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Occupy Wall Street: An Ominous Development

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2313, 6th October, 2011
I feel sorry for the Occupy Wall Street people. They recognize that our economy is very, very sick. They see bits and pieces: rising income inequality, massive fluctuations in the banking system, the stock market moving up and down like a yo-yo, mass unemployment, increased political polarization, hypocritical politicians, and fraud everywhere. And so they [...]
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the abortion/death penalty fallacy

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1515, 15th September, 2010
Let’s suspend our beliefs about abortion and the death penalty for a minute, and let’s think about a single question.  Is it hypocritical for those who believe in prohibiting abortion to also advocate the death penalty?  Or is it hypocritical for those who prohibit the death penalty to allow abortion?  My answer to both questions [...]
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come on, geithner!

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1000, 4th April, 2010
From this story. April 3 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner delayed a scheduled April 15 report to Congress on exchange-rate policies, sidestepping a decision on whether to accuse China of manipulating the value of the yuan. And so we continue our ridiculous charade of blaming China Related Posts:Republican debate notes, pt. 1: [...]
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