Category: The Economy
Defending SOPA
| January 12, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Fourth Amendment, Legal Issues, Media, Political Correctness, The Economy |
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Remember the fable about the boy who cried wolf? Well, both the boy and the wolf have been reincarnated in the latest made-for-the-internet tale, and what a tale it is. The government is coming! The government is coming! Or at least, that’s the claim by the socialist left. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act ), will choke our First Amendment rights. It will nullify the Fourth Amendment. If Congress has its way, bloggers and social media users will no longer be able to share even a single picture without risking a trip to the gulag. The government is coming! But, is any of the bellyaching accurate? (more…)
Why rising food prices are a good thing
| May 21, 2011 | Posted by JerriCook under Health, Preparedness, The Economy |
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Panic. Take to the streets. Food prices are about to rise through the roof. So says the usual cadre of Chicken Littles. The sky is falling. Hoard as much food as you can. Sigh. Can we just think this thing through without becoming hysterical?
The fear mongers have taken to the airways, telling you that a candy bar will soon cost upwards of $11.oo. A can of soda will cost somewhere around $6.00. So what? Neither are food. Okay, technically, they are edible and most of the population considers them food, but they’re not. You don’t need either to live. You can’t get the nutrition your body needs to be healthy, or your brain needs to reason (which explains the current lack of intelligence in the national media). (more…)
Is Garbage the Best Economic Indicator?
| May 16, 2011 | Posted by JerriCook under The Economy |
Apparently, no one saw it coming; the economic collapse caught the entire financial sector and the whole U.S. government off guard. The talking heads and so-called business experts on cable television didn’t have a clue. No matter how you slice it, the best and brightest were caught with their pants down at a crucial moment. However, a King County executive noticed something was very wrong 14 months ago, when the amount of garbage coming into landfills plummeted by nearly 20 percent. (more…)
Finding a Job: Advice from the Great Depression
| July 16, 2010 | Posted by JerriCook under The Economy |
In 1938, two women in their forties assumed fictitious names and set out across America to find jobs during what was arguably the worst job market ever, especially for people over forty. The headlines at the time reflect the disparity chewing through the Nation’s spirit:
“NO JOBS AT FORTY” DEBATE RAGES; CURES OFFERED
“TOO OLD AT FORTY”: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? SPEAKERS OUTLINE THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS WHICH FOLLOW REJECTION OF OLDER WORKERS
COURT VOICES SYMPATHY FOR JOB SEEKERS OVER 40
The women, C. B. Thompson and M. L. Wise, developed a plan to find jobs, and then set out to prove that it would work. It did 70% of the time, and even when they weren’t offered positions, they were given interviews when others couldn’t get the time of day. Their book, We Are Forty and We Did Get Jobs, is full of tips that still apply today. So, if you’re out of work and feel like you’re out of luck and out of options, don’t despair. Here’s some advice from the ages:
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