Lost your password?

Blogs about: Paradox Of Thrift

Featured Blog

THE DIRE NEED FOR 'GREEN-COLLAR JOBS' in the Post-Industrial USA

SustainHumanity wrote 2 months ago: The best hope for the future of job growth in the modern post-industrial USA are so-called ‘gr … more →

Tags: Commodification of everything, Ecofuturism, Environmental conservation and protection (conservation, Green-economics and green-collar jobs, Greenthought/ecosustainability, Industrialism and post-industrialism, Mass-materialism and mass-consumerism, Overpopulation and overdevelopment, Overproduction and oversupply

Say’s Law Today14 comments

Mario Rizzo wrote 4 months ago: by Jerry O’Driscoll   This post follows on my earlier one, “It’s All About Say’s Law.”   Say’s Law o … more →

Tags: Keynes, Macroeconomics, Aggregate Demand, David Ricardo

debunking the paradox of thrift

michael debusk wrote 5 months ago: Dave Ramsey followers will love this one. David Blankenhorn, writing at The Weekly Standard, gives f … more →

Tags: Economics, thrift, Saving, john maynard keynes, david blankenhorn

Addendum to "A Short Course in Economics"

Thomas wrote 6 months ago: The first 19 points appear in “A Short Course in Economics.” 20. The interest-group para … more →

Tags: economics fundamentals, Political Economy & Civil Society, Economics, Free Lunch, Paradoxes, What Is Not Seen

The Paradox of Thrift

Templeton Editor wrote 8 months ago: You might think that a Wall Street legend like Sir John would have lived extravagantly, but he actua … more →

Tags: Economy, thrift, david blankenhorn, institute for american values, john maynard keynes, justin fox, King's College, robert frank, Savings

Real News of the Day: Republicans' alternate budget proposal1 comment

Joel Lightly wrote 8 months ago: I’m convinced that the Republicans are hellbent on making this country succumb to one party ru … more →

Tags: Political Issues, Republicans, Economy, Real News of the Day, Barack Obama, News, recession, Eric Cantor, Deficit

The Paradox of Tech Thrift

zargonddg wrote 9 months ago: If you’ve been watching the dire economic news, you may have heard of the economic theory call … more →

Tags: Industry, Dustin Gervais, Money, Spending, Saving, Costs, Benefits

Best & Worst of The Internets, Part One

Kyle wrote 9 months ago: Michael Kinsley on the paradox of thrift and the possibility of simply defaulting on the government … more →

Tags: Politics, News, 44, Washington Post, bipartisanship, CNN, Barack Obama, California, CNN Political Ticker

Blame it on the lender

Aristotle The Geek wrote 9 months ago: The Krugman diatribes, episode #2xx- Mr. Bernanke cited “the depth and sophistication of the country … more →

Tags: Politics, Economics, capitalism, regulation, Government, free market, laissez-faire, Keynes, Free-Markets

Yup, it's another dismal day72 comments

dakinikat wrote 9 months ago: As AIG announced the worst losses ever achieved by any corporation, the equity markets  headed south … more →

Tags: Economy, financial bailout, Financial Meltdown of 2008, Economic Blogs, The Obama Depression, Bad Bank, stimulus bill, Depression, the new republic

Tempting Fate in Bad Times2 comments

parallaxbrief wrote 9 months ago: No sooner had the Parallax Brief crafted an article about the paradox of thrift and its effects on M … more →

Tags: Russia, Economics, Economy, recession, Vicious cycle, Unemployment

Paradox of Thrift Hits Moscow

parallaxbrief wrote 9 months ago: Thrift, as my grandmother always reminds me, a good thing. If I save money, rather than spending it … more →

Tags: Economics, Russia, Banks, consumer, Economy, Lending, Loans, Moscow, thrift

Up the Down Staircase

Iconoculture wrote 10 months ago: by Hans Eisenbeis Two men were chatting outside the Minneapolis public library the other day, discus … more →

Tags: consumer trend, Economic Meltdown, Economy, Parents, consumer spending, Consumer trends, Consumer values, Core Values, Economic Crisis

Caught Within A Paradox54 comments

panaderos wrote 10 months ago: “If we all individually cut our spending in an attempt to increase individual savings, then ou … more →

Tags: Commentary, financial crisis, Financial Management

Countering the Paradox of Thrift3 comments

chunzhu wrote 10 months ago: So I was listening to NPR as usual and they were interviewing this guy, I think he was some kind of … more →

Tags: Economics, Banks, financial crisis, Investment, Keynes, Saving

The Continued Assualt Against Saving.mp31 comment

Geoffrey Shough wrote 10 months ago: Is saving money is a bad thing? Does it hurt the economy when all save? Runtime: 2:03 … more →

Tags: Political Economy, Audio Blog, Saving, consumption, associated press, Structure of Production, Jobs

Paradox of thrift: what's a poor consumer to do?7 comments

Simple&Free wrote 10 months ago: Paradox: n. a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhap … more →

Tags: Nouns, Adverbs & Adjectives, Personal, P nouns, P adjectives and adverbs, People, Downsizing, consumer spending, Saving Money

Fiscal Stimulus: A Panacea?

pwswartz wrote 10 months ago: I’d like to respond to the view that the upcoming fiscal stimulus will be a panacea.  It … more →

Tags: Policy, banking system, bernanke, fiscal stimulus, deleverage, household debt

New Era

toddfein wrote 11 months ago: The economic meltdown has Americans reacting in exactly the wrong way – crying uncle. The majo … more →

Tags: obama, change, Inauguration, Wall Street, Inflation, recession, New Era, Blank Check


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features →

Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS