The New American Divide
The ideal of an ‘American way of life’ is fading as the working class falls further away from institutions like marriage and religion and the upper class becomes more isolated. Charles Murray on what’s cleaving America, …
Category: Business
Disingenuous at best
Outright distortion and lie at worst:
How Much the Rich Pay
Mitt Romney, the 1% and taxes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204555904577168683705018156.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Shockingly, the WSJ as issued an article that distorts the truth! I find that so hard to believe!
OK, on the most …
Retirement insurance, or what Social Security ought to be
I was reading an article the other day (which didn’t prompt a post at the time) that discussed the idea of retirement insurance. The basic idea of the article is that the 401K concept is fundamentally flawed for the people …
Biofuels are hard!
After my initial theoretical calculations (see http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2011/12/28/biofuel-calculations/) several people greeted my 25 apples/sqft assumption with a lot of skepticism. I also developed a lack of faith in the number when I compared my bushels/acre based on 25/sqft with the …
So, we should all just spend “50% to 100% more”?
Can ‘The All American Store’ Reverse Our Nation’s Walmartization?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/01/06/can-the-all-american-store-reverse-our-nations-walmartization/
People complain bitterly about Wallyworld coming to town and make all sorts of promises that they will steadfastly ignore the store and support their fellows. That is, until they see …
Nervousness as a communicable disease
World on the verge of a nervous breakdown
Capitalism’s ceaseless quest to cut costs made us more jittery in 2011, and there’s no relief in sight.
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/30/world_on_the_verge_of_a_nervous_breakdown/singleton/
I like this part a lot:
……after the great global crash of 2008,
Biofuel calculations…
I thought I would document my thought process on a biofuel-based product that I recently conceived of. This is the sort of economic analysis I use when I evaluate alternatives (for my take on alternatives in general, please see The …
Another must read…
A Christmas Message From America’s Rich
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/a-christmas-message-from-americas-rich-20111222
I like this guy Matt alot. He doesn’t post as much as Glenn does, but I find his writing style quite direct and to the point. For instance:
…What makes people furious is
An interesting take on the European crisis
How Bad Ideas Worsen Europe’s Debt Meltdown
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-22/bad-ideas-worsen-europe-s-debt-meltdown-commentary-by-john-h-cochrane.html
I admit I have not been following the European debt situation that closely (it took me days to figure out what PIIGS stood for) and have thought up to this point that …
We need a fourth credit agency
The shady credit agencies that run your life
Your credit score affects everything from job offers to home loans — and the way it’s calculated is deeply flawed
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/02/the_shady_credit_agencies_that_run_your_life/singleton/
I highly recommend reading the entire article, but I was most …