Alfred Holzheu – online and verbose – The Main Pontifications page
Alfred Holzheu – online and verbose – The Main Pontifications page
Entries in Economics (10)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 4:38 PM
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Dec 2, 2008 at 4:38 PM
http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/
These guys have got it right! The problem is that the general public is brain challenged. We still sell Loto tickets, even though there is not a snowballs chance in hell of winning anything ever. All the logic in the world can not compete with a Nancy Pelosi telling people that she can invalidate the rules of commerce, and by force of will make GM produce and sell cars (and make us buy) that anyone actually wants. And without credit, how can anyone even think of buying a car anyway. Maybe they can make free loans to everyone on the planet, then GM might do well, but for how long, and what would their incentive be to produce anything but a Volga or worse. And what do you do with the “foreign” produced cars built by US workers. It is all insane and everyone knows it, but Barney Franks and Company don’t give a flying poop about logic or common sense, all that matters is getting re-elected.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 10:42 AM
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Nov 15, 2008 at 10:42 AM
This guy is the most readable blogger on economics that I have ever found. Great Stuff!
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Monday, November 10, 2008 at 10:34 AM
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Nov 10, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Hopefully a window into the maw
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10:31AM
Nov 10, 2008 at 10:31 AM
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=worldwide
We are heading in a very scary direction. My father went through the complete devaluation of the German Mark, and this is looking very similar. Not good
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM
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Nov 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM
The Problem With Deleveraging
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 9:47 AM
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Nov 6, 2008 at 9:47 AM
The Tax system explained in Beer
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 8:31 AM
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Nov 4, 2008 at 8:31 AM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122576077569495545.html
I just can’t believe how stupidly short sighted we are, we might just deserve out fate!
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Monday, November 3, 2008 at 3:07 PM
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Nov 3, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Of course what conservatives and Republicans really argue is that high marginal tax rates suppress economic growth, while low ones encourage growth, which in turn creates jobs.
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12:29PM
Nov 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM
This is a phenomenal interview with a real “realist”. I can’t stress enough how important this principle is, in my view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
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Nov 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Does anyone remember that the term “playing the market” is just that, no better than a horse race. Stocks have not been based on real returns for quite some time (only 30% of public stocks pay a dividend), so the “value” is a fantasy, not an investment. The DOW is just Las Vegas dressed up in a suit, and stealing just as much as Vegas.
Alfred
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“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” Albert Einstein