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Why U.S. Government Should Cut Federal Workers' Lavish Compensation

Failure to account for high levels of managing contractors and specialized education among federal workers undermines the arguments made in this piece.

Microsoft Squandering Cash on a Meaningless Product

tech is full of failures, yet some of microsoft's efforts to replace previously available operating systems and other software has been successful enough to counterbalance all the failures

Why a Carbon Tax Would Lower Living Standards

This article is wrong in so many ways it's hard to know where to start.
Cleaner air and reduced mercury emissions also are a form of increased living standard.
CO2 may be basis of nutrients under certain conditions but if you try respiring on CO2 instead of air we won't be hearing any more from you.

Dryships - Reality Strikes Back

Fraud by the CEO makes it a lousy proxy.

Are U.S. Home Prices Reasonable?

nobody buys houses with GDP, they buy with personal income expectations, and for the middle class that has been slumping for years

Northgate: Mid-Tier Gold Producer with Strong Cashflow

the way NXG management irresponsibly splurged 70 mil into the auction market for a lousy little interest rate differential as late as spring this year shows numbness to the world market