FT is reporting that the cost of the bailout will be upwards of $700 Billion. That’s a lot of lettuce.
Assuming 150M taxpayers in the U.S., that works out to about $5,000 per person. That’s the right now cost. If it had to be paid for right now, it couldn’t be done. [...]
Regarding the Zoo millage, which passed overwhelmingly:
“I’m thrilled,” said Liz Kaczmarek, 30, of Clinton Township, who takes her nieces and nephews to the zoo frequently. “I don’t know a person who knows about the zoo millage who said they were going to vote no.”
I didn’t vote at all. But even if I had, Liz, you [...]
Some people say that Wal-Mart does a good job providing low-cost goods, and its success is indicative of its superior ability to satisfy customers. But I can win any game, if I’m allowed to write and re-write the rules on a whim.
Consider that recently, Wal-mart favored the recent minimum wage hike. Already paying its employees [...]
Some people find my blog by searching for “peak oil myth.”
Although I’ve previously said things like, “Oil isn’t running out, yet. And it never will,” I’d like to clarify here: peak oil is definitely not a myth. There will come a time when the production of oil will diminish at accelerating rates, and [...]
