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Craigslist and Crash

After two weeks of silence from my Craigslist post, I had forgotten it. While people who want Macs tend to be diligent about searching for available machines, I figured it was too old for anyone to care much. On the … Continue reading

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Economy Can’t Be Fixed

It’s the same conversation I keep having every other day, it seems. Someone asks what I believe to be the way to fix our ailing economy. They just aren’t ready to hear the facts: It can’t be fixed. We passed … Continue reading

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Economic Hysteria All Around

On the one side are voices from within our official government pretending all this economic trouble can be fixed. They are lying. Our economy won’t recover via the route they are taking. At the same time, they are allowing to … Continue reading

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Our Situation Summarized

It’s not hard to find someone capable of saying it better than I. I would like to offer for your attention Our Collapsing Economy by Paul Craig Roberts. A scary scenario? Yes. Overdrawn? Perhaps, but perhaps not. The United States … Continue reading

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Can the US Economy Be Fixed?

In a word, NO. I’ve already explained previously the fundamental nature of economic activity within a community. I also explained when you centralize the controls and the ownership of economic activity, you destroy it. If you operate from a fiat … Continue reading

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Recovery Survival Ideas

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been chatting with people, specifically surveying business ideas for local economy rebuilding. Here are some of the more interesting ones. Tire Sandals — recycled auto tire casings. While there are some patterns on … Continue reading

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Economic Recovery Can Take Only One Path

It seems so funny the huge number of folks acquainted with basic principles of economics, who can teach it well, but can’t support it. Our current economic system in the West is broken. The foundation itself is broken; it cannot … Continue reading

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Small Adaptations: Printer Shopping

I’m cheap. If low-priced junk will do the job, that’s what I’m buying. Further, if I can find it below retail, that’s where I’m going. With each newer system I get, it’s harder and harder to make my old Panasonic … Continue reading

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Israel and Gaza: Just a Sideshow

My time in the limelight has faded; the tools here on this blog indicate very few visits the last couple of days. I’ve had my 15 minutes it appears, and only a precious few friends are likely to read this. … Continue reading

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Coffee Like Paint Remover

Nobody else in my household drinks coffee, but I love it. However, I’d rather do without if I have to drink that paint remover sold by Folgers. I started drinking coffee when I was 12. Living in Alaska, as I … Continue reading

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