Category Archives: economy

Gas Junkies Are Weeping

May 9, 2011 – 12:21 am

Gas prices hit $6 a gallon in Hawaii. On the mainland the gas stations are demanding $4 a gallon. 9% of the average person income is dedicated to the pump. Exxon and Shell and the other oil companies are reporting record profits. There is no oil shortage. The price fluctuates according to the whims of […]

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Voodoo Economic Assholes

April 3, 2011 – 5:27 pm

The Great Depression has faded from the American consciousness. The national economy expanded enormously over the last half-century. Most people have only known relative prosperity in their lifetime. Few living recall standing in lines for a soup kitchen. Big cars and fast food created a sense of comfort for the nation. Under GW Bush’s tutelage […]

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THe Curse of Khruschev

January 20, 2011 – 9:19 pm

After my youngest brother’s death from AIDS in 1995 I traveled to the Orient with the intention of visiting several holy sites to help send Michael’s soul into the aether. I landed in Bangkok and booked a flight to Kunming in Yunnan, China’s southernmost province. I skipped the offered tours of the Shalin Stone Forest […]

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Irish Economic Crisis Explained by Robots

December 2, 2010 – 7:30 am
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Ssippi Leads The Way

November 23, 2010 – 2:19 am

Enheartened by his gubernatorial mandate Mississippi Tea Party governor has thrown his hat into the 2012 presidential race by announcing budget cuts in all departments of the state government. His axe has targeted wasteful spending in education, highway police, mental health care, unemployment assistance, and welfare to the poor. Mississippi presently ranks last or next […]

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