The problem isn't the fresh water being available, it is getting it to where people want to live (or getting people to quit moving to where there isn't any water).  Even at the low-flow rates at night and during winter (50,000 cubic feet per minute), enough fresh water goes over Niagara falls to meet the needs of every...more

China will pass us because they don't worry about silly little things like global warming, endangered and threatened species, fair labor standards, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and jumping in to provide aid to every other nation on the planet, property rights, copyright law, etc.   China's government doe...more

Of course they are hoarding cash.  They see the Federal government talking daily about taking away ever larger chunks of earnings and profits to pay for their new hellcare program and more "stimulus" programs that let them take control of an ever bigger part of the GDP.  Right now, they are positioning themselves to su...more

I am sure brokers would love nothing more than a law that forces people into self directed plans.  Then they would have direct access to churn accounts with calls to these individuals to convince them to follow the latest trend line (and generate yet another commission for themselves).    Most people are too ignoran...more