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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Celebrate September 13-15, 2013 [View all]Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)6. One right here.
Former SDS, but was more at home with Yippie!'s.
We're old and arthritic now. I can't throw a rock all that far any more. When I do sit-in, I almost need help getting up.
Back then, we used to have someone steal Ma Bells phone credit card codes, and used to charge our calls to the CIA. Now the CIA and NSA hacks our smartphones.
We've traded pot and protest for vodka and golf.
on edit: BTW, I start my new job on Monday. It's two 5-hour shifts a week for minimum wage, and free golf at a nice, semi-private country club.
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IMF WARNS: China Is Taking Ever Greater Risks And Putting The Financial System In Danger
xchrom
Sep 2013
#11
1. The Economist does not like 'leftists' (editorial line supports 'free markets'
Ghost Dog
Sep 2013
#41
+ The Economist dates back to the beginning of big banking. Here's Bagehot (1873):
Ghost Dog
Sep 2013
#44
James Gabraith, Neil Barofsky, and John Coffee Discuss Lessons from Lehman Meltdown
antigop
Sep 2013
#45
IN CONCLUSION: 5 years after Lehman, Americans still angry at Wall Street--POLL
Demeter
Sep 2013
#51