Posts with keyword 'economy'

 
"The Warning"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 08:54AM
When you have a spare 55 minutes, there's a wonderful documentary on the PBS website you should peruse. As we have …
"Why you should escape a bubble before it collapses"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 04:13PM
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"September 18, 2008 > September 11, 2001"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:54AM
Still researching this whole bloody stimulus stuff... very difficult for me to get my brain around the whole thing. …
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"The long term cost of debt powered federal spending"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 05:53PM
US May Lose Its 'AAA' Rating Take some time to watch the embedded video in the article. A reduction in our national …
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"IOUSA Documentary"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:16PM
As you probably know, the US economy is something that I worry about on a daily basis. With the recent highlight of how …
"RIP John Galt"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Sunday, October 26, 2008 05:44PM
One of my good left leaning friends emailed me a blog post that attacks a core belief of mine: free market economics. …
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"I think Volvo is worried about its sales"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:27PM
Volvo Truck Sales Plunge 99.7% I would probably guess Volvo would call it a "Depression".
"The dangers of being paid $500M from a bankrupt firm"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 09:09AM
Knock Out: CNBC Confirms Lehman CEO Punched at Gym From two very senior sources " one incredibly senior source " that …
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"Tonight, the Senate will attempt to promote economic fascism"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 08:34AM
The $700B bailout bill is going up for vote on the Senate floor tonight. I am decidedly against this, please consider …
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"Scrutinizing the Federal Reserve"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Monday, September 29, 2008 10:46AM
An interesting "under the radar" story caught my attention. The Fed is going to effectively print roughly $630B (the …
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"Housing market debate: Fox News v Peter Schiff (December 2006)"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Friday, September 26, 2008 03:37PM
This was from the program "Bulls and Bears" on FoxNews. Peter Schiff was brought in as the "Bear" and faced a panel of …
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"Hey, do you happen to have $1 Trillion on you?"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Friday, September 19, 2008 08:16AM
From Politico: Paulson plan could cost $1 trillion Congressional leaders said after meeting Thursday evening with …
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"Fox News vs Fox Business News"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 02:49PM
To completely quote "SayAnything": "Logical reasoning based on empirical observations versus emotional arguments …
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"The non-minutia: The economy"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 09:29AM
Stephen Moore and Peter Schiff were on the Glenn Beck show last night and had some decent conversation about the …
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"Free markets vs Government intervention"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Sunday, September 14, 2008 09:21PM
When you wake up tomorrow morning, watch or read some news. You will see two huge banks undergoing massive change: …
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"Fannie and Freddie Bailout: Part II"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:43PM
Just consumed a lunch of a club sandwich and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout research. Still uncertain what to make …
"Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Bailout"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Monday, September 08, 2008 12:19PM
I'm still trying to get a handle on the ramifications of this... why the federal government thinks it can run this …
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"Unpleasant Reality, Part III: The Dollar"
  Posted by Bootyboy on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 01:50PM
Tonight will be another night of great galvanizing rhetoric; mostly talking about irrelevant topics. So …