Category Archives: Great Recession

Income disparity during snow days

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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I heard the blizzard warnings last night on the television and immediately thought all the news stations were just salivating at the chance to finally scare the living crap out of us with spun-up winter weather. Shortly after sun-up this … Continue reading →

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Why every private sector company should want single-payer, Medicare-for-all

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Yesterday, I made a call to Verizon Wireless to cancel my MiFi card. At $59.99 per month for unlimited use, it was an expense I could live without. But I won’t be saving that money for long. In March, I … Continue reading →

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Mitt the painter

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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While all the cable news shows are struggling with how to balance the odd appearance of Clint Eastwood and covering Mitt Romney’s speech, I went back and looked at the transcript and watched the video more times than one dog … Continue reading →

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Seventeen minutes that changed the world

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Like many Americans, I stayed up late last night to listen to Governor Chris Christie deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention. I wanted to hear how Mitt Romney will transform the stagnant economy, how he will inspire … Continue reading →

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What the housing experts are missing that Warren Buffet sees

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Watch the following video. See if you can spot the trend. I’ll give you a hint; it is almost at the very end, but you have to watch the whole thing to pick up on it. Did you hear it? … Continue reading →

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A calculation almost every American man over fifty has made in his head

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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There is one calculation that almost every American man over fifty* has made in his head that he will almost never admit to. The ones who have made it more than once and many times a year are the ones … Continue reading →

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Two questions we should ask Mitt Romney

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Last night, Mitt Romney conducted some hastily-organized interviews with the major networks in part to respond to the deluge of attacks by Barack Obama about his role at Bain Capital. He did not do very well because I think he … Continue reading →

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