Captain Capitalism

Rantings and tirades of a frustrated economist.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

I'll Take "Buying Myself 10 More Years of Job Security" for $600, Alex

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Seriously. Do you expect the American public, let alone the rest of the world to fall for such BS ? "Oh, ummmm...lemme see. The plane...
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Interesting Chart on Club for Growth

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With the new figures showing a positive GDP growth figure, the likelihood for recession has dropped on the markets (you have to click on th...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Delinquency Rates

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Posts are going to be a bit short and sweet as I'm finishing up the final chapter in the book. Then comes the editing process and turni...
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Things Economists Don't Do

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I'm getting enough guff from my friends so I've decided to make my case here. Look, there are just some things that make no economic...
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Buyers Will Pay for Their Arrogance

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Kudos to Cotty Lowry. While no doubt there is a housing bubble and most certainly prices could go down more, I just had to photograph this a...
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I Don't Like Kids

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Yet at the same time don't hate them either. Just glad I don't have any. Still this was forwarded to me. It originally struck me...
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Homeownership Rate

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Thought some of you might be interested; Remember, it's all Bush's fault.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Psychology of People with Worthless Degrees Summarized

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Here's the link Here's the picture; Many thanks to Andrew L You will visit him . You will conform .
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You Will Drive Drunk

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I knew they drank a lot here, but I didn't realize it was so boring in the Midwest all that we have to do is drink. Though my friend Bri...
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Goldilocks of Credit Risk Analysis

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My entire point of contention with banks previously was that they applied no credit controls when making loans. That they lent money too lo...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

I'm Green, Therefore I'm Fake

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Anybody else getting sick and tired of this mindless pursuit of businesses to "go green?" Yahoo did something similar but here...
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Monday, April 21, 2008

If You Don't Work You Don't Eat

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Ah, but how efficiently does one work? Pha! "Work." That's such a 1940's concept. Stupid old fashioned Americans. What ...
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Why McCain Will Win

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Hillary or Obama, the fact remains both are extremists. McCain will appeal to the majority and the moderates and Hillary with her hypocrisy...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Percent of Asking Price Received

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I have good news, I'm about two chapters away from finishing the book (out of what will inevitably be 20). Then there is editing and so...
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Friday, April 18, 2008

Protest Big Rice

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Once again, to show the idiocy of people's utter lack of understanding of economics, let alone commodity markets, and let alone the forc...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Those Icky, Gross, Yucky Dividends

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My buddy Brian is an aspiring economist, and he made quite the astute analogy; "I'm seeing people treating stocks like baseball car...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tax the "Like" Girls

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I'm here at the coffee store. And I swear to Christ this book would have been done three months ago if it wasn't for the "like...
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Global Warming in Minnesota

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Today is the first day in Minnesota it's been above 60 degrees. Just 48 hours ago it was about 22 degrees. And given this was a record l...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Don't Bank on Your 401k

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I like the term Michael Savage uses to describe an ever increasing percentage of Americans that don't think and just do; "Sheeple....
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz > You

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Again, I shall be short. Here is an article where we find that there is the potential for some significant oil drilling here in the US. Thi...
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