Nov
27
2008
To All SnS Fans, Greetings!
We’ve both been away for a while, but soon we’ll be back with more great posts and discussions on everything from Nobama’s emerging administration to the continued economic woes. We also promise a bit more fun along the way.
In the meantime, we want to wish you and your a very [...]
Oct
10
2008
Goodbye, Capitalism. Hello, Socialism, American Style…
Gone are discussions of environment, value issues, military adventurism and more. It’s all, and only, about the economy now. And we’re well on our way to bankrupting the nation and the world.
Let’s be sure not to toss out the golden goose with the bath water on this one. The system [...]
Sep
30
2008
A record drop of nearly 800 points one day, a huge rise of nearly 500 points the next. “Volatile” is too soft a word for jolts like that. And all because Wall Street wants handouts from taxpayers.
They throw a tantrum when the legislators balk, then dance on the trading floor when there’s a rumor the [...]
Sep
27
2008
As Mr. Rogers used to say, “Can you spell bankrupt?” By the time Fall Street, er, Wall Street, allied with their government lackeys, gets through with us, we won’t even have a sweater against the coming long winter of (economic) discontent.
Financial institutions got greedy, first with home equitly lines of credit (now over $1.1 trillion) [...]
Sep
18
2008
At the moment, our vaunted Federal financial whizzes are about to take a whiz in everybody’s beer. The formation of an “entity to absorb bad debt” will not only relieve bad decision-makers in our failing financial institutions to escape the consequences of their bad policies without so much as a bloody nose, this entity would [...]
Aug
17
2008
Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency
Turning corn into auto fuel is driving inflation up, and the effect is accelerating. While that may be obvious to some, [...]
Aug
07
2008
Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency
Before I get more hate mail than the server can deliver, let me be clear: I’m in favor of alternatives to [...]
