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why would anyone in their right mind want to be president?
by phaster on 23 Oct 2016   6 comments, latest 7 years ago
At this point I hope whoever wins Nov 8 has the guts and brains to address head on systemic problems like unsustainable social programs that damage the economy (sadly ...

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Census data on California pensions (who pays what)
by phaster on 10 Jul 2016   Posted 8 years ago
The debate over public employee pensions often centers on funding — who’s paying the tab. Taxpayer groups point to large public contributions to retirement funds. Public employees and pensioners ...

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Donald Trump tells Californians there is no drought
by phaster on 2 Jun 2016   1 comment, latest 8 years ago
Looking at the literature found some interesting facts and one in particular stands out as a man made cause of the drought! "California has handed out approximately five times ...

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Econ roundtable (drought)
by phaster on 19 Apr 2016   1 comment, latest 8 years ago
about a week ago was invited to an econ roundtable (figured it was worth attending because among other things I'd get a free breakfast), the topic was about water ...

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thoughts on luxury tower apts-condos
by phaster on 30 Aug 2015   1 comment, latest 9 years ago
after reviewing recent news about the stock market turmoil caused by people/government in china looking for alternatives to their ghost cities and the domestic equities market, have to wonder ...

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public pensions and leverage (am I missing something?)
by phaster on 25 Aug 2014   Posted 10 years ago
is it just me or is running a public pension fund just like a plain old 20 billion dollar margin account a bad idea? perhaps they see the glass ...

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"political-legal welfare system"
by phaster on 3 Aug 2014   6 comments, latest 10 years ago
Ever hear the expression "military-industrial complex?" It was a warning that president eisenhower gave the nation about what he described as a threat to democratic government. https://www.youtube.com/watch? Sadly I ...

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What do you think is going to "global" R.E?
by phaster on 20 Jun 2014   10 comments, latest 10 years ago
Basically in my neck of the woods (downtown San Diego), real estate in 2014 is now more expensive than the peak prices of 2007 (just before the bust), yet ...

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What do you think the next black swan event will be?
by phaster on 18 Jun 2014   Posted 10 years ago
Basically in my neck of the woods (downtown San Diego), real estate in 2014 is now more expensive than the peak prices of 2007 (just before the bust), yet ...
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