Posts Tagged ‘ california ’

How Government Employee Unions Plundered the Public’s Money

Mar 5th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Politics
You might have noticed that there’s been a little turmoil in Madison, Wisconsin, of late. With the public employee unions making themselves heard in a fight against Governor Scott Walker, we thought this would be a great time to talk to Steven Greenhut. Steven is the author of Plunder: How Public Employee ...read more

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Will California Be Removed from the United States?

Feb 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Currencies, Featured
Ever since the War Between the States (circa 1860), there hasn’t been a serious (or at least widespread) move for succession from the United States. However, there is a call by some for the State of California to be removed. Have you heard about this? As you may know, California is ...read more

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California Is America’s Big, Fat Greek Tragedy

Feb 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, International
Greece is the insolvent, bankrupt country that threatens to bring down the entire EU (European Union) with its exploding and toxic national debt. But it’s just one of the PIGS- Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. The EU is damned if they do, damned if they don’t. If they choose to ...read more

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Posted in Economics, Featured, International | 17 comments


Why the State of the Union Was Good News for Tech Stocks

Feb 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing, Technology
The good news from the president’s State of the Union speech is that he recognized that our federal deficit is a bad thing. His proposed spending freeze, starting next year, is only a symbolic gesture, but it is important. It proves that the administration learned a lesson from the Massachusetts ...read more

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The High-Speed Rail Cart Before the Horse

Jun 16th, 2009 | By | Category: Energy, Featured, Technology
Coming home from the annual meet-up of the New Urbanists, I was already agitated from the shenanigans of United Airlines -- two-hour delay, blown connection -- when I waded into this week's New York Times Sunday Magazine for further evidence that our ruling elites are too stupid to survive (and ...read more

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A Single Way to Play Both Green and Dirty Electricity Generation

Jul 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Energy
"Whether it is Mayor Bloomberg using hybrids to create the largest and cleanest fleet of taxis in the world, or Mayor Villaraigosa transforming the L.A. Department of Water and Power to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, your leadership is more important than ever." — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger No matter how you ...read more

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Subprime Ground Zero, Part II

Apr 12th, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the recent bankruptcy filing of New Century Financial Corp. of Irvine, Calif., and the significant numbers of layoffs within the subprime mortgage industry. I noted that the economic ripples will spread and lap upon distant shores. In Part 2, we will look ...read more

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