10-09-08

...07, 06, 05...

The date alone deserves a post. Here are some assorted links on stuff that's interesting:

Why Libertarians Should Vote for Obama, part I - by Alex Tabarrok. This is brave, although it has been clear to many of us that the Republicans since Reagan have been all about 'big government,' just of a different sort.

The US budget deficit for fy 2008 will be $407 billion, or twice that of last year. Wee!

Normal businessmen, or tunnel businessmen? - the underground economy between Gaza and Egypt.

Financial repression in China - Control over the interest rate is resulting in negative real returns on deposits, slower growth of the commercial banking system, and other bad things.

Bad news for that new graduate degree.