Submitted by Unsettling Economics
I have only read a hundred pages of Naomi Klein’s shocked doctrine, but I thought that it was a very valuable work so far. It should not be judged either as an work of economic history as an all-encompassing theory of capitalism.
Even so, pointing out the commonality between New Orleans, Chile, and […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The United States leads the world in prisoner production. There are 2.3 million people behind bars. China, with four times as many people, has 1.6 million in prison.
In terms of population, the United States has 738 people in prison for every 100,000, while the closest competitor in this regard is Russia with […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
TORONTO, April 28 (UPI) — The number of strippers and strip clubs in Toronto is declining, with former dancers blaming the Internet for putting them out of work.

An economics lesson here in low barriers to entry, competition and contestable markets?

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Inflation: Food
Inflation: Energy
Inflation: All Items Less Energy and Food
The charts above are from the St. Louis Federal Reserve, using CPI data from the BLS, and show the percent change from a year ago, from 2000 - 2008. Is it possible that inflationary fears are inflated? Consider that:

1. Food inflation fell […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM

From 4-Block World.

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Submitted by Businomics Blog
The weak economy is causing stress for many workers. In the Businomics Audio Magazine, Dale Collie, a former Army ranger and corporate executive talks about how to deal with stress, including lessons from both his business experience and Vietnam service.
        Dale’s website is Courage Builders.

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Submitted by A Dash of Insight
The most powerful selling approaches go with the flow.
Let us compare “selling” investment opinions with the positions of politicians seeking the Presidency.  Both topics hit our sweet spot.  We have also been talking with many individual investors and also many voters.  It is interesting.
The Election
A reader who wants to understand […]

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