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Just remember, freedom isn't free. America is an absolutely great place to live. Especially when you have money. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson All I'm saying is that we have a...

After all, it will be pretty difficult to get gold on a plane with all of the heightened "security" measures that will be in place. What is gold? A metal.

Part Two: Here is where the conspiracy starts... Eventually, it will be necessary for the government to start introducing more and more currency. Normally, this would lead to immediate and obvious inflation. But not this time... The economy is moving towards full integration into the...

I tried to post this on the other thread, but there was some sort of computer problem. When I hit submit, it said that my post was too long. Then when I tried to go back, the entire post was lost. Good thing I had copied the whole thing over to Word in order to do a grammar check. So I'm...

Posted on 02-10-06 Posted on 02-13-06 The problem right now is a conflict of interest. The government is running up enormous debts. We are just giving it all away in terms of economic advantage and momentum. America buys T-Shirts, China buys T-Bonds. But if the Chinese or (OPEC) or...

Sometimes, more is lost by inaction than wrong action. By doing nothing or continuing along with business as usual, the government is making the situation worse. Politicians argue about this and that and at the end of the day just throw up their hands. It's like a trader who hides under his...

Unfortunately, most people only see two options (the extreme points): heavily regulated protectionism or uninhibited free trade I am saying that both courses of action are wrong and are sure routes to failure. We need BALANCE.

It sounds like you are at a turning point in your life, which may not be the best time to be making major financial decisions. Before you can decide what to do with your money, you need to decide what to do with yourself. It's time to answer your own question: What should I do now...

The following little story has been quoted and posted around so many times that I'm not exactly sure who wrote it or from where it came... A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took...

You say that there are more consumers than employees. That is true if you only look at one company. But what starts to happen when you look at the economy as a whole? In order for one to be a consumer, one needs a source of income. Therefore, in the vast majority of cases, that consumer...

Which deficit? Trade, yes. Budget, no. There is a conflict of interest. The Chinese government has been supporting our budget deficit through the purchase of our bonds. Unless countries like China and Japan continue to finance our government spending, we will be in serious trouble...

As far as trickle down economics goes, a trickle is not enough. And now that trickle has become only a drip drop. Many of the economic theories and principles that guide our policies are horribly outdated and increasingly ineffective. Here is just one item out of a bunch: Gross...

I don't know if you guys are interested or not, but the White House is currently taking questions about this new ExpectMore program. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/question2.html I just sent in a question on Monday, and they had a response posted on their website (whitehouse.gov) the next...

Check this out: http://blog.pactamerica.com/2006/01/video-standing-tall-with-senator-obama.htm

Thanks for the kind words. But... Sometimes I used to worry about the fact that college was not for me (then again, more often I was worried that I wasn't worried). But then someone sent me a link to this speech. And a lot of it started to sound familiar...

I agree with you that the national debt is more of a political problem than an economic one at least for the time being. One of my biggest problems with the national debt right now is the fact that we China and Japan are the major purchasers of our bonds. When you start to really think about...

I apologize for the misunderstanding. In the above statement, I was just trying to illustrate a point. I think that somewhere along the line, I have had to simplify my wording for explanatory purposes. But that doesn't mean that my argument is incorrect, nor is it compromised. I will...

First of all, it is not the government's business to be telling/forcing people to invest in stocks. Period. End of story. Secondly, the government has gotten itself into a real mess with budget deficits and the national debt. Looking to the future, we will soon begin to experience problems...

Just a joke, as Mt. Fuji sits on the prefectural border between Shizuoka and Yamanashi in Japan.

One word: gerrymandering.