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borneofan commented on an article. 11:01 AM

Was Solyndra's Failure a Fluke or the Status Quo?

I suffered through this same energy subsidy stupidity in the 1970's. Georgia Tech had an abandoned people mover used as a sidewalk to nowhere, it went past a solar furnace that was used once or twice for metallurgical experiments,

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borneofan commented on an article. 6:21 PM

How Banks Became Too Big to Fail

Had we let GM and BofA sink beneath the waves as they so richly deserved, too big to fail would not be part of the political discourse. The language and the country are poorer as a consequence.

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borneofan commented on an article. 3:05 PM

America's Next Boom

ugh. Oil is not slavery. Perhaps social security, medicare and medicaid are theft, and just cause for kids to sue parents, but not oil. Global warming is largely behind us, a spent consequence for long past industrialization. I'd

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borneofan commented on an article. 8:44 PM

Why Jim Cramer Is Dead Wrong About Airlines

I would prefer to compare southwest, allegiant, spirit, jet blue statistics to the mostly bankrupt former monopoly regulated carriers. That might be more informative than throwing egg on Cramer, though he dearly deserves it with his

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borneofan commented on an article. 8:01 AM

What Makes Cummins One of America’s Best Companies

I have some minor familiarity with how poorly Cummins treats it's suppliers. Without constant badgering of purchasing, you will never be paid for services rendered. With good connections and a stream of ongoing work, you may be able

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