France, Germany Bicker over Export Surplus


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Germany may have lost its position as the world’s leading exporter to China, but its dominance in the export market still has its fellow euro-zone members hot under the collar.

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Greenspan Expressing Doubts re Nonsensical Ayn Rand Philosophy


One of the things you’ve got to say for Alan Greenspan is that he has at least a modicum of intellectual honesty. Despite the ghastliness that started in Black September 2008, most free-market fundamentalists have continued to hold to, if not intensity, their commitment to their “faith-based” economic views.

NYC Cabs SYSTEMATICALLY Gouged Riders for MILLIONS


What a surprise – NOT 😉 !!! If you’ve ever felt you were being ripped off in a New York City cab ride, YOU’RE PROBABLY RIGHT … “The drivers’ scheme, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said, involved 1.8 million rides and cost passengers an average of $4 to $5 extra per trip.