Boeing is widely regarded as the world’s leading aerospace company with a long tradition of innovation. Planes such as the B-17 Flying Fortress lead us to victory in World War II and the majestic Boeing 747 used for presidential travel has become a global symbol of Boeing’s engineering and design excellence. The current problems with […]
787 Lithium Batteries – Boeing’s Horrific Error On Risk Of Meltdown
February 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
Federal Workforce, Earning Twice What The Private Sector Makes, Fears Sequester
February 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Federal workers, who have been immune to the hardships and layoffs that besiege the private sector, are worried that looming budget cuts may result in reduced paychecks come March 1st. Federal furloughs seem more and more likely as a disgusted nation and frustrated workers count down the days until March 1, when across-the-board budget cuts known […]
10 Colleges With Horrendously Low Graduation Rates
February 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
With the cost of college outside the reach of the average middle income family, more and more people are wondering if the cost of financing college is worth the investment. We have all heard the numerous horror stories about students who graduate from college only to wind up working at low or minimum wage jobs […]
Police Lie Under Oath Because They Can
February 4, 2013 1 Comment
The United States carries the dubious distinction of imprisoning more of its citizens than any other country on earth. While our ambassadors and Secretary of State roam the planet dispensing endless advice to other countries on how they can improve their societies, we remain blind to our own shortcomings on human rights. There is something […]
Iraq Kicks Out U.S. Oil Companies & Welcomes China After 5,000 American Battle Deaths
January 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
The cost of the United States engaging in two wars with Iraq has piled up an immense stack of bills that our great grandchildren will still be paying off. The total bill for the latest U.S. military adventure, including direct, future and indirect costs, is estimated at $4 trillion dollars. Direct cost include amounts already […]
Americans Dump Stocks As Market Soars – Are Long Term Investors Extinct?
January 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
Investing in stocks used to be an affirmation of faith in the American system of free enterprise and a method to build personal wealth. How many stories have you heard about the secretary at McDonalds or Merck or another great American company who retired as a millionaire after buying shares in the company over many […]
Americans Can’t Seem To Agree On Anything – Goodbye E Pluribus Unum
January 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
“United we stand, divided we fall” has long been a symbol of American achievement. One nation, formed from many different cultures, races and ancestries always seemed to share a core set of values which allowed America to become the predominant world power. Today, we seemed to have reversed the Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum that […]
Saudi Arabia Executes A Teenager – U.S. Judge Says “No Law Against Killing A Chinaman” – Cultural Evolution
January 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
International outrage swelled after the government of Saudi Arabia executed a woman who was only 17 years old when she was arrested for murder. Rizana Nafeek, a domestic servant from Sri Lankan, was convicted of killing a four month old boy under her care. Despite the pleas of human rights groups to call off the […]
Alert TSA Agent Prevents Possible Air Disaster – Drunk Pilot Pulled Off AA Plane
January 5, 2013 Leave a Comment
An alert Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent prevented a possible air disaster when he noticed the smell of alcohol on the breath of an American Eagle pilot. The pilot, who was already in the cockpit going through a preflight checklist, was forced by police to take a breath test for alcohol. After failing the test, […]
Bond Fund Investor Quiz – If You Don’t Know The Answers, Sell Your Bond Funds
January 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Many former bank savers, disgusted by the near zero rates offered on their savings by banks, have increasingly turned to bond funds as a means of harvesting interest income. Since 2008, when the Federal Reserve decided to force interest rates to unprecedented lows, investors have poured a staggering $1 trillion into bond funds. Will 2013 […]