July 2012
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WatchWill This Be The Post-Car Century In New York City?
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“4. They don’t even want your money.
Ponzi schemers often feign...”
– Four Signs Your Awesome Investment May Actually Be A Ponzi Scheme
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“Put another way, the computer company’s profits were just about the same...”
– Apple Just Made $9 Billion (And Investors Are Mad)
“Another former Goldman Sachs partner, Robert C. Jones, mourned the loss of the...”
– Doesn’t your heart just bleed.
Bloodied Trader Pines for Risk as Wall Street Retreats - Bloomberg
(via felixsalmon)
“To elide that one of the reasons we spend so many hours in front of our screens...”
– - Alexis Madrigal
Are We Addicted to Gadgets or Indentured to Work?
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“Goldman Sachs’ analysts conclude that Olympic games in Munich (1972) and...”
– Olympic Economics, The Pre-Games Show
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“Three: Eliminate the corporate income tax. Completely. If companies reinvest the...”
– Six Policies Economists Love (And Politicians Hate)
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Here's How Much Olympic Athletes Really Get Paid →
“Unlike organ donation, where a heart or kidney goes straight from a donor to a...”
– The Seamy Side Of The Human Tissue Business
Do You Want To Be Planet Money's Fall Intern?... →
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Can You Guess the World's Fastest Growing Economy?... →
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WatchIf you missed Planet Money’s live show at the 92nd Street Y last month, you’re in luck, we taped it.
Our show started like most good parties do, with a couple beers.
You can watch more here.
“Of course, we are now two years down the track with a more independent child....”
– Economist Joshua Gans explains what went wrong with the health tax he charged his children for spending their allowance on candy.
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