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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

This deserves another look.

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2012/04/falling-labor-force-participation.html

This is very informative. 46.3% of high school drop outs are in the labor force. What are the other 53.7% doing during the day to pass the time and make life endurable?

Saturday, July 7, 2012

King of the United States.



 And we don't much care for Kings. Vote for him again and you will remain his subject on the road to Serfdom.




http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304141204577506881495497626.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_t

Friday, July 6, 2012

Maybe the "Occupy" people are on to something?


Well, well, well...what's a poor banker to do anymore? Why steal and lie of course.

It is a sad testimonial of our times, this banking scandal at Barclay's bank. One wonders how deep it goes? I hope we find out and the bastards that are lying and cheating and stealing don't just get fined but go to jail. But like Charles Barkley has said "we don't put rich white people in jail." Perhaps. But Bernie Madoff is probably lonely about now and the convicted should have some quality time with him.

Whatever, the result will be that all the whining and crying by bankers about regulation and this and that, whether legitimate or not, is now going to be ignored. You lie to me and we have nothing left to talk about. This will now set financial markets back for the next 20 years. And that is too bad. But apparently richly deserved.

The big thing about the American economy and the way we allocate resources is the belief in upward social and economic mobility. If I work hard and strive for excellence I will be rewarded because the game is not stacked against me. The fix is not in. Well thanks a whole bunch scum bags, you just showed that ain't necessarily so.

When the thumb screw gets twisted tighter now in the not too distant future, man up and take the pain. No one wants to listen to the bile coming from your stink'in pie hole any more.

Can you tell I ain't so happy?






http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/lie-more-as-a-business-model/?hp

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Quick thinking......


Nymphomaniac Convention

A man boarded an airplane and took his seat. As he settled in, he glanced up and saw the most beautiful woman boarding the plane..
He soon realized she was heading straight towards his seat .. As fate would have it, she took the seat right beside his..
Eager to strike up a conversation he blurted out, "Business trip or pleasure?"
She turned, smiled and said, "Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniacs of America Convention in Boston"

He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs.

Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, "What's your business role at this convention?"
"Lecturer," she responded. "I use information that I have learned from my personal experiences to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality."
"Really?" he said. "And what kind of  myths are there?"
"Well," she explained, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well-endowed of all men, when in fact it is the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait.
Another popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers, when actually it is men of Jewish descent who are the best.
I have also discovered that the lover with absolutely the best stamina is the Southern Redneck."

Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed. "I'm sorry," she said, "I shouldn't really be discussing all of this with you. I don't even know your name.."

"Tonto," the man said, "Tonto Goldstein, but my friends call me Bubba."