Correction -- I said 50 years... but it may be earlier than that... China is taking a winner takes all approach and it is time we as americans wise-up to what they are doing. On the surface, Trump understands this -- but it is a hard point to drive home. There are some voices in the wilderness but americans still don't...more

Mr Fat Cat: What most people don't know is that China actually barters with a lot of countries which undermines monetary policy (so to speak). They are not interested in monetary type reserves (the US Dollar, they are interested in commodities (minerals, copper, oil, gold, silver, coal). They go out and pay a premium t...more

Any reaction based on news of what is going on in China is pointless!!! China's economy does not function like our Western ones do... Can anyone calculate what their "real" GDP is after accounting for stimulus, inflation and unemployment over there? Of course not, that is not how China functions. Most Chinese people do...more

Tumble: We can go back to the reagan or clinton tax rates on the condition that we go back to their spending levels/budgets as well... How does that sound?

Can we trust the Chinese government numbers? We don't even trust our BLS crap... China has to say their GDP is within the realm of expectations -- the leadership there is scared of populace unrest.

Defeating obama in 2012 would have been an up hill battle even if scotus had struck down the HC act...  Now, it is a monumental task and one that I do not think is likely to happen. Too many people respond with emotion and both the DNC and potus play on that very well. Republicans are for thinkers and for people with a...more

We did not need a 2,700 page health care law to solve our health care insurance problems. This top-down approach is guaranteed to fail. We should repeal it and offer free-market solutions. If insurance companies could compete across state lines, and the demand for keeping a kid on a policy until they were 26 was market...more

SCOTUS upholding obamatax guarantees that small/medium sized business will not be rushing to hire new employees between now and November. Obamatax is already beginning to coarse its way through the system and is resulting in higher health care insurance cost for employers and employees. There are over 12 new health car...more

Some analysts believe that passage of obamatax guaranteed that small/medium sized business would not hire in the short term. Short term costs for HC benefits for new employees (with all the new mandates on pre-exist conditions, and children on plan til 26) have increased a lot. The law requires coverage, but, there is ...more