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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Tag Archives: Gross domestic product
A Simple Picture
Trying to make sense of economics, the dismal science, is a pretty thankless task, especially with the sharp political divide in Washington and the myriad ways of expressing statistics. Nevertheless, with the Great Recession and stubbornly high unemployment, economics is … Continue reading
Bitter Medicine
It is astonishing to me how the two the political parties continue to argue about the economy when the facts are well known. The posturing is demagoguery on both sides, so I submit that it is time for a simple … Continue reading
American Dream, Dismal Science
Economics is sometimes called “The Dismal Science”, and for good reason. One president, Harry S Truman, kept getting evasive and contradictory advice from an economist who kept offering alternatives with his advice. After almost every assertion the professor would then … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy / War, Government size, Government waste, Health, Medicine, War
Tagged American dream, Congressional Research Service, Culture, economics, entitlements, fiscal responsibility, government debt, Gross domestic product, Social Security Trust Fund
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 