Archive for May, 2008

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May

Angry Renter

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, May 13th 2008   Comments Off   

I can’t recall how this website became known to me, as it was bookmarked and then forgotten. Angry Renter is a website petition. The website’s platform is based on a silent minority, America’s renters. Many people rent. I did , still do, and will likely continue to do so for a [...]

under: banking, government    
12
May

The Flaws of the Clinton Gas Tax Holiday

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 12th 2008   Comments Off   

At the time of this writing, Hillary has recently taken what many think is the final blow to her campaign. I tend to stay out of politics on the blog, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t pick apart what she said.
Clinton recently endorsed a gas tax cut proposed by John McCain. The [...]

under: economics, government, media    
11
May

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted by The Weakonomist in Sunday, May 11th 2008   Comments Off   

I’m writing this in March with the hope I’ll remember to post it on Mother’s day. Yesterday (back in March), my mother viewed my website for the first time. Being the great mother she is, Mom was so proud of what her son had done. She was impressed with the content, the [...]

under: personal    
10
May

Weakonomics Weekend Edition 05/10/08

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, May 10th 2008   Comments Off   

Sorry, I wasn’t able to put up a post this morning. This last week has been hectic at work, and I traveled all day Friday. I spent all day today (Saturday) moving my grandmother out of her house and in with one of my aunts.
The good news for my grandmother is she has [...]

under: weakend    
9
May

Fortune 500’s Failings

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, May 9th 2008   Comments Off   

Growing up I always thought the Fortune 500 was a list of the richest 500 people in the world. The knowledge that Fortune was a magazine and not just the name of a list had not yet been shared with me. You’re not as naive as I was, so of course you know [...]

under: business, economics, investing, lists, media    
8
May

Weaky Awards #3

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, May 8th 2008   Comments Off   

Sometimes you have to give awards to people retroactively. Case in point, Gordon Burger. Gordon is probably a good ole boy that got into house flipping with the real estate bubble in the early 2000s. Business Week featured him in an article back in the “good days” of 2006. No big [...]

under: economics, weaky    
7
May

Liquid Worth

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, May 7th 2008   Comments Off   

Welcome to a new personal finance term. Its likely you’ve heard of liquid net worth – the value of all assets that can readily be turned into cash. That would exclude things like real estate and ownership in private companies. To not confuse liquid net worth with my definition, I’m calling it [...]

under: personal, personal finance    
6
May

Monetary G-Spot or Just Fiscal Foreplay?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, May 6th 2008   Comments Off   

Stimulated? Its rebate time! I haven’t talked much about our economic stimulus package and won’t here either. There are plenty of arguments why its a terrible idea and why its a good idea. Its not worth debating, its coming and there’s nothing you can do about it. To be perfectly honest, [...]

under: economics, government, personal finance    
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