I don't make a distinction whether a needy person is in a developing country or not.  Whether you donate yourself to help a human being, or whether your government does it on your behalf, you are a generous person either way.  Governments make big donations to developing countries, like African relief for example, ever...more

Well, you have touched on something that rarely is discussed in the media and that is, there just isn't enough jobs for everyone that wants one.  So yes, for those that will ultimately not have a job due to the way the numbers turned out, it didn't matter that they had an education or not.  For those that think that po...more

All types of power structures have similarities, in that the people at the controls are always trying to change things so that it's good or better for them.  Often, this means making it worse for the rest of us.  When things get bad, like now, you can see the powerful desperately trying to gain and/or protect what they...more

They only thing I would add to your statement is ....'AND no interference from lobby groups either'.  It isn't just government that screwing the little guy, it is any organization of people that have the power to take advantage of everyone else, this includes industries and other non-governmental bodies of power.

Yup this makes the most sense.  How can you keep on giving yourself raises, bonuses and all those other perks if you use the company's money instead to buy other companies?  The whole executive board thing is so out of touch with the rest of the world, so ridiculous.

Very good comment EC and yes, by default, incumbents should always be voted out unless you feel very strongly and have good reasons not to.

No, this isn't a generational problem, it's a problem with irresponsible borrowing/lending by all, governments, businesses and regular people that got us into this mess.  When the boomers are gone, don't be surprised if these human nature problems are still around.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely, no matter which g...more

No the metals industry is 'starting' it's typical down cycle.  'Sell in May and go away' saying was specifically designed for the metals/mining sector.  That's probably why Cramer doesn't want to say that.

Yes, a mountain of cheap goods that even the people that are making them, who are earning 1 or 2 dollars an hour, can't even buy that stuff themselves.  Then you have the robots that are making $0 per hour, well, they sure as hell can't buy any of that stuff either.