Everyone who's studied the Great Depression knows that what made it worse and last so long was government's decision first (under Hoover) to cut spending and let businesses fail. Later, when Roosevelt came into power with his New Deal and the economy started to pick up, he made the mistake of allowing government to increase interest rates, taxes, and cut spending. In response, the economy nose-dived once more.So the rules are simple -- spend your way out of a major recession, get the wheels of…See More

I just got a notice from the boys at Ning that they're ending free sites in July.So... Bigeep will go away in July.It was fun and I hope to see you all elsewhere!See More

I have a Toyota Prius which I bought in 2005 and love.Or, perhaps I should say, loved. (Well... still love but drive more alertly.)I think it's safe, I'm not worried about floor mats or sticking accelerators -- both, to my mind, lame and invalid excuses for an underlying software problem that will go undiagnosed as long as Toyota persists in clinging to these ridiculous "solutions" instead of actually finding and fixing the problem.But here's a question to ponder on -- Given that the Prius may…See More