Category Archives: Economics

Why the Housing Market Hasn’t Hit Bottom Yet

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Jim

I posted the following in a comment over at Megan McArdle’s blog in response to her post “Why I Think the Housing Bubble Has Not Yet Bottomed” :   Investing genius Peter Lynch wrote a wonderful book back in the … Continue reading →

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Morning Bell Nails Obama’s Feet to the Ground

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jim

Obama’s tap-dancing with facts and statistics may buy him a temporary pass, but Morning Bell has nailed his feet to the ground on the employment numbers he promised voters. He has presented ever-shifting explanations for why the actual unemployment numbers aren’t … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Secret Strategy to Socialize America?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jim

Kevin Hassett over at Bloomberg is speculating that Obama’s strategy is to effectively bankrupt American businesses so that he can nationalize them. It’s one of those theories that six months ago people would have dismissed as a kooky conspiracy theory, … Continue reading →

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Is Obama Losing the Media?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jim

Obama’s most important constituency, the media, are showing signs of restlessness with his brazen lying about the effects of his “stimulus.” Could it be that The Annointed One has finally gone too far? With all these people out of work, … Continue reading →

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Lifestyle Taxes Coming to a Home Near You

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Jim

Don asks what lifestyles are the next to be taxed? This is a danger I used to warn people about more than a decade ago when it became all the rage for the federal and state governments to raise revenues … Continue reading →

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On the Bailout….

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Jim

I left this in the comments at Ace’s place: FWIW, here’s my prediction of where things go from here: I think there’s going to be a deal. That deal will include at least a nod to the plan put forth … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Bubbles and Realtors

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Jim

For all the scorn and blame that has been heaped on mortgage brokers during the last year, realtors have surprisingly escaped getting their fair share of the blame for the recent unrealistic run-up in real estate prices. I have long … Continue reading →

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It’s Only Living If Someone Else Is Doing It

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Jim

In just the latest round of Democratic hypocrisy, the state of Maryland (my home sweet home) thinks that everyone deserves to get paid a “living wage,” unless of course that somebody happens to work for the state of Maryland. For … Continue reading →

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