Category Archives: Economy

Our Trip to Sunny Fields

“Velkommen til Solvang!” greeted the cheerful woman behind the counter at Birkholm’s Bakery & Cafe on Sunday morning.  We had just made the drive with our wife and kids up Highway 101 and were eager to sink our teeth into … Continue reading

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To The Class of 2013

Today we depart from our usual cogitations to offer some remarks to the Class of 2013.  Though no trade school or remedial academy invited us to deliver this year’s commencement address, we won’t let that get in the way.  What … Continue reading

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Overloaded with Debt and No Jobs to Be Had

The Federal Open Market Committee met on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The masses waited with anticipation.  What did they talk about? Generally, they talked about price controls.  More exactly, they talked about controlling the price of the economy’s most important and … Continue reading

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Clogging Up the Economy

By most accounts, as the season turned from winter to spring in 2013, economic recovery was ready to bloom.  The economy’s fields had been tilled and planted with care…housing was finally on the upswing.  Plus, the Federal Reserve was sprinkling … Continue reading

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