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BWorld 677, Coal power and higher life expectancy
Coal power and higher life expectancyJanuary 30, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Peace and Prosperity, not war mongering
Consider the following countries with territory dispute with each other:1. Philippines and Malaysia over Sabah. No war.2. India and Pakistan over Kashmir. No war except occasional sporadic shooting.3....
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BWorld 678, Philippines has third-fastest growth among world’s top 40 largest...
Philippines has third-fastest growth among world’s top 40 largest economiesFebruary 1, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Fiscal Irresponsibility 34, On sectoral parochialism and rising public debt
Sectoral parochialism, I just spontantaneously invented it to refer to being gung ho (in spending , subsidies etc.) on a particular sector to the detriment of the overall fiscal and macroeconomic...
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BWorld 679, Growth forecasts vs actual growth, and agriculture performance
Growth forecasts vs actual growth, and agriculture performanceFebruary 6, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Ukraine War 2, Two years of war and oil prices
Today is two years of the Russia invasion of Ukraine. US, EU, NATO imposed various economic and military sanctions. Like price cap $60/barrel on Russia (Urals) oil. Initially it was followed by some...
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BWorld 680, The nuclear option to energize growth
The nuclear option to energize growthFebruary 8, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas,...
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Economists and their bashers, quotes from Thomas Sowell
On July 16, 2009, The Economist (I call it The Statist) pilloried economists with a paper, "What went wrong with economics"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2009/07/16/what-went-wrong-with-economics....
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BWorld 681, Low inflation, low unemployment, high growth — this is the...
Low inflation, low unemployment, high growth — this is the PhilippinesFebruary 13, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Ukraine War 3, The need for negotiations and stop the fighting
Below are some of my notes/comments this morning in a civil debate with some friends in the "Oplas Perspectives" viber group. Enjoy.-------About potential NATO-Russia war, they should NOT do it. Also...
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BWorld 682, The nuclear option for Asian industrialization
The nuclear option for Asian industrializationFebruary 15, 2024 | 12:03 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas,...
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Climate 106, Triple-dip La Nina and El Nino 2023-2024
There is continuing climate scare of "prolonged El Nino" and related narratives. Here are some charts, actual data. I made this chart from two sources.From the most recent US NOAA Climate prediction...
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BWorld 683, NAIA privatization is good, legislated minimum wage is bad
NAIA privatization is good, legislated minimum wage is badFebruary 20, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Energy 175, Toronto's bright lights
I arrived Toronto last Monday, March 4 evening (Manila-HK-Toronto). I was on window seat right side, good view of the city because it's my first time to set foot in Canada.Canada's main source of...
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BWorld 684, The nuclear trade mission to Canada
The nuclear trade mission to CanadaFebruary 22, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.https://www.bworldonline.com/opinion/2024/02/22/577053/the-nuclear-trade-mission-to-canada/The...
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Macroecon 24, Sir Gary Teves' proposals to reduce public debt
Sir Gary Teves was my former boss twice, at CPBO, House of Representatives in the 90s, then at Think Tank Inc. in early 2000s, his private consulting firm in Makati before he became Land bank President...
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BWorld 685, The economic impact of 2 years of war in Ukraine, and the...
The economic impact of 2 years of war in Ukraine, and the Philippines fiscal situationFebruary 27, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup Of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Rising car theft in Toronto and the role of government
I was surprised to see these reports,Toronto Police Gives Advice on Auto Theft: Just Let Thieves Steal Your CarPaul Joseph Watson 14th March...
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BWorld 686, On electric cooperative cases at the ERC, renewables, and food...
On electric cooperative cases at the ERC, renewables, and food inflationFebruary 29, 2024 | 12:02 amMy Cup Of LibertyBy Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr....
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Transport Econ 24, Trains, tricycles and government-created route monopolies
On the never-ending traffic in Metro Manila and other cities, many people blame car owners then blame other agencies like MMDA, DOTr. I think these analysis are partly wrong and hence, their proposals...
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