Category Archives: economy

International Banking Regulation

Posted on January 27, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to call for world regulation of banks, as Obama and Gordon Brown have, opens Pandora’s Box. Once the UN or other such governing agency gets it’s claws into the banking industry… the bribes, … Continue reading →

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Economists and Weathermen

Posted on January 17, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me there are only a few jobs where you can always be wrong and never have to defend it. One is weather man and the other is economist. Although, of the two, weathermen are far … Continue reading →

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We Spent the Money But They Didn’t Come…

Posted on January 10, 2010 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me that One reason the stimulus is working so poorly is that it was hastily crafted and inadequately thought out. The stories about the abuses, fraud, and outright idiocy about the $787 billion dollar stimulus … Continue reading →

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Demand for Labor

Posted on December 20, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the best thing government can do for the working man is to make the demand for labor greater than the ability of the market to deliver. To do so resets the value of … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform

Posted on December 16, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if I were to be president, (God forbid), and I wanted to make health care reform my priority I would publicly adopt a three or four year plan. The first year I would … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen

Posted on December 9, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that if the treaty at Copenhagen is passed and the industrialized world sends climate reparations to third world countries, the best investment in the stock market will be in armaments manufacturers. The money to … Continue reading →

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Bubble Bubble, Toil and Trouble

Posted on December 6, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me people are incapable of learning from the past. Doesn’t anyone think, maybe, gold prices might be bubbling a little bit? I mean come on… unprecedented run up in price, all time highs being set … Continue reading →

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Legitimate Role of Government.

Posted on November 22, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that redistribution of wealth is not a legitimate role of government. It presupposes government has the right to the property of individuals. When government can legally take your property and mine it is no … Continue reading →

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Conservative Ideas; If Only We Enacted Them…

Posted on April 19, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, Lately I’ve been wondering how conservative policy ideas would have fared had they been enacted given the economic situation… Take the idea to not tax dividend income. Or not to tax, from firms, money paid as dividends to … Continue reading →

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Drive Home

Posted on April 15, 2009 by john

Dear Reader, As I was driving home I was listening to Terri Gross on the NPR show Fresh Air. Today (April 15,2009) Terri was interviewing an MIT Economics professor and former head economist of the IMF. He said that US … Continue reading →

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