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Oil Prices Lead to Hard Financial Limits

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

We live in a finite world.  Clearly, a finite world has limits of many kinds. Yet economists and other researchers use models that assume that these limits are unimportant for the foreseeable future. They have certainly not stopped to think that … Continue reading →

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2013: Beginning of Long-Term Recession?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

We have been hearing a lot about escaping the fiscal cliff, but our problem isn’t solved. The fixes to date have been partial and temporary. There are many painful decisions ahead. Based on what I can see, the most likely … Continue reading →

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