Category Archives: Economy

Who Chooses The Favored and The Failures?

General Motors received a bailout because they were too big to fail. Bankruptcy protection for restructuring was unacceptable. The bondholders were left with nothing. Unions received an ownership percentage. And to date only a small percentage of the “loan” has … Continue reading

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A Planet In Collapse

Matt Nesto has a video and brief article up over at Yahoo! Finance that sets a dark tone for the short-term future of the world economy: “Around the world, the single narrative of collapse has taken hold,” says Ed Dempsey, … Continue reading

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California: Falling Apart At The Seams

In 2006, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB32, “The California Global Warming Solutions Act” into law. IVN.com posts: Successful passage of the law effectively turned the state into one of the most stringent regulators of green house gas emissions … Continue reading

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Chart-Fu: Friday Two-for-One

First up, I’m sure you recognize the Obama Stimulus chart. Let’s see the latest update from AEI: And then there’s the chart comparing the Public and Private sectors, courtesy Heritage.org. Remember the President said the Private Sector is “Doing fine”:

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Chart-Fu: Welfare Spending

From John Hinderaker at Powerline: The explosion in welfare spending during the Obama administration has, of course, done nothing to reduce the poverty rate. On the contrary. Investors Business Daily editorializes: Consider that almost a half-century ago, President Johnson thought … Continue reading

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Time: Romney Obsessed with Economy

The actual headline: Wow. Just wow. We’re in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. That’s not exaggeration. My income is down, my home is upside down, my net worth is much less than it was … Continue reading

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Forbes: America’s Best Places to Start a Company

Sometimes, “I told you so” just doesn’t cut it. Look at California: Overall small business friendliness: F Friendliness of licensing regulations: F Friendliness of environmental regulations: D Friendliness of zoning regulations: D Publicity of training programs: C- Publicity of networking … Continue reading

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