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Is there any good news?
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The economy grew at an amemic 1.6% of GDP in the second quarter. That's not enough to dig us out of our unemployment hole, let alone keep it from going *up*. That's right, if the economy continues to 'grow' at this pace then unemployment will likely rise in 2010. That's not what I ( Read more... ) -
I bought you a cookie, but then I eated it.
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Lesson Learned
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First off, Happy New Year! I know it has been almost a month since I've made a post. I'm optimistically aiming for at least one a week.
Now, to get to the meat of the post: OW. In the past couple of weeks I've gotten a little greedy. I thought I could make a little extra money in the ( Read more... ) -
2009: Financial Year-End Review
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2009 was the year I finally got my finances straightened out. You might think it was because of the recession, but it wasn't. It mostly came about due to deep dissatisfaction with my job, and the idea that I don't want to work for the rest of my life. After 12 years in the workforce, ( Read more... ) -
More Thoughts on Healthcare Legislation… Neoliberalism?
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The more and more I read about the debate surrounding the current healthcare bill, the more it seems that some liberal leaders pushed very hard early on for an mandate to buy health insurance, much harder than they ever pushed the public option which (in my mind, at least) necessarily ( Read more... ) -
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas… for Big Business
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I don't normally read Salon, that bastion of left-wing liberalism, but a lot of points made in this article ring too true to be an entirely slanted take on the matter:
It's time to buy some health insurance stocks (like Humana (HUM)). A healthcare bill that provides no public option ( Read more... ) -
The Dangers of Over (and Under) Consumption
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Today I saw an event on Facebook called 'Buy Nothing Day'. Curious, I visited the event page and discovered a community of people organizing a boycott of Black Friday in an attempt for people 'to opt out of consumer culture completely'.
I will point out to the reader that the event is ( Read more... ) -
How the GOP Lost Me
Now that the election has come to a close, I can talk about this candidly ( Read more... ) -
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Well I've had it with my job. We had our team meeting this morning. I've been on call for a week now, getting calls at 3 am to fix broken crap that should have been fixed during the day by people who are too lazy or stupid to do their jobs. Now I'm being told that I have to be on call for another two weeks since the folks in my group who were ( Read more... ) -
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I need a job where I can work outside... but only when it's sunny and high seventies.