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The EGP: Pink Ball
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Monday, November 1st, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of commentary & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Residual hauntings are analyzed in the recounting of a simple trauma. Read Article»

The EGP: Woodsy Watch Out
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, October 28th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of commentary & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Foot-snaps ruin the erection of a dream home. Read Article»

The EGP: GITEM Still Slightly in Business
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, October 14th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Tracking down unfriendly spirits is a not an economic priority for most home owners. It seems I found a loop hole. Read Article»

The EGP: The Sweet Smell of the Phantom Greenback
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, July 1st, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Specters quiver in the dark, remnant ghosts of the American dollar. Read Article»

The EGP: Derived Wealth
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Derivatives and phantoms clash in identity. Sans actual substance. Read Article»

The EGP: Slumber Deficit
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, June 17th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

The spooky dynamics of a system of credit is compared with the very natural desire one has to hit the snooze button. Read Article»

The EGP: Educated Guests
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Like a bank going bust, America’s school system may be in need of a bailout. Or perhaps the capitalist free market will reclaim its glory by laying waste to the schoolyards of old and cash in on learning the people, learning them real good. Read Article»

The EGP: Battered Barge
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Mitochondria Island, a manmade factory for the production of electrical power, is tread upon by both friend and foe off the coast of Maine. A suicidal investor remains on the ruins of this mega project, still desiring to see renewable energy fail. Read Article»

The EGP: Debt Cycle Disturbed
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Monday, May 24th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Jeff Phillips weaves a creepy tale for the campfire, in particular the campfire that burns within a hobo’s trash barrel, a tale for the hobo to laugh away his financial destitution and clear his head of a deeper worry. Debt & detriment…a money lenders eerie redemption is sparked by a spirit from the lower class. Read Article»

The EGP: Claim Stakers
  Written By Jeff Phillips
   Thursday, May 20th, 2010

The EGP: The Economic Ghost Post is a weekly article examining economic theories through the invention of ghost stories…a wicked blend of essay & fiction – phantoms as the allegorical Vanna White of ‘Econ.’

Jeff Phillips wonders if humankind will ever be ready to make a transaction without the training wheel that is money, because everyone feels the gut drive to stake a claim to something or someplace, no matter whether it is driven by necessity or comfort. Read Article»