Posts Tagged ‘ federal government ’

Can We Quantify the Economic Contribution of the Internet?

Mar 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: Economics, Featured
How much does the Internet contribute to our economic life? A lot, yes. But what if we tried to put a number on it? We love numbers, right? We imagine that we can slice and dice the world and look at everything on a spreadsheet, click a button and make it ...read more

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Will the Feds Fund Deficits with 401(k)s?

Jan 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing
The writing is on the wall for retirement assets held in conventional ways. A report last week in Business Week shows that the U.S. Feds have 401(k) assets in their sights. “The U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments will ask for public comment as soon as next week on ways to promote ...read more

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Thank the Government for the Ghetto

Dec 5th, 2008 | By | Category: Featured, Politics
One of the conditions of employment as managing editor for Whiskey & Gunpowder—aside from rabid adherence to Austrian School economics—was relocation to Baltimore. I really didn't think much of it at the time. I'd spent nearly my entire life in one of the four boroughs of the City of New ...read more

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