A consumer economy requires that we are forever dissatisfied with our station in life and our success is defined by our possessions.
America's Financial Future
March 17, 2009 By
Where are the opportunities for the future? What will the social landscape look like in the future? Will the middle class exist for working America?
How realistic is a "Green Collar Economy?"
February 6, 2009 By
As I read The Green Collar Economy, I kept hoping the author would tell me about a successful, green collar, free-enterprise business model—a company that could be replicated over and over across America, rewarding investors and providing long-term financial opportunities to stakeholders.
T'was the Week Before Christmas…
December 20, 2008 By
Craig Bieber offers up an updated and timely version of the classic Christmas poem – along with a few surprises for average working Americans.
McCain vs. Obama – Notes on the 2nd debate
October 8, 2008 By
John McCain and Barack Obama engaged in a rather restrained debate Tuesday evening about who was to blame for the current economy and which one could actually solve the nation’s problems.
Tom Brokaw moderated, asking questions from the audience and the Internet. At times both pushed the limits of the truth, but the most interesting part of the evening may have occurred after the debate was over.
It's the Economy, Stupid!
September 6, 2008 By
Now that the Republican Convention is over, it is very clear now that only the Democrats seem to understand that it is the economic situation in the United States that will determine the eventual outcome of the Presidential Election. Every speaker at the Republican Convention took time to describe John McCain’s five horrible years in [...]
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