Category Archives: Economics
Small Ice Age and the Small Furry Start-Up
We are in the midst of one of the great economic meltdowns and revolutions of our lifetime. The financial markets crisis that has seen Lehman Brothers go bankrupt, AIG on the brink of collapse, and JP Morgan Chase sold at …
Los Angeles Taco Trucks, A Study in Free Market Economics
Have you been following the saga of the 14,000 taco trucks in Los Angeles? Let’s give you a synopsis: The County of Los Angeles has 14,000 mobile trucks that sell food in neighborhoods. They offer mostly Mexican-American dishes (e.g. tacos) …
“Savage Capitalism”?!?!
Crocs, the company and product name for those brightly colored rubber clogs that Mario Batali and others wear, recently made a decision to close their manufacturing facility in Quebec, Canada. The factory there employed 669 people, and the company cited …
