money
Job Value vs Wages vs Stimulus
Sep 13th
I got into a bit of a heated discussion with Scott last week regarding the value of jobs verse how much someone is getting paid for that job. Part of this was discussed regarding the amount of money the first mayor of the Supercity will earn, which lead to the amount top CEOs of companies…
Markets start to slip as major currencies start to decline
Apr 27th
Markets are already starting to decline. I take a further look at this and dig deeper into what the stimulus packages really mean.
How much is that?
Apr 27th
A graphical representation of how much money is being talked about in the current global recession and economic crisis.
Aussie brings in less tax revenue, decline restarting
Apr 26th
Aussie announces that the government has received less tax revenue that it expected. As a result, its had to cancel stimulus programs.
Newsweek interviews Nouriel Roubini who confirms what I’ve said since March.
Lewis Black on the economy
Apr 2nd
A short video from 2008 in which Lewis Black tries to get his head around the math that got the economy in the state its in.
Northern Trust to repay party money
Mar 3rd
One thing I learned growing up was that you valued something when you actually earned it. You never took care of other peoples belongings anywhere near as well as you take care of your own property that you have earned or paid for yourself. So it was no surprise when TMZ broke the news about…
Government talks of Bailing out F&P
Feb 18th
Anyone that is familiar with the stance I have taken on this blog regarding the bail outs in the US will already know how I feel about this particular issue. To say it pisses me off is an understatement. The fact that the government of New Zealand is even considering it is just completely ludicrous…
Bankrupt: The true state of the US economy
Feb 16th
Normally I don’t really think much about other people’s debt. I have plenty of my own that will take me at least the next 2-3 years to pay off now. However, what frightens me is not that I have this debt, but that the total debt for the US economy, even counting the $1,000,000,000,000+ bailout…
Resurrecting a former website
Jan 18th
A member of my family has a penchant for getting involved in the latest MLM scheme with alarming regularity. He “invests” his money and his time into these schemes and spends plenty of time making the efforts to have it succeed, but for one reason or another, after months of effort he rarely seems to…