QOTD: We’re all Kalecki Capitalists now
“The workers spend what they get, and capitalists get what they spend.” — Michal Kalecki, an economist described as a “left-wing John Maynard Keynes.” From Paul Kedrofsky’s Infectious Greed
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month February 2009
Australia fires
I lived in southern California for a number of years and witnessed some horrific fires. But never anything like what Australia is experiencing now. Yes, the flames really can move so fast you can’t even outrun them in a moving…
Newsweek: “We are all socialists now”
In many ways our economy already resembles a European one. As boomers age and spending grows, we will become even more French. I hope so. Then the US will have actual, affordable health care for all, among other such socialist…
Nadya Suleman’s circus
As I understand it, under our current laws and system of ethics, people cannot be restricted from reproducing. However, their having done so, the law is then concerned with the welfare of the children. Solution first: Social workers should immediately…
Projected global warming watermarks
The Watermarks Project is projecting estimated high water marks onto buildings in Bristol England if the Greenland ice cap melts. Tip: BldgBlog