It's all about burden-sharing!
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:13:39 +0000
Financial crisis resolution:
It's all about burden-sharing
Charles Wyplosz [1]
20 July 2008
Should taxpayers bail out the banking system? One of the world's
leading international macroeconomists contrasts the Larry Summers
"don't-scare-off-the-investors" pro-bailout view with the Willem
Buiter "they-r ...
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New plans to lift the US economy
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:29:26 -0400
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/recession_plagued_nation_demands?utm_source=slate_rss_1
V.V. ...
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Re: Biofuels,food prices and economics
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:16:13 +0100
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:46:56 +0100, Edward
<eddien@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
>In message <cobkWnEw4RdIFwjv@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>
> Tim Lamb <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> In message <ant090802f7fBxcK@strongarm.dereks.pad>, Derek Moody
>> <derek@farm-direct.co.uk> writes
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>> snip
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C.Diff and Scottish Politics
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:08:56 +0100
Pat's Note:
It was thoughtful of Oz to raise these matters over a wider range of
newsgroups. I don't usually take that much interest in politics, but
perhaps it is time.
If this runs the course, it will finish up at the door of the Scottish
Government. It will mean the end of any possibility for independence ...
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Biofuels,food prices and economics
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:57:09 +0100
Been rather dead here (UBA) lately and I have been busy (and had a few
days 'up north') but I am amazed at the mindless goings on in the press
about biofuels, world food prices and oil prices.
Astonishingly nearly everyone seems to be so far off the mark as to the
economics of agriculture, and that includes th ...
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PRACTICAL POLITICS No.164
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:44:28 +0000
PRACTICAL POLITICS April 2008 Issue No. 164
DENIAL, BELITTLEMENT, BEWILDERMENT, PAIN
In our Issue No. 159, in July 2002, we forecast the next slump would arrive
in around seven years' time. When the early signs were noted last year, they
were widely overlooked or seen as little local difficulties. Next came
a ...
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Finding out the cost of things in 1988
Fri, 23 May 2008 17:52:06 +0100
Hi,
Can anyone tell me how I can find out the cost of every day items in 1988,
such as:
A pint of lager
The average house price
A pint of milk
A Big Mac, etc...
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm preparing a best man's speech and the
bride and groom have been together since 1988 and they're only just ...
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The Silent Jihad Against the West [reposted]
Mon, 5 May 2008 10:45:27 -0700 (PDT)
"...Islam has already infiltrated most of the west,
especially in Europe. Now Islam has the
combined support and encouragement of the
entire global banking community..."
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The Silent Jihad Against the West
Culture War Dr. Vincent G. Gioia
May 3, 2008
Anyone that cares ...
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Re: A recepy for disaster.
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:14:54 GMT
Darling's 10p tax options
Analysis
By Brian Wheeler
Political reporter, BBC News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has hinted at future help for the
estimated 5.3 million low paid workers hit by the abolition of the 10p tax
rate - but how much room for manoeuvre doe ...
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Join or help Goodeez UK (its free)
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:06:22 +0800
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