Hello everyone. I hope you have had a good holiday season, and that you aren’t too bitter about the stock market going down on Black Friday since Dubia renounced it’s debt obligations.  Haha.
I’ve been curious for quite some time now about how cost estimates are made in our Government.  They come out with these “$60 [...]

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 [...]

One of my goals in writing blogs for your viewing pleasure is to bring up issues that may not be often talked about. We all know about healthcare, the current state of the economy, the ongoing War on Terror, and the other various stories that dominate the headlines. One thing you may not know about [...]

I thought it would be timely to post a blog entry I wrote on October 8th (2009) in light of the last article I wrote asking how the markets are “recovering” with rising unemployment and record setting mortgage deliquiencies.

Peter Schiff continues to put to words what I cannot.
“For those market boosters who are prattling on [...]

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 [...]

You might know a little about the Fair Tax. You might not. Whatever the case may be, The Fair Tax has gained steam in the past two years. Today I’d like to take a look at this notion that the Fair Tax is, indeed, fair.
The Fair Tax is officially called H.R. 25. If you want [...]

One thing I believe people should do on a regular basis is to question their environment.  The environment I would like to focus on right now is the stock market.  A great way to ask good questions is by gathering facts about the environment from its different sections, and compare them by questioning them.
Let’s begin [...]

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 [...]

In case you were not aware, (and I found out 2 days ago) Neil Barofsky is the Special Inspector General for the TARP program.  His report, summarized on Oct. 5th 2009, stated the following:
“Statements that are less than careful or forthright – like those made in this case – may ultimately undermine the public’s understanding [...]