Slavery Is Alive And Well: The Malfeasance Of Wal-Mart

When we think of War-Mart we conjure up images of discount everything from food to TV's to clothing. Through the years from humble beginnings they gradually expanded. But, for the past 20 years Wal-Mart has exploded on to the international stage as the one mega retailer...

College Graduates Shortchanged

It is graduation time again. A time where celebrations commence after commencement ceremonies. A time of reflections of the past years of college. A time now time to put all that training and knowledge to use in a job in which all those years of education that training was...

It Really Is The Economy

What should be done to further spur economic growth in the United States. When most politicians especially the Republicans keep spouting that the business community if left alone without governmental intrusion will create the economic momentum needed to remedy our...

Critical Condition

With the Supreme court ruling on the Affordable Care Act of 2010 coming in March about the constitutionality of whether or not the government has the right to impose another unfunded mandate on the citizens of the United States comes at a time when so many millions of our...

The Hypocrisy Of A Nation

Just once I would like to see that our illustrious legislatures in Washington would get it right. So far since the last election any semblance of accomplishing something has yet to occur. Even with this super committee not one shred of legislation has had an positive...

A Breath Taken Away

"Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take but by the moments that take our breath away," a quote by William Davies who is long remembered by the simplicity of the life he led. The beauty of ones life is always reinforced by the moments of...

Cause And Affect

Long before the financial crisis of 2008 occurred there were continuing factors already taking place that led to the eventual collapse of the financial, real estate, and auto industries. One of the most prominent factor in contributing to this crisis was the fact that the...

Just When You Thought Your Money Was Safe

It has only happened once before where practically a whole generation felt the real urgency to keep whatever money they possessed away from the very institutions that are supposed to safeguard their savings. In the 1930's so many individuals purposely held on on to what...

When Government And Business Work Together

We are at a critical juncture in the economy today. Business all across the United States are still in a quandary on whether to hire, layoff, or reduce payrolls for their existing employees. In most cases with current economic forecasts the business climate is in some...

Professor Franklin

Back in college there was an old Professor that stood tall in lecture halls. A billowing booming voice that could wake even the sleepiest of us sitting in those God forsaken wooden chairs back when Universities were so barren of all the technologies and convinces of today. I...

When You Pay Peanuts

That old saying " When you pay peanuts you can expect allot of monkeys" is becoming more evident in our society today. It just so happens we now have an awful lot of "monkeys" that have taken their place in the workplace today, like our newly elected...

Oil

Not since the mid 1970's has the United States been so focused on one of the most important commodities that can either make or break whole economies. Oil, still is one of the worlds most valuable and most sought after energy source. But unlike in the 1970's, today there...

Anthropogenic Global Warming - r u green enough to be a skeptic?

After years of accepting the so-called "scientific consensus" on climate change, I have recently made an about face after stumbling across a simple but revealing graph on sunspot activity as charted from the early 1600's....

Get Goldman Sachs Out Of Our Government!

When the people of Massachusetts made their profound statement on Tuesday by voting for Scott Brown as their Senator, I couldn't help recall reading the testimony of Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, when she appeared before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission...

I Thought The Recession Was Over! Imagine That!

   Economics has been referred to as the "dismal science". I've taken enough economic courses throughout the years, and have read enough economic history to subscribe to that term. Don't get me wrong! I...

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