It has been posited that the esoteric (my term) economy has been hijacked by terrorists. I think that’s probably a stretch. What we have in the U.S. is a coterie of petty potentates aiming to hold on to what little power they have by inflicting damage as they run. Terrorists aim to get power; our [...]
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Defining the Con Men
Paul Krugman takes another stab at it with an op-ed in today’s New York Times. He calls them the Chutzpah Caucus. The funny thing is that right now these same hard-line conservatives declare that we must not run deficits in times of economic crisis. Why? Because, they say, politicians won’t do the right thing and [...]
The Reinhart-Rogoff Controversy
OK, let’s agree that increasing the public debt is a bad idea at any time. That leads to the question why a country that issues its own currency even has a debt. Why are we borrowing our own dollars back at a premium from people who, obviously, have no other use for them and haven’t [...]
Bad Habits?
I’ve been wondering if some of the Cons’ relianace on euphemisms isn’t just a habit of repeating “things that sound nice” or the conventional wisdom. Perhaps they aren’t intending to deceive. Maybe it’s just a matter of repeating what they hear, like someone who’s memorized the lines in a foreign phrase book.
67 Fraudsters with which our Congresswomen have to deal
Some people are calling them hostage takers. But, I prefer the term fraudster. After all, they have taken a job, with pay, and they’re not carrying it out. The job of a Congress critter is to manage the nation’s man-made and natural resources, including our currency. Rationing, especially of a substance that’s in infinite supply, [...]
What Advantage?
This was published as an op-ed in the Sept. 28, 2012 edition of the Conway Daily Sun newspaper.The NH Advantage. This is the phrase constantly invoked by the trickle-down Republicans and defined as: no state income tax and no sales tax. This is touted as the reason for our great success as a state. The [...]
Rabid Ideologues Will Destroy Us
By susanthe on June 23, 2012 in
Tags: climate change, economy, NH, Paul Krugman, prison privatization
This was published as an op-ed in the June 22, 2012 edition of the Conway Daily Sun newspaper. The state of NH is looking into privatizing its entire prison system. Four companies have submitted bids. If Governor Lynch and the Executive Council accept one of those bids, NH would become the first state in the [...]
On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey
By fake consultant on January 2, 2012 in
Tags: Congress, Democrats, economy, elections, Environment, HR 2587, jobs, Keystone XL, Labor, Law, NLRB, Obama, Republicans, Union
As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going to hear a lot from our Republican friends about how much they [...]
The 12 Days of Christmas–Cost Analysis for 2011
According to a British economic analysis: * Prices are fairly stable and not rising precipitously, even for the quirkiest gifts, according to the Christmas Price Index, put out by PNC Wealth Management, but the price tag breaks $100,000 for the first time* Giving the gifts (to me, perhaps?) would cost 3.5% more than last year [...]
On Helping Republicans, Or, Next Time You Need A Bad Idea, Try These
By fake consultant on December 20, 2011 in
Tags: Comedy, Congress, economy, elections, GOP, HR 4377, humor, LGBT, MRLABIA, NAM/BLA, satire, snark
I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop complaining and embrace the madness. But I also feel like there’s an ugly edge to all this…that hasn’t really been fully [...]
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