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Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
October 20th, 2016 - 11:31 am § in Misc.
Government can not create jobs!
The Internet Al Gore The US Highway system Dwight Eisenhower The jet airplane FDR “The transcontinental railway Abe LIncoln Radio and TV Hoover The State college system Truman Lewis and Clark Expeditions Jefferson Space Program Nixon ????????????????????[...]
October 15th, 2016 - 9:44 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: BOEING MOVES 737 ASSEMBLY TO CHINA
SEATTLE, United States, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — A group of Chinese companies signed here Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft. The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Bo[...]
October 9th, 2016 - 10:32 am § in Misc.
Washington state about the worst in nation in terms of taxing the top 1 percent.
Two political scientists, Paul Pierson and Jacob Hacker, argue that the path to prosperity lies through blue states, which invest in education, infrastructure and human services, rather than red states, which cut taxes and rely on extractive industry. The charts are interesting, particularly the one[...]
September 30th, 2016 - 10:53 am § in Misc.
SCARY NEWS: WILL DEUTSCHE BANK BECOME THE NEXT LEHMAN?
Germany’s biggest bank is looking shaky and some investors fear it could collapse and endanger the wider financial system. Some even wonder whether it might become the next Lehman Brothers, the U.S. bank whose failure unleashed the worst of the global financial crisis in 2008. Experts warn aga[...]
September 29th, 2016 - 10:34 am § in Misc.
It is Not Oil that makes Democratic States Richer
Two political scientists, Paul Pierson and Jacob Hacker, argue that the path to prosperity lies through blue states, which invest in education, infrastructure and human services, rather than red states, which cut taxes and rely on extractive industry. The charts are interesting, particularly the one[...]
September 16th, 2016 - 7:09 am § in Misc.
5.2% Growth
U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2% in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation The median household’s income last year was $56,500, a significant increase from the previous year, the Census Bureau said. NYTIMES.COM|BY BINYAMIN APPELBAUM[...]
September 14th, 2016 - 1:11 pm § in Politics
Greedy bastards voting guide
If you’re a crass greedhead, who thinks of nothing but grabbing as much money for himself as possible, preferably without working for it, this graph will help you understand which party you should vote for in order to advance your own self-interest. [...]
Coasts vs American Middle
David Brewster More interesting analysis from Joel Kotkin, proposing a new political faultline between producing states in the Heartland, and the “ephemeral economy” on the coasts. He predicts that this war, once the poseur populist Trump is off the stage, will define our politics in the[...]