http://alazycowboy.com Fri, 18 May 2012 15:05:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://alazycowboy.com/2012/04/09/the-dilemma-of-the-quantitative-easing/comment-page-1/#comment-8735 Have we reached a transformational point in the consumer driven economy? | alazycowboy.com Fri, 18 May 2012 15:05:51 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/?p=1375#comment-8735 [...] the America subconsciously picked a new socially acceptable debt level? I speculated in a previous post that it makes a lot of sense for America to pay down its credit card debt to a level much lower [...] [...] the America subconsciously picked a new socially acceptable debt level? I speculated in a previous post that it makes a lot of sense for America to pay down its credit card debt to a level much lower [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/29/what-i-learned-from-this-time-is-differentsovereign-debt-is-forever-until-okwhatever/comment-page-1/#comment-8687 Bad Debt is Forever! | alazycowboy.com Tue, 01 May 2012 20:55:22 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/29/what-i-learned-from-this-time-is-differentsovereign-debt-is-forever-until-okwhatever/#comment-8687 [...] the research published in the book, This Time It’s Different, which I read and reviewed in January. In this article the authors are saying that countries debt levels above 90% of GDP correspond to [...] [...] the research published in the book, This Time It’s Different, which I read and reviewed in January. In this article the authors are saying that countries debt levels above 90% of GDP correspond to [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2010/05/23/alexander-pope-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-8639 The Solyndra Government | alazycowboy.com Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:41:01 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2010/05/23/alexander-pope-quotes/#comment-8639 [...] that his bad investments were due to the bond market being a black box. Let me paraphrase something Alexander Pope said a long time ago, the best government is the government that [...] [...] that his bad investments were due to the bond market being a black box. Let me paraphrase something Alexander Pope said a long time ago, the best government is the government that [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2012/04/09/the-dilemma-of-the-quantitative-easing/comment-page-1/#comment-8634 Merchant Account Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:42:19 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/?p=1375#comment-8634 Now we know that the increase in revolving credit that we saw in Q4 2011 was a blip attributable to holiday spending and now we are back to the debt-slashing pattern we've become so familiar with in the post-Lehman world. The ongoing declines of credit card charge-offs and delinquencies, which are already at record-low levels, confirm this observation. Unfortunately, the poor employment data for February will not help in convincing Americans that the worst of the crisis is over and we can begin spending more freely again. Now we know that the increase in revolving credit that we saw in Q4 2011 was a blip attributable to holiday spending and now we are back to the debt-slashing pattern we’ve become so familiar with in the post-Lehman world. The ongoing declines of credit card charge-offs and delinquencies, which are already at record-low levels, confirm this observation. Unfortunately, the poor employment data for February will not help in convincing Americans that the worst of the crisis is over and we can begin spending more freely again.

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/02/follow-up-on-green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8526 February Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself | alazycowboy.com Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:42:33 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/02/follow-up-on-green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/#comment-8526 [...] months ago I wrote in Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself that by my calculations the extra insulation I put in the ceiling resulted in a 10.2% drop in [...] [...] months ago I wrote in Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself that by my calculations the extra insulation I put in the ceiling resulted in a 10.2% drop in [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-8498 Why Isn’t Contraception part of the Gold Plan? | alazycowboy.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:04:19 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/#comment-8498 [...] unaffordable and not sustainable. This is not a strategy to lower health care costs. In a previous post I compared Ohio health care insurance to Massachusetts. The cost of “Essential Benefits” in [...] [...] unaffordable and not sustainable. This is not a strategy to lower health care costs. In a previous post I compared Ohio health care insurance to Massachusetts. The cost of “Essential Benefits” in [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/02/follow-up-on-green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8470 Another Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself | alazycowboy.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:30:38 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2012/01/02/follow-up-on-green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/#comment-8470 [...] month I wrote a follow up, Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself, in which I said that the additional insulation I put in the ceiling resulted in a 10.2% drop in [...] [...] month I wrote a follow up, Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself, in which I said that the additional insulation I put in the ceiling resulted in a 10.2% drop in [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2011/11/20/green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8258 Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself | alazycowboy.com Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:21:33 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2011/11/20/green-technology-that-pays-for-itself/#comment-8258 [...] few weeks ago I wrote a post about installing additional insulation in the ceiliing, Green Technology that pays for itself. Recently I was pleasantly surprised when I received my December electric bill. It was down 38.8% [...] [...] few weeks ago I wrote a post about installing additional insulation in the ceiliing, Green Technology that pays for itself. Recently I was pleasantly surprised when I received my December electric bill. It was down 38.8% [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-7683 New Study Shows Obamacare’s Impact on Ohio Coverage and Premiums | alazycowboy.com Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:06:55 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/#comment-7683 [...] I am particularly interested in how Ohio is impacted by the Obamacare reforms. In a previous post this year I performed a simple price check of similar health care policies in Ohio and in [...] [...] I am particularly interested in how Ohio is impacted by the Obamacare reforms. In a previous post this year I performed a simple price check of similar health care policies in Ohio and in [...]

]]> http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6728 Are Health Care Costs a Financial Bubble? | alazycowboy.com Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:46:36 +0000 http://alazycowboy.com/2011/01/15/is-the-individual-mandate-necessary-for-health-care-reform/#comment-6728 [...] a previous post I compared my health insurance costs in Ohio with the lowest available plan in Massachusetts. The [...] [...] a previous post I compared my health insurance costs in Ohio with the lowest available plan in Massachusetts. The [...]

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