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Laissez-Faire Economics? It's a Code Word for One-Sided Interventions | The LA Progressive
Posted by: DickandSharon 4 weeks agoBy Steven Conn –
As he refines his economic message on the campaign trail this summer, Republican John McCain has made it clear that, previous ...Discuss (0)
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Economic Meltdown: The Crisis Is Upon Us
Posted by: populist 3 weeks, 4 days agoThe financial crisis, still in its early stages, is apparent to everyone: gasoline prices over $4 a gallon; skyrocketing education and medical-care costs; the collapse ...
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Will the US Get Its Way with Iran?
Posted by: populist 3 weeks, 3 days agoThe U.S. is dangling carrots in front of Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program--but only after smacking the Iranians with some increasingly big ...
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Oil: This Time, It's Different
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 weeks, 2 days agoThe larger forces of supply and demand that have sent world oil prices bursting through one record level after another. And while the cost of ...
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The Great US Government Bankruptcy
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 weeks, 2 days agoOne financial Armageddon is entirely, easily predictable: the bankruptcy of government in the U.S.A., at every level: Federal, State, County and City. The ...
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Who's Afraid of Friedrich Hayek?
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 weeks, 2 days agoRight wingers love Friedrich Hayek. The Austrian-British economist is revered by true believers at the American Enterprise Institute, the Cato Institute, the National Review, and ...
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Thomas Sowell - Random Thoughts
Posted by: speedmaster 3 weeks, 1 day agoAnyone who is honest with himself and with others knows that there is not a snow ball's chance in hell to have an honest ...
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What the heck is a 'Perhaps Bag?'
Posted by: speedmaster 3 weeks, 1 day agoSoviet women would always carry a 'perhaps bag' along with them when they were out. Thanks to the wonders of Soviet forced collectivism and a ...
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The Suicide Solution
Posted by: Natureboy 3 weeks, 1 day agoA few days before Congress passed its Housing Bill, Carlene
Balderrama of Taunton MA found her own solution to the housing crisis. Just a little ...Discuss (0)
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Barack Obama's Stealth Socialism
Posted by: speedmaster 3 weeks ago"Before friendly audiences, Barack Obama speaks passionately about something called "economic justice." He uses the term obliquely, though, speaking in code — socialist code."
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The End is Near (American Economics)
Posted by: szul 2 weeks, 6 days ago"Imagine being sent forward in time from 1968 to 2008. Instead of gas costing 25 cents a gallon, it's over $3.00. A decent ...
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How Are WeDoing?
Posted by: speedmaster 2 weeks, 6 days agoThe American economy is in a rough patch. But the long-term trends are good—and there is a price to economic pessimism.
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Who Moved My Dollar?
Posted by: _kam0_ 2 weeks, 6 days agoFrom 1971 onwards, the trading of most major currencies has been similar to the market for food-grains and commodities and dictated by the basic laws ...
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10 Things to Understand About the Housing Bubble and the Debt Crisis
Posted by: _kam0_ 2 weeks, 6 days agoIn time, history will provide a fulsome overview of the twin housing and debt crises, perhaps the most challenging debacle since the Great Depression. At ...
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The Economics of Recycling- Lana Todorovich
Posted by: Lana_Todorovich 2 weeks, 5 days agoAluminum has always played a large role in the recycling game. If we were to recover 75 percent of the aluminum cans we throw away ...
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