Tag Archives: economics

Define “Change”

Posted on 2009-02-06 by David

I have come to the conclusion that I should not listen to national news – it just gets me agitated. I was driving home listening to NPR and was treated to actual soundbites from the rallying speech that President Obama … Continue reading →

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Federalist Nos. 30 – 36

Posted on 2008-12-11 by David

Federalist 30 Money is, with propriety, considered as the vital principle of the body politic; as that which sustains its life and motion, and enables it to perform its most essential functions. A complete power, therefore, to procure a regular … Continue reading →

Posted in General, life, Local, National, pictures | Tagged documents, economics, federalist, government, history, taxes | 12 Comments

One Thing Is Sure

Posted on 2008-11-28 by David

I have enjoyed a number of discussions about politics and our current economic crisis over this Thanksgiving break. During those discussions my father-in-law made the observation that those who advocate for allowing this crisis to run its course without government … Continue reading →

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“Free Market” Health Care

Posted on 2008-11-17 by David

The call for Lawyers to join health-reform efforts was a not so subtle reminder to me about how "free" our health care market is currently. We can’t really pretend that the cost of services or the services rendered are determined … Continue reading →

Posted in National, State | Tagged Deseret News, economics, free markets, government, health care, issues, laws | 4 Comments

Support But Don’t Trust

Posted on 2008-11-13 by David

I am a strong supporter of our government. I obey the laws (even little ones like speed limits and seat belt laws) and pay my taxes without complaint and without seeking any tricks to minimize those taxes. Supporting the government, … Continue reading →

Posted in National | Tagged amendments, connections, Constitution, economics, government, media, money, New York Times | 5 Comments

Short Term Uncertainty

Posted on 2008-10-17 by David

I will be spending most of next week at a conference at Disney World so I don’t know how much I’ll be posting (little if any, I suspect). Besides that, I will be trying to take some concrete action to … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged Anything but Neutral, economics, meta | 4 Comments

Real Capitalists

Posted on 2008-10-15 by David

My reaction to Obi wan’s claim that "pro-capitalist conservatives have pushed for governmental intervention into our capital markets" was that nobody who supported the bailout has any claim to being a capitalist. I find that my position is much more … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged connections, economics, government, money, reactions, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

A Budgetary Hat-Trick

Posted on 2008-10-14 by David

Jason shared a link to Budget Hero and I had to go take a look. If the game is to be believed, all is not yet lost in the quest to get a balanced budget without abandoning all vestiges of … Continue reading →

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Financial Foundations Exposed

Posted on 2008-10-13 by David

News reports related to the fluxuations of the stock market are not surprising or inconsistent, but when I stop to consider what they say I find that they are either disturbing or based on faulty assumptions. This holds true whether … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, National | Tagged economics, media | 4 Comments

Something for Nothing

Posted on 2008-09-30 by David

As I have been thinking and reading about the credit crisis my mind has been chewing on the idea that there are two very different kinds of investing. One is the kind of investing where you put in an initial … Continue reading →

Posted in culture | Tagged bailout, economics, money | 2 Comments