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Category Archives: Politics
Thus Cheap Money does make addicts of us all!
To keep their economies afloat, Central bankers, at their annual meeting in Jackson Hole, once again committed to continue or increase the supply of cheap money. However, some of them are starting to recognize that the outcome of their efforts is … Continue reading
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What happens to you doesn’t change your happiness!
If you won the lottery for $100 million would that make you happier the rest of your life? If you suffered an injury that made you a paraplegic would that make you permanently gloomier? Prof. Dan Gilbert of Harvard says … Continue reading
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Childish CEO’s whine about adult supervision
It’s time to take the gloves off! As a former CEO, I’m ashamed of the juvenile whining of CEO’s like JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon, General Electric’s Jeffrey Immelt, Coca Cola’s Muhtar Kent, Intel’s Paul Otellini and Forbes Magazine’s Steve Forbes … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Free Trade Doesn’t Work”
Are you concerned about economics or global trade? If so, buy, read, study and refer to “Free Trade Doesn’t Work: what should replace it and why” by Ian Fletcher. It ranks in my top five books on economics. It’s that … Continue reading
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My core beliefs about business, politics and the economy (1)
This post and future ones describe some of my core beliefs about business, politics and the economy by answering some fictitious Frequently Asked Questions. I’ve actually been asked these questions, but not frequently or in some cases not even recently. … Continue reading
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Lightweight Oil executives produce worthless disaster plans
This week the executives of the other major oil companies (besides BP) presented their oil spill contingency plans to Congress. Several things were immediately evident: the plans were all grossly inadequate and carelessly done, they were all developed by the … Continue reading
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