Category Archives: Economy

Buck Butler’s Doggone Miracle

Not long ago, about the time of the financial crisis in 2008, the U.S. faced grim prospects of an interminable energy crisis.  U.S. oil production had peaked in 1970 at about 9.6 million barrels per day.  It had been in … Continue reading

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Where Does the Money Come From?

This week revealed fresh evidence that things may get worse for the economy before they get better.  Obviously, this is not the direction we’d wish to see things go.  But rarely do we get what we wish for. This new … Continue reading

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Tomato Economics

No one quite understands what’s going on with the economy as far as we can tell.  Looking to government reports for answers doesn’t help much either.  In fact, the government’s economic data actually generates more questions than answers. For instance, … Continue reading

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Economic Frankenstein

According to the Department of Labor, 148,000 jobs were created in September.  The experts thought the number of new jobs would be closer to 180,000.  Still, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 7.2 percent. No doubt, … Continue reading

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