Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
There but for the grace of God . . .
As readers of this blog with an interest in economics will know, the Republican-controlled House recently passed a bill slashing funds for the food-stamp program by $40 billion over the next ten years. The reasons given by conservatives included “costs … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Charles Dickens, food, Great Recession, NPR, poverty, SNAP, Studs Terkel, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, United States, working, working poor
10 Comments
What The Future Looks Like
The future is getting closer all the time, and it looks like . . . machines. And something else, which I will get to later on here. The development of machines to expand productivity is of course an old story. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Asia, automation, Bangladesh, Business, Future, Isaac Asimov, Labor, minimum wage, NPR, productivity, robotics, unionization, unions, United States
9 Comments
War – It’s Not What It Used To Be
It was one of those internet features, written for The Fiscal Times to tweak curiosity and lure me to distracting ads. But this one was relevant, I thought, to the Syrian Red Line crisis. The title was, “12 Weapons That … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged Assad, Cold War, Congress, cruise missiles, deterrence, Nazi Germany, Obama, Syria, Tomahawk
23 Comments
Still Skeptical After All These Years 