Use economics to make life decisions

Data available Life insurance Is life insurance a good deal? Dave Ramsey sells it, and certainly thinks it is a good idea. He is opposed to Whole Life Insurance, and I agree with him there. Life insurance pays out in the case of the death of the policy holder, for the amount you claim. If …

Non-contradicotry proposals

Economists usually say this: Don’t bail out the banks, that’s bad. Let them survive in a free market as they demand. Please don’t bail out big companies. Please make it easier to start a business. Everyone should have the right to own their work. Please don’t collectivize everything, that’s happened before, it didn’t work.  Private …

Election 2018 Recap and future elections

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It set the victory, it set the failure. The beginning came at the same time as the end, and for totally different reasons. What a night. This was one of the most exciting elections I have ever seen, with several major victories, and …

Winning strategy 2018 and 2020 for the Democratic Party

2018 is going to be a pivotal year in American politics. The Governors which are elected this year will be able to veto gerrymandered maps following the 2020 census, meaning that the impact of this year will be felt for a minimum of a decade. Being able to take a slight majority in the Senate …

State of the Global Economy, October 2018

GE as predictor for the economy. The reason is that when companies want to grow they are going to go to a company like GE for the supplies they need while doing construction. This means that General Electric will be one of the first companies in America to feel the effects of the recession. This …

Mueller needs to tells us what happened

Inspired by:https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/19/mueller-investigation-findings-914754 There are two possibilities with the release of the Mueller probe: either the Mueller Report does not include damning information on Donald Trump, hence would not effect the election and there is no reason to wait until afterwards, The Mueller Report in its full context includes a smoking gun with proof of Russian …

Random musings, week 3 of October 2018

Native Americans are being denied the vote in South Dakota African Americans are being pulled off of buses on their way to vote Elizabeth Warren announces her DNA test at the same time as Native Americans are being denied the right to vote. Trump is under trial in New York State for tax evasion There …

Kavanaugh is a disgrace, and just the beginning

I watched almost the entire Kavanaugh hearing today, and I am convinced that he is lying, and that Dr. Christine Blassey Ford is telling the truth. There is literally no way anyone would go through the hell that Dr. Ford went for, openly calling for an FBI investigation, in front of a Senate committee, knowing …

Why Putin hates Obama

Introduction and rankings No relationship of world leaders of the 21st century reaches the sheer scale of the animosity and importance between President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama. The reasons are vast, Putin has cultivated a cult of personality over the last 18 years and used religion to cement his power, Obama on the …