Content tagged with "economics"
“This New York Times article has introduced me to something I didn’t know existed: litigation financing. Lawsuits are expensive, and investors will fund your legal fees if they think you can win, and…”
“What can get mystifying about politics is that opposing politicians can have such different opinions about political issues. It seems like they can never agree about what to do about a given situation…”
“Student loan debt exceeds credit card debt in USA: I think the student loan bubble is the next one to burst: Total student loan debt exceeds total credit card debt in this country, with $850 billion…”
“I’m not an economist, but I’m fairly confident in a couple of economic principles. Inflation tells is that when there’s more money chasing the same amount of goods, prices will go up. Supply and…”
Improving the plight of the working poor can be a trickier problem than you think.
“This video was shown at a Rotary lunch by the president of the local technical school. It lays out a solid (and entertaining) case that college isn’t for everyone, and you shouldn’t go ‘just to go.’…”
“I have a theory: the U.S. economy requires a significant number of Americans to be stupid with money. If we ever all got our crap together and started managing our personal budgets responsibly, the…”