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Fiddlers always survive
Typical for every crisis is, that the guys who caused are not really hit. A good example are the communist leaders of the German Democratic Republic which went bancrupt in 1998 and was “bought… more →
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Fiddlers always survive
portaleco wrote 1 day ago: Typical for every crisis is, that the guys who caused are not really hit. A good example are the com … more →
Why Europe should help the US in the financial crisis
portaleco wrote 1 day ago: Although most of the worldwide fincial crisises from 1929 to today have started and were rooted in … more →
Why we should not save the banking systems
portaleco wrote 4 days ago: The current wordlwide banking system has created a world of virtual money, networks of irresponsibil … more →
Mandatory Health Insurance - for free
portaleco wrote 3 months ago: The German government has passed a law which forces private insurance companies to accept any custom … more →
Americans can't pay their heat bill anymore
portaleco wrote 4 months ago: When I rented a house in the New York suburban area, I was surprised that house had no insulation. … more →
New Things
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KillerBoob wrote 5 months ago: After almost five years in Belgium, I did something for the first time: I went to the beach. I … more →
Global housing desaster
portaleco wrote 6 months ago: The US finance industry is leading the market be it good or bad. It is interesting to note that Euro … more →
Private life of presidents
portaleco wrote 6 months ago: Whenever a new scandal in politics was reported in the newspaper our grandmother used to ask “ … more →
Shareholder Value versus People Value
portaleco wrote 6 months ago: In the past prosperous areas were closely linked with large companies. The rust belt in the Great L … more →
How to reduce public health care cost?
portaleco wrote 6 months ago: It is well known that in most developed countries there is a low correlation between the cost of hea … more →
Parting Images
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KillerBoob wrote 6 months ago: I have been looking extra carefully at the everyday world around me, now that I’m getting so … more →
Venice Reviews
KillerBoob wrote 7 months ago: The shout-outs I’d like to give from my visit? Firstly, our hotel. In one of the most expensiv … more →
Venice (and that First Kiss Feeling)
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KillerBoob wrote 7 months ago: For me, Europe is like my fiancee: it’s the one that has totally taken your heart. There are l … more →
The Miss/Kiss List
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KillerBoob wrote 7 months ago: (For the full and original post of this list, see here.) I’ll really miss…. Fri 29Feb … more →
Weak Dollar and 8100 layoffs at BMW
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portaleco wrote 7 months ago: The value of the dollar is with 0.66 €/dollar at an all time low. Theoretically this should help … more →
Slimming down increases health care cost
portaleco wrote 7 months ago: Health care and insurance for every citizen seems to be the #1 theme for the Democratic candidates … more →
The Difference Between US and Euro Men (Finally, Some Evidence!)
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KillerBoob wrote 7 months ago: People have often asked me what’s with my historical preference for Europe. In particular, why … more →
Bonus bonanza for bankers
portaleco wrote 7 months ago: UBS, the major Swiss Bank is participating in the US subrime debacle with a 4 billion $ loss in 2007 … more →
Virtual Money - candidates for the next blow up
portaleco wrote 7 months ago: The per capita money supply in the USA is about 69 k$ (M1, M2, M3). This is probably the real money … more →
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