US Government Owes Every US Citizen $18,000

Due to the massive inflows and foreign Mexican invaders of illegal immigration and illegal aliens along with the MS-13 gang members and drugs it is costing the United States of American citizen billions each year in services.

US Flags For Sale; Made in China of Course!

Well it is the Fourth of July and everyone is out buying flags and enjoying their patriotic duty and responsibility, they are flying these flags for the Fourth of July, which signifies the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America making us our own nation.

The Influence of Foreign Oil on the American Economy

Many people are calling for a new energy bill to be passed through congress. This is because of the new growth in the demand of transportation coupled with increase gas prices. The United States domestic oil production is slowly decreasing which means that the American public must depend more and more on foreign oil supplies.

Senators Neglecting Research Expenditures Want to See US Lose World Ranking

The United States Senate is neglecting research funding in many key areas and although some progress has been made on the presidency initiatives for alternative energy sources and other new technologies, the United States Senate is falling behind in proposing new legislation and funding allocations in research.

Heating Oil Prices

Refining petroleum or crude oil produces heating oil. Residential use for heating accounts for most heating oil consumption; close to 8 percent of American homes use heating oil.

Business and Market Overview on Brunei

Brunei business and market overview including economy, industry, demography, infrastructure, retail trade and food culture. Provides an overview for those interested in conducting business in the country.

NJ State Budget and Bureaucrats; Raise Taxes Again?

In the Garden State we see controversy and chaos over the 4.5 Billion Dollar Budget Crisis and it is getting bigger. Trenton, NJ the capital is flooded in parts and that is only going to add to the crisis. It seems New Jersey is always laced with political scandals, like the recent Closet Homosexual Governor, who hired his Israeli Sailor Boyfriend to head up the NJ Homeland Security efforts.

Issues With Water Supply and Ethanol

If the United States of America is to remove the addiction to Middle Eastern Foreign Oil then we need to get serious about the effect of long-term droughts in the Midwest and the issues of water supply. In states such as North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas there can be serious long-term droughts, which will affect our ability to grow our own fuel.

Ethanol, Economics and Ethics; Growing Our Own Fuel

Breaking our addiction to foreign Middle Eastern oil will not be easy, but then again no one said it would be. United States government supports through initiatives the research and development of growing our own fuel in the United States of America. The United States government also subsidizes farmers and gives incentives to ethanol producers. Many states in the northern Midwest also support ethanol producers by reducing the tax on each gallon of gasoline or bio-diesel sold.

Coffee Shop Economics and Foreign-Policy

It is truly amazing to see what people really think about the war in Iraq and the price of oil in towns and cities across this nation. Many people simply take and the nightly news and adopt those opinions discussed on television as their own. However, there is a group of people who we should probably call the silent majority who feel otherwise. This group of real Americans is not swayed by the political correctness observed on television.

Baseball & Rawlings Bring New Meaning to Free Trade

It is not too late for MLB and its superstars to take a stand on workers’ rights, regardless of lax U.S. laws in the world of free trade and its agreements’ legal loopholes.

Funding Under Funded Pensions Should Include No Strike Clause

Most workers who work in a very large corporation are extremely concerned about the under funded pensions. Most people are very concerned also that they may be living longer and run out of money in their retirement. Many financial advisers and planners are now telling people to postpone their retirement as long as possible.

Switching From The Unofficial To The Official Book Market

Most economies are equipped with two economic infrastructures; two different markets for the same goods. You will not only find this in less developed economies with a parallel currency market (next to the official currency market). But even in developed countries there is the black market as opposed to the legal white market. Less dramatic differences are there between the official stock market and the over the counter (OTC) market. The book market is still a very big market, which covers different sub types, for instance the second hand market. The book market is a place where publishers sell books and where readers buy them. But what if you have selected one market -- as an author -- and you want to switch later on ...

China and Her Railroads to the Sea

China's economic prosperity in the future will depend on her ability to get the products that are made from the industrial regions of the nation to her ports for export. China has been working desperately on upgrading her infrastructure to handle the industrial capacity needed to continue the rapid growth.

Bushy and His Oil Well Drillers in the Arctic

America waited 30 yrs ago for the Alaskan Pipeline. The week Americans were supposed to benefit from this new pipeline became instead, the world's greatest spin job!