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the doom letter
http://www.thedoomletter.com
the doom letter is a blog about peak oil, the national debt, the economy and other current events. The writer of the blog, Mike Mayberry, is a free thinking Libertarian.
Recent Posts
Doom Letter #18 – The Truth We Don’t Know Just May Set Us Free
Truth can be avoided with some effort Since I have made some changes in my personal life, I have had several surprising interactions with people that I know. The source of this surprise seems to have been the veil of politeness on their parts along w...
Bernake attacks unemployment problem
In a new policy sea change at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben Bernanke is hitting the road to directly address the unemployment numbers plaguing the economic recovery. “I look at a lot of economic indicators, and nearly all of them are sho...
Doom Letter #17 - Everybody Wants Some
There are certain times of year that I am willing to set aside my holier-than-thou attitude toward the masses and just have fun. One of those times is Halloween. I love it. People get to dress up either weirder, sluttier or scarier than they usually...
10 Questions You Should Answer
I get this sinking feeling sometimes, which I am sure comes as a big surprise given my obsession with doom. I am not sure where it comes from or why it takes me over, but it pushes me to the point of paralysis. So, I hope you are asking, what is the ...
The Greenspan Commission Trap
This is the second installment on what will be a long series regarding the national debt and how it affects political policies. In 1981, President Reagan established a commission to review the fiscal soundness of social security. The chairman of the...
Apparently, I am a crazy person
So, I took today off, and noticed that there was a panel discussion at the college on “The State of the Recovery” put on by the college and the local NPR affiliate. I thought that it would be a hoot so I went and listened to the discussio...

