Immigration Reform?

Here is an interesting look at the issue of immigration reform.

http://reason.com/assets/db/07cf533ddb1d06350cf1ddb5942ef5ad.jpg

Obamacare Writedowns

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704100604575146002445136066.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304370304575151760348759360.html

Here are two articles from this week's Wall Street Journal on company "writedowns" as a result of the new healthcare act.

Dilbert on Leadership

Have you heard this line before?

Arthur Laffer on Healthcare

Here is the article from noted economist Arthur Laffer. This was a very thorough study of healthcare proposals that were under consideration as they were constituted last August.
http://www.lafferhealthcarereport.org/report

A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

Here is a link to a great article from Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge blog:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6379.html

Modern Day Bank Run

On Friday, January 15, 2010, Kaysville, Utah based Barnes Bank was shut down by the FDIC. These pictures were taken on the following day right after I returned home from teaching my ECON 2010 class at SLCC. The parking lot was full, and people were parked all around the block. The FDIC was limiting withdrawals to $500 per account and advising customers to move their accounts to other solvent institutions within the next thirty days. This was one of Utah's oldest banking institutions, and served Davis County residents for many generations.

Ray Stevens on Healthcare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_-L4fyLUo&feature=player_embedded

If you are worried about the healthcare debate, here's some comic relief from Ray Stevens (also known for his classic songs such as The Streak, and Ahab the Arab).