December 2009
4 posts
“Copenhagen was much worse than just another bad deal, because it illustrated a...”
– How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room | Mark Lynas | Environment | The Guardian
There are those who think the US was a poorly-behaved superpower, and to an extent they’re obviously right, but I don’t think they have any idea what they’re in for in a...
“After Tara Scheuerman was laid off from her job as an office assistant at a...”
– Hobbyists Use Etsy to Trade Day Job for Hard Work - NYTimes.com (via apsies)
Right. It’s not cool to note this, but we moved from piecework to automation for a reason…
“Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Homeowners with mortgages of more than $1 million...”
– Luxury-Home Owners in U.S. Use ‘Short Sales’ as Defaults Rise - Bloomberg.com
This actually doesn’t shock me. “Rich” people are, ceteris paribus, more likely to think in terms of economic rationality, and walking away makes sense for a much larger proportion of underwater house...
“So far in his tenure, Chairman Bernanke has already told us that housing prices...”
– Dylan Ratigan: Americans Don’t Have Jobs, Will Ben Keep His?