My Thoughts: As you know, I have a bias toward England and a bias away from right wing politics. The re-election of Cameron as Prime Minister at first caused me to envision woe and gloom as the next few years rolled by. It still may, but harsh reality from time to time results in a …
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400 Again
My Comments: I'm starting to get a little worried. Florida has about 1350 miles of coastline. Our elected governor, the one I saw described this morning as a ‘very empty suit’, says he doubts there is any global warming going on. I'm far from being a doomsday fanatic, but to doubt there is something negative …
Dog Days of the U.S. Expansion
My Comments: How is your money growing? Is it growing? Do you care? Are you prepared for pain when it stops growing and shrinks, perhaps dramatically? As a professional in this world, I’ve long since given up worrying about this. All anyone can do is pay attention, or pay someone to pay attention for you. …
Luddites Fear Humanity Will Make Short Work of Finite Wants
My Comments: A conversation yesterday with a good friend resulted from her comment about the absurdity of Obamas’ suggestion that college education should be free for all students. Mindful that some of them will not qualify, and some will not want a college education, I argued that it was a great idea, that many employers …
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Florida and Federal Money for Florida Citizens
My Comments: You may have read about this already. Or some version of it. I’m really not a fan of Rick Scott; I see him as a shill for the hospital industry who got himself elected governor. His ethics, values and focus are not consistent with mine. This was written by a Joan McCarter and …
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Public and Private Morality
My Thoughts: I read this morning that there are now about 16 candidates from the right whose names are more or less officially in play for the Presidency in 2016. One of the defining characteristics of most of them is their focus on morality, theirs, mine and ours. After reading these comments from Robert Reich, …
Scarce Skills, Not Scarce Jobs
My Comments: To some extent, this is an extension of the post I had last week about the riots in Baltimore. I’m convinced they happened more for economic reasons than for racial reasons. I accept both are present, but instead of focusing on race relations to effect a solution going forward, the emphasis should be …
Where Is the Prudence in Macroprudential Policy?
My Comments: A warning: this post is about economics and what our financial future might look like. If you can’t stomach this stuff anymore, then please don’t read any further. But you better hope that whomever sits in the White House the next go round understands it. A version of this article first appeared in …
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Social Security: Stronger Than Most Realize
My Comments: This article was directed at advisors who provide financial advice to those who are starting to take their Social Security benefits. This includes me, both as an advisor and recipient of benefits. I’ve long maintained that periodic tweaking of the rules, similar to what has happened in the past, will serve to make …
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Hubble and the Cosmos
My Thoughts: I’ve long been fascinated by visions of the cosmos, how it came to be, what’s out there, and reasons that might explain why we’re here. It’s mind boggling and understandable how as society evolved, faith in an unseen hand at work made it possible to grasp the unthinkable. Whatever the case, technology today …
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