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Economy

State Budget Crises and The Public Employee Unions

Filed under Economy on February 27, 2011

The scenes from the state house in Madison, Wisconsin look eerily like those from Cairo and Tripoli. Are they both representative of the common man rising up against dictatorial leaders?…

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If it Doesn’t Walk or Talk Like a Recovery, It’s Not a Recovery

Filed under Economy on October 20, 2010

Back in August of 2009, I wrote “Let the Recovery Begin”. The recession now having been declared over in July 2009, makes my declaration of recovery off by a month….

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The Dawn of Socialism

Filed under Economy on August 3, 2010

A good friend of mine in Finland had taken on a global powerhouse in their own backyard and won a market share battle. For a startup to have the audacity…

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Too Small to Survive

Filed under Economy, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on June 26, 2010

What has The Man done for you lately? If you’re Too Big to Fail, you picked up some TARP money and paid yourself a big fat bonus. Pretty much hush…

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An Important Lesson on Economics by Sen. John Kerry

Filed under Economy on June 24, 2010

Only Nixon could go to China and only John Kerry could debunk “progressive” economics. It would take a tax and spend, big government, soak the rich, nanny stater like Sen….

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The Diminution of Risk or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Debt

Filed under Economy on October 7, 2009

Having suffered through more than a half-dozen economic traumas in my professional career, I had grown complacent and philosophical about economic cycles. That of course ended as we entered the…

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Don’t Sit Out the Recovery

Filed under Business Management, Economy, Marketing, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on July 9, 2009

If you have been keeping up with my articles and blogs, you already knew the recovery would be under way and this summer would be a welcome relief from the…

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Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws

Filed under Economy on April 22, 2009

While it may be unfair to lay all the blame for the demise of the domestic auto industry at the feet of the United Auto Workers, the union certainly deserves…

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Good Economic News From High Places

Filed under Economy on March 14, 2009

I’m feeling better about the economy these days. While I hesitate to read too much into one good week on Wall Street, I do take solace in a couple of…

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The Greater Fool

Filed under Economy on February 12, 2009

Every recession or economic anomaly is caused by the lack of a greater fool. Hard to believe given that everyone and their brother was involved in this one. From politicians…

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