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Were Chinalco’s Intentions With Rio Always Honourable?

By the way, no one should assume that Australia will always have China to fall back on, whether it is for capital in a pinch, or long-term resource demand. China’s apparent economic recovery is “mild” and “unstable” according to a study…

June 9th, 2009 | | 6 comments | Continued
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Progressive Taxation Was Never About Fairness

In today’s Daily Reckoning we take a merciless meat axe to the idea that progressive taxation has anything to do with fairness. Quite the contrary. There could be nothing more unfair than stealing from one man and giving to another based on his “ability to pay.”

May 13th, 2009 | | 18 comments | Continued
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Bankers Going Galt

Why aren’t the banks lending locally and what are they doing instead? Well, they’re probably terrified that commodity prices won’t recover any time soon, rendering the collateral posted by mining companies worth a lot less. Or, worried about future losses in commercial property, the banks are saving up for a rainy day.

March 31st, 2009 | | 19 comments | Continued
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