October 2009
34 posts
The Defining Moment →
The health care legislation on the table isn’t perfect, but it’s as good as anyone could reasonably have expected. It is time for everyone to decide which side they’re on.
and the word of the day is 忍者 aka Shinobi aka...
A NINJA loan is a type of subprime loan issued to borrowers with No Income, No Job, (and) no Assets. The phrase was coined by HCL Finance as a name for one of their finance products. They were particularly ‘en vogue’ in the United States during the housing bubble of the 2000s but have gained wider notoriety due to the subprime mortgage crisis in July/August 2007,...
Alliance Ethnik: French politics afficionados will...
Alliance Ethnik: French politics afficionados will appreciate: http://tr.im/DkDz 15 years later the French Right (UMP) impersonates Nixon with the Communist Party of China. As in… Sarko gives up on Obama and takes on Nixon… or something… Interesting move after the Olympic Torch relay protests and the Dalaï Lama ‘affaire’ between Beijing and Paris a few...
Richard Denniss (Australia Institute) on the...
Richard Denniss’ article is published in Dissent.com.au number30 (http://dissent.com.au/dissent_30_summary.htm)He looks at income tax rates introduced by the Hawke and Rudd governments. A few questions:- If the government wants incentives to make low-income earners ‘get off their bums’ why cut tax for high-incomes? - Contrary to common ‘perception’ Australia is a...
After Reform Passes →
If the Massachusetts experience is any guide, health care reform will have broad public support once it’s in place.
Sometimes a picture *is* worth 1000 words:...
Goldman Sachs salutes you: http://www.theotherschoolofeconomics.org/?p=277 Posted via email from laissezfaireovr | Comment »
French version of [ @BradFidler http://is.gd/4yqA3...
Download now or watch on posterous Miossec - On était tellement de gauche_24_10_2009.mp4 (8837 KB) French version of [ @BradFidler http://is.gd/4yqA3 ] : Christophe Miossec On Était Tellement De Gauche : We were so ‘on the Left’ C’est drôle de voir ce que nos pensées sont devenues It’s funny to see what our thoughts have become ...
The Chinese Disconnect →
Something should be done about China’s weak-currency policy, which poses a growing threat to the rest of the world economy.
Joe Biden introduces Socratic questioning to the...
http://www.theotherschoolofeconomics.org/?p=256 Joe Biden had a question. During a long Sunday meeting with President Obama and top national-security advisers on Sept. 13, the VP interjected, “Can I just clarify a factual point? How much will we spend this year on Afghanistan?” Someone provided the figure: $65 billion. “And how much will we spend on Pakistan?” Another figure was supplied: $2.25...
The Banks Are Not Alright →
While bank trading operations are highly profitable again, the part of banking that really matters lending, which fuels investment and job creation is not.
So my avatar is profiled by Playboy...
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Baltic Bliss: Finland makes 1Mb Broadband access a...
http://tr.im/CcuNAccording to the Finish media the government is preparing to make 1Mb Broadband internet access a legal right from next July 2010. http://tr.im/CcoaIt had already decided to make a 100 Mb broadband connection a legal right by the end of 2015. The 1Mb Broadband access becomes the 1st step in this direction. Practical operational measures have not been shared in detail but...
to join or not to join the #freemason #conspiracy...
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A Hatchet Job So Bad It’s Good →
The report released by the lobbying organization America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP, was dismissed by experts as a hatchet job, but it may have led to a better bill.
Misguided Monetary Mentalities →
Some of the bad ideas that helped cause the Great Depression have, alas, proved all too durable.
Will Obama be the 1st peace Nobel laureate to...
Posted on http://www.theotherschoolofeconomics.org/?p=196 Today POTUS {aka the PresidentOfTheUS} has received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. Today NASA is also bombing the moon, in a totally peaceful manner. The internet has gone loco to celebrate both achievements. A few points regarding the first terrestrial matter: The extent of what Barack Obama has achieved in a few months is...
The Uneducated American →
Education in America, suffering for years, is about to get much worse thanks to cuts caused by the financial crisis.
globalization & its discontent
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The Politics of Spite →
If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it whether or not it’s good for America.
one of the best australian magazines on #public...
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The New York Times at its Worst
newleft:
Even in Capitalists’ Bad Times, Europe’s Socialists Suffer
A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of Socialism’s slow collapse.
Even in the midst of one of the greatest challenges to capitalism in 75 years, involving a breakdown of the financial system due to “irrational exuberance,” greed and the weakness of regulatory systems, European Socialist parties and their left-wing...
Liberalism does not imply democracy →
mxmlsm:
via @mosabou
