US Freight Volume Drops | Wolf Street
US Freight Volume Drops | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2019/03/18/declining-freight-volume-signals-slowdown-for-goods-based-economy/
Not good
Economics
Sorry, Sandy, Capitalism Needs No Redemption
Sorry, Sandy, Capitalism Needs No Redemption
— Read on www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/sorry_sandy_capitalism_needs_no_redemption.html
Bastiat’s Legacy in Economics – LewRockwell
Bastiat’s Legacy in Economics – LewRockwell
— Read on www.lewrockwell.com/2019/03/jrg-guido-hlsmann/bastiats-legacy-in-economics/
Tesla’s Mess at the Top: Moody’s Gets Nervous | Wolf Street
Tesla’s Mess at the Top: Moody’s Gets Nervous | Wolf Street
— Read on wolfstreet.com/2019/03/15/teslas-mess-at-the-top-moodys-gets-nervous/
No Free Lunch: Valuation Determines Return | Mauldin Economics
We’ll show how the long-term average is a longshot bet in almost any market environment. Most of the time, returns over a decade or two are well-above or well-below average.
— Read on www.mauldineconomics.com/frontlinethoughts/no-free-lunch-valuation-determines-return
Outsourcing Giant Interserve with 65,000 Employees Collapses – Rigged Game
Shareholders wiped out, 14 Months after competitor Carillion Collapsed.
— Read on riggedgame.blog/2019/03/15/outsourcing-giant-interserve-with-65000-employees-collapses/
Small Businesses Are Key In Improving the Lives of Workers | Mises Wire
While one often hears a lot of talk about the virtues of “mom and pop” shops (and the evils of “big box” stores) policy makers do remarkably little to encourage the growth and health of small businesses.
— Read on mises.org/wire/small-businesses-are-key-improving-lives-workers
Small business is the real engine of our economy
Trump Rolls Out 2020 Budget Proposal with Potentially Largest Spending Cuts in US History
He’s laid down a challenge for the Democratic House.
— Read on www.westernjournal.com/ct/trump-rolls-2020-budget-proposal-potentially-largest-spending-cuts-us-history/
Yes
Toll-Road Giant Abertis Just Doubled its Debt to €22 Bn to Pay a Special Dividend to the Companies that Acquired it Last Year – Rigged Game
The acquisition created the world’s biggest toll-road operator. But it was costly. And one of the acquirers, Atlantia of Italy, is now in trouble because its bridge collapsed, killing 43 people
— Read on riggedgame.blog/2019/03/12/toll-road-giant-abertis-just-doubled-its-debt-to-e22-bn-to-pay-a-special-dividend-to-the-companies-that-acquired-it-last-year/
U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
— Read on www.usdebtclock.org/
Three very important things to look at here when you discuss free stuff from the government. Debt per taxpayer vs citizen. Tax revenue per taxpayer vs per citizen, and interest on the debt.
If these numbers do not convince you that we cannot afford more free stuff from the government, I fear for the future of America. We will eventually end up like Venezuela 🇻🇪.
We need less federal government,less federal spending at all levels, and politicians who understand that concept.
John Barleycorn 
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