The NFL And Labor -
posted 9 months ago | 4 comments
I've often said that the American legal system imposes an unseen tax on America that amounts to 10-15% of gross domestic product.
For example, the current NFL negotiations. The parties are in front of a couple if judges and a mediator. The player...
For example, the current NFL negotiations. The parties are in front of a couple if judges and a mediator. The player...
Last Store Standing
posted 9 months ago, updated about 2 hours later | 7 comments
I Will Not Run
posted 9 months ago | 7 comments
I know you were all anxiously waiting for my decision. We've had much hoopla this last week over who is or who isn't running for the next presidential election.
Yes I had my birth certificate in hand. Yep I was ready to announce "Drill, baby dril...
Yes I had my birth certificate in hand. Yep I was ready to announce "Drill, baby dril...
1 Child- 1 Dog But No Mandatory Health Insurance
posted 9 months ago | 2 comments
California's Budget Process
posted 9 months ago | 5 comments
I'm a newcomer to California and I'm rather in awe of the place. But there are some things that mystify me.
The State can go years without a real budget. I'm watching current efforts to adopt a budget which closes a deficit that was originally es...
The State can go years without a real budget. I'm watching current efforts to adopt a budget which closes a deficit that was originally es...
Amgen Tour of California
posted 9 months ago | 4 comments
Substitute Trees
posted 9 months ago | 8 comments
In economics, there's a basic principle called substitution. It says that consumers will substitute one good over another based on some utility- often price. In other words, for the same goods and services a smart shopper will chose value - the le...
How Do You Do Rice?
posted 9 months ago | 3 comments
This area has flooded rice fields seemingly nearly everywhere. And one of my wonders was how do they plant rice. We are all used to pictures of Asian farmers going through the paddies, stopping to put down a rice plant every so often. You know the...
Create A Job- How?
posted 9 months ago | 5 comments
Can government create jobs? As the current economic malaise lingers on, people have asked what can government do about the now estimated 9% unemployment rate. Near 15 million Americans are officially unemployed. And perhaps another 5 million are p...
Suggested Gifts For Mom
posted 9 months ago | 3 comments
No doubt by this time in life the average Boomer Mom has all the toasters and vacuum cleaners she needs. She has been taken out to dinner time and time again for birthdays and anniversaries and other events.
That makes shopping for her a difficul...
That makes shopping for her a difficul...
