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The Hidden State Financial Crisis

May 19 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Socialism, US Debt

Meredith Whitney: The Hidden State Financial Crisis – WSJ.com. Tips and icebergs… By MEREDITH WHITNEY Next month will be pivotal for most states, as it marks the fiscal year end and is when balanced budgets are due. The states have racked up over $1.8 trillion in taxpayer-supported obligations in large part by underfunding their pension and other post-employment benefits.... Read more

WikiLeaks Assange gets Australian peace prize

May 10 | Posted by mrossol | Philosophy, Socialism, The Left

WikiLeaks Assange gets Australian peace prize – Yahoo! News. Unbelievable!  Assange is closer, philosophically to an anarchist and human rights activist.  Gives me pause on my opinion of Australian “human rights community”.

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David Gratzer: Canada Makes a Right Turn – WSJ.com

May 6 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Socialism

David Gratzer: Canada Makes a Right Turn – WSJ.com. Where are all the analogies about the Canadian health system that we should be dying for? ========== By DAVID GRATZER In the winter of 1997, two Canadian conservatives wrote a stark essay arguing that conservative governance was an unlikely prospect for their country. The governing Liberal Party was the most electorally successful party ... Read more

U.S. Dollar Slides – U.S. Officials Are Unfazed

May 1 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Socialism

U.S. Dollar Continues Slide, but U.S. Officials Are Unfazed – WSJ.com. Isn’t Bernanke great?!

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Dependent on others to pay…

April 25 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Socialism

Notable & Quotable – WSJ.com. Syndicated columnist David Harsanyi in the Denver Post, April 22: There are many arguments against progressive taxation economically, but it is also true that it erodes the health of our democratic institutions. Rather than shared responsibility, we have a growing number of people who rely on others to pay . . . as they... Read more

Fleeing the Dollar Flood

April 20 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Socialism

Review & Outlook: Fleeing the Dollar Flood – WSJ.com. Would you buy a used car from either of these two? == Members of the International Monetary Fund emerged from their huddle in Washington last weekend resolved to keep every option open to slow the flood of dollars pouring into their countries, including capital controls. That’s a dangerous game, given the... Read more

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