A recent Huffington Post Comedy Video boasts of United States’ President Obama’s recent victories, which were decided in the U.S. Supreme Court including keeping intact his landmark health bill, and winning new trade agreements. It continues this week with the opening of Cuban embassies and the subsequent resumption of relations after 50 years of isolation, … Continue reading
Category Archives: US Government
Sometimes, you don’t need a crystal ball
As investors and professionals alike argue when the Fed will finally taper their bond-buy program, the culprit of artificially low-interest rates, please understand that the market waits for no one. Even though the Fed hasn’t budged on their message or actions, the market has begun to move in anticipation of the inevitable. In the summer … Continue reading
Pillars of Society crumbling…and it comes down to Turkey (the bird)
I have wanted for some time to write about what I see as our foundations, and not just in the U.S., crumbling before our eyes. I always thought it was too far out there…too religious…too judgmental…”just too something!” As with any great society, the Americans believe that things will stay the same forever and they … Continue reading
U.S Debt: Time to learn to eat with Chop Sticks?
In light of all the recent attention on the government shutdown and the crisis of lifting the debt ceiling, I thought it would be useful if I helped set the record straight. I think what I am about to tell you will not only shock most people in America, but those abroad as well. The … Continue reading
You’re an Ass… Look who’s talking!
As the U.S. Fiasco creeps towards the “Debt Ceiling” deadline, people around the globe are watching in disbelief as Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. act out a dangerous game of “Chicken.” This game basically tests who will flinch first. The stakes are incalculable because the largest economy in the world has always paid its … Continue reading