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by Jeff Neilson

http://morality101.net/blog/2009/04/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/ Nobody wants to mention tax rises just ahead of the elections,” said Thorolfur Matthiasson, an economics professor at the University of Iceland. “But if the budget deficit is 10 percent of GDP and the official debt is approximately what the nation can produce in one year, then the politicians will have to raise tax and [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/iceland-expected-to-turn-left-in-weekend-election/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/ http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:03:35 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=631 To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed  for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. What does [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/regulation-the-cause-not-the-cure-of-the-financial-crisis/ http://morality101.net/blog/regulation-the-cause-not-the-cure-of-the-financial-crisis/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:26:24 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/2008/11/regulation-the-cause-not-the-cure-of-the-financial-crisis/ But when central banks, through their manipulation of the money supply, artificially lower the interest rate, then the signals get distorted; investors are led to act as though consumers have a lower time-preference than they actually do. Thus investors are led to invest in longer-term projects that are unsustainable,

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