Tag Archives: financialization

Stock Market Fetish

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

I’m of the opinion that we pay way too much attention to the stock market.  While news hosts and twitterers obsess over its fluctuation, it isn’t the end all, be all sign of our economic health,  although there’s an upside … Continue reading →

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Free Market Reality

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

A “Free market equals a Free human” is a nice catchy phrase.  It implies that there’s no burden of regulation, no government interference, no one sitting in a far away office telling you what you can and can’t do with … Continue reading →

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To Hell With General Welfare

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

They’re some of my favorite words of the preamble, and as all words of our our founding document, they were carefully, purposefully, weighed before they were chosen by our forefathers.                     … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Problematic Hero Worship

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

It’s no secret that our President fawns over Putin and appreciates the Russian’s haughty brand of governing-and-giving-zero-f’s  with regards to human rights and democracy.  And there was the praise of the Philippine president who is mass incarcerating his own citizens. … Continue reading →

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Capitalist No More: The New American Economy

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

I attended a local forum group yesterday at my local library, the topic was “The Economy under a Trump Presidency.”  The panel consisted of three men of varying backgrounds, all from the area:  an economics professor, a former Tea Party … Continue reading →

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Koch Bliss: Donald is Their Dream Distraction

Posted on January 1, 2017 by

It was telling to me that the Koch brothers declined to support or endorse a Donald Trump candidacy, on a couple of levels. The first is trivial, I confess, yet it’s an indicator. It piqued my curiosity that the Koch … Continue reading →

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Thanks Obama! Now It’s Your Turn Donald…

Posted on December 29, 2016 by

Perhaps, one measure of a President can be seen in the way he leaves his nation’s economic health to his successor. If so, let’s use this article from the Financial Times to gauge where Donald and the US will be in … Continue reading →

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