Archive | Economy
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Column: National debt looms for next generation
The election is over. Barack Obama will serve another term as president. Supporters rejoice, detractors mourn. The American people made a choice Tuesday that will dictate the direction of public policy for at least the next four years. But that doesn’t mean our job is over.
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Column: Fiscal Cliff hangs in country’s near future
Congratulations to those satisfied with Tuesday’s verdict, and my apologies to those upset. To preface this week’s column, some words of wisdom from John F. Kennedy: “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.
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Editorial: Preparing to face the fiscal cliff
It’s all over – all (well, most) votes have been tallied, every state has chosen its favorite color from a host of options (well, two), and America has chosen the leader of the free world for the next four years. If it seems like a long time, it is – 1,460 days, to be exact.
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Editorial: So, what about the other economic issues?
Polls have shown the economy is the highest priority of voters. The candidates’ most specific plans have focused on taxes and spending. But many other factors affect the economy and the recovery — factors that have received significantly less focus from either candidate.
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Column: A farce of a Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize, perhaps at one time a universally admired achievement, has managed to take yet another step toward becoming a complete farce.
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Column: Increasing national debt poses potential burden for taxpayers
You’ve heard the recent news that our national debt just topped $16 trillion. It’s a major issue today, and it has major repercussions for our future. How much is $16 trillion? To put it in perspective, $16 trillion would buy Apple, Inc. 25 times.
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Column: Is the US capitalist, socialist or both?
Words get thrown around a lot without any real thought to the meaning behind them. Socialist. Liberal. Fascist. Republican. Communist. Capitalist. Whoa. Capitalist?
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Column: How the iPhone has been a boon for the U.S. economy
The release of the iPhone 5 this past weekend marks five years since the launch of Apple’s smart phone back in 2007 that arguably kicked off the smart phone revolution. Nowadays, the iPhone faces stiff competition from Android phones, but there is still a quality that is unmatched in the iPhone.
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Column: Occupational contradictions
Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City, and protestors celebrated the event with songs, parades and blockades around the island of Manhattan, a spectacle that resulted in approximately 180 arrests for disorderly conduct.