIRIA and ERNESTO ZEDILLO The war on … Continue reading
Tagged Politics, WSJ Editorial
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Are You a Family Guy?
So, are you a Family Guy? I have a friend who is who you would never imagine he was. I am referring of course to the animated Fox TV show created by Seth MacFarlane. When my friend recommended the show–it … Continue reading
Nouriel Roubini’s WSJ Interview
Nouriel Roubini touches on a lot of interesting economic topics in his WSJ interview. In particular, he begins to flesh out the issue of how behavioral economics [going beyond incentives and market economics] should affect our thinking about economics. An … Continue reading
Tagged Nouriel Roubini
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Keep Hope, But Spend the Weekly $8
Running a welfare state can be great fun, except for dealing with all those people you have to lord over. You just can’t trust what they’ll choose to do with their monies not confiscated by their government. A WSJ article … Continue reading
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