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Tag Archives: Oil
On Financial Innovation
Is there really no other way for an accredited university to educate people without the overhead and costs which make $30,000 a year the “minimum cost”? What if student loans were no longer enabled, and people had to save up and pay cash? Isn’t it possible that new institutional forms would arise to meet the demand for education which isn’t funded by loans? Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Financial News, Fresh Perspectives
Tagged Financial Crisis, Oil, Risk Pricing, Student Loans
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The Future of Cities
What never ceases to amaze me is how few people who expect cities to implode have any grasp of the size and scale of cities which thrived for hundreds of years without any fossil fuels. Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Building & Remodeling, Fresh Perspectives
Tagged City Planning, Commuting, Gasoline Prices, Oil, Urban Centers
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What Is Our Weakest Link?
Any system, organization or device is only as strong as its weakest component. What are the weakest links in the U.S. culture and economy? Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives
Tagged Consumer Spending, Debt, Democracy, Inflation, Oil, The Dollar, Unemployment
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There’s a Slow Train Coming
Wow. A negative 2% in the quarter starting next month? How can that be? Let’s look at what caused the recent growth. Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Economic News, Fresh Perspectives
Tagged Bernanke, Double-Dip Recession, GDP, Oil, Recovery, The Fed, Unemployment
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21st Century Breakdown
“Wherever we’re headed, America is evolving in ways most of us don’t like or understand. Individually focused yet collectively adrift, we wonder if we’re heading toward a waterfall. Are we?” Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning Political leaders and … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of The Storm, Fresh Perspectives, Social Mood Swings
Tagged Deflation, Inflation, National Debt, Oil, The Dollar, The Fed, War
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