Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed

Are We Screwed?
Four Bad Bears. A Goner.
Europe is Closed. Everyone Out of the Pool
America is Under-populated: Fix It

Are We Screwed?

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 04:53 PM PDT

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Screwed

Four Bad Bears. A Goner.

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Doug Short has discontinued his “four bad bears” chart, the one that compares the current downturn to prior bad bear markets. His last update is as follows: [-]

Four bears

Europe is Closed. Everyone Out of the Pool

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:32 AM PDT

Ah, this explains much about European markets.

America is Under-populated: Fix It

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Provocative case for America being under-populated country. I have colleagues who argue same thing, and I’m torn. I get the argument, and there is much to be said for, in practical terms, importing the developing world into this one while the U.S. still can, but … there are many persuasive arguments against it as well.

But not a single Republican candidate has spoken up for the idea that America is an under-populated country. In terms of population density, it is, at 83 persons a square mile, an impoverished country, barely a quarter of the rich density of China, which is running way behind India. America just has enormous room for population growth.

via A GOP Default – October 18, 2011 – The New York Sun.