JULY 2013 The story goes that Benjamin Franklin emerged from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, on September 18, 1787 and was … Read More
PROFITS WHAT PROFITS
NOTHING contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits,” proclaimed David Ricardo, an early-19th-century … Read More
APRIL FOOLS
APRIL 2013 I read it, but I didn’t believe it. President Barrack Obama has decreed April, “National Financial Capability Month.” … Read More
FORTUNATE SON
JANUARY 2013 It ain’t me. It ain’t me. I ain’t no fortunate son. Credence Clearwater Revival Once again, it pays … Read More
DRUG PUSHER
AUGUST 2012 In his 1935 State of the Union message, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed social security, unemployment insurance, and … Read More
‘NO RISK’: MORE WORDS FOR GEITHNER TO EAT
June, 2012 NEW YORK (TheStreet) — There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. … Read More
WANTED: A GREEK GOD OF FINANCE
MAY 2012 http://www.thestreet.com/story/11543096/1/wanted-a-greek-god-of-finance.html
THE FAIRNESS FALLACY
APRIL 2012 The President of the United States has decided to take his traveling circus of illusion on the road … Read More
U.S. CORPORATE TAXES NEED TO GO TO ZERO
MARCH 2012 On April 1, our ally Japan is playing a cruel little April Fools’ Day joke on us: The … Read More