Susan Roesgen, who is apparently a reporter for CNN (I don’t watch CNN, so I can’t verify that one way or the other) was given the wisdom of hundreds of people who’re thoroughly fed up with her employer. You can watch her here. Susan, baby, I hope you learned what your bosses didn’t/wouldn’t/can’t tell you […]
From the man who nearly brought the pound into bankruptcy, George Soros:
Energy policy could also play an important role in counteracting both depression and deflation. The American consumer can no longer act as the motor of the global economy. Alternative energy and developments that produce energy savings could serve as a new motor, but only […]
Offered with little comment other than the crocodile tears implied by the subject line - Arabs Lost 2.5 Trillion Dollars From The Credit Crunch
Today, the controller of the State of California, John Chiang, announced that his office will begin imposing a 30-day delay in certain state government payments starting 1 February, due to the state’s budget shortfall. So any tax refunds you Californians might be expecting will be 30 days late; any student aid payments you’re depending on […]
A week or two ago, a couple of Democrats in the House of Representatives blew the dust off their plan to gut your 401(k) (as though the recent market tumble hasn’t done enough of that!) by removing the tax favoured status of the funds you put into your investments plan. It also means that the […]
A blogger who posts regularly at Right Wing News and at her own blog, Dr Mellisa Clouthier, wrote this today. My reaction is below
The problem in America is cultural: a bigger portion of the populace lives beyond their means than ever before. Too much stuff, too much house (that isn’t worth the money paid for […]
I found this in today’s Telegraph online. It’s just one more reason that you don’t want socialised health care in America. If you’ve ever debated socialised medicine with anyone, I’m sure that the whole issue of inefficiency and disincentivisation has come up in that debate. People have long understood that collectivised and nationalised ventures lack […]
This column by Denis MacShane who is a Labour MP in the British Parliament, shows that even liberals are capable of understanding what needs to be done. He gets it. Hope springs eternal that more liberals will eventually come to their senses and stop the foolishness that they propose.
I found this over at CNNMoney this evening. It’s a short piece, thankfully, but in it Warren “Jimmy” Buffet let all of his foolishness spill out. I bring you the highlight, or rather. lowlight of the piece (emphasis is mine):
“I believe that we are already in a recession,” Buffet was quoted as saying. […]
