Tag: economics
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My delicious.com bookmarks for December 25th through January 9th
The Myth of Japan’s Failure – "Japan has succeeded in delivering an increasingly affluent lifestyle to its people despite the financial crash. In the fullness of time, it is likely that this era will be viewed as an outstanding success story." Man Embraces Useless Machines, and Absurdity Ensues – Technology: making life simpler. Merry –…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for September 6th through September 9th
Is Rick Perry a 21st-century Galileo? – No. Jobs Will Follow a Strengthening of the Middle Class – …or why "trickle down" economics — where the rich get tax cuts and everyone else magically benefits — doesn't work.
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My delicious.com bookmarks for August 25th through September 1st
Gallery: Iron Man, Other Pop Icons Become My Little Pony Sculptures – My Little Pony has a dark side too. What they’re "protecting" us from – "Every single person who'd attack Steve Jobs on any of these grounds is, demonstrably, worse at business than Jobs. They're unqualified to assert that liberal values are bad for…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for February 8th through February 9th
The rise and rise of the cognitive elite – "It seems unfair that footballers, bankers and tycoons earn more money than they know what to do with whereas jobless folk and single parents struggle to pay the rent, notes Mr Saunders. Yet it also seems unfair to take money from those who have worked hard…
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My delicious.com bookmarks for January 4th through January 5th
Republicans: good at theatre, dreadful at governing – as we’ll see tomorrow – "In that time Republicans have been screaming about the budget deficit. So what did they actually do to fix it? … On the whole, Reagan lost America $81bn. Think that's a lot? George HW Bush cost the country $135bn. Think that's a…