united states: Still Number One
- 07/02/12 01:44 AM
DESPITE WHAT YOU may have read lately, the United States continues to be Number One - in a host of different ways. It would be easy to believe the United State is on its knees judging from much of what is being written these days. That simply is just not the case. Since it is the week of our Independence Day, I figured it would be a good time to list just a few of the positive ways in which we still lead the world. The list could have been longer, much longer, but the boss would like me to get on … (6 comments)
united states: At Real Estate Pipeline, reviews get our attention
- 05/23/12 02:00 AM
AT REAL ESTATE Pipeline, reviews and comments on our blogs are watched carefully. After all, the point of blogging is to receive responses, which can be the beginning of an on-line relationship that can serve everyone well. So I read with interest the comments on a blog I posted about the inequity of wealth seen here in the United States. For the record, arguing for fairness, or pointing our how a few manipulate the markets for great profits, is not the same as arguing for socialism or communism. Still, thanks for the comments. Much of the fun with blogging comes from the comments and … (0 comments)
united states: There's Plenty of Money - Too Few Just Have too Much of It
- 05/20/12 10:55 PM
DOES ANYONE ELSE hear that sucking sound? As I listened to pundits debate on the Sunday morning TV talk shows about how to jump start the stumbling economy, I kept hearing the sound of something valuable being sucked out of the system: money. Both Republicans and Democrats appear to be ignoring this background sound, instead preferring to argue about where to cut and how best to tighten our belts. I don't know about you, but my belt already feels tight enough. And it seems like every time I read the news, I am reminded that there appears to be plenty of money to go … (7 comments)
RATHER THAN LEARNING from a neighbor's mistake, Canada appears to be making some of the same blunders the United States still tries to recover from. Overvalued housing and unsustainable consumer debt have some Canadians worried their country may soon have a recession of its own to deal with. Similar practices caused the U.S. housing market and its broader economy to begin collapsing in 2006. It remains easy to see the consequences of such practices. Here in the United States, the price of … (1 comments)
DESPITE WHAT YOU may have read lately, the United States continues to be Number One - in a host of different ways.
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