Archive for March, 2009

31
Mar

AIG To Change Name, I Suggest PIG

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, March 31st 2009   3 comments already   

PIG could mean the “People’s Insurance Group” since we own it and all.  Of course their logo would be a giant piggy bank where your money checks in, but it doesn’t check out!  Despite owning 80% of the company, the American people probably won’t get to pick the new name of the company.  Oh well.
The [...]

under: business    
30
Mar

A Simplified Story of Our Recession

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, March 30th 2009   1 comment so far   

Back in 2006 we were all sitting pretty.  America was rich, everyone owned a home, and you knew at least one person that was “getting into real estate”.  2007 was a flash of worry and 2008 a blur of panic.  Boom! here we are in 2009 and you’re like WTF just happened?  You’ve seen thousands [...]

under: economics    
29
Mar

Weakonomics Web Junction: March Madness Edition

Posted by The Weakonomist in Sunday, March 29th 2009   2 comments already   

My editor’s choice this week goes to Money Smart Life.  Ben used a tactic I’m fond of comparing two unlike things in order to illustrate a point better.  Ben was able to compare basketball and money.  Since March Madness is finishing up this week, this makes it the perfect editor’s choice.
Here are my other favorite [...]

under: links    
28
Mar

Weakonomics Weekend Edition: Tesla Model S Edition

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, March 28th 2009   8 comments already   

It is possible that during this past week we experienced the fundamental change in the American automotive landscape*.  Tesla, the appropriately named electric car company, announced their second production vehicle, the Model S (white on left).

Tesla was previously in the headlines for their Roadster (red on right), a beautiful 2-seater sports-car that runs on only [...]

under: cars, environment, technology, weakend    
27
Mar

7 Things You Don’t Know About The Weakonomist

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, March 27th 2009   5 comments already   

Green Panda from Green Panda Treehouse tagged me for some meme action.  What we’ve got here is a case of 7 things you don’t know about The Weakonomist.  Now I’ve already played this game once.  In that one I gave you 25 (ish) things about me.  I’ve been itching to do this again so this [...]

under: personal    
27
Mar

Tax Week: Final Thoughts and Opinions

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, March 27th 2009   7 comments already   

There are two things that I hate when it comes to business and decision making: wasted resources and needless complication.  Take wedding planning for instance.  The Sheconomist is a stickler for details and has spent hours figuring out which photographer would be best for our wedding.  I’d rather simply pick one, and move on to [...]

under: government    
26
Mar

Value Added Tax (VAT):  The Pros and Cons

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, March 26th 2009   6 comments already   

Over in the far off distant world of Europe, they don’t use the income tax system that the American government uses.  Instead the Euro folks are big fans of the Value Added Tax (VAT).  The VAT is a tax on consumption, like the sales tax and fair tax.  But it’s technically a tax on profits [...]

under: government    
25
Mar

Fair Tax:  The Pros and Cons

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, March 25th 2009   44 comments already   

First of all let’s be clear, with a name like “fair tax” it’s difficult to argue against it.  ”Fair tax” is a term like “Change we can believe in.”  What does it really mean?  Nothing.  Instead think of the Fair Tax as a tax on consumerism (Consumer Tax).  It is simply a glorified sales tax [...]

under: government    
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