Economy
Biggest National Bank Bailouts
By Eric Epstein at April 11, 2013 | 8:58 am | 0 Comment
| Nation | Year | % of GDP |
| Indonesia | 1997 | 57% |
| Cyprus | 2013 | 56% |
| Argentina | 1980 | 55% |
Ten Big Tax Deductions
By Eric Epstein at March 21, 2013 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
Charitable noncash contributions
Charity, as I hope everyone remembers, begins with a tax deduction. Now, let’s say you emptied your closets and gave everything to Goodwill or a similar charity. The value of your donated items —… Read the rest
[...read more]The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission: Unsafe At Any Speed
By Eric Epstein at March 14, 2013 | 1:25 pm | 0 Comment
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was a landmark achievement for Pennsylvania
motorists when it officially opened on October 1, 1940. Pennsylvanians had greater access to work, recreation, and family. Many Baby- boomers have happy motoring memories of stopping to picnic, eating clam… Read the rest
[...read more]Fiscal Chicken
By Walter Brasch at December 31, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
Talk show hosts and other bloviators have spent hours giving their versions of the fiscal cliff.
In fewer than 750 words, I’ll explain the truth.
Taxes and the deficit are intertwined. If Congress can’t come up with a plan to… Read the rest
[...read more]Discounting Lives to Maximize Profits
By Walter Brasch at December 3, 2012 | 9:40 am | 0 Comment
Imitating Sgt. Schultz of “Hogan’s Heroes,” Walmart executives claimed they knew nothing—NOTHING—about working conditions in a garment factory in Bangladesh where 112 workers died and more than 150 were injured in a fire.
Tazreen Fashions made Walmart’s Faded Glory brand… Read the rest
[...read more]Money and Water Flow Naturally Away From Their Source
By John Messeder at November 16, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
I have an electric stream behind my house. Water flows down the rocks, offering a drinking fountain for the dog, birds and wasps that live here, and soothing sound for me. There is a pump submerged at the bottom of… Read the rest
[...read more]Unemployment Rates in the Americas
By Eric Epstein at October 22, 2012 | 10:21 am | 0 Comment
“The unemployment rate is defined as the level of unemployment divided by the labor force. The labor force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work.”
Top Ten European Unemployment Rates
By Eric Epstein at October 15, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
“The unemployment rate is defined as the level of unemployment divided by the labor force.
The labor force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but
seeking work.”
Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources on its Way to Becoming Simply Dept. of Resources
By John Messeder at October 9, 2012 | 11:15 am | 0 Comment
A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature has conservationists on high alert. House Bill 2224, some fear, will open the way to sale of public lands without the normal path through the courts. All they would have to do is declare… Read the rest
[...read more]Economy , Energy & Environment , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues
