Category Archives: economy

Random (Yet Weighty) Thoughts During a Thanksgiving Weekend

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Did anybody notice that capitalism failed?  It finally imploded in 2008, only to be revived by government bailouts.  Of course, it is not polite to mention that capitalism failed, any more than it would be polite to discredit somebody’s religion. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Responsible For the Mess?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: The Expanding Serfdom

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The European Union, just like everything else, is merely another scheme to concentrate wealth in a few hands at the expense of European citizens, who are destined, like Americans, to be the serfs of the 21st century.” Paul Craig Roberts … Continue reading →

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Life’s Equations for Ordinary Americans: No Match for Corpocracy Power

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

By Gary Brumback Special Guest Commentary/ Exclusive to The Big Picture Report Ordinary Americans + Corpocracy =   Very Little Liberty, Happiness, Prosperity I have been saying for some time that America’s own worse enemy is her corpocracy, the Devil’s marriage … Continue reading →

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Bullish Indicator: Americans Still Buying Shit

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

In Positive Economic Sign, Walmart Customers Killing Each Other to Buy Shit Pepper Spraying, Homicide Bullish Indicators, Economists Say by Andy Borowitz/ Nov. 25, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – In what economists are hailing as a clear sign of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Would This President Have Joined OWS?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes….In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man … Continue reading →

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The Seven Biggest Economic Lies

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

by Robert Reich October 17, 2011 The president’s jobs bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society – unless more Americans know … Continue reading →

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How’s Reaganomics Working Out For You?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

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Bernie Sanders: Democrats, Stop Caving In

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Bernie Sanders Commentary, Nov. 18, 2011: Here is something we all can agree on: Federal deficits are a serious problem. Here is something no one seriously disputes: Today’s big deficits were caused mainly by big tax cuts for the wealthy, … Continue reading →

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Shh, Don’t Tell Greece, Italy, Spain or the U.S.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

How to Handle a Financial Crisis Like Iceland By Barry Ritholtz   The Big Picture / May 14, 2011 I have long been in the Swedish camp when it comes to food (meatballs with lingonberries) women (tall blondes) and financial crises … Continue reading →

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