Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Which is and where is the America’s richest county?

Which is and where is the America’s richest county ?

Virginia's Loudoun County.

Black or African American     7.7%
Asian           16.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.8%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 :22.4%

High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012   : 93.4%   

Median household income, 2008-2012  :$122,068   


Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.

U.S. gross domestic product in first quarter of 2014

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis announced Wednesday that the economy grew at a paltry, seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2014.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

What is Europe today?

What is Europe today?

A struggle against entrenched interests and hardened habits.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Why progressive taxation and investment in everyone's education doesn't help to level the playing field?

Why progressive taxation and investment in everyone's education doesn't help to level the playing field?
Because the playing field is economic efficiency.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Millionaires versus poor

Millionaires versus poor

According to consultancy firm WealthInsight, the number of high net worth individuals (with assets of $1 million U.S. or more) in Canada grew to 422,000 in 2012, accounting for about 1.2 per cent of the population.

The U.S. was in first place, with 5.2 million millionaires compared to Canada’s 422,000.

According to  the Luxembourg Income Study Database a family at the 20th percentile of the income distribution in the U.S. makes significantly less money than a similar family in Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland or the Netherlands.
There are  60,900 millionaires  in Sweden.
There are 54,810 dollar-millionaires in Norway.
Statistics show there are 45000 millionaires in Finland.
The Netherlands had 152 millionaire households at the end of 2011.

Monday, April 21, 2014

How to increase your chances of being poor.

How to increase your chances of being poor.

Being born to an unmarried couple.
More than 20% of children in single-parent families live in poverty long-term, compared with 2% of those raised in two-parent families, according to education-policy analyst Mitch Pearlstein's 2011 book "From Family Collapse to America's Decline."
 70% of blacks, 30% of whites and  50% of Hispanics  are born to an unmarried couple.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Americans savings rate versus U.S government savings rate

Americans  savings rate  versus U.S government savings rate

Americans boosted their savings rate to 6.1% in 2009. But as the economy has mended, our inclination to save has waned, reaching just 4.5% last year.
The CBO, a nonpartisan agency that advises Congress on budget policy, forecast deficit for the 2014  is $492 billion, or $23 billion less than it estimated two months ago. That's equivalent to 2.8% of gross domestic product, marking the smallest deficit since 2007. Since 1980, the deficit has averaged roughly 3.2% of GDP.

Friday, April 18, 2014

How to spot an inflated price

How to spot an inflated price

Observing the Fed and hedge funds movements. 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

The progressive view of economy

The progressive view of economy


 The total annual GDP in America (or the measure of U.S. total economy) is  $14 trillion.

Over the next ten years, the “Better Off Budget” calls for tax increases totaling $6.6 trillion.

The "Better Off Budget" was produced by the House Progressive Caucus as an alternative to the budgets proposed by the Obama administration and by Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's chief budget architect in the House.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Why numbers don't matter arguing?

Why numbers don't matter arguing?

Because they are usually fake in an argument.
The "correct" math  answer is usually incorrect in the real world.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Why Small Business Are in Big Trouble.

Why Small Business Are in Big Trouble.

Because Corporate Cash Doesn't Alter Federal Reserve Policies

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Why nobody wants to work anymore.

Why nobody wants to work anymore.

Because of slower-moving demographic factors.

Because of poor work incentives created by public policies.

Because of inadequate schooling and training.

Because it is much easier to receive federal disability payments.

Because of globalization and technological change.

Because of slow wage growth for low-skilled workers.

Because of a decrease in aggregate demand.

Because of the Federal Reserve is using an aggressive "quantitative easing" monetary policy.

Because of the extension of unemployment insurance.

Because of the Social Security payroll tax on older workers.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

How many Americans don't have health insurance in 2014?

How many Americans don't have health insurance in 2014?

According Sherry Glied, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Health, Columbia University  44 million people in this country have no health insurance.

According the government seven point one million people have signed up on ObamaCare and the government doesn't know how many of the 7.1 million have paid.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Why the government doesn't know what it's doing?

Why the government  doesn't know what it's doing?

Because the bureaucratic density and complexity of the system incapacitates to know the cost of anything.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

What is the the permanent goal of the government?

What is the the permanent goal of the government?

The  permanent goal of the government is to run your  life for you.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Why does "new GM" put (as did old GM) costs below safety ?

Why does "new GM"  put (as did old GM) costs below safety ?

Because labor union philosophy puts  individual below group

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

How to rig the market with a scam entirely legal.

How to rig the market with a scam entirely legal.

With High-frequency trading (HFT)

The Best Rowing Race In History

The Best Rowing Race In History

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcQMsSomRc#t=19