The National Protection Racket - Who Is Buying In?

If you have ever watched Mafia TV shows or movies, you know how the protection racket goes. You buy protection for your business or family from the people who pose the greatest threat to your well being. The scam is so successful, government put it into practice before anybody ever heard of the Mafia.

Trade Deficits with China and the Balance of Money Flows

There are trade deficits that are mounting in China and there are issues to be addressed in that arena. But all this in China is a planned event and you have competing money interests of Entrepreneurial Capitalists looking to manipulate US politics too. The game is being played at multiple levels here. Everyone needs to get what they want or it is a power struggle to take it and they will if they have too.

Oil Importers Relieved as Prices Drop below $64

Traders and importers were relieved last Tuesday when the cost of petroleum had dropped below $64 per barrel. The fall came after the Iranian government had made a softer and more positive response regarding its uranium enrichment project.

The Future Economic Implosion of Venezuela Predicted by Futurist

One futurist in the United States is very closely watching Venezuela make mistakes and predicts the complete collapse and economic implosion of the Communist Nation State of Venezuela. But how could that happen, as Venezuela is rich in oil you ask? Well easily really, you see Venezuela has a state run oil

Surplus in the Budget; Spend it Quick?

As we approach election time we can see that the Republicans and Democrats are arguing over many issues such as global warming and international terrorism. Which one should we fear the most? Is it truly an either or situation or should we continue the war on terror and looked to mitigate some of the pollution that we create into the atmosphere?

Why We Need a Free Trade Agreement with Peru ASAP!

We need to secure a Free Trade Agreement with Peru to keep them out of the awaiting fate of Venezuela and Bolivia as those economies crumble due to their communist leanings and anti-capitalist points of view.

Trade Agreements and Its Impact on the Indian Economy

INTRODUCTION: India is a democratic and political country with a well streamlined administrative structure, and an already existing mixed economy, with a rich experience of private sector operations. Also available in India is a vast stock of skilled manpower and entrepreneurial class, a reasonably good basic infrastructure and a good track record of fulfilling past international obligations. The present bout of economic reforms in India started in the eighties, mark both a continuity and a break with India's post-independence development strategy. India's strategy for development was largely influenced by:

National Savings

National savings are material standards of life that include savings of private sector, firms and governments. Such standards comprise also superannuation - the key element of private savings. Private or households savings may be determined as domestic savings divided by household disposable income. National savings are basically dependent on consumption opportunities. Savings may be positive or negative.

Downtown Revitalization and Parking Planning

When planning a downtown revitalization project the goal is to get people to come back to downtown and shop and spend money. Due to issues such as urban flight many people have moved into the suburbs and new businesses have sprung up there. Many lower income people have been stuck in the city with fewer jobs.

What Factors Are Affecting Oil & Gas Prices?

As with any commodity, prices for crude oil and natural gas will move according to a number of factors.

Minimum Wage Hike Another Blow At Poor

Here we go again on the minimum wage carousel. Around and around it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows. Perhaps the most stupid law ever invented by the U.S. Congress - one-upped by a few states including Florida - is headed for a soul-searching s?ance.

Shifting Gears: The Increasing Power Of The Emerging World

Examining the change of the world's economic power structure.

The Good Economy

The Presidents tax cuts have cost the US treasury 2001 to 2006 one trillion dollars for 800,000 new jobs, so lets figure a trillion is one thousand times a billion. If we were to give one million dollars tax free at random to 800,000 high school graduates or newly unemployed on the condition they could never ask for government assistance again during their life time the cost would be eighty billion dollars thus we could achieve the same results as the Presidents tax cuts with a savings to the treasury of 920 billion dollars!