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The American Dream: Endangered?
Will our children and grandchildren have better lives than we do? This question is on the back cover of Tom Brokaw’s new book The Time of Our Lives and it caught my eye. He said that the question is “so fundamental it … Continue reading
From Duck Test to WNJDI Questions
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and squawks like a duck, it’s a duck. I have always liked this piece of folk wisdom. I call it the “duck test”. Parallel thinking leads to this question: If we have a problem, … Continue reading
Too Good Not to Share
“My colleagues, they study artificial intelligence. Me? I study natural stupidity.” I found above in my Barnes & Noble browsing today. The speaker was Amos Tversky, a Stanford psychologist, now deceased, and a founding father of behavioral economics. The quote is in the new book The Darwin Economy by … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street: Following the Facts
For many years I have read that the size of the financial sector has been growing relative to the economy as a whole. But I was unprepared for what I saw when I looked at the actual numbers.
Help Wanted
“It is astonishing what foolish things one can temporarily believe if one thinks too long alone, …” I have an addiction: books. I feed my habit by browsing books in the local libraries and book stores. In my regular weekly trip … Continue reading
Tax Simplification: A Proposal for the Super Committee
The proposal below is written for the “Super Committee” that was formed by Congress in August to recommend measures that will reduce the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion or more over ten years. It has been sent to each committee member and will be copied … Continue reading
Please inform and lead the people, Mr. President.
The message below was sent to the White House on July 3, 2011, and published as a letter to the editor in the Bernardsville News on July 7. Dear President Obama: You did an excellent job at your June 29 press … Continue reading
Take bold initiatives to get the country moving again
The message below was emailed to the White House on 06-09-11 at 0440P. Dear Mr. President: I wrote you a very angry message on June 7 in which I said: ” You have been AWOL from the economy for two years, … Continue reading
Do something, g-d d-mn it!!!
The message below was emailed to President Obama on June 7, 2011 and published as a letter to the editor in the Bernardsville News on June 16. Dear Mr. President: “So do something, g-d d-mn it!!!” These words came hissing thru clenched … Continue reading
Take a tough stand, Mr. President
The message below was emailed to President Obama on 05-13-11 at 1030A. Dear Mr. President: I am a life-long, fiscally conservative Democrat. I believe you are intelligent and have courage, that you know that we must deal with our long term deficit, … Continue reading