Dec 21 2011

What Budget Problem?

Category: Economics | Politics | SnarkJeff @ 17:25
FEDERAL BUDGET

* US Tax Revenue:		$  2,170,000,000,000
* Federal Budget:		$  3,820,000,000,000
* New Debt:			$  1,650,000,000,000
* National Debt:		$ 14,271,000,000,000
* Recent Budget cuts:		$     38,500,000,000
* Entitlement Liabilities:	$106,400,000,000,000

FAMILY BUDGET

* Annual Family Income:		$             21,700
* Money Spent:			$             38,200
* New Credit Card Debt:		$             16,500
* Credit Card Prev. Balance:	$            142,710
* Family Budget Cuts:		$              3,850
* Home and Auto Loans:		$          1,064,000

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Dec 13 2011

Non-Intervention does not equal Isolationism

Category: Economics | PoliticsJeff @ 12:00

A good explanation at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-interventionism

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Nov 7 2011

What is the ideal size/scope of the state?

Category: Agile Everywhere | Economics | PoliticsJeff @ 22:43

  1. The Total State
  2. As much state as possible
  3. Significantly more than current levels
  4. Current levels trending upward
  5. Exactly at current levels, remaining static
  6. Current levels, trending downward
  7. Significantly less than current levels
  8. As little state as possible
  9. No State

How would you answer this question?

 

 

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Sep 14 2011

Are Mitt and Rick Really the Best We Can do?

Category: Economics | Politics | SnarkJeff @ 08:17

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlYG6vh2T-M

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Aug 30 2011

Social Cooperation

Category: Agile Everywhere | EconomicsJeff @ 17:51

Does "individualism" mean selfish disregard for everyone else?  Short answer: no.  Better answer here:

http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/social-cooperation/

and here

http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/social-cooperation-part-2/

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