Category Archives: Economics for Dummies

Humberto sez: Tax the Bastards!

Humberto explains the new “harmonized” sales tax and why it’s so OUT of harmony with the way things should be done in this great land of ours.

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Economics for Dummies: All you need to know about the G-8

Any questions?

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Quotable: Noam Chomsky on anti-government propaganda

“Encouraging anti-tax sentiment has long been a staple of business propaganda. People must be indoctrinated to hate and fear the government, for good reasons: Of the existing power systems, the government is the one that in principle, and sometimes in … Continue reading

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We are all Greeks now, or soon will be

“Arrival of Lord Byron at Missolonghi”, by Theodoros P. Vryzakis, 1861. National Gallery of Athens, Greece. The English Romantic poet sailed with his own fleet of ships as an aid agent of the London Committee in December of 1823, and … Continue reading

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Chile: Robbing Peter to pay for reconstruction?

A parody of one of Sebastián Piñera’s campaign posters. The caption reads: “Reducing everyone’s salaries. This is not how we want Chile!”I said this man would try to run Chile like a business, and sure enough, he’s gonna do just … Continue reading

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Democracy 1, Crapitalism 0

Ms. Manx is back…with some links from a place you probably never think of unless there’s a Björk song playing on the radio:An unprecedented referendum was recently held in Iceland, and confirmed that 93% of Icelanders are not stupid when … Continue reading

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Colombia: Electrical capitalist paradise? NOT.

Remember Enron? Ah, capitalist electricity…According to my three-day headache from last week, Colombia is a better place to live than Venezuela because (a) it’s capitalist, and (b) it has no electrical shortages. Well, one of these statements is true (although … Continue reading

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Economics for Dummies: Manifestoon

Marx and Engels meet Warner Bros. Uncanny how well old cartoons illustrate certain key concepts, eh?(Thanks to CK for pointing me in the direction of that excellent video.)

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Oh surprise, surprise…Haiti has OIL!

And lots of it. All unexploited as yet. Does this explain the militarized US “aid” response to the earthquake? You bet…William Engdahl explains how Haiti’s unique geological situation–the same that makes it so vulnerable to earthquakes–also makes it minerally rich. … Continue reading

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Economics for Dummies: Woo woo woo woo…

So who said we didn’t live in Bizarro World already? There are plenty of people who think an economy abounding in well-paid jobs IS a Bad Thing. That’s why we no longer have one.

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