I’ve never gotten economics. It’s one of those subjects which my simple brain isn’t designed to handle. Economists are like mystics in my mind. I mention this as a preface to what follows because you have to know where I’m coming from. Yes, I took an economics class back in college. No, I didn’t do…
I have mixed feelings about the bailout of the auto industry: Taxpayers should not have to pay for auto industry mistakes, poor planning, etc. Subsidiary industries that depend on the auto industry should not have to suffer because of industry mistakes, poor planning, etc. These two issues cause a great deal of cognitive dissonance within…
Gas prices at my local gas station have recently dropped to $2.20/gallon. It seems as though back in August I was paying about $3.15/gallon. In that time, gas prices have dropped nearly a dollar a gallon and I am at a loss for understanding it. Economics was never my strong suit, but I understand the…