Category Archives: 3. Economics

Connect “tax loophole cleanup” with “pay for the war”

The President should press to “pay for the wars” by closing tax loopholes, under the idea we are now going to clean up the Republicans’ mess.  Puts a different context on getting our financial house in order. Wars as a … Continue reading

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Tax code housecleaning

It is the wrong argument to debate raising tax rates on the rich or any other group, without first dealing with an easier and potentially quite fruitful area of Federal Government targeted hand-outs.  I define tax code handouts as any … Continue reading

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Stop the predators.

Predatory corporate practices are out of hand Continue reading

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Economics: The illusion of an oil market

With the recent market movements, perhaps we can now take a fresh look at energy policy and regulation. Underlying the old thinking is the illusion of capitalist market forces in our energy system.  Yet, the “market” for crude oil is no balanced market … Continue reading

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Reforming corporate governance #2: Boards of Directors

New easier ideas to improve BOD governance Continue reading

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Reforming corporate governance (#1): Boards of Directors

The public Board of Director structures can be reformed to return this essential governance structure to its proper function, instead of Government focusing on micro-management. Continue reading

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