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To ANWR or Not To ANWR?Tue, 08 Jul 2008I received an email this morning in regards to whether or not the U.S. Government should approve a proposal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The email was a pro-drilling statement, and was supporting its position using the logic that ANWR is a relatively small and desolate place, and that not [...] Pain at the PumpSun, 06 Jul 2008I ran across an article in this morning’s New York Times about owners of large vehicles now paying $100 or more to fill their gas tanks. With gas prices just over $4 per gallon nationally any vehicle with a tank bigger than 25 gallons has crested the century mark when it comes to filling it [...] Reality vs. FantasySat, 05 Jul 2008Over the last several months I have had more than one discussion with my friends and colleagues about the economy and its overall impact on small business owners, and individuals. The problem with this discussion is that many times, because of political leanings, some people don’t like what the sum of the economic data seems [...] The Leveraged Buyout ProblemFri, 04 Jul 2008Last year I posted two articles in regards to the private equity boom, and its potential issues. Today The Wall Street Journal has an article discussing the potential hazards of the leveraged buyout boom on the economy. Over the last several years many companies have been acquired using the leveraged buyout model, Chrysler, Hertz, Avaya [...] More Job Losses in June: Is This the Worst Decade in 50 Years?Thu, 03 Jul 2008The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the economy lost 62,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent. Both data points were near expectations, and point to the challenges currently facing our economy. We are in a period of limited growth, but higher inflation. Better known as stagflation! The economy [...] |
