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Elites or Ultras – Income Inequality 5
The upper 1% incomes are blamed for our economic troubles, but the upper 0.01% are probably the ones at fault This was to be an update to the previous post, Overstated Gains. But a new report on The American Prospect’s … Continue reading
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Overstated gains? Income Inequality-4
The upper 1% incomes are blamed for our economic troubles, but the upper 0.01% are probably to blame Income inequality is a dangerous fact in American life, but there is a certain feel to the available data that make it … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Emmanual Saez, Gretchen Morganson, income inequality, top 1% income, wealth distribution
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Elite Deserve What They Get – Income Inequality 3
Some say income inequality in the U.S. is neither unjust nor dangerous, but the purest form of American fairness. Our elite deserve all they get. This is a follow-on post to our main discussion in Zero Sum Games. Our Deserving … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged bryan york, diane rehm, income inequality, job creation, Paul Krugman, upward mobility
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The Poor Rich – Income Inequality 2
Some folks say that this income inequality thing has been blown all out of proportion. The upper groups aren’t doing so well, actually, because life is more challenging and expensive at that level. This is a follow-on post to our … Continue reading
Social Inequality – Zero Sum Games
Income shifts out of lower incomes into the upper levels, in a kind of zero sum game There has been an unusual stir in the recent news about the increase of income inequality in the United States. Wealthy households are … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged income inequality, inequality, James Steewart, median income, new york times, Paul Krugman, Robert Reich, Saez, Wealth
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Police, Martial Law and new directions
Police are not good enforcers for Martial Law. Do they serve an over-purpose? On Friday, November 11, Police in Davis California used pepper spray to quell a quiet group of students participating in the current nation-wide protests. This never works. … Continue reading
Sudden Jumps and Surging Yen
The yen is not rising with unexpected jumps, it follows a 5 year linear trend. Hiroko Tabuchi published a New York times Business report last Wednesday (2011 Nov 09) on Toyota’s performance. Ms. Tabuchi is a respected reporter who says … Continue reading
Mercury, Power Plants, poison
Remember our discussion on mercury pollution and fluorescent tubes? We pointed out that power plants emit about 60 tons of mercury into the environment every year, the nation’s biggest mercury polluters. EPA has just passed regulations to almost halt all … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Resources, Technology
Tagged mercury polution, polution, power plants, rand paul, sen. ben nelson, sen. joe manchin, The Hill blog
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When Yen Parity?
The Yen is rising in value vs. the U.S. Dollar, could we make a guess when 1 dollar is the same worth as 1 yen? Such a guess would be purely speculative and work only if “past history is the … Continue reading
Pipeline spills and Keystone XL
Pipeline spills are common about the world and certainly in the U.S. This post is an adjunct to LastTechAge major post on Keystone XL, bringing previously published data into view again. Here is only part of a New York Times … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Resources
Tagged Dan Frosch, Janet Roberts, Keystone XL, oil spills, pipeline breaks, tar sands
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Free Trade is Bad for U.S.
Last night, the magazine The Hill posts current notes on items of immediate concern. Today, sometime, Pres Obama is to sign the Free Trade bill and send more factories, more jobs overseas. This agreement is with S. Korea, Panama, and … Continue reading
Keystone XL – The Balance Sheet
The U.S. will soon make a decision on to allow the build of the “final” segments to the Keystone pipe line, or not. This proposal is called Keystone XL by TransCanada Corporation. It is to replace parts and to build … Continue reading
Update — Fluorescent Lights / China
This is an update on the law banning incandescent lighting, see Using Fluorescent Lights -A Compilation. The New York Times (2011 Sep16) had an article by Keith Bradsher in the Business section, China Consolidates Grip on Rare Earths. The Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Bradsher, CFL, China, Fluorescent, incandescent, new york times, NYT, rare earths
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Arctic Off-Shore Oil – is it worth it?
There is a lot of talk about off-shore oil in the Arctic. In August, Shell Oil was given the final green light to sink test wells in Beaufort Sea, located in the arctic coastal waters off Alaska, just off shore … Continue reading
Gold or Collectable Standard?
Last Wednesday (2011 August 31) Steven Davidoff published an essay for Dealbook in the Business section of the New York Times on the real vs apparent value of gold. He discusses gold and how its price has been driven to … Continue reading
Using Fluorescents – A Compilation
This concludes the very long series evaluating our turn from incandescent to fluorescent lighting. This is a summary of the 6 posts. Acronyms:1. Efficiency Fluorescents-1 Efficiency From the manufacturers ratings, we found that CFL lamps used about 4 ½ times … Continue reading
Fluorescents-6 Environmental Impact
Mercury and heavy metals discarded into the waste stream have a strong impact on our ways of live. Here, we consider how discarding fluorescent lights impacts environmental contamination. This post is more heavily documented than our other posts because the … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged CFL, energy, environmental policy, Fluorescent, incandescent, mercury, mercury pollution, rare earths
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Fluorescents-4A: Flicker and UV
This is the fourth post in a series about compact fluorescent lights (CFL). We look at a number of different issues that have been raised, some may be true problems, some almost certainly are not “show stopper” issues. CFLs will … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Bob Tadeschi, CFL, flicker, Fluorescent, incandescent, new york times, NYT, UV
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Fluorescents-3: Not as bright as you think
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are mandated for the US market starting in January 2012. These bulbs certainly have good press; they are reputed to do wonderful things, nice green attributes. Here, we discuss probably the most serious problem with the … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged CFL, CFL brightness, CFL lumens, CFL policy, Fluorescent, incandescent, lumen depreciation, lumen maintenance
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