Posted on 29 March 2010. Tags: aging population, asia, asian economics, asian population, baby robot, birth rate, consumers, economic problems, Economics, economics home, home ec, home economics, immigrants, Japan, japan aging population, japan babies, japan baby robot, japan birth rate, japan economics, japan home economics, japan immigration, japan population, japan population growth rate, japanese, japanese economics, japanese home ec, japans shrinking population, low birth rates, Politics, population economics japan, population growth rates, population shrinking, procreation, producers, us population growth rate, workers
Japans Home Ec classes are a tad more modern than ours. Instead of egg babies, they have robot babies.
These are especially popular now, as Japan is trying to encourage its females to have babies. You see, the once booming Japan is suffering dire economic consequences because their population is at an all time low, with a birthrate at 1.37%. Compare that to 2.12% in the US. Put simply, people are not having babies. This is causing severe economic problems for the country, which doesnt allow immigrants. Continue Reading
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Posted on 13 April 2009. Tags: Al Pacino, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, auto manufacturers, bailout, banking, banks, barack obama, Ben Bernanke, Big Brother, bonds, borrow, budget deficit, capital, capitalism, Chairman, China, congress, consequences, consumer-backed securities, contraction, Credit, current account, debt, debt deflation, debt mania, declining rates, decomposing inflation, deflation, Detroit, Devil's Advocate, economic growth, economic output, Economics, Employment, exports, Fed, federal reserve, financial system, free enterprise, free trade, general price level, globalization, government, Great Unwinding, hedge fund bailout, Hoisington, House of Representatives, household worth, imports, inflation, institutions, interest rates, Investment management company, Japan, long-term interest rates, M1, M2, M3, Milton Friedman, money creation, money equation, money supply, mortgage bailout, Net Worth, Obamanomics, political capital, Politics, President Obama, prices, print money, printing presses, private capital, Real Estate, Rob Viglione, Senate, sin, socialism, spend, stock market, TARP, tax the rich, taxation, taxes, trade, treasuries, unemployment, vanity, velocity of money, wealth destruction
There are two colossal events occurring in the world right now: Private credit and wealth is being destroyed, and in its place a good deal of money is being created. Much is taking place behind the scenes, driving this epic showdown between natural forces pushing for a return to sustainable equilibrium pitted against the full arsenal of man’s capability to resist. Just as the fog of war can obscure a battlefield until the end, the outcome of this struggle is far from clear. Nonetheless, there are some telling events to note, signs for which to watch, and consequences to mull. Continue Reading
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Posted on 16 February 2009. Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bridges, capitalism, caste system, CNN, competition, congress, corporate taxes, Economics, federal handouts, free markets, free trade, freedom, globalization, governor, health information technology, house, how to see beyond the fluff, infrastructure, Japan, labor market, laws, leftists, Mark Sanford, modernize the power grid, obama, Paul Begala, Politics, prevent states and cities from laying off teachers and cops, regulations, renewable energy, roads, Rob Viglione, Senate, socialism, South Carolina, stimulus bill, taxes, trade, unemployment, unemployment insurance, Usa, ward of the federal government
CNN contributor, Paul Begala, attacks South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford in this commentary, claiming that if Sanford disagrees with federal spending plans he should not accept federal money. According to Begala, with all the money South Carolina receives in federal aid, the state is literally a “ward of the federal government.”
Note the two personal attacks on Sanford: this is routine operating procedure for leftists. If you cannot debunk the ideas of your competitor, attack the person and dance around the subject, trying to make the ideas sound ridiculous without actually addressing them: Continue Reading
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