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The former real estate broker, developer, private real estate fund manager, auctioneer, Alaskan bush pilot, restaurateur, U.S. Navy veteran, heavy equipment operator, taxi cab driver, fishing guide, horse packer and few jobs too embarrassing to mention, writes from experience and plain common sense.
Mike’s humorous systems of “Mikeronomics” and “Mikemathics” drastically simplify the economic and mathematic formulas commonly used by very smart, but terribly sheltered individuals.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
A New Record Low; And It's Not the Economy: We elect those who provide the most pleasant thoughts, promise the most personal gain and ask the least from us in return. And then we wonder how the heck we got in this mess.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008A New Record Low; And It's Not the Economy: We elect those who provide the most pleasant thoughts, promise the most personal gain and ask the least from us in return. And then we wonder how the heck we got in this mess.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
"Getting Down to Grilling Beans!" As we continue to tax our resources in a futile effort to continue our growth oriented society, the imbalance will become untenable. Following is an example of that imbalance.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008"Getting Down to Grilling Beans!" As we continue to tax our resources in a futile effort to continue our growth oriented society, the imbalance will become untenable. Following is an example of that imbalance.
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Paying the Price of Poor Planning: How bad can our economy get before it turns around? As the old showman said, "You ain't seen nothin' yet." What we are experiencing is not a simple slowdown, but the mathematical end of an impossible economic model.
Monday, July 7, 2008Paying the Price of Poor Planning: How bad can our economy get before it turns around? As the old showman said, "You ain't seen nothin' yet." What we are experiencing is not a simple slowdown, but the mathematical end of an impossible economic model.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
The Long Arm of NAFTA and The WTO: Maybe you are safe from the effects of NAFTA and the WTO. Perhaps you live in an area where the companies and your jobs aren't effected. That is what the employee's of Chaco Sandals thought; but they were wrong.
Monday, June 30, 2008The Long Arm of NAFTA and The WTO: Maybe you are safe from the effects of NAFTA and the WTO. Perhaps you live in an area where the companies and your jobs aren't effected. That is what the employee's of Chaco Sandals thought; but they were wrong.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Election Strategy; Promise to Make It Worse: Fuel is high, food is high, our standard of living is declining and the promises from our presidential candidates and Congress are to make it worse.
Friday, June 27, 2008Election Strategy; Promise to Make It Worse: Fuel is high, food is high, our standard of living is declining and the promises from our presidential candidates and Congress are to make it worse.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
It's the Growth for Gosh Sakes! As resources decline and demand and pollution rise; what is the plan from our leaders? More growth of course.
Thursday, June 26, 2008It's the Growth for Gosh Sakes! As resources decline and demand and pollution rise; what is the plan from our leaders? More growth of course.
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Coffee Shop Wisdom; What Oil Shortage? You can learn the darnedest things at the coffee shop, such important subjects as our oil crises are simplified to,what oil shortage?
Friday, June 13, 2008Coffee Shop Wisdom; What Oil Shortage? You can learn the darnedest things at the coffee shop, such important subjects as our oil crises are simplified to,what oil shortage?
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
OIl Windfall Tax or Pandering Tax? As I watch the partisan arguments over oil that continue to rage in our Congress, it becomes more and more evident that taking sides with the equally wrong thinking on both sides of the aisle is a very dangerous game.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008OIl Windfall Tax or Pandering Tax? As I watch the partisan arguments over oil that continue to rage in our Congress, it becomes more and more evident that taking sides with the equally wrong thinking on both sides of the aisle is a very dangerous game.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
U.S. Economy and The Greedy Chinese: As the U.S. economy incredulously slips further into recession even after our generous rebates, we have to blame someone other than ourselves. How about the Chinese?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008U.S. Economy and The Greedy Chinese: As the U.S. economy incredulously slips further into recession even after our generous rebates, we have to blame someone other than ourselves. How about the Chinese?
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Oil Skyrockets; Blame the Dems, the Rebulicans Do: There are Trillions of barrels of oil just waiting to be produced right here in the United States. So what's holding us back from going after it? The Democrats...that is, according to the Republicans.
Monday, June 9, 2008Oil Skyrockets; Blame the Dems, the Rebulicans Do: There are Trillions of barrels of oil just waiting to be produced right here in the United States. So what's holding us back from going after it? The Democrats...that is, according to the Republicans.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
U.S. Oil Independence; Not: So how in the heck did this oil problem sneak up on us so quickly? If you can call 35 years "quickly," it was because the best government that money can buy was asleep at the switch. Read the interesting history and tell me that we "just didn't see it coming."
Friday, June 6, 2008U.S. Oil Independence; Not: So how in the heck did this oil problem sneak up on us so quickly? If you can call 35 years "quickly," it was because the best government that money can buy was asleep at the switch. Read the interesting history and tell me that we "just didn't see it coming."
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Who's in Charge of Change? Are you waiting for that sweeping change promised by our latest batch of political contenders? I've got some bad news, they aren't the ones who can change your life, you're the one who can change theirs.
Thursday, June 5, 2008Who's in Charge of Change? Are you waiting for that sweeping change promised by our latest batch of political contenders? I've got some bad news, they aren't the ones who can change your life, you're the one who can change theirs.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
U.S. Economy, Bottom of the Ninth and Way Behind: The U.S. economy has run its gamut in more ways than I have space to write. Our downward spiral will continue to a permanent state well below current living standards. The good news is that you don't have to participate.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008U.S. Economy, Bottom of the Ninth and Way Behind: The U.S. economy has run its gamut in more ways than I have space to write. Our downward spiral will continue to a permanent state well below current living standards. The good news is that you don't have to participate.
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Oil and Money; No Easy Way Out: Oil isn't the only thing that is critical to our American way of life, our monetary system is on the same slippery slope.
Monday, June 2, 2008Oil and Money; No Easy Way Out: Oil isn't the only thing that is critical to our American way of life, our monetary system is on the same slippery slope.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thinking the Unthinkable; The End of Oil: The warning that oil would peak came in 1956. The proof that U.S. production had peaked came in 1970. Congress heard irrefutable testimony regarding a certain decline in 1974. Yet in 2008, Congress blames the oil companies!
Thursday, May 22, 2008Thinking the Unthinkable; The End of Oil: The warning that oil would peak came in 1956. The proof that U.S. production had peaked came in 1970. Congress heard irrefutable testimony regarding a certain decline in 1974. Yet in 2008, Congress blames the oil companies!
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Free Power from Wind; Well, Not Quite: Is wind and solar power the answer to nearly free energy? Well...not quite. But, the fact that oilman T. Boone Pickens is building the world's largest wind farm, should tell us something!
Saturday, May 17, 2008Free Power from Wind; Well, Not Quite: Is wind and solar power the answer to nearly free energy? Well...not quite. But, the fact that oilman T. Boone Pickens is building the world's largest wind farm, should tell us something!
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Endless War and Iraq's Oil: War in Iraq, America's economy, peak oil, and Iraq's petroleum reserves, add up to some evident truths.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008Endless War and Iraq's Oil: War in Iraq, America's economy, peak oil, and Iraq's petroleum reserves, add up to some evident truths.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Black Gold; The End of Oil: Peak oil isn't just a theory any longer, it's transpiring right before our eyes. What remedies are our leaders suggesting? Use more of course.
Monday, May 12, 2008Black Gold; The End of Oil: Peak oil isn't just a theory any longer, it's transpiring right before our eyes. What remedies are our leaders suggesting? Use more of course.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Can This Economy Get Worse? Can and Will: Americans stand in amazement at the gas pump and grocery checkout saying things such as, "This is ridiculous." There is nothing ridiculous about it except our total disconnect with reality.
Friday, May 9, 2008Can This Economy Get Worse? Can and Will: Americans stand in amazement at the gas pump and grocery checkout saying things such as, "This is ridiculous." There is nothing ridiculous about it except our total disconnect with reality.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Gas Tax Holiday and Other Rubbish: While millions of Americans lose their jobs and homes, our presidential candidates spend weeks arguing about $30.00.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008Gas Tax Holiday and Other Rubbish: While millions of Americans lose their jobs and homes, our presidential candidates spend weeks arguing about $30.00.
