"Mr.Soul"   I suggest you repeat the course in Economics 101. The president does not set U. S. monetary policy, that is the domain of the Federal Reserve.  And, at present a Republican who was appointed by a Republican president is Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

We don't have troops in Iraq! The final troops were withdrawn from  Iraq in December 2011. You can easily verify this by doing a little research on the internet.

In 1981 the top federal marginal tax rate on income was 70%, today it is 39.6%. Federal tax revenues exceeded 20 percent of the gross domestic product in 2000. Under the Obama administration they have not exceeded 15.8 percent a year. It will take both revenue increases and spending cuts to get us out of the hole...more

In 1981 the top federal marginal tax rate on income was 70%, today it is 39.6%. Federal tax revenues exceeded 20 percent of the gross domestic product in 2000. Under the Obama administration they have not exceeded 15.8 percent a year. It will take both revenue increases and spending cuts to get us out of the hole...more

Where has this guy been? ObamaCare was ruled constitutional by the U. S Supreme Court months ago.

We had about 5.7 trillion dollars of national debt when Bush/Cheney took office in January 2009. Bush/Cheney went on a spending spree the like of which had not been seen since World War II. We had the Iraq War. This war and all the costs associated with it will have cost us at least 2 trillion dollars by the time it is...more

The secessionists will have ZERO impact! Frankly, the secessionists are a tiny minority of the silly and the foolish, 122 million Americans just voted in the general election that is what counts. This will be a news item for about ten days or so, then the notoriety will be over, you will very rarely hear of it again an...more

Why are the same people posting over and over?

Coal prices are down is because of the fierce competition of cheap natural gas versus more expensive coal for generating electricity. The demand for metallurgical coal is down because of less demand for steel. The Environmental Protection Agency and regulations are not what has caused the depressed state of the coal in...more