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Economics / GDP, home prices, housing permits, housing starts, real estate /

Real News

November 20, 2012

Real estate that is. While we are all being distracted by totally unnecessary and febrile discussions of fiscal cliffs there is actual useful information emerging about the real economy. Not much mind you. This is a slow week what with Thanksgiving on the horizon. Still news is … well, news. The last two days have […]

Weekly Summary / Obama, plutocracy, Republicans, Romney /

Week Ended Nov.16th, 2012

November 15, 2012

This was a week of election hangovers. Yes, although it’s hard to recall, we had an election just last week. And to remind you, especially those of a right wing bent: Obama won. Please don’t forget that. It looks as if many Republican politicians are trying too. The election threw a mighty wrench into the […]

Economics / austerity, fiscal cliff, GDP, government spending, health care, Keynes, Simpson-Bowles, Social Security /

Down The Fiscal Rabbit Hole

November 14, 2012

A few quick things on the current hyperventilation regarding the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. It isn’t a cliff. Not at all. It is a roll out of a series of things that have cumulative effect, but which can be undone over a sensible timeframe. There is no sudden drop-dead moment when the lights go out. Yes, […]

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