Tag Archives: government corruption

Embarrassed Again! – Just The Numbers, Mam

By Les Dunaway

Well, it happened. Just as the warnings foretold. When will there be some sign of adult behavior in Washington? During the debt cap discussions, the rating companies wrote to the President, the Senate and the House and pointed out that just raising the debt cap would not prevent a rating downgrade. Think about it! Would you see it as positive if your dead-beat neighbor bragged to you … Read more...

A ROUGH week – Just The Numbers, Mam

By Les Dunaway

Well, it’s been a rough week! With every indication of more rough times to come.

The economy continues to sputter and 1Q11 was worse that we thought [read]

There’s lots of punditry about what the debt ceiling impasse will mean:

  • Debt ceiling: Will I get my Social Security check? [read]
  • What Will Happen If Debt Ceiling Is Not Raised And The US Defaults?
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Happy 4th of July – Just The Numbers, Mam

By Les Dunaway

I want to refer you to a well written, upbeat-but-not-rose-colored-glasses piece in todays WSJ “The Future Still Belongs to America“.  I want to highlight one paragraph which is, I believe, is key to the conclusion

New ideas disturb the peace of once-stable cultures. Young people grasp the possibilities of change and revolt at the conservatism of their elders. Sacred taboos and ancient hierarchies totter; women Read more...

The End Is Near – Just The Numbers, Mam

By Les Dunaway

This week was interesting! We had sort of a replay of how we got where we are – circling the drain, that is. We are running out of runway on the debt ceiling and on the general subject of getting spending under control.

First, we got the news that the housing crash has past the losses of the Great Depression [read]. The underlying causes of … Read more...

Lies, dammed lies and the CPI – Just The Numbers, Mam

By Les Dunaway

On Tuesday, either the PC-censor was out sick or there’s a new kid who’s not yet trained – either way a piece was published that is worthy of attention

Inflation Actually Near 10% Using Older Measure“.

What “older measure” you might ask. Well, the older measure based on actual arithmetic rather than “Hedonic Adjustments” .

The Bureau of Labor Statistics describes the process … Read more...