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Engaging voters in assunptions…

“$1 million per job. That’s what America’s top money man says we’ve spent on stimulus from the Fed alone,” Burnett said on her CNN show “OutFront” on Friday.…These mistakes are particularly noteworthy because Burnett is a business news veteran who also has worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. She was an anchor at CNBC before […]

TV serials as an indicator of inflation

by: Divorced one like Bush Just a little point of order regarding how bad this economy is. Lost in Space 120 episodes, 33.2 per seasonBatman (on twice weekly) 120 episodes, 53.33 per seasonThe Virginian, 249 episodes, 27.67 per seasonThe Beverly Hillbillies, 274 episodes, 30 per seasonGilligan’s Island, 98 episodes, 32.67 per season New season started […]