Author Archives: Jack

About Jack

I retired in 2008 and so I have more time now to devote to several of my interests The blog here is mainly for my interests in some current events but may have the occasional rant on other subjects.

Murder and Suicide in Broadway Hotel dateline 1887

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jack

I went to Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn to find the grave of my great great grandmother and instead found a stone that lead me to the story of a murder. And a potential tie between my Greers and members of … Continue reading →

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Jon Huntsman and Too-Big-To-Fail Wall Street banks

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jack

Jon Huntsman has shown he is a candidate with a real shot at the nomination with his strong showing in the New Hampshire primary. Maybe now he will get the attention he deserves. Mr. Huntsman has again addressed the issue … Continue reading →

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Immigration : why can’t we get it right?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Jack

I’ve read at least 2 articles in the past few days on failures in our immigration system. Our immigration system does not work well. We seem unable to let people in in a timely manner and we ocassionally deport people … Continue reading →

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My Wall Street Journal Question

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jack

An opinion piece in today’s Wall Street Journal left me wondering what the author meant. The Osawatomie speech sounded like what you’d expect to hear in Caracas or Buenos Aires. As in: “The free market has never been a license … Continue reading →

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Common Sense Regulation

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Jack

There was a very interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal on Common Sense Regulation. I’m not sure we are ready for common sense but it is certainly an idea worth thinking about. Since not everyone gets the Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Jon Huntsman and Too Big to Fail

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jack

I was very pleased to read Jon Huntsman’s plan on financial reform . Two aspects of it especially struck me. First, it never made any sense to me to have financial institutions so large that they would be considered too … Continue reading →

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Buy American Gifts and Support American Art

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Jack

The past few nights on the TV news there have been a series of reports called Made in America. A major point of these reports is that if we spent just a part of what we spend on gifts this … Continue reading →

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Stimulus worked, more jobs needed

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jack

The graph below shows the month to month change in private employment during the 45 months from January 2008 to September 2011. Thus months 1-12 are 2008 during the Bush admininstration. Months 14 -45 are the Obama administration. And month … Continue reading →

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The stimulus was working but is now slower

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Jack

The economic stimulus plan of 2009 is widely criticized as not working but it seems that it did work but is now slowing down. They say it didn’t create jobs but that is not right. They say the government can … Continue reading →

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Huntsman Beats Obama

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Jack

Jon Huntsman beats Barack Obama in making public a jobs plan. President Obama’s plan should be out in a few days. Gov. Huntsman’s plan has already been available for several days. It covers many aspects of the economy as would … Continue reading →

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