Re: Jane D'Arista on Doug Henwood's Show

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Pollak
On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Michael Perelman wrote: Regarding the thread on exchange rates, yesterday Doug interviewed Jane regarding exchange rates, posing Ellen Frank's analysis to her. Doug Henwood: Welcome to WBAI, Jane D'Arista Jane D'Arista: Thank you. DH: As I said in the introduction,

Tobin tax in France

2001-09-02 Thread Bill Rosenberg
A colleague heard a news item in the last few days that France has adopted a Tobin tax, which will be used to fund overseas development aid. Can anyone confirm that or provide more details please? Bill Rosenberg --- The content of this message is provided in my private capacity and does not

Blocking Labour 'tragedy' for Fiji,warns professor]

2001-09-02 Thread Bill Rosenberg
Original Message Subject: [pasifik_nius] 3385 POLITICS: Blocking Labour 'tragedy' for Fiji,warns professor Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 18:52:12 -0800 From: Journ12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Journalism, University of the South Pacific To: Pasifik Nius [EMAIL PROTECTED] Title

Re: Tobin tax in France

2001-09-02 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Bill, A colleague heard a news item in the last few days that France has adopted a Tobin tax, which will be used to fund overseas development aid. Can anyone confirm that or provide more details please? German Minister Says Jospin's Tobin Tax Won't Work by

Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-02 Thread Andrew Hagen
I think that's right. In addition, the Chinese do not have modern delivery systems. With their current technology, they probably could hit only part of the US. If Prince George's Star Wars plan proves feasible, then it will have the ability to knock out maybe 20 missles at a time. Without changes

McTeer

2001-09-02 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day all, Here's what passes for bullishness these days. I notice the world doesn't feature in Mr McTeer's calculations (eg humungous Japanese bad debt projections), nor does he feel the outrageous credit creation of the last few years is of concern, nor has he noted the recent plateau in

Re: Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Pugliese
cfr below is, www.cfr.org/ FreeRepublic.com A Conservative News Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b915cf26385.htm To: Harley_hog China Probe Finds Bipartisan Skeletons http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b8ba4c406e5.htm 3 Posted on 09/01/2001 15:23:10 PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub [

Fw: [marxist] Oil pipeline across the Balkans [fwd]

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Pugliese
-Original Message- From: asianhistory [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, September 02, 2001 9:21 AM Subject: [marxist] Oil pipeline across the Balkans [fwd] Foreign Affairs Front Page News Source: kathimerini Published: 9/01 SOFIA (AFP) - The

Re: Re: Re: Prince Bush wimps out against Communism

2001-09-02 Thread Ann Li
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Re: Re: Atlas shrugged

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Perelman
The problem is that it means a high dependency ratio; just as is found in a very young population. Jim Devine wrote: and what's wrong with an aging population? I don't think biology is destiny. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA

Investors (re)discover bonds.

2001-09-02 Thread SOncu
Bonds on Track to Beat Stocks: Rates of Return (Update1) By Heather Bandur New York, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries are on track to beat the Standard Poor's 500 Index for a second year. That hasn't happened since 1981 and 1982, when the economy was in recession. Concern among some

Tom Palley and Reserve Requirements

2001-09-02 Thread Finmktctr
In the LAT piece, Tom P. is referring to a system of asset-based reserve requirements. Applied to all financial sector assets, such a system would: a) respond to the long-term movement of this sector's assets out of the banking industry and into nonbank financial firms; b) respond to banks

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Re: Re: Re: Atlas shrugged

2001-09-02 Thread Jim Devine
I wrote: and what's wrong with an aging population? I don't think biology is destiny. Michael Perelman: The problem is that it means a high dependency ratio; just as is found in a very young population. the dependency ratio doesn't automatically rise with the age of the population. It's

letters to the editor

2001-09-02 Thread Jim Devine
from today's (9/2/01) L.A. TIMES, letters to the editor: Government Is Far From Bankruptcy Robert Scheer [the LA TIMES' house leftist (of sorts)] suggests that George W. Bush has a plan to bankrupt the national government (Bush Binds Us Into a Fiscal Straitjacket, Commentary, Aug. 28). While

Re: Re: Re: Re: Atlas shrugged

2001-09-02 Thread Michael Perelman
You are correct. On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 08:15:05PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: I wrote: and what's wrong with an aging population? I don't think biology is destiny. Michael Perelman: The problem is that it means a high dependency ratio; just as is found in a very young population.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Atlas shrugged

2001-09-02 Thread Gar Lipow
Also there is one other point. In the U.S, anyway the increase in the ratio of seniors to others is projected to occur alongside a drop in the ratio of children to population -- so that the total dependency ratio is projected to be a only a tiny bit higher than at present... Michael Perelman

Re: Tobin tax in France

2001-09-02 Thread Hinrich Kuhls
Rob Schaap forwarded: A colleague heard a news item in the last few days that France has adopted a Tobin tax, which will be used to fund overseas development aid. Can anyone confirm that or provide more details please? German Minister Says Jospin's Tobin Tax Won't Work

Re: Atlas shrugged

2001-09-02 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Gar, Also there is one other point. In the U.S, anyway the increase in the ratio of seniors to others is projected to occur alongside a drop in the ratio of children to population -- so that the total dependency ratio is projected to be a only a tiny bit higher than at present... I