Jobs Comparison of Bush and Obama First Terms
The main difference is private versus public payrolls
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A word about taxes and capitalism
why the Buffet Rule may be important to our future.
Our Democracy is Not for Sale
our democracy, something that is so sacred that it cannot be bought and sold, but earned.
Why Debt Keeps Increasing
We have to answer this question first
Testing Capitalism's Limits
Right now, we are experimenting with seeing how much we can do without governance
Inside Job Hosted by Matt Damon
A recommendation to watch Inside Job for a clearer explanation of the financial crisis.
Uncertainty at home and in Europe
Defining it a little more
Politics and Markets
Oh, how they intertwine!
Biggest Problems Reported by Small Businesses
A note on how small-business concerns shifted from taxes to poor sales.
Government Job Losses
Half a million in two years.
Housing Crisis Cartoon
A short note on how humor can make the housing crisis easier to understand.
Reason Short Selling Needs to be Banned
It will prevent a lot of heartache
Michael Lewis on Charlie Rose
Michael Lewis discusses markets, public opinion, and why political behavior matters to investors.
Ronald Reagan on Closing Tax Loopholes
in theory such loopholes might sound great, but in practice it was unacceptable
Bernie Sanders on Occupy Wall Street
A note on Bernie Sanders, Occupy Wall Street, and the choices made during the banking crisis.
Fewer Bank Branches
What's next?
Meltdown: The Men Who Crashed the World
A documentary note about easy credit, weak oversight, and the housing collapse.
Whose Default is it?
Volatile times
Massive Chinese Investment Part of Solyndra Downfall
US government subsidies were small comparatively
Charts About Inequality
Charts About Inequality