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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
Michele Bachmann: Irrational conspiracy theories are awesome.
Matt Yglesias has the goods, but what it comes down to, basically, is that Michele Bachmann does not see the difference between China making an internal decision about what currency to use as their reserve currency and the institution of a sinister One World … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, International issues
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The Republican Party: "We are innumerate and don't understand the use of proper nouns."
Okay, so the new Republican budget proposal has come in for a lot of mockery lately, and rightly so. Much has been made of the utter lack of numbers attached to their proposal ((On a quick read-through, though I saw a lot … Continue reading
Hey, Paul Krugman (a song, a plea)
This song resonates with me. Not because of fan-love for Krugman. Because Obama has surrounded himself with a very narrow slice of economic opinion. I’d like Krugman — or someone like him — to be in the room. From Americablog: … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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Under Obama's Plan, The Wealthiest Americans Still Pay Less Taxes Than They Did Under Reagan
A crystal-clear visual from Move On, who in turn got it from Steve Benen. Also, Matthew Ygesias asks, why not add additional marginal brackets?
Posted in Economics and the like
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Jon Stewart interviews Jim Cramer
Not the best reporting I’ve encountered about the financial crisis — that would be an episode of This American Life — but an incredibly substantive discussion for TV. It’s pathetic that TV this good can seemingly only happen on a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, In the news, Media criticism
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Job losses in this recession versus the previous five
In another thread, Ron said “this recession is actually less severe than either of the last two in terms of the percentage of people out of work.” I think Ron’s understating the severity of the current situation. I found this … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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Are loans a better idea than Obama's housing plan?
Cathy Young writes (emphasis hers): Lately, there has been a lot of discussion of the moral aspect of anti-crisis measures that, in effect, allow people to get away with bad or at least irresponsible behavior — specifically, bailing out homeowners … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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The GOP Puts Its Money Down
The stimulus plan passed the House of Representatives last night by a comfortable margin, 244-188. Eleven Democrats broke with their party to oppose the measure. No Republicans voted for it. This calls for a metaphor. One of my favorite casino … Continue reading
When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…