Politics

Presidential Candidates And Their Net Worths

January 31, 2012

Good Morning DINKS. Thanks to our great friends at Bankrate we have some great information for you today. In celebration of 2012 being an election year Bankrate has compiled a list of some politicians and their net worth. Which politician do you think currently has the highest net worth? We have previously discussed both the [...]

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Sovereign Citizens Don’t Pay Taxes or Parking Tickets

July 28, 2011

I recently learned about an extreme movement in the United States and I really felt the need to share. Sovereign Citizens are US citizens who wish to become independent from the state.  The Sovereign Citizen Movement is complete government anarchy, they do not want to answer to any form of US Government and they fell [...]

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My Fellow (North) Americans

July 25, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. This post is about the point of view from an outsider regarding the current Democratic administration and its struggles with congress to make changes.  This post is not about President Obama, and it’s not about Democrats, or the Republican Party; this post is about America. We have been hearing so much bad [...]

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Learn To Invest Like The Obamas!

June 15, 2011

I personally love President Obama.  I completely support everything he stands for as well as the American image that he portrays.  It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat, it doesn’t matter whether you support President Obama or not; what does matter is that we are all Americans and we all love [...]

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Reading the Tea Leaves

June 10, 2010
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A hotly debated financial reform bill has passed the US Senate and very little (except some process) remains until a unified bill is slid under President Obama’s signatory pen. Discussion now shifts from debate on financial reform to understanding what financial reform has reformed and its impact on us, the consumer.  For good or for [...]

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Economics and Modern Philosophy

May 24, 2010
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Ah…my day to shine. Good news ahead. The federal government has planned the creation of a consumer financial protection agency. Ralph Nader himself is turning over in his grave with interest. Or wait… Ralph Nader is still alive—I think. Anyway, he’s turning over somewhere—probably in a cozy sofa chair at Starbucks in DuPont Circle. Here [...]

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Defending the Minimum Wage

February 27, 2010

The idea of a minimum wage is a complicated topic, and I know many people who favor themselves as free-market advocates. That ideology is in direct contradiction to something like a minimum wage. If we live in a completely free market then the market itself will set an informal minimum wage, and thus legislation that [...]

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The Deficit: How To Protect Yourself

February 4, 2010

Hello All, Its another brilliant day in America’s capital. Unlike the sun shining outside, the fiscal news in Washington is somewhat more gloomy. As you are probably well aware, the Federal government is projected to rack up an additional $1.6 billion dollars in debt this year. If you’re watching the red ink, you may be [...]

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Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S Government

November 23, 2009

This story is making the rounds on Digg. Its a sobering look at the national debt from the NY Times. In a nutshell its saying the debt is becoming increasing difficult to manage – total annual interest payments are approximately 500 billion. For my part, I’m thinking the Treasury is acting like a debt junky [...]

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California’s Budget Problems Continue

November 22, 2009

The California Board of Regents recently approved a staggering 32% increase in undergraduate tuition over the next two years. California’s budget problems have been well-documented, but this figure blew me away. Obviously, this didn’t sit well with students, whose protests gained the attention of the police. If I was attending UCLA and paying my own [...]

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