The Economics of Misery

Economics has real, unpleasant, even destructive consequences for the people of the world. Over the last three decades, economists played an important role in creating the conditions of the 2008 crisis (and dozens of smaller financial crises that came before it since the early 1980s, such as the 1982 Third…

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The Euroslide Continues

You might have heard that the S&P downgraded several European nations this week.  What you probably didn’t hear was why.  Hidden in the appendix of the downgrade report is this gem. In our opinion, the political agreement does not supply sufficient additional resources or operational flexibility to bolster European rescue operations, or…

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Inconvenient Economic Truths

The only issue that matters in the 2012 election is the income disparity between rich and poor.  And the fact that, as a whole, people are not seeing the benefits of the growth in GDP. That red line is 1980 (about) when America embarked on a reckless experiment with supply-side…

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Can we finally stop with the Hitler sh*t?

No matter on which side of the ideology divide you find yourself, no matter how much you find to dislike about your opponent’s position or ideas or personality…they are not Adolph Hitler. President George W. Bush is not Hitler, Vice President Dick Cheney is not Hitler, President Barack Obama is…

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Senator Erpenbach commends jubilant volunteers at Waukesha recall celebration

“What you did, and what you have been doing over the past 60 days, by going out in all sorts of weather at all sorts of times, day and night, in Waukesha County, says a lot about your dedication,” Senator Erpenbach told the crowd on Friday night at the Waukesha…

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Adolf Hitler Never Goes Away

Adolf Hitler is one the most vile, disgusting human beings in the history of the world (millions of years to most of us, just a few thousand years if your from West Bend). That being said, his name is still bandied about often so if you are going to use…

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Badger Blue, Times Two: “Contempt, thy name is Fitzgerald”

I couldn’t agree more…. It boils down to this: Scott Fitzgerald represents the very worst of an American political system bought and paid for by special interests and representing the needs of a tiny, select few. He just needs to go. It’s that simple. Once you’ve finished reading the rest…

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Some music for your enjoyment

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Recall Walker Anthem

Madison-based hip-hop artists Rob DZ, Dudu Stinks (of Dumate) and DJ Pain 1 collaborate on a song to promote the recall of republican governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker.

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NLRB Strengthens Non-Union Employee Rights

On January 6th, the National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling that employees could not be compelled to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment.  These arbitration agreements are sometimes used to prevent non-union employees from filing class-action labor lawsuits against employers who violate labor law in the way…

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