Tag: GDP

Economy and Energy Consumption

Apr 23, 2007

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Acton PowerBlog: Economy and Energy Consumption Jordan Ballor Schadler pointed out that even though the United States has only 5% of the world’s population, we consume 25% of the world’s energy. It’s a typical canard trotted out by those who want to depict us ugly Americans as “energy hogs.” ……. But let’s take a brief…
Got to Admit It’s Getting Better…

Sep 2, 2006

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mwkruse

in Economics, Generations, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

From TCS Daily: Got to Admit It's Getting Better… In the Times piece, "Real Wages Fail to Match a Rise in Productivity," reporters Steven Greenhouse and David Leonhardt give the impression that workers are somehow doing worse and getting a raw deal from employers. Errors in the Times piece make the reporters' case appear stronger…