Category Archives: economics

credit crisis visualized

Posted on February 21, 2009 by britoman

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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oil prices

Posted on February 20, 2009 by britoman

Anyone following oil prices notice how spastic prices have been in recent weeks. CNBC’s headlines are no different, basically they alternate between “Oil prices near $45 on lower inventories than expected.”, “Oil prices near $38 as inventories rise unexpectedly.”, rinse, … Continue reading →

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auto bailout gets better!

Posted on February 18, 2009 by britoman

Auto bailout gets better! Uh… I know we needed to give you guys a viable business plan today, so uh… can we have 21.6bn more dollars to stay afloat? What you gave us before wasn’t enough… If not, we will… … Continue reading →

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emergency christmas

Posted on February 15, 2009 by britoman

Finally, a viable solution to our economic problems: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c You’re Welcome – Fixing the Economy Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Funny Political News Joke of the … Continue reading →

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police quotas

Posted on January 31, 2009 by britoman

Honestly, I never really believed in the concept of police quotas where towards the end of the month, if the revenue numbers expected by the municipaliy were not looking good the police would be on the prowl and more likely … Continue reading →

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i.o.u.s.a.

Posted on January 4, 2009 by britoman
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