As long as the Fed continues QE at the same rate, inflation probably won't go up that much.   The problem is that good paying jobs have not come back and the spending has to continue just to keep things where they are.   All the Fed did was bail out the banks, stick us with the bill, and blow up the market bubble again...more

"Circumstances do not make the man.  They reveal him to himself."   -James Allen

I'm a strong Tea Party supporter and like Gov. Christie a great deal.  He placed the welfare of his state above politics-  it was a hurricane for God's sakes... what was the man supposed to do?  Like Scott Walker in Wisconsin Christie has a proven conservative track record.   He walks the walk unlike for instance, a Pa...more

I don't have a problem with Obama's tax rate- it is too high.  Too bad Romney wasn't on top of this during the campaign.

The inflated cost of education is the direct result of too many government loans and grants.  (Ditto for the housing crisis). While cutting off loans completely is not realistic for most schools, this college is addressing the college debt crisis head on.  Good for them.

Here he goes flip flopping from yesterday when he wrote a great article on the artificial stock market bubble.  Our best opportunity to stimulate the private sector jobs is energy- pure and simple.  We should be an oil exporter, not an oil importer.  We should be developing nuclear power in a big way.   Second, we ...more

Anthony has been quite the flip flopper in the past, but he is right on the money with this article.  This market is all about cheap money and it is a bubble that will make the last one look like popcorn.

To me Social Security and Medicare are investments, not entitlements.  Investing your money in the government has its risks just like a private sector investment-  they depend on tax revenue which fluctuates based on economic and demographic conditions.    From an investment persective these programs are terrible-  you...more

It is easy for Eastwood to blame Congress, but they are just a reflection of the will of the people.  Most Americans are fine with spending cuts as long as they affect someone else. Congress is no different.  Our system of government does work-  we know we have to cut spending but we don't want to and so we're at a sta...more