corruption disaster capitalism economics The Corporation US economy
October 19, 2008

Fiddling While Rome Burns: Bonuses at All Time High

A record $70 billion in bonuses are planned for Wall Street ‘genuises’this year, despite the worst show of abuse of capitalism in the last 80 years. At one point last week the Morgan Stanley $10.7bn pay pot for the year to date was greater than the entire stock market value of the business. In effect, staff, on receiving their remuneration, could club together and buy […]

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October 19, 2008

Cuba to Become an Oil Player

Full Story Here. The dynamics of the Carribean just got a little more dynamic. Now that Cuba will have serious cash-flow, they’ll be able to partner with the likes of Venezuela and Bolivia and start driving the US nuts. Expect the ‘axis of evil’ rhetoric to increase exponentially in the coming months.

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October 19, 2008

Head of Taser Distributor Arrested in France

NOTE:  Now that the Canadian election is a bust, it’s time I got back to the original and targeted intent of this blog, which is to follow all things related to Taser and the shock economy. Original story here. French police arrested the head of a company that distributes stun guns in France for Scottsdale-based Taser International Inc. on Tuesday, according to foreign news reports. […]

economics interflation shock The Corporation US economy
October 18, 2008

The Solution to Casino-Capitalism?

Ralph Nader has some timely suggestions for reducing or eliminating what he calls ‘casino-capitalism’:  a tax on transactions. Full story here. So what do you think?  Would the powers that be even remotely consider a tax on their own transactions?  No. That would be like asking a Ford to impose a tax on its own engines. I’m sorry if I sound resistant to the idea.  […]

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October 16, 2008

16% = (near) majority

The will of 16% of the population of Canada has been thrust upon.  Steve is acting like he’s been handed a majority.  Stephane has succombed.  Jack’s gang is a little larger, but no longer a threat. The numbers are really quite depressing. For starters, only 3 out of every 5 Canadians voted.  I’d like to know what happened to the other 40%. A total of […]