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The Great Recession of 2011-2012
The Great Recession of 2011-2012 By Monty Pelerin , posted March 8th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/08/the-great-recession-of-2011-2012/ A lengthy article focuses on the problems ahead. It appeared in the February American Spectator .
ObamaCare or Obama Care?
ObamaCare or Obama Care? By Monty Pelerin , posted March 6th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/06/obamacare-or-obama-care/ The title puts the sound of Obamacare into perspective. Orally, it is possible that the speaker means it either way. “Obama...
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO 2010 INVESTMENT PREDICTIONS AND OUTLOOKS
Wonderful Collection of Forecasts By Monty Pelerin , posted January 6th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/06/wonderful-collection-of-forecasts/ Below is a link to a wonderful collection of forecasts for the New Year from The Big Picture. It includes...
2010 Will Be Worse
2010 Will Be Worse By Monty Pelerin , posted January 5th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/05/2010-will-be-worse/ Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Despite the rising stock market, virtually everything else continues to deteriorate in the economy...
Rosenberg is Right-On, Again
Rosenberg is Right-On, Again By Monty Pelerin , posted January 4th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/04/rosenberg-is-right-on-again/ Image via Wikipedia Rosenberg is Right-On. Here is his daily email with links to the full piece. The only part...
Ponzi Scheme Unravels
Ponzi Scheme Unravels By Monty Pelerin , posted December 25th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/25/wake-up-santa-is-not-real/ What the Economy Needs “… all Ponzi schemes eventually fail under their own weight. The US debt scheme...
Burning The Furniture and Eating The Seed Corn To Survive
Burning The Furniture and Eating The Seed Corn To Survive By Monty Pelerin , posted December 8th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/08/burning-the-furniture-and-eating-the-seed-corn-to-survive/ The public has not yet reached the point indicated...
Economic Summit Insult to the Intelligence of Citizens or Revelation of Obama’s
By Monty Pelerin , posted December 4th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/04/economic-summit-insult-to-the-intelligence-of-citizens-or-revelation-of-obamas/ Any Econ 101 student would flunk the course if he showed the aptitude of this Administration...
Jimmy Stewart Wouldn’t Run These Banks
By Monty Pelerin , posted December 3rd, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/03/jimmy-stewart-wouldnt-run-these-banks/ Frank Capra’s George Bailey of Bailey Savings and Loan would surely not recognize our banking system or its accounting. However...
Big Government Means Poorer People
“By one measure, the government already plays an outsize role in our so-called free-market economy —and it has little to do with the recession. Economist Gary Shilling has calculated that 58 percent of the population is dependent on the government...
The Emperor Has No Mind
Highly recommend The King Canute Economy: Governments’ Futile Attempt to Stem the Tide to understand what is happening in our country and around the world. “In the legend of King Canute on the sea shore, it is popularly represented that King...
Finally, A Grown-up Speaks Out Against Economic Policies
Finally. someone is courageous enough to say what everyone else is thinking . There is little doubt that many other companies feel the same way and are taking the same actions as David Farr , Emerson Electric ’s CEO. They choose to keep low profiles...
Dr. Alan Blinder: Ideology Trumps Economics
An earlier version of this article appeared on American Thinker . This version appeared on my site, Monty Pelerin's World . Dr. Alan Blinder , Professor of Economics at Princeton and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (amongst many...