If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive?

"If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive? Imperial considerations. By Thomas F. Madden America has become an empire. Everyone says so. This is a surprise to most Americans, since few imagined that they were building such a thing. But, as historians such as...

Military Power in China

"China has become the 3rd largest military superpower, surpassing France.The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden reported it in its 2008 yearbook.It says world military expenditures in 2007 is estimated at 1,339-billion dollars, up 6 percent from the...

Education - Return on Investment

" According to a study done by Dr. Susan Aud, Senior Fellow at the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation there is widespread ignorance and confusion about the actual amount Florida spends on its public schools. In 2003-04, Florida’s “current expenditures” on...

Good News for Real Estate in 2007

"Daily Real Estate News | December 18, 2006 Real Estate Rebound Expected in 2007 Doug Duncan, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, expects the 30-year mortgage rate to hover around 6.5 percent for the remainder of the year, but climb to 6.8 percent by the...

Deaths Of Illegal Immigrants Also Takes Toll On Border Coroners

Morgue expanded. Deaths of illegal migrants. Died from heat exposure. Migrants' dead bodies. 1,400 autopsies. Arizona-Mexico border. Pima County.

Taxpayers' bill mounts for migrants' medical care

"U.S. taxpayers are quietly footing a fast-growing multibillion-dollar tab for medical emergencies suffered by undocumented immigrants." <--- Don't forget that some of the "undocumented" are taxpayers who are also paying a house mortgage. They do...