Entries from May 2009
NAP Time
Written by Jeff Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic Associates
A Bit of History
(from our book, econAmerica, released in July 2007 by major publisher Wiley & Sons)
Social Security faced a funding crisis in the mid-1980s, with both major political parties in quiet agreement that something needed to be done. The bipartisan Greenspan Commission, chaired by future (and now former) Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, was created to study Social Security funding issues and make recommendations for long-term improvement. (more…)
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Recession karma: What goes around, comes around, during a downturn.
by Female Business Speaker Sally Hogshead
March 13, 2009
The word “karma” gets breezily tossed about in pop culture. However if we go back a few millennia, things were different. The word karma wasn’t followed by “is a bitch” on bumper stickers.
Before karma showed up in trendy yoga shops, it showed up in ancient religious texts. Here’s an excerpt. (In case you haven’t brushed up on your sanskrit, I’ll translate.)
Harm we cause in this life will come back to us in the next. The universe is relentless. It will not let us get away with anything. (more…)
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Domestic ABCs
Written by Jeff Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic Associates
This week’s Tea Leaf is our semi-annual alphabetic view of the U.S. economy. Global ABCs will follow, presumably in two weeks…
America—now pursuing one of the most aggressive moves toward the left (bigger and bigger government) on record. Unfortunately, the phrase “we’re from the government and we’re here to help you” still scares people to death (more…)
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The Magnificence of the Hubble Telescope Space Mission
May 19th, 2009
The mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is a magnificent and historically important event. The images coming to us from space as the astronauts work on repairing the telescope are beautiful, up close and personal and once again instill awe in those of us that watch. (more…)
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