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Posted in Money on Aug 12th, 2011
The tension between Wall Street, Main Street and K-street has been severe ever since the National Banking era got underway in the 1860s, and probably earlier. We’ll detail some of those tensions in the future. In the meantime, courtesy of the folks at Division of Labor, here is a story of how bank regulations “help” […]
Posted in Environment, Transportation and Infrastructure on Aug 12th, 2011
This from the newly issued and celebrated report on America’s “shoddy” infrastructure: In 2010, it was estimated that deficiencies in America’s surface transportation systems cost households and businesses nearly $130 billion. This included approximately $97 billion in vehicle operating costs, $32 billion in travel time delays, $1.2 billion in safety costs and $590 million in […]
Posted in Taxation, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Aug 12th, 2011
The most commonly used definition of what “sustainability” is comes from the Brundtland Report: Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Environmentalists use it. Corporations use it. Politicians use it. Few have any idea what it means. We’ll delve into those particulars later in […]
