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An Interesting Idea: Communal Debt Repayment

Note (8/19/09) – This post has been getting a lot of attention recently due to a link from a blog called ‘Dances with Klingons‘ – So I wanted to add a remark. Something that I didn’t understand when I posted this article, is the degree to which it is possible, if you have no dependents, [...]

The American Diaspora, Part 2 - Economic Consequences of the Bailout

The American Diaspora, Part 2 – Economic Consequences of the Bailout

Update: Please note that this is a follow-up article to a previous post, “The Coming American Diaspora.”
To begin what is really an extended diatribe, consider this quote from Nathan Gardels’ interview with George Soros on Friday:

U.S. influence will wane. It has already declined. For the past 25 years, we have been running a constant current [...]

The Coming American Diaspora

The Coming American Diaspora

Update: Also read “Part 2 of the American Diaspora – Economic Consequences of the Bailout” which is currently a top-ranked article on Google for the keywords “American Diaspora”! I can’t believe I wrote this in early October… guess I had a little foresight, eh?
People ask me why I’m leaving the country – why I’m going [...]

Washington Post: A Sense of Resentment Amid the For Sale Signs

Really, the question on everyone’s mind is, “Where is this going, and when is it going to stop?” The point Joel Archenbach is trying to make is clear: If people were either responsible with their money or coerced into being irresponsible, at what point is it the tax-payer’s responsibility to bail out Wall Street in [...]