by Run75411 “Water For Elephants” “carrying water for elephants” is a phrase that means carrying a heavy load, much like carrying a secret that you can’t tell even someone you love wholeheartedly, just as in the end Jacob does for his wife.An elephant drinks 25-75 gallons of water a day far more than any man […]
by Kenneth Thomas Is the Growth of Manufacturing Production a Mirage? A lot of people lament the decline in manufacturing employment, which has fallen by about 1/3 since 2000. As Upjohn Institute economist Susan Houseman points out in the linked article, we’re talking about 5.5 million lost manufacturing jobs in that time frame. Here’s what […]
Via David Zetland’s Aguanomics comes this reminder (1959) of ‘why math is fun’ worked for kids. He didn’t see it till taking calculus. Can you imagine it being produced now?
by Kenneth Thomas Lid Blowing Off Romney Tax Secrecy Gawker (via Eman at Daily Kos) dropped a bombshell yesterday when it released over 950 pages of confidential documents from 21 Bain Capital-related investment vehicles, all of which Mitt or Ann Romney invested in. It made all 48 documents into a single searchable one here so […]
“Mother” of All Bank Frauds Shocks and Awes Regulators,As LIBOR Victims Seek Justice By Jeff McCord of The Investor Advocatewww.the-investor-advocate.comAugust 21, 2012 Many wonder why Federal regulatory precincts are so quiet several weeks following discovery that the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a key interest rate determining charges to and earnings by American borrowers, lenders, […]
By Jeff McCord is a former US Senate staffer, Securities Investor Protection Corp (SIPC) executive and has been a free-lance journalist for Dow Jones publications. His academic background in economics includes post-graduate work at the London School of Economics and George Washington University. He can be read at Investors Advocate. EX-BIDEN AIDE’S MEA CULPA REVEALS […]
I don’t usually pass along a Krugman piece, but the ACA is familiar territory for AB. By Paul Krugman, The New York Times21 August 12here are multiple errors and misrepresentations in Niall Ferguson’s cover story in Newsweek – I guess they don’t do fact-checking – but this is the one that jumped out at me. […]
by Tom aka Rusty RustbeltHealth Care Thoughts: Physician BurnoutDuring the years I worked every day with physicians I learned a great deal, including about the time pressure, the relentless work flow and the sleep deprivation during physicians’ “on call” days.A Mayo Clinic (http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1351351) has been published and 50% of physicians are feeling impacts of burnout. […]
by Rebecca Wilder Dutch Domestic Demand Dragging Real Home Values Today Statistics Netherlands (CBS) warned ”House Prices Nosedive“. Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings sold in July 2012 were on average 8.0 percent down from July 2011. This is the most substantial price drop since the price index of existing residential property was first recorded in […]