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: NPR
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
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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
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Nation of Hypocrites?
NPR, showing a remarkably illiberal bent lately and having previously surprised me with its expose’ on accelerating disability rolls, has now done it again by revealing the core reason for the undocumented worker problem. The story comes from an anonymous … Continue reading
Still Skeptical After All These Years 