Thursday, January 29th, 2009 That title and picture should get Rocket Finance a more diverse audience than usual . . . Paris Hilton is a symbol of extravagance and excess, yet she creates demand for products, helps to populate nightclubs, employs designers and clothing manufacturers and keeps photographers, bloggers, and television smut peddlers busy. ...
Posted in government fiscal policy | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 As a man who recognizes that free markets are not perfect, but are the best system yet devised by man to discourage sloth and reward industry, I have been almost put into shock by the direction of the United States financial system over the past six months and our supposed ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008 Just a few comments about the major economic story of the summer:
Many pundits and politicians have blamed high gas prices on the lack of competition between the oil companies. I think that theory can be laid to rest. Competition is alive and well in big oil. The fact that we ...
Posted in energy policy | 7 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Do you lose track of "un-budgeted" income? Sometimes our plans for extra money don't add up. When we anticipate a tax refund or a stimulus rebate or a job bonus or other side income, we start to spend it before it actually arrives - and many times the math does ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008 After all of the money we made through cc bonuses and bank bonuses last year, I feel like I should be giving cash to the Hustler. The fact is, he has come a long way. There was a time when he was pushing the ethical boundaries of Sprint's dropped call ...
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