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As a self-employed and self-sufficient individual, I am up. I am up so long as my neighbors are up. They seem to be. Prices are up and wages are down and that’s not good. But, I am up. I would be really up if... World markets fall 1.5% on Wednesday -weak U.S. consumer report
As evidence mounts, that the U.S. consumers will not return to their spendthrift ways, Asian markets overnight fell by 1.5%. The U.S. Dollar lost ground against the Japanese Yen and Oil dropped below...
created by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | 3 years ago
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395 views | 46 recommendations | 12 comments
Incandescent Light Bulbs Banned In EU Starting September 1, 2009
Starting today, the European Union nations have enacted a ban on the sale of 100-watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs. The clear ones will vacate market shelves by 2012. The ultimate invention of the 20th...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1698 views | 48 recommendations | 16 comments
1698 views | 48 recommendations | 16 comments
So, what then is Socialism?
Among the things one can’t avoid noticing after living in North America for more than two years is the bizarre use of the ‘S-word’. It recently keeps popping up in the context of health care reform in the US but it also rears its allegedly ugly head in many other... How Green is the Cash for Clunkers?
The environmental gains achieved by getting clunkers off the road are small. There is a lot of hype surrounding the ‘cash for clunkers', which is a nice gimmick but only with transitory effects. Besides, just how... Global Bubbles Trigger Global Crash
"These are not layoffs...they're permanent job losses," is said "These people are not going back to work anytime soon."That is exactly the difference between a recession and a depression. In a recession people get... Governor of the Bank of Canada says Recession is Over
A quarterly Monetary Policy Report released by the Bank of Canada on Thursday, proclaims that he recession is over. "We're on track for the recovery both in Canada and globally" Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank... The Citizens Dividend Liberates Everyone
EXCERPT: This Robin Hood scenario has rarely happened in history. More efficient than trying to capture wealth downstream, after the elite has accumulated it, is to capture wealth upstream, preventing an elite from forming. A tax on income or sales or property captures wealth... If Passed, Cap-and-Trade Bill Will Cost You Dearly
The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill will hit consumers of petroleum fuels especially hard by dramatically increasing the costs of goods and services as noted in the graphic at right, according to two groups... Obama Budget Risks Nation’s Energy Security
President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget proposal makes it appear he’s ready, willing and able to bury Americans in new taxes, place the nation’s energy security in peril and put six-million American jobs... Hijacking Environmentalism: Green Capitalists & BC's Carbon Tax
It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on... 401 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing
It appears Norway has a mature attitude toward file-sharing, " Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay... 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
'social media today is a pure mess.' ""Social media" was the term du jour in 2008. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
389 views | 14 recommendations | 8 comments
389 views | 14 recommendations | 8 comments
Go Green Expo: Get Your Green On
This weekend sees the 'Go Green' expo coming to Los Angeles at the LA Convention Centre - it's essentially a trade show for businesses and consumers wanting to be more green in their day to day lives. The... With Nearly $9 trillion in Cash, Consumers Can Rescue Economy
When I was young talk about millions of dollars impressed me. When I was older talk about billions of dollars dismayed me. Now, regular talk about trillions of dollars, especially government spending, nauseates me. People never seem to learn that they... 
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