This article is the first in a series of articles that is going to try to break down a concept you have probably heard a lot about in the recent financial crisis, inflation and deflation.  There are many methods people use to measure inflation/deflation, but for reasons I’ll explain shortly,  I believe it is best [...]

Continuing on the theme of federal spending from last week, I’m going to jump straight to the big daddy of them all Healthcare.  As you’re probably aware President Obama has promised significant healthcare reform and is gunning to have legislation passed as soon as possible.  But is this the right time to rush to spend [...]

Try at all to be a responsible citizen and follow how the government is spending your money, and you will consistently run across articles where sums in the millions, billions, and even trillions are tossed around as if they were pocket change.  It can become very difficult to juggle these massive sums in your head [...]