Government ArticlesJun 24th 2008
Common news reports in the United States so far The average gasoline price will approach per gallon this summer Americans face increasing energy bills Power outages are becoming more common in cities all across America Food prices are at an all time high For what people around the world consider the U S as the richest most powerful and most efficient country on the globe how did we get to face these dilemmas Surely most...read more Jun 22nd 2008
Women have been making headlines in politics across the globe There was once a time when having a woman in a powerful political position was unheard of Those days are gone for the most part There always will be people who oppose the idea but they are becoming the minority Margaret Thatcher paved the way for the future of women in politics She held the position of British prime minister from - the longest tenure...read more Jun 19th 2008
The comically complicated PSA Personal Savings Account legislation bouncing around Congress will raise taxes increase investment risk and expand the size of government Let's stop applying Band-Aids to spouting arteries We are looking for a guaranteed retirement benefit program and organizations capable of providing one Additionally we want the new program to reduce taxes create jobs boost the economy cut prices and increase salaries Difficult Not really This is the conceptual outline of a five-year...read more May 22nd 2008
The deregulation of an industry only happens once but in the case of energy electric and natural gas services it is a slow-release process migrating from state to state Energy deregulation revolves around the concept of allowing competition into the market place giving consumers a choice of electricity and or natural gas suppliers The billion energy industry has been referred to as the last great government-sanctioned monopoly To break it down simply up until a...read more May 22nd 2008
World audit in their th Democracy Audit of the Millennium announce that out of countries audited all those with a million or more population The opportunity to cast a vote can be quite meaningless unless there are transparently honest elections with genuine voter choice of parties and people We are confident that all of those countries listed in our First and Second Divisions conduct themselves in exactly that way In the Third Division we could...read more May 18th 2008
Knowledge is power Presently the voters have taken an active role in choosing our next president A leading factor is if the candidate can bring out change Voters will benefit greatly by understanding the powers of the presidency The most familiar power of the president is the president's power as Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces The president has the power to deploy the military even if there is no war and can establish military governments...read more May 18th 2008
With record numbers of new registered voters the signal is clear that they want to take part in picking our next president With this interest is the need to know more about the powers of the presidency The power to make appointments is an area that has caused U S citizens to get involved The Constitution gives the President the power with the advice and consent of the Senate to appoint ambassadors other public ministers...read more May 18th 2008
This election period the voters know and want to know much more about the presidency and whether that candidate can actually make changes Voters will benefit greatly by understanding the powers of the presidency During the Bush administration most citizens have become familiar with the president's power of Executive Privilege which is the power to refuse to disclose information The famous Watergate break-in and cover-up faced rare constitutional issues President Nixon claimed executive privilege when...read more May 18th 2008
With the record numbers of newly registered voters the signal is clear that the voters want to take part in picking our next president With this interest there is a new wave of discussions on the role of the executive branch of office Many wonder if the promises of the presidential candidates about health care fixing the economy social security and the Iraq war can be achieved An understanding of the powers of the president...read more May 9th 2008
After successfully being passed through the Senate and the House of Representatives Congress has now forwarded the Gun Liability Bill to President Bush for his signature There is no doubt that President Bush will endorse this bill which gives limited protection to firearms dealers and manufacturers from liability lawsuits This will not protect gun dealers who are negligent in background checks or who knowingly pass guns to criminals Whatever your opinion of the second amendment...read more Apr 15th 2008
Visualize being in the indigenous Third World Imagine an indigenous populist political candidate from a populist political party running for mayor This candidate campaigns throughout the countryside blaming the current local political administration of being corrupt leaving the municipality in debt and not doing anything for the people As a reformer this populist candidate goes to rural areas and promises new roads community centers jobs schools assistance for farmers and small businesses health clinics and...read more Apr 12th 2008
On March st the Treasury Department announced a new plan to help the troubled financial sector weather the sub-prime mortgage storm This new system replaces some agencies while redrawing the jurisdictions of existing authorities like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve In particular the Fed's role in averting future crises is greatly expanded a decision that is in keeping with the recent sea change in America's monetary policy But can the Fed...read more Apr 9th 2008
Who wants to be a president the President of the United States Social Security reform is the winning ticket Research supports the thesis that Social Security reform would provide all the lubrication necessary to get our economic ball bearings rolling in the right direction Economies do not grow or increase employment when job providers are taxed and regulated unmercifully throttling their energy creativity and profitability Consumer spending pushes the economy we need to do more...read more Mar 30th 2008
After weeks of increasingly dismal reports from the financial sector many regular Americans are beginning to worry that the US may be close to or already in recession While government intervention in the economy is relatively uncommon in US history since its establishment in the 's the Federal Reserve has been able to manipulate interest rates giving them the power to make all real estate loans more or less expensive by some degree which comes...read more Mar 9th 2008
Here we are in the midst of a presidential campaign trying to select a new leader for what is still the most economically powerful nation on Earth The candidates are kissing all the babies they can get their palms on and smiling until their cheek muscles ache but will they be able to produce any of the changes they talk about Do we really want them to of all Americans are investors and as such...read more |
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