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NATIONAL TAX PLAN

Democracy in action puts capital in motion. That creates wealth. Any wealth acquired is due to a civil society with the presence of honest citizens functioning in that democracy. Taxation is an appropriate price for attaining the prospects of wealth that America…

INVESTMENT SUCCESS

In reality, everyone is an investor and is invested at all times in something. If all you have is US$ dollars, then you are investing in a currency. All investments regularly change value over time. For example, historically, all fiat currencies lose…

CURRENCY IN CRISIS Part 2

As presented in the earlier article (Aug. 13, 2018), the dollar is losing value due to inflation and money printing. As Milton Friedman said,”Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon”. This process erodes the purchasing power of the dollar over time.…

FAIR TRADE

International trade is usually good for all nations involved. Sometimes countries are pressured into it and sometimes trade or the restriction of it has led to wars. In general though, it has actually done much to help preserve peace in the world…

THE NEW LAISSEZ FAIRE

The concept of “laissez faire” creates a society with very restrained government intervention in the marketplace. Interestingly, it was introduced several hundred years ago in France by the merchant class under the guise of social welfare. In practice, it led to a…

PENSION ALERT

Introduction Pension plans are good and you should consider them when seeking employment. The extent an employer contributes to a pension plan for you will be very positive over time. In some plans, like a 401k, your employer may match your own…

WILL WE BE PREPARED??

Boeing has been in the news recently for the two tragic airplane crashes. Hopefully they will correct the problem soon. There is other news about the company. Boeing just received delivery of the fuselage assembly for the Army Apache Attack Helicopter. It…