Posts In Category Economics

Louisiana Sets Dangerous Precedent – You Can’t Buy or Sell with Cash

on October 23, 2011 by Adam in Economics, History, News, Comments (1)

cash not accepted “Those who buy or sell second hand goods are prohibited from using cash” – That’s the new law in Louisiana, House bill 195. This is outrageous since […]

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On the Subject of Democrats Blaming Tea Party for Credit Rating Downgrade

on August 7, 2011 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

I find it mildly hilarious that democrats are blaming the Tea Party for the credit downgrade… Overspending by Democrats and neoconservative Republicans has caused debt that has spiraled to extraordinary […]

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Why the American Economy Falters

on August 1, 2011 by Adam in Economics, Comments (2)

The reason behind the faltering United States economy is outsourcing. The outsourcing option allows US businesses to bypass the stringent employment laws set by the Federal and State government regarding […]

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Debt Ceiling Shouldn’t Cause Market Failure

on July 24, 2011 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

If congress does not raise the debt ceiling there will be winners and losers in the stock market, but since low interest rates can be helpful to a short sited […]

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What Is The Federal Debt Ceiling

on June 29, 2011 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

The Federal Debt Ceiling is simply the limit on how much the Federal Government can borrow. The Federal Government borrows money through issuance of bonds, both to external investors and […]

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Protected: What’s Going On With the Unconstitutional Wars?

on March 21, 2011 by Adam in Economics, News, Enter your password to view comments.

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How Freedom is Lost

on September 15, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

How does one lose one’s freedom? First of all, lets consider this from an individual level: a man loses his freedom when he commits a crime, fails to defend himself, […]

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GDP Increase Does Not Represent Economic Growth

on July 18, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

GDP is calculated as the sum of Consumption (C), Investment (I), Government Spending (G) and Net Exports (X – M). The problem using GDP in the past year to measure […]

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Surprise! You are paying for the Greek Govt. Bailout

on May 12, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

The United States is a 20% contributor to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the IMF is contributing $39 billion dollars to the European 110 billion euro bailout of Greece. […]

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Is Unemployment Bottoming Out?

on March 5, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

The newest figures say that unemployment is unchanged. Hopefully this means that the bottom of the upside-down bell has been reached and the economy along with jobs will follow. Read […]

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Will the Dollar Die?

on March 1, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Investing, Comments (1)

The question is looming, and if you haven’t heard by now the US is deeply in debt. While this is called the ‘public debt’ most rational people I know would […]

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Feds Hike Interest Rates after Months of Quantitative Easing

on February 19, 2010 by Adam in Economics, Comments (0)

The Federal Reserve is taking steps to reduce the risk of inflation after China virtually stopped buying T-bills, making this week’s top holder of U.S. Treasury securities the country of […]

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