<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:46:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/eocnomics/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Necessary, but Not Sufficient]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was listening to a podcast where one participant mentioned the phrase, "necessary, but not sufficient," in his justification for capitalism, and I realized that phrase was key to many disputes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168088/@jacobtothe/necessary-but-not-sufficient</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168088/@jacobtothe/necessary-but-not-sufficient</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168088]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPZAjdp7K4M8woMojNqQYMb2R3g6SqatAQyfPwBU8Q38enqpZj7aPVdyvikgh7f8wUrWY9YhAxxYc1wVeYGmASu2e1dSQ3Akw7hsTRy4Axzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rambling Thoughts on COVID-19, Public Response, and Consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public reaction to the coronavirus scare perplexes me. On one hand, we have blatantly absurd conspiracy theories asserting that 5G cellular telephony radio signals are somehow responsible for coronavirus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ramblerant/@jacobtothe/rambling-thoughts-on-covid-19-public-response-and-consequences</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ramblerant/@jacobtothe/rambling-thoughts-on-covid-19-public-response-and-consequences</guid><category><![CDATA[ramblerant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacobtothe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4BYMq3Z45dLesHCsGJGEjt68cZymSv7udGU9ReEtrwprxGMTeoWfYvpgqq2wzUczjRuB8Tg1hcaCCSbuDBbhhkBdMp2kve3VG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dollar Index Forecasts a Rough Year for Consumers in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year is starting off just like it did in 2017: a huge dip in the U.S. Dollar Index. Even the loss magnitude is almost identical. Last year, the dollar index slipped 3.2% in January. With only two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/usdollar/@crushthestreet/dollar-index-forecasts-a-rough-year-for-consumers-in-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/usdollar/@crushthestreet/dollar-index-forecasts-a-rough-year-for-consumers-in-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[usdollar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crushthestreet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvdQkx1Rv6phTFYdT75A3yapYe1XqXm1N8wF9tBGG69eXjrYLryypQxjnvXzbN8sFihspeTPZNUx7AaJ368rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>