economy

Why We Have to Go Back to a 40-Hour Work Week to Keep Our Sanity (AlterNet)

“Working long days and weeks has been incontrovertibly proven to be the stupidest, most expensive way there is to get work done.” …

THIS is why we invest in science. This. (Discover Magazine)

Because when we invest in science, when we invest in space, when we invest in exploration, we always, always get far more back in …

Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod (TED)

Something that I rail against is the abhorrent greed shown by the entertainment industries. It’s really amazing that they are in business at all given that (according to their armies of accountants and lawyers) nothing ever actually makes money.

All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup (Mother Jones)

You: doing more with less. Corporate profits: Up 22 percent. The dirty secret of the jobless recovery. I was on this roller …

What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations

The founders understood the lessons of history, and were keen observers of human nature. As a group, we here in the now …

Governor Martinez, Why Cripple New Mexico?

Governor Martinez has chosen to target the subsidy used to entice the film industry to produce movies and television shows in the state. While she could have targeted any of $1.2 billion paid to subsidize other industries, for example, gas and oil, she has instead targeted one of the few good PR sources this state has.

Nine Pictures Of The Extreme Income/Wealth Gap (OurFuture.org)

I’m old enough to remember when it wasn’t like this. I’m also old enough to weep for the entity my once-enviable nation …

A Business-sourced Stimulus Plan For the Economy

During the “Great Recession”, there has been much gnashing of teeth that money isn’t flowing. A solution exists that could be implemented almost immediately and with little-to-no government interference.

Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income taxes | Reuters

But if the rich don’t get richer, how are we to expect the poor to get poorer? Thank goodness we bailed them …

CEOs Lay Off Thousands, Rake in Millions | msnbc.com

“What’s clear here is that CEOs who slash thousands of jobs certainly aren’t tightening their belts,” via CEOs lay off thousands, rake …

Four Deformations of the Apocalypse – NYTimes.com

David Stockman, a director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, points a well-aimed finger at his own …

America Without a Middle Class

No, it’s not your imagination. The middle class has been getting increasingly poorer since the 70s. Elizabeth Warren: America Without a Middle Class.

2009 WNBA – Chicken Littles

With the announcement by Bill Laimbeer of his resignation as the head coach of the Detroit Shock, the WNBA naysayers have been having a field day about how this is the death of the league. Seriously? You’re going there?

Emperor Overlord on Health Care, Iran, Celebrity, and Stuff

The Emperor Overlord of the US is amazed at what you’ve been doing. Some quick comments about Health Care, Iran, Men and Women, and more.

The 2009 WNBA 11-player Roster SNAFU

The WNBA has had a history of making very considered moves to help the league not only survive but grow. This past offseason, due to the effects of the economic downslide, the WNBA announced that, for the 2009 season, rosters would be cut from thirteen spots down to eleven. Did the league err?

Getting Serious About Solving the Economic Mess – March 2009

The stock market continues to tank. Banks are teetering on the brink. General Motors’ auditors say that it likely will end up in bankruptcy. Meanwhile the new Congress and President are settling in for their very familiar dance. As I’m getting tired of hearing the same ol’ same ol’, I think it’s time that we just deal with what needs dealing with.

Obama’s First Budget – The Emperor Overlord’s Initial Thoughts

As Emperor Overlord of the United States, I have to give that new kid, Obama, credit. He doesn’t do things small. A $3.55 trillion budget. That takes some brass ones, it does. I should probably say a little something about this amusing little income/expense outline of his.

Should We Re-populate the Workplace?

Do more with less. Fewer people means less payroll that has to be met. Unfortunately, fewer people means less efficient work and less money in the economy to buy our goods. Clearly something is off. Is it time for the bean-counters to stop counting beans and start counting heads?

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