tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.comments2023-05-12T03:02:58.434-07:00News and OldDoug Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454362007252036856noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-21919483201973145432012-03-15T08:22:48.345-07:002012-03-15T08:22:48.345-07:00If you make money off this article I want a finder...If you make money off this article I want a finder's fee.Doug Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454362007252036856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-70656828569816814762012-03-12T19:07:18.046-07:002012-03-12T19:07:18.046-07:00I coulda told you that...I coulda told you that...DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-72376853998368416372012-01-16T17:30:45.422-08:002012-01-16T17:30:45.422-08:00True Believers are True Believers. They're re...True Believers are True Believers. They're really no better than the Islamic zealots or even our own Fundamentalists. SighDrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-30349843233708854022012-01-07T12:16:58.483-08:002012-01-07T12:16:58.483-08:00Private Medicare would be disastrous! But the Rep...Private Medicare would be disastrous! But the Republicants would counter, "Let 'em die!!!"DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-85297300978243773342012-01-02T20:11:55.753-08:002012-01-02T20:11:55.753-08:00Wow is right...Wow is right...DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-33101946957821330482012-01-02T20:10:44.089-08:002012-01-02T20:10:44.089-08:00Bob Berenson and I were interns and residents toge...Bob Berenson and I were interns and residents together...DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-59001579778001233102011-12-26T07:13:43.487-08:002011-12-26T07:13:43.487-08:00the issue is what politicians will implement the b...the issue is what politicians will implement the bad ideas, not just that they are badW Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624748433954104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-78897360539991688262011-12-06T05:39:54.419-08:002011-12-06T05:39:54.419-08:00And Germans remember the 1920's when money was...And Germans remember the 1920's when money was carted around in wheelbarrows...DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-43650396253339571022011-11-29T17:02:08.482-08:002011-11-29T17:02:08.482-08:00And in Lake Wobegone, all the children are above a...And in Lake Wobegone, all the children are above average...DrBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322354018559236742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-87045906614169852662011-08-29T18:08:00.500-07:002011-08-29T18:08:00.500-07:00Good public disclosure. All an additional bit of i...Good public disclosure. All an additional bit of information about candidates, not only on their competence but on their character. Now, if someone can display Obama's transcripts it would be equally useful in planning for the next election. Fair is fair.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-81982978616790903922011-08-14T14:29:32.215-07:002011-08-14T14:29:32.215-07:00Another way to put it is that 1/2 of income goes t...Another way to put it is that 1/2 of income goes to the top 1/10 of earners, <br />1/3 to 1/20, <br />1/5 to 1/100, <br />1/6 to 1/200, <br />1/10 to 1/1000.Doug Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454362007252036856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-34133565631193471942011-08-12T18:05:25.135-07:002011-08-12T18:05:25.135-07:00Saw a quote from an official at S&P saying tha...Saw a quote from an official at S&P saying that the downgrade occured because members of congress (tea party) said loud and clear to the media that "default would not matter" and that was a major factor in lowering our rating. When your own congress makes public statements that default is no big deal, its bad. Yes the right-wingers take the reduction in rating as proof that the deficit is too large!JJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093845356254332612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-14749340154543731022011-08-11T19:14:31.144-07:002011-08-11T19:14:31.144-07:00See the attached URL on the major news talking hea...See the attached URL on the major news talking heads. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/matt-lauer-makes-17-million-topping-annual-tv-150858412.html<br /><br />Let's see, the average income in the US is $42k/yr. Lauer at $17M makes 404 times as much as the average Joe. The others are close. The media stars' pay completely swamps the 150x point in the article. Face it, they are all stars and negotiate their pay.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-29325685629465963082011-08-10T20:25:24.254-07:002011-08-10T20:25:24.254-07:00Yes, it is bad to have debt/gpd ratio at 100%. Thi...Yes, it is bad to have debt/gpd ratio at 100%. This would exceed that of Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland. Iceland went broke, unable to pay their debts. They are all around 90% and are unable to internally meet obligations and so far are being supported by the Germans. All are suffering social disorder as the governments struggle to contain their spending and to find lenders for meeting their obligations. You are, evidently, a working individual. There are about 100M of the 300M that are employed. So your $42K is, for you, $128K. Of the 100 M workers, only half pay any income tax, so, assuming you are in the tax paying group, your share of the load is $256K. So in in reality you owe not $450 but $706K. If you have children, they will inherit the debt and if they are successful and earn enough to pay taxes, they will shoulder nearly $1/4Million each of national debt that they didn't create. This is the height of irresponsibility to the upcoming generations of our country.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-53315206217648190002011-07-31T22:01:43.282-07:002011-07-31T22:01:43.282-07:00Is having debt about equal to GDP so bad? Until r...Is having debt about equal to GDP so bad? Until recently, I made $150K a year, and had a mortgage of over $450K -- so thats 3X my GDP. Or another way to look at this, the national debt divided by the population is about $42K per person. So I an in individual have chosen to take on a mortgage of $450K, but I should be outraged that the goverment has borrowed another $42K for me? Its less than 10% of what I've done -- hardly an outrage worth founding a new party over.JJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093845356254332612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-32735732187392281722011-07-31T21:19:14.355-07:002011-07-31T21:19:14.355-07:00Well, it is clear that Bush is the culprit here. Y...Well, it is clear that Bush is the culprit here. Yet, look closer. Obama's deficit is 1.2Tr/yr, while Bush's deficit is .7625TR/yr. Obama is adding to the deficit at a 57%/year rate above the profligate Bush. No stink yet. Now, add the 2.7TR Obama wants for the next two years and you get 2.4+2.7=5.1TR, a rate for 4 years of 1.275/yr. The rate accelerates above Bush's to 67% more each year. No stink yet. By the way, when 2 years arrive, Debt to GDP ratio will be nearly 100% with 90% the breakdown point if So. Europe guides. No stink yet. Bush looks positively miserly by comparison. Go ahead, blame the Tea Party.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-45608248101339534072011-07-23T18:44:32.023-07:002011-07-23T18:44:32.023-07:00Sorry, on relooking at the Chart, I agree that the...Sorry, on relooking at the Chart, I agree that the House control in the chart is backwards. <br /><br />dsdhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-82658444695557964372011-07-21T12:07:05.142-07:002011-07-21T12:07:05.142-07:00The graph seems right to me. The Gingrich house a...The graph seems right to me. The Gingrich house arrived in the Clinton presidency. It lasted through the DeLay period into the last two years of the Bush presidency. Pelosi then became leader during his last two years and lasted two years into the Obama presidency. The Boehner leadership started at the beginning of 2011 after the Nov 2010 elections. <br /><br />Am I missing something?dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-72454280306539837742011-07-17T16:07:42.478-07:002011-07-17T16:07:42.478-07:00The unions worked hard to put Brown back in office...The unions worked hard to put Brown back in office. They deserve to receive a return on that investment.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-22679064037599591382011-07-16T19:20:26.195-07:002011-07-16T19:20:26.195-07:00Krugman, as usual, is selective in his listening. ...Krugman, as usual, is selective in his listening. If you only listen to the opening lines of Obama's speeches you would hear materials from the Republican play book, big picture stuff about deficits, living within means, shared sacrifice, etc. Listen further and you will that he isn't going to cut social security or medicare, medicaid, the troops, infrastructure or education and he will increase taxes on the"wealthy". These are anything but right leaning.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-15942011316981012722011-07-07T21:19:48.099-07:002011-07-07T21:19:48.099-07:00Good statistics. This "socialist" govern...Good statistics. This "socialist" government has weathered well the big slump while holding their social support together. <br /><br />One should add in a very well educated and highly flexible labor force and policies for an aggressive industrial policy with training that aims to keep a strong industrial economy. Meantime, our reps spend their time lining their own pockets rather than really being representatives.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-73389511795733380492011-07-07T21:12:36.057-07:002011-07-07T21:12:36.057-07:00What I get out of this study is that the average t...What I get out of this study is that the average tax rates for all groups have grown over 50% on a nearly linear path over the 55 years. The only people making out are the relative poor though they were in worse shape until 2005, "the Bush tax cuts" by the way removing many from the tax roles. The federal government is taking an ever larger portion of the national income. This has both productivity investment and job creation implications.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-32723350798385853752011-07-07T20:58:29.346-07:002011-07-07T20:58:29.346-07:00Actually this set of facts, though unfortunate, is...Actually this set of facts, though unfortunate, is likely an outgrowth of the growth in global markets and global manufacturing sourcing. Profits as reported are global, but employment as reported is domestic. So, they are apples and oranges. A full study would report US profits and then look at US employment. The author has an incomplete study with correlations that are incomparable. One can draw no complete conclusions from this study.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-74178151329319086302011-07-07T20:47:45.324-07:002011-07-07T20:47:45.324-07:00Brooks, as usual, has his finger on the pulse of p...Brooks, as usual, has his finger on the pulse of politics. He is a voice of moderation on the NYT, so, for me, his thoughtful, balanced approach is refreshingly devoid of demagoguery.dhsloan2970https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227248434495534176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147641509695800352.post-32213776851715251472011-06-18T17:05:40.380-07:002011-06-18T17:05:40.380-07:00interesting, thanksinteresting, thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com