The Occupy Wall Street movement is growing across America and has even spread to other nations. Some will attempt to usurp the phenomenon, but I believe its true spirit is relevant to topics touched upon on this blog. The US government, during the Financial Crisis of 2008, literally gave billions of dollars to Wall Street … Continue reading “Occupy Wall Street, More ‘Free’ Trade, Roubini Economics, and More”
A side track — part II
In the part I, we touched on how the systematic decimation of the job base in America has led to the economic crisis we face today. The successive administrations in the US have resorted to massive government borrowings to stimulate the economy in face of the depressive effects of the job losses, and the Federal Reserve has … Continue reading “A side track — part II”
A side track — the Economics of Today
I am tempted to create a separate blog to discuss the economics which is confronting the world today, but for now, I will look to use this entry to summarize my views. Since this is a slightly complicated topic to summarize, I will need to revisit this entry a few times before I am done. The media, … Continue reading “A side track — the Economics of Today”
United States of Europe
This past Sunday, September the 4th, the former Chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schroder gave an interview with Der Spiegel, a German magazine. In discussions concerning the European debt problems, Schroder called for the individual governments within the EU to pass their fiscal sovereignty to the European Parliament and in effect, create a ‘United States of Europe’. … Continue reading “United States of Europe”
More on the light side — The Rapture and Aliens
In a previous blog, I speculated that when the Rapture occurs and the Believers are called up to God, the media will be filled with pundits blaming ‘alien abduction’ for their disappearance. The summer movie season had its fill of aliens-attacking-earth movies, and one (indirectly two) perhaps has supplied the motivation for the massive alien … Continue reading “More on the light side — The Rapture and Aliens”
First Post!
Today is the start of this website. I will look to post comments and observations on news and changes to our selective themes. On the financial front, the IMF has recently approved the second bailout of Greece and will distribute another tranche of money to that country. What is not clearly stated in the news … Continue reading “First Post!”