Category Archives: deficit

Bronze Age Collapse and the coming global shitstorm

Posted on 2/3/2011 by Tim

I just listened to a podcast about the collapse of the Bronze Age. “The bronze age palace economies” formed a complex network of societies with long trade routes, labor specialization and large populations. Then, inexplicably, it all came apart. There … Continue reading →

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Election results

Posted on 11/3/2010 by Tim

I’m looking forward to watching the Republicans try to solve our problems. My biggest problem with them is that they purport to be enraged about federal debt but are committed to protecting entitlement programs like medicare and social security because … Continue reading →

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Coming Global Shitstorm zeitgeist (CGSZ)

Posted on 3/18/2007 by Tim

zeitgeist: A German word for the “moral, intellectual, and cultural climate of an era” as seen on Google Zeitgeist, where they show the world’s top search phrases for the given week. Wouldn’t it be great if you could see the … Continue reading →

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Texas tries to rescind generational accounting

Posted on 3/12/2007 by Tim

States are starting to get scared of GASB-45. I blogged about these rules a while ago. The rules require states and cities to declare the future cost of promised retirement benefits to current employees. That is, we all will be … Continue reading →

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the medical technology arms race

Posted on 2/16/2007 by Tim

When the device on the left is finished with you, you will be missing some parts. The $1 million Da Vinci Robot “scales surgeons movements to the micro scale of the instruments” and lets the surgeon see the work surface … Continue reading →

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medicare info

Posted on 6/2/2006 by Tim

From Wall Street Journal: “in an effort to help consumers compare the price and quality of health care, the Bush administration is posting how much Medicare pays hospitals for 30 common procedures such as heart operations and hip and knee … Continue reading →

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