Category Archives: Economics
Canadians are killing off their penny | Marketplace from American Public Media
Two stories from Marketplace about how Canada is getting rid of their pennies.
Here is the other one.
The Death Star is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System | Mother Jones
More thoughts on a subject we probably shouldn’t waste much time on – the actual price of a Death Star.
Still, it *is* an interesting thought project.
How Much Would it Cost to build the Death Star? | Centives
An interesting, if probably flawed in a million ways, accounting of the construction costs of one Death Star.
Most Red States Take More Money From Washington Than They Put In | Mother Jones
Great graphs. Check ’em out. I mean, you already know that conservative states are freeloaders, it is just nice to see the facts show the truth of it.
Yes, those folks who hate welfare when it is poor kids, single mothers, and loathe anyone unemployed and collecting on monies they helped put into the system are the biggest recipients of government aid, taking in FAR more than they are taxed.
Taxed enough already? I don’t think so. The facts, as usual, prove the Baggers to be liars.
Food Stamp President(s) – Oh SNAP! – YouTube
So the Bushes did do something right.
Small breweries ready to tap into market – or fall flat | Minnesota Public Radio News
Great news! More microbreweries are opening up in Minnesota.
Hooray beer!
The dark side of shiny Apple products – CBS News
There are a lot of vile things you and I are complicit in when we buy stuff. No matter what the reputation of a corporation is stateside, remember that we are in a truly global economy and things are done for the lowest cost in places that do not see their workers and citizens as even we pretend to.
Best Bets?
How it should be. We didn’t spend trillions propping up the horseshoe, canal, and Conestoga wagon industries. We let them die as the technology and market demand moved elsewhere.
Now isn’t that what all those “capitalists” surviving on government tax breaks and bailouts say they are actually for?
We still ignore basic tensions in immigration policy | Jay Bookman
Jay Bookman has been pretty astute in trying to figure out all the nuances in our immigration system, such as it is. Particularly since Georgia has been front and center in the debate since passing their draconian law last year. Here is a slightly old article on how even those Republicans trying to be level-headed are faced with trying to address and explain some very complicated ideas to their very simple- and single-minded constituents.