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    GDP Sinks Like A Stone

    January 30, 2009

    There is nothing unexpected in the news released this morning that the economy, as measured in GDP, sank at an alarming rate in the fourth quarter last year. Here is the government press release: BEA: News Release: Gross Domestic Product I apologize on behalf of the government for that appalling presentation! Nonetheless: the news is […]

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    Bad Bank, Worse Idea

    January 29, 2009

    Well the campaign for bank nationalization seems to have hit a wall. The current and best rumors in Washington now are that the Obama Administration favors setting up a ‘Bad Bank” to deal with our banking woes. My quick response: bad idea! A bad bank is an organization set up for the specific purpose of […]

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    News Roundup

    January 29, 2009

    This morning’s news is really not news at all. It is all merely confirmation of what we already know: things are rotten. First here’s the press release on claims for unemployment insurance:News Release This data shows that the jobless claims are now at an historic high. Unemployment lines are growing, and after the massive layoffs […]

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