Moussaui Deserved the Death Penalty; 9-11 Hurt Our Economy

The nineteenth hijacker flunky Moussaui deserved the death penalty for causing so many people to lose their jobs, not only because so many people perished during the 911 attacks. It was amazing how many industries were severely damaged and hurt.

Illegal Immigration, Trade Barriers and Trade Relations Discussed

We are seeing many countries whose economies and all they have built in the last ten years through trade with more wealthy nations get hurt as even newer entrants come into the market on price. Meanwhile many of our trade partners are mad at us as we turn to protectionism especially a few years ago with steel import taxes, import taxes on lumber

Property Rights and Social Costs - The Impact of Air Pollution

The lack of defined property rights leads to the abuse of certain activities as a result of a differing perceptions regarding how choices affect marginal private benefits and social costs. How does this impact society and what does this say about how private enterprises make choices? let's use the example of pollution and the effects on property owners.

Food Prices Starting to Rise; Is Inflation Coming to the US?

Well we are now witnessing higher prices on common items at the store such as food, but why? Well simple the tractors in the fields and the trucks, which ship the products to the store, have higher costs; higher costs in fuel, which act like artificial inflation on everything we buy and mimic a tax on America.

Alberta Oilsands Enough to Impact World Oil Market Prices? Part 1 of 3

This article will look at the potential impact Alberta oilsands production could have on the world oil market supply, how the OPEC cartel may respond to this supply, and how this may benefit America in terms of reliance on Middle East oil. The primary market used for examples is the relationship between the United States, Alberta, and OPEC. Crude oil is the only resource under consideration within this article despite other resources available within the oilsands resource.

Filling in the World with ETFs

Even if you agree with me that, despite its problems, the U.S. is the greatest country in the history of world – I cannot advocate strongly enough the need for you to have a global perspective in building your portfolios. I say this because the world is filling in and developing countries are rapidly catching up.

Accelerating Abandoned Down Town Rebuilding in America

One thing is certain if you look at the illegal immigration and undocumented worker problems in America there is a bright side. Indeed, that is that we must be doing something right, otherwise everyone would not be coming here in the first place to either live or work.

Vending Machines

A vending machine is a combination of different products. The machine itself could be compared with the smallest scale supermarket without a sales force.

Vending Machines (2)

According to the European Vending Association (www.eva.be) the Consumers' increasingly nomadic lifestyle is a great opportunity for the vending industry.

Mortgage and Foreclosure Rates Rise Together

With mortgage rates on the rise and home prices leveling out, foreclosures are becoming more common, especially in the American Midwest.

Subtract Mexican Aid by the Amount Illegal Aliens Send Back Home

Some believe there are many as 24 million illegal aliens and illegal immigrants from Mexico in the United States of America who have come over the U.S. Mexican border. If this number is true then we have a real problem, but even other estimates put the number of illegal aliens at 12 million plus 6 million overstayed visas.

The Spanish Rail, Standard Deviation and Innovation

Infrastructure is a term to describe all those nearly invisible activities that are needed to support other productive economic functions. If not centrally governed - like the Spanish Railway system - it will give different kind of problems, one of them

Telecommuting - Work from Home - Increases as Gas Prices Rise

Recent figures compiled by the International Telework Association and Council illustrate the growing telecommuting trend. Their figures show that some 26 million Americans work from home at least one day every month, and another 22 million do part of their jobs from home a minimum of once a week.

Economic Situation of China

Over the last 25 years China’s economy has drastically changed. They went from a centrally planned system that relied heavily upon international trade, to a system that is now more market oriented.

Monetary Outflows to China Significant

While the Bank of China prepares for an IPO and investors will be watching all those rather interesting shall we say bad loans, we see our trade deficit with China go ballistic. In May China’s finance minister noted a surge of 44% in their trade surplus with the United States.