As long as we’re knee-deep in economic theory today, I thought I’d touch on something else that’s been bouncing around the Blue Hog Hollowed-Out Volcano Lair: the deficit. After all, you can’t turn on national news these days without hearing…
Tag: ARRA/Stimulus
End-of-Week Miscellany: Snow Day Linkdump Edition
“Look at the big jerk. He ruined my life, and for what? A STUPID KID! Because of you, I am stuck in this frozen wasteland!” “Wasteland? I think you mean Wonderland! I mean, how about all this fabulous snow, huh?!…
Adventures in Idiocy: Worst Letter to the Editor, Dec. 8, 2010
Continuing my current favorite feature, let’s peek at page 9B of the good ol’ Democrat-Gazette and see what we can see. Hmmm…a letter suggesting restricting the number of children a woman on welfare can have, a letter that raves about…
Econ 101: "Compromise" And Other Euphemisms
First, three thoughts. 1. Let’s be really, really clear about what the GOP were saying by demanding all-or-nothing on the extensions. Roughly translated, it was: “We are more than willing to see taxes go up on absolutely everyone, even those…
AR-04: A New Rankin Ad, Now With 100% More Canine Humor!
Bullet-point reactions because this does not warrant full paragraphs: “The problem is, this ‘blue dog’ won’t bark.” I’m guessing someone in Rankin’s camp made that joke, and someone else said “OH, SNAP! NO HE DIDN’T!” There might even have been…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
According to the Kubler-Ross model, there are five discrete stages people go through when dealing with grief or tragedy: denial (“No…no…this isn’t happening! Lalalalalala, I can’t hear you!!” /sticks fingers in ears), anger (“ARGH! Me smash things! Stupid grief!!! /punches…
Econ 101: A Quick Post For The Austerity Crowd
Well this certainly doesn’t jibe with what the we-have-to-stop-spending-or-we’ll-kill-the-market crowd keeps telling me. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,428 Monday, finally breaking back into positive territory for the year. At its low on 7/2, the market was down…
Econ 101: Austerity Has Unicorns
It’s not my intention to turn this blog into all-econ, all the time. But, maybe, if we repeat it enough, this message will get through to the amazing number of Arkansans who don’t get it, especially those in office or…
RWC: Bachmann Says Obama Making Slaves Of Americans
Michele Bachmann never ceases to amaze. And, by “amaze,” I mean “say amazingly ridiculous things to groups of fools inclined to believe her.” This time, as you’ve probably heard, she’s decided that President Obama is enslaving America in a way…
Econ 101: On Federal Spending And Flawed Analogies
One of the best parts of having a blog — along with the international fame, untold riches, and scores of supermodels — is the ability to jump into other people’s online conversations, even when no one actually asked your opinion. …