I recently went and had my dog, Murray, micro-chipped. I mentioned to my boyfriend how awesome it would be if we could micro-chip children and possibly reduce the number of kidnapped and missing children in America. “That is a horrible idea.” He said, “Then the government would always know where you are.” “The government technically…
One of the leading causes of the great recession was the burst of the housing bubble. From around 2001 until 2006 housing prices climbed rapidly. Banks were not as tightly regulated and they were handing out loans to many people who really could not afford the payments. These people were buying houses that had inflated…
Over the past several years there has been a lot of financial talk on the news that have been strong enough to move the markets. One such item that has been repeated a lot is talk about “austerity measures.” This is especially common when talking about Spain and Greece and a few other European countries. …
The issue of employment is one of the hottest topics in the US. With millions of individuals struggling to find work and the economy recently posting negative growth, any pieces of good news are immediately greeted with joy by the economic powers that be. Last week we found out that the number of people employed…
If you follow the financial news you may have recently heard about the currency war going on. Most people simply brush this aside not knowing exactly what it is and not thinking it pertains to them. However, currency wars are an important part of the global economy. A war begins when one country tries to…
By now nearly everyone has heard about the health care bill that President Obama signed into law in 2009 call the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, AKA “Obamacare”. Recently, after much debate in lower courts, the Supreme Court upheld the law saying it was indeed constitutional. What most people do not know is…
Tonight if you decide to turn on your TV you will be able to find President Obama speaking during his yearly State of the Union address. You can bet that one of the big topics in his speech is going to be able jobs. Then again he has done most of the last three years…