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About graha4

So, a little about me eh? Born and raised in a little U.P. town on the east end of Lake Superior, I moved down to the Lansing area about 10 years ago to work in Call Center Workforce Management. It's fairly specialized work, and because of that, my job level has outpaced my education, so it's time to balance that back out. Would you like to know more? Just ask.

Hans Rosling – DON’T PANIC

Having finished watching it, I was pleasantly surprised at the Hans Rosling documentary. I thought population was more of an issue that it seems to currently be. His statistics seem to show that world is starting to more or less self govern it’s growth. It did present a new concept to me though. Mostly, that … Continue reading Hans Rosling – DON’T PANIC

Unit 4 – My Take Overall

I’m going to start here by acknowledging that I’m still learning. I’m seriously looking at economics for the first time with this class, and anything I say at this point, I reserve the right to take back as I learn more about economics. I see unit 4 as developing the poorest among us to benefit … Continue reading Unit 4 – My Take Overall

Southern Africa – Limitations to Trade

Just a short post, but is anyone else surprised by how much a continent can be split by natural forces when the land is connected? I had never before considered the impact of the Sahara desert, combined with prevailing winds preventing return trips, and how severely the would’ve limited trade. At first glance, I saw … Continue reading Southern Africa – Limitations to Trade

Trusting The Poor?

It’s an interesting question raised if we need to dictate how the poor can spend the aid we give them, or if they can mange it themselves. As for myself, I believe the poor can in fact be trusted. The problem with the government facilitating the distribution of income, is they fail to see the … Continue reading Trusting The Poor?

Econ Blogs

I thought this was interesting, and relevant to what we are doing here. It’s a quick roundup of Econ blogs that have smart, relevant commentary. If you are curious take a look at the link below. These are the Econ Blogs you need to read

I picked a book

I picked a book to read for the class. It’s “What’s the Economy For, Anyway?: Why It’s Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness” So why did I pick it? Well, it helps that in the intro it says it’s “funny, readable, and thought provoking”. I’m honestly a little worried some of the … Continue reading I picked a book

Unit 3 – Initial Impression

It’s becoming pretty clear that with each post I’m going to be changing my views from the posts before. I had no idea that so much of the world depended on the U.S. dollar, and to be honest it’s a little frightening. While we’ve touched on it, I want to learn a little more about … Continue reading Unit 3 – Initial Impression

Well… Didn’t see that coming.

So I’ve been through the readings for unit 2, and honestly, my whole concept was off as to the idea of what the different economic systems were. The first lesson here was pretty eye opening. First lesson I took from this, is to forget everything about economics that is taught to me by the news, or … Continue reading Well… Didn’t see that coming.

Unit 2, my first take

So after a bit of a slow start, I’ve read the Unit 2 posting for this class and I’m starting to get really enthusiastic about it. It seems more like this is a class about how the human world works, as opposed to just comparing economic systems. On that note, it could be I’ve been … Continue reading Unit 2, my first take

Well.. here we go!

Here it is everyone my first blog post. I’m sure it’ll be kind of an amateur looking post for those of you used to reading these, but it’s mine regardless. So a little introduction for those of you who don’t know me, which I’m pretty certain is everyone who reads this. I’m 35 years old, I have … Continue reading Well.. here we go!