Saturday, October 9, 2010

Not an Onion Article--Postal Union delays election--ballots got lost in the mail...

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Postal Union Election Delayed After Ballots Lost in the Mail "Irony alert. The American Postal Workers Union has extended its interna...

It is NOT possible to get out of debt...EVER...How does it feel to be an indentured servent with no end?

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   I need your thoughts on something and extra credit will be awarded on the next test for a reasonable explanation.  Currently,  the way ou...
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

To inflate or not to inflate---We all have a "Real" "Interest" in the outcome...

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    The Federal Reserve continues to contemplate an unusual strategy to get the economy moving forward:.   Fed Officials Mull Inflation as...
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Nice interactive graph on world debt...When will the madness stop???

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Click on THIS LINK to go to the interactive function for this graph.  See how debt has increased and the rate at which it has increased i...

Where does YOUR money go every month? These are averages. How do you measure up?

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How The Average Consumer Spends Their Paycheck
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Why you should NOT play soccer with the President of your country---it happens at the 35 second mark...

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HT: Kids Prefer Cheese

I may get burned for saying this, but I REALLY like Solar Power! Nice job, White House!

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I don't know why I am such a sucker for solar power, but it seems like tapping into this infinite (infinite in terms of as long as human...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Actual Real GDP vs Potential Real GDP...VERY nice interactive graph for this IMPORTANT concept

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     These graphs below are part of an interactive available HERE on the relationship between ACTUAL RGDP and POTENTIAL RGDP.  In addressin...
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Nom Nom Nom, Crinkle Crinkle Crinkle...Sunchips is taking the crinkle out of the crinkle...

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NomNomNomNom, Crinkle Crinkle Crinkle...Oh, here I am...The makers of Sunchips are changing the chip bags to less noisy ones.  It is no big ...
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Monday, October 4, 2010

Manufacturing UP! GOOD! Manufacturing employment DOWN! Not so good...Will it ever recover?

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 A machine shakes almond trees in an orchard in Buttonwillow, Calif. (Al Seib, Los Angeles Times / October 4, 2010)  The graph below s...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

The world "appreciates" the Brazilian currency (the "Real") but Brazilians are NOT appreciative! Are they ingrates? Maybe not...

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     In the midst of a national election, the Brazilian government is worried that its currency has appreciated too much in the Foreign Exch...
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"Baseball been berry berry good to me"---especially batting .300 instead of .299

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Motivation is everything! Baseball players entering the final at bat of the season with a .299 batting average demonstrate the power of ince...

Tips for improving your chances of admittance to an "Elite" college---Take them for what they are worth...

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Tips for High School students wanting to increase your chances of admittance to an "Elite" school (you define that as you wish).  ...

Nice graphic showing Federal Taxes paid and how much YOU pay for various budget items...Need to know information to be an informed citizen.

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A graphic from THIS report (HT: Carpe Diem)  showing an example of a taxpayer adjusted gross income (income AFTER various legal deductions) ...
Friday, October 1, 2010

World Population Graph---Amazes me everytime I look at one.

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Source: EconomicsHelp
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