Archive for April, 2009

30
Apr

Local Towns Making Their Own Currency (So The Weakonomist Does One Too)

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, April 30th 2009   9 comments already   

This is sort of a supplemental post to the College of Weakonomics course from yesterday.
Admittedly, I don’t know everything about economics.  It’s true.  The use of local currency was a brand new concept to me when I wrote my College of Weakonomics yesterday on Local Currency.  I first heard about it on NBC Nightly News [...]

under: banking, economics, government    
29
Apr

Weakon 222: Local Currency

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, April 29th 2009   4 comments already   

When times get tough and cash is in short supply, local economies sometimes turn to printing their own money to keep things moving.  Local currencies a method of exchange in commerce that is not backed by a national government.
By this definition local currencies are not legal tender.  This would keep them from being considered valid [...]

under: college of weakonomics, economics    
28
Apr

What Swine Flu and Recessions Have in Common

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, April 28th 2009   10 comments already   

OMG Swine Flu hysteria is like totally sweeping the nation!  We should be glued to CenileNN and Faux News all day for the late breaking coverage of this potentially deadly epidemic that may kill us all!  Actually, of course Swine Flu is no big deal.  You’re smarter than that.  But television and print media aren’t [...]

under: economics, lists, media    
27
Apr

The Bankers Did Not Do This To Us!

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, April 27th 2009   11 comments already   

(The following is a guest post, please read my guest posting policy) – The Weakonomist
The bankers make a lot more money than you or me. They are stupid people. Smelly too. And they dress funny.

I’m fine on all that. However, there’s one matter on which I believe that the bankers are getting a raw deal. [...]

under: banking    
26
Apr

Guest Posting Policy

Posted by The Weakonomist in Sunday, April 26th 2009   Comments Off   

In over a year I’ve never sought out guest posting nor accepted submissions for guests.  But since recently I have been submitting guest posts on other blogs it’s high time I started allowing some on Weakonomics as well.
Before I do let’s set up some guidelines first.  Guest posts don’t necessarily reflect the opinions of The [...]

under: Uncategorized    
25
Apr

Weakend: More Friggin’ Weddings

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, April 25th 2009   6 comments already   

If someone had told me my twenties would be filled with attending 2-5 weddings per year I would have probably made sure to lose touch with as many friends and family as possible during college.  Today I get to spend a lot of time in the car to get to a beach where my cousin [...]

under: personal, weakend    
24
Apr

Weakonomics Web Junction: Earth Day

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, April 24th 2009   2 comments already   

Wednesday was Earth Day.  For more than years 20 I have basically ignored Earth Day except when various greenie teachers forced us to do something in class.  The environment was just never all the important to me (global warming week).  Why?  Because I’ve seen first hand how quickly Mother Nature takes back what is hers. [...]

under: business, links, lists    
23
Apr

What Happens When The Banks Pay Back TARP Money?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, April 23rd 2009   7 comments already   

Goldman Sachs says they’re ready to pay back TARP money, but what happens once they do it?
To some of you I’m sure there is nothing that gets your jollies going better than a juicy headline from the likes of Perez Hilton.  While infatuation with Hollywood celebs requires a certain amount of mental retardation, my RSS [...]

under: banking, government    
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