Economics

The Cashless Society: Orwellian Nightmare or Beneficial Certainty?

May 7, 2013
Cashless Society

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 [...]

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Is The Housing Bubble Behind Us?

April 3, 2013
housing bubble

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 [...]

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What Exactly Are Austerity Measures?

February 19, 2013
Wall Street

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.  [...]

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Non-farm Payroll Figures for January Means Good News in US

February 13, 2013
Non-farms payroll

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 [...]

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What is a Currency War?

January 30, 2013
Currency War

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 [...]

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How Does the New Health Care Bill Affect Me?

July 12, 2012

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 [...]

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Consumer Confidence on the Rise in February

March 8, 2012

Yesterday Discover released their US Spending Monitor and it showed that Americans are starting to feel a little bit more confident with the economy.  They reported a 94.9 mark for February 2012 which is up from 90.5 in January 2012.  They also show that 32% of Americans that were polled believe that the economy is [...]

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Changes to Note When Filing Your Taxes

February 7, 2012

Due to political stagnation in Washington last year, there are not as many changes to the tax laws as there have been in years past. If you have not filed your federal income tax return for 2011, now is a good time to get started. This year there are only a few new forms for [...]

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Newt Gingrich Quickly Closes in on Mitt Romney Before Florida Primary

January 25, 2012

If you are getting tired of the Republican primaries yet it looks like we might have a ways left to go before we find out who will be the nomination to go up against Barak Obama in the 2012 elections. After last weeks huge win in the South Carolina Gingrich has been quickly catching up [...]

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10 Worst Cities for Finding a Job

January 24, 2012

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 [...]

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