Category:Economy

Dialogues on the State of the Unions: Letters from a Closed Shop

Posted on February 9, 2022Updated on February 9, 2022by Mark MamerowCategories:Economy, History, Michael DiMilo, Social Commentary

Artwork by Micheal DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark Mamerow, Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Time for balanced reporting. And I’m not sure anyone has actually said the fall of the unions was no fault of the unions….but if they are even thinking it—ya’ll better duck for cover. Though I’ve done no …
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Blackish Friday

Posted on December 2, 2021Updated on December 2, 2021by Geoff CarterCategories:Culture, Economy, Holidays, Michael DiMilo, Social Commentary

Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Black Friday, that orgy of rabid consumerism—a stampede sometimes as dangerous as the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona—was a bit of a disappointment this year. A number of stores did not open at four a.m. for shoppers to rampage through their aisles like a legion of Vikings; …
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Resignation Spring

Posted on November 4, 2021Updated on November 4, 2021by Geoff CarterCategories:Economy, Michael DiMilo, Pandemic, Social Commentary

Artwork by Michael DiMilo During the height of the COVID quarantine, over 9.6 million Americans lost their jobs (Pew Research Center). Restaurants, theaters, and other public venues were forced to close immediately, but every sector of the economy was eventually affected—and still is. After schools closed, many working parents had to stay home to care …
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Kickass and Credit World

Posted on October 8, 2021Updated on October 8, 2021by Bill StokesCategories:Economy, Humor, Kickass

Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in observing the incredible growth of the credit industry as new banks spring up on hot real-estate corners everywhere, and the credit union gang does a major overhaul of its lavish facilities. The stats on the credit card load carried …
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Personal Space

Posted on July 22, 2021Updated on December 19, 2021by Geoff CarterCategories:Culture, Economy, Social Commentary, Technology

Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter On July 11th, billionaire Richard Branson launched himself fifty-three miles into the atmosphere—to the very edge of space, taking a slight edge in a three-way race between himself and other multi-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to establish a space tourism industry. Bezos plans to launch his self-funded …
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Unnatural Selection

Posted on July 15, 2021Updated on July 15, 2021by Geoff CarterCategories:Economy, Social Commentary

Photo by Francesco Califano on Unsplash By Geoff Carter This has been a period of unparalleled prosperity in this country—for the few. While the average wage-earner’s take home pay has stagnated, giving them less real buying power than it did even ten years ago, a few rich and powerful citizens have seen their fortunes grow almost exponentially. According …
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Step Right Up: A Primer in Sidestepping Taxes

Posted on June 12, 2021Updated on June 12, 2021by Mark MamerowCategories:Economy, Money, Politics

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels By Mark Mamerow Them that’s got shall get Them that’s not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news —“God Bless the Child”, Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. The muckraking site ProPublica recently published an expose on the ridiculously low levels of income taxes paid by the superrich. Using data …
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Kickass and Amazon’s Psychic Delivery

Posted on April 9, 2021Updated on April 21, 2021by Bill StokesCategories:Economy, Humor, Kickass, Technology

By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper to take advantage of the new Amazon policy of making distribution centers out of former shopping malls to facilitate Amazon’s plan to deliver items before they are ordered. Based on the marketing premise—“You may not have wanted this or even ordered it, but …
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