Tag: economics
All the articles with the tag "economics".
SD hates people that don't drive cars
My bus stop is near a seniors center downtown. That is a good thing. However, there is no outside seating for the center. This means that the seniors who still smoke (and there are a lot of them) come…
Alarm bells
Read this , and you will know why I won't buy a house in San Diego.
Toxic kitty dust
There is a feral cat that hangs out in the courtyard of my building. This morning I walked outside to see him sharpening his claws on some furniture someone had left outside. Even the wild cats like a…
Neoconomy
India just elected Sonia Gandhi in a surprise victory . Neoconomy - It sounds like a recipe for the kind of social unrest that can make an economy stagger, stagnate, or worse. A political backlash wou…
Greenspan is a tard
Uhg. Greenspan is a wanker . Yesterday he warned that America's soaring federal budget deficits were a huge threat to the US economy, even though interest rates are rock bottom. This is the same guy t…
Reports for women? Bush admin doesn't like em.
A damning new report reveals that the Bush administration has quietly removed 25 reports from its Women's Bureau Web site, deleting or distorting crucial information on issues from pay equity to repro…
TJ's parent
The German Walmart ? I am a big fan of Trader Joes, turns out they are a child company. Eeenteresting.
Housing crazies
Living in a place like San Diego, it has been pretty obvious that there is something very wrong with the housing market. Now the potential for a housing bubble seems to be getting some attention: MSNB…
Numbers
The situation in the US is not good . Total employment rose by just 21,000 in February, well below forecasts of around 150,000. But here is the kick in the gut - the 21,000 new jobs created was entire…
Priorities
Greenspan suggested cutting future benefits and raising the retirement age of social security . Yet the projected Social Security shortfall over the next 75 years is less than one-third the projected …