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The top of today’s reading list has Henry Blodgett’s cynical view of the fiscal cliff deal……… and the last story is about how the U.S. subsidizes obesity.
- Great News, Rich Americans! Congress Just Raised Taxes On Workers While Saving Investors Billions (Henry Blodgett, Business Insider, 01 January 2013)
- Spain WILL Fall in 2013 … Nine Predictions From the Fallout (Boom & Bust) Hat tip to Sig Silber.
- Pernod Ricard’s Frank Polley talks NYE at the NYSE (New York Financial Press)
- Congress Pushes to Prevent Spike in Milk Prices from ‘Dairy Cliff’ (Niraj Chokshi, National Journal)
- Beyond the MSM: the New Wave of Brief Blog Posts on Platinum Coin Seigniorage (Joe Firestone, New Economic Perspectives) Joe Firestone as contributed articles to GEI.
- P.J. O’Rourke: Dear Mr. President, Zero-Sum Doesn’t Add Up (P.J. O’Rourke, The Wall Street Journal)
- Zen and the Art of Moronic Cycle Maintenance (Roger Erickson, Mike Norman Economics)
- Second concussion can be devastating, even after clear CT scan, study finds (Linda Carroll, MSN, 01 January 2013)
- The Fecal Cliff (Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism) Originally from Corrente.
- Stop Subsidizing Obesity (Mark Bittman, The New York Times, 25 December 2012) Hat tip to Roberta Fordham.