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The Leaky Bucket Fallacy

…will travel long distances (Say from Alaska to Mississippi) and that the net contributor will have nothing to do with the net recipient. It very definitely says that the people…

Vertical specialialization in world trade

…but is complicated because products often travel from country to country in stages of completion to finished product. Economists believe that an additional reason for these sharp and co-ordinated drops…

The Northwest Plan: a Real Fix for Social Security

…the plow until she is 70”. Because for most workers retirement is the goal and not something you are “forced to” endure. Healthy time with the grandkids, time to travel,…

IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India

…The catch: Wages in the country are pennies-on-the-dollar compared to U.S. salaries. Under a program called Project Match, IBM will help workers laid off from domestic sites obtain travel and…

Bacchus , Bilious, and Friedman

…rep that has them sewing Canadian flags to their backpacks when they travel. Telling Americans to buckle down and work harder is not a winning storyline, Tom. They’ve been in…

Trade deficit is going where?

…(caterpillars, pickup trucks, etc…) at a time when global construction is grinding to a halt. * We make civilian aircrafts at a time when global trade and travel is quickly…

Guantanamo release

…for their detention. He argued instead that the men planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 and take up arms against the United States and allied forces. Judge Leon…

Obama, is he or isn’t he … real?

…that can put millions to work in jobs that can’t be outsourced, bring down the costs of travel, and create a sustainable infrastructure that will keep America on the cutting…