…governance of a country, including carrying out economic planning notwithstanding the ‘free market’ label.[1] I would suggest that the social structures referred to as “liberal”, “neoliberal”, “conservative” and “neoconservative” and…

…to do it; or buying or owning a gun. Or if the lives over which the government wants power are corporate lives. As those of us who watch the Supreme…

…dealing with terrorists, piled on additional government bureaucracy and costs. If you cut revenues without finding appropriate government programs to cut, then you will increase government borrowing and increase government…

…gonna happen the top White House spokesman on Thursday said a large spending measure is not being considered. “Some big, new stimulus plan is not in the offing,” White House…

by Mike Kimel Cross posted at the Presimetrics blog Employment During Recoveries from Recessions – Long Term Trends The following graph of the employment to population ratio was obtained from…

…flows simply by vote counts, it is something enduring demanding resources and effort on a daily basis by bearing witness in big and small ways. And the confusion between ‘frame’…

…option ARMs. Option ARMs allowed borrowers to treat their mortgages as credit accounts, paying a small minimum payment each month while their balance grew to an unsustainable size. Later analysis…

…what the green dashed line on the chart shows. Given the well over a decade of stagnate real per capita GDP growth preceding the 1920s boom, it is very easy…

…do in any case cause they kick ass. I’ve given brief instructions in the spreadsheet. The graphs require some slightly sophisticated hand-tuning (data sources, label displays, axes, etc.) depending on…

…by providing a subject title as in the last two. We don’t have the option of offering forums except through google groups, but this move to informed conversation appeals to…