Being referred to as “middle class” when pre-boomers were kids indicated that a family had more than the necessities of life. In the boom times after WWII, more and more people qualified for this title. To be middle class meant having a house, a car, a TV set and probably being able to take some [...]
The longer bickering and hostilities rule in our nation’s capital the longer it will be before America gets down to business. For months, the economy has tried to struggle back. The stock market has been up, unemployment has stopped rising, consumers are starting to buy albeit cautiously. Yet there’s something lacking as this jobless recovery [...]
Every few years the political party not in power promises change if they get elected. We have heard this rhetoric time and time again at the local, state and national levels. Often the public votes for change, but when the dust settles everything reverts back to business, make that politics, as usual.
The presidential election of [...]
Whatever happens with the climate debate should not detract from the opportunity low-cost, renewable energy brings to those who are willing to invest in its development. In fact this could be the next big worldwide boom, not unlike the tech explosion at the end of the last century. The question is who will commit the [...]
The mess the country is in must be blamed on something — some group or some philosophy. Of course, it’s easy to blame the politicians because their mistakes are so public. This is true for both parties. Pointing fingers at business and finance is almost a knee-jerk reaction. Then there are the people who have [...]
