December’s shipping rates began to decline so in early January the TE and other papers really talk up expectations. It works, many more people flood into town. But fewer and fewer are being hired into the mills or get into the speculative feet bubble. local city politicians try desperately to get them to open shops […]
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Sam bets against the constitution passing
he predicts that people wont want to tax the mines because they think that someday they’ll be rich enough to have to pay the tax. nobody ever went broke betting against the people’s ability to make rational decisions. he wants it to pass but because it would make sense, he concludes, therefore it won’t. he […]
The 9th Brewery is under construction
for some, it’s not a sign of growth. it’s a sign of settling depression. the retort is: “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy” – Benjamin Franklin