Tag Archives: Budget deficit

And now, let’s search the garbage bins for… food!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by SimonQ

I read an interesting article in the IHT today , about Spain and the increase in the amount of people there who go through garbage bins to find food. (see link below) We are not talking about bums here, but … Continue reading →

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How come no one mentions Japan?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by SimonQ

While putting together macroeconomic data for the business case, something did strike me. The debt of Japan is above 200% of GDP and nobody talks about that as an issue…. Though some are starting to, not least the Japanese themselves. … Continue reading →

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“Work for no pay or lose benefits”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by SimonQ

Was in London this week, and one title all over the press was “work for no pay or lose benefits”… An eye-catching one-liner on what the government wants young unemployed people from 18 to 24 to do. In fact, the … Continue reading →

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Are we getting anywhere near a solution?

Posted on August 22, 2012 by SimonQ

Recent news about Greece’s and Spain’s refinancing problems and the idea going around of interest rate capping on the EURO-Zone Countries’ sovereign debt made me react, as it hopefully points out that what the solution could be is starting to … Continue reading →

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