Economy

F.C. Howe quote about business rules
economy

John Oliver and Monopoly Capitalism

February 21, 2018 Comments Off on John Oliver and Monopoly Capitalism
Corporate concentration of income and wealth are core features of capitalism. From its earliest chroniclers and cheerleaders like Adam Smith, the drive for corporations to get ever larger and in the doing drive their competitors out of the market was noted and warned against. In the US, the late 19th --->> read more -->>
US manufacturing out vs employment 1947 - 2011
economy

A Note on Jobs & Unemployment – revised

December 31, 2017 Comments Off on A Note on Jobs & Unemployment – revised
A Note on Jobs & Unemployment Original publication date – 12/27/2016; Revised – 12/31/2017 As the presidential campaign of 2016 fades away and the Trump Era begins, we find a national scene without any real discussion of the facts of jobs and unemployment and what the future might bring. Trump --->> read more -->>
economy

Jobs, Automation, Walmart, and Globalization – low skill, low pay jobs disappearing

October 30, 2017 Comments Off on Jobs, Automation, Walmart, and Globalization – low skill, low pay jobs disappearing
Trump and Republicans (and some Democrats) puff up the return of well-paid manufacturing jobs and toss about ideas that thirty years of globalization can be reversed by renegotiating NAFTA and other trade agreements. All the while one of the most important factors in the disappearance of jobs, automation and robots --->> read more -->>
economy

Recently Noted about the US Economy – Dynamism in Retreat

October 12, 2017 Comments Off on Recently Noted about the US Economy – Dynamism in Retreat
“Dynamism in Retreat: Consequences for Regions, Markets, and Worker”, a February 2017 report from the Economic Innovation Group provides interesting evidence that the US economy has been loosing its innovative edge and that the slowdown in enterprise creation is exacerbating regional differences in the US economy. “From 2010 to 2014, five --->> read more -->>
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books

Building the New American Economy – Not

April 5, 2017 Comments Off on Building the New American Economy – Not
The title of this short book, only 130 pages, Building the New American Economy: smart, fair, & sustainable by Jeffrey D. Sachs with a foreword by Bernie Sanders (Columbia University Press, 2017) is unfortunately misleading. There is much here about the new economy. The misleading part is that there is --->> read more -->>
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inequality

Economic Inequality – Does It Matter?

May 9, 2012 Comments Off on Economic Inequality – Does It Matter?
It is fairly widely known that income and wealth inequality in the US is as high or higher than at any time except perhaps the Robber Baron period at the end of the 19th century. Lots of articles and books explain how this has come about over the last 30 --->> read more -->>
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politics

Idiocy in America

September 8, 2011 Comments Off on Idiocy in America
The recent scene of Jon Huntsman, Republican candidate for President, stating that he believed in evolution surrounding this with the parenthetical comment, “call me crazy”, sets out in stark relief how idiotic our politics and body politic are at this moment. Every other Republican running for President has disavowed evolution. --->> read more -->>