-
Archives
- May 2012
- January 2012
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- December 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- January 2007
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
-
Meta
Category Archives: economics
has the free market failed?
I am really tired to turning on the news or reading an article talking about the evils of the “free market” and how we need to put more regulation in place to prevent business from taking advantage of consumers. When … Continue reading
Posted in economics, government, insanity
Leave a comment
really?
Did I miss a full moon or something? What is up with the world this week? An ecclectic collection of world leaders headed to NY today to drone on and on about how much they hate the US at the … Continue reading
Posted in economics, government, insanity
Leave a comment
flu shots, $24.99!
Retailers to offer seasonal flu shot Nothing like companies capitalizing on the confusion and fear H1N1 will offer us this fall. Oh, not to mention the fact that this thing will probably mutate into some crazy strain based on the … Continue reading
Posted in economics, insanity
Leave a comment
health insurers
Health insuranres asked to detail executive pay I can just see it now, Ronald Williams, CEO of Aetna makes $8.4m per year while poor Grandma is $1m in debt due to an emergency medical procedure while she was uninsured. Once … Continue reading
Posted in economics, government
Leave a comment
social experiment by mistake
Moving into my new apartment earlier this month presented the opportunity to perform a social experiment. I have an old 27” CRT TV from my college days which due to some strange reasons has continued to follow me. When I … Continue reading
Posted in economics, insanity, philly
Leave a comment
i.o.u.s.a part duex
I finally watched the full version of I.O.U.S.A. Apparently while watching the film, $85 million was added to the national debt. (I guess they didn’t think that we would spend another ~2 trillion in the few months since it came … Continue reading
Posted in economics
Leave a comment
detroit city
I spent the past few days in and around the wondrous city known as Detroit. Or as the French call it, Détroit [det wa!] This was one of the many fact’s I learned about five minutes after I arrived at … Continue reading
Posted in economics, insanity, work
Leave a comment