Feb 17, 2012
Brainpower Will Drive Economic Roadmap for the Next Century
Feb 10, 2012
The president s agenda: Shovel-ready jobs, Obamacare, Dodd-Frank. Unfortunately, the first wasn't realized while the other two were.
Feb 3, 2012
The Commerce Department recently reported annual U.S. economic growth for 2011 was 1.7%, down from 3% in 2010.
Excluding inventory growth, this figure was a paltry 0.8%.
Since the inception of the 2008 financial crisis, I have suggested the following:
1.Functional,...
Jan 27, 2012
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors released a statement concerning the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week.
The press release contained various projections regarding economic growth and unemployment.
During the past year, I have described the...
Jan 20, 2012
The inception of the next presidential administration is exactly one year away.
Will household rent become even less affordable during this time?
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers the following definitions for rent expenditures as a percentage of...
Jan 13, 2012
Sixty years ago, 34 developed nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) had seven workers to support each retiree.
Today, there are only four workers per beneficiary.
In 50 years, that figure will be halved to two: a grossly unsustainable...
Jan 6, 2012
Relative economic immobility in the United States is a function of our failed education policy during the past four decades.
According to the Economic Mobility Project conducted by The Pew Charitable Trust, work force participation by women increased 30 percentage points,...
Dec 30, 2011
I would consider running for Congress, because I do not want to be a career politician.
Public service should be analogous to the charitable tithing principle:a portion of one s income and/or time is dedicated toward others that are less fortunate (e.g., 10 percent).
The...