Category Archives: Economics

Phishing for Phools

Posted on 2015 October 10 by anewc2

Indeed, the idea that free markets work, and that government is the problem, “is itself a phish for phools,” a kind of story, one that does not capture reality.

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Romney: Elect Me Or House GOP Will Wreck The Economy

Posted on 2012 November 2 by anewc2

Hearing about Romney’s latest, I sent this to my Republican Congressional candidate. To: gibsonforcongresshq@gmail.com From: Amos Newcombe <anewc2@gmail.com> Subject: Mitt Romney Mitt Romney says that if Obama is elected, House Republicans will shut down the economy over the debt ceiling, … Continue reading →

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Nook: the first 20,000 minutes

Posted on 2012 April 2 by anewc2

A couple of weeks ago I bought a Nook. Primarily because I was looking for a copy of David Graeber’s “Debt” and Barnes and Noble didn’t have it. And then I remembered being on a plane with my big thick … Continue reading →

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