Gaia, lol. That takes me back to my high school environmental "scientism" class! Thanks for the memories! What's interesting is that the same people who love the sound of Gaia cannot see an economy in the same way.

Wow, you're a pretty rude person green

I'm also a man and agree with rvn's point about men who sleep around. It might not be as rare as you think green.

Where were they when chocolate covered coffee beans were so hip...

Must be on your end George. Try a different browser maybe.

I would say your description of the true investment is more greedy than reality. If you want such an investment look to treasury bonds for guaranteed rates at given term. Just hope that interest rates don't rise on you tho...

What's worse is those young who are learning Econ as a major often don't get it. I once heard a fellow student ask a prof why we don't have any courses in socialism or Marxism! I asked him if he was serious then informed him that there is nothing to study, he of course brought up Cuba. Even if they are not interested in socialism many students seem incapable to separating ideology/politics from empirical evidence and the theories/analysis supported by that evidence.

Are we talking about expected interest rates?

He is both a broker and an economist. Actually he's quite respected in Econ.

Heading out to the river in a bit to try for some last minute steelhead. With the cold spring they're still out there. I'll probably see at least a few hundred worth of licenses out there today.

Load star, I would suggest reading one of Sowell's books on race to understand Sowell's research on this topic. His research goes deep into the history of Blacks and many other groups in our society and others. Historically, in the USA, he shows that Blacks achieved at much higher levels(education, employment) before government programs; DOE, min wage, welfare. While culture often has a negative effect there are many more mechanisms for low achievement than just that.