Monthly Archives: February 2007

It’s a Bull Market Somewhere

February 27, 2007
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It’s a Bull Market Somewhere

Only 142 of the S&P Industry groups continue to trade in negative territory? There are 147 groups, so that 142 is a nice 96.5% Who says there’s no optimism on the market?

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Chinese Democracy

February 27, 2007
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Appetite for Destruction is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, and who am I to disagree. I literally grew up on it. In second grade, I would sit in the back of the bus with the older kids who lived down the street – one of whom had a 1G Sony Walkman with peripheral speakers. We would jam out to “Paradise City” or “Sweet Child o’ Mine” every...

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A Case for a Pigouvian Tax (kind of)

February 26, 2007
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As an avid snowboarder and sometimes skier, I frequently find myself upset on the slopes, or more specifically, in the lift lines and on the chairlifts. Because I ride primarily in Michigan, and almost exclusively on weekends and holidays, I’ve grown accustomed to long lift lines. I understand that this is an unavoidable phenomenon unless I’d be willing to pay significantly more than the usual $35 to $50 on a lift ticket for Michigan...

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