Mike Folkerth - King of Simple

Western Colorado’s own Humorist / Economist

Archive for February, 2008

Income Problem? Or is it Out-go?

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U.S. NEWS: It’s about time that we had some good news. “Badlands” George Bush and “Bronco” Ben Bernanke have just assured us that we are not in recession. Thank goodness, for a minute there I thought we may be in trouble.

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Reality; Again:

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U.S. NEWS: I’ve been slacking on the job and I’m reporting today from sunny southern New Mexico. The sun and a little outdoor recreation with my old Alaskan partner are recharging the brain cells. And it looks like I’m going to need [...]

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U.S. Auto Industry in Depression:

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U.S. NEWS: Huge breaking news has come in from Carlos Ghosn, the head of Nissan Motor Co. when he said, “Even if the United States is not in recession, its auto industry is.”

Thank goodness we have people such as [...]

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Predictions and Preparation:

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U.S. NEWS: Just a few days ago I made some predictions in my article “The Old End Around Play,” which can viewed on the sidebar. I’m going to have to start predicting events further in the future; these are already coming to [...]

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You’re in the Army Now; Without Pay!

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Divide and conquer is the strategy that has been employed for years in American politics and I might say; it is working well.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but the tags of “Crazed liberal whacko environmental scum sucking nut [...]

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Liars Figure; And Figures Do Lie:

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Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. It’s the latter that I want to talk about today, that’s the lie that your government representatives and Wall Street excel in.

While on this subject, Gregg [...]

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Today is a Good Day for Change:

Good Morning Middle America, it’s a fine day to start planning the rest of our lives.

 
The slate of presidential candidates that have even the slightest prayer of getting the nod to attend the big show, give this writer pause; albeit a short pause.

 
None of them are capable of helping us do [...]

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More Survival:

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Well, it snowed last night; again! I’m starting to doubt this global warming thing. China is experiencing the coldest winter in 100 years. My Alaska friends are reporting incredible cold at -65 with highs around -40 in Fairbanks, and then people in Afghanistan [...]

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Surviving the Crash:

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It’s a cloudy day and threatening snow here in Western Colorado, as if we needed more snow!

Please note that there may be more than one new article on the site at a time these days, so please scroll down. I [...]

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The Old End Around Play:

 
Anything is possible in a presidential election year; even the impossible. Take the fact that consumers are short on money and add the solution of the government sending them a short supply (emphasis on short). There is also the little detail of the FED going into emergency session just 8 days prior to a regular [...]

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