America's Financial Future

Sunny Bal’s first post to JustOneOpinion.com elicited several insightful comments and questions, none better than those from Jon Waalkes. In particular, Jon asked, “I look forward to hearing your personal opinion on the way out of this recession –… Read the rest

A Sunny View of the Economy

With the economy crashing down around us, I recently felt the need for some good advice from someone who really understands what is happening and how to get through it all. I called my bridge-playing, bird-watching friend, Eric Swanson,… Read the rest

National Banks of America?

The concept of nationalizing any major industry, especially banks and energy companies, has always had a strong negative connotation in America. The political culture has always associated “nationalization” with “socialism,” and socialism, like “communism,” is an economic concept that… Read the rest

Who is Peter Schiff and why didn’t we listen to him?

If you have a circle of Internet friends, you are probably covered up with forwarded opinion pieces every day, as I am. The current financial crisis gives almost everyone a bully pulpit of righteous indignation, and keyboards are smoking.… Read the rest

Paulson: "Give me a blank check – or else!"

The pressure to get the $700 Billion Wall Street Relief Program through Congress is unrelenting. President George Bush and Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson are threatening us with a total collapse of the US banking and financial… Read the rest

The Bush Administration is a joke

Federal Reserve chief, Ben Bernanke, spoke today and finally admitted that the country “might be” heading toward a recession.  Is he for real?  Is he just now realizing what everyone else in the country (with the possible exception of… Read the rest

Bush's sinking economy is drowning us all

It’s been awhile since I updated this blog, but some of my enthusiastic readers may remember my post back on December 11th when I chided the Federal Reserve for its half-hearted attempts to avoid a recession.

Well folks, it’s… Read the rest