by Mac Slavo | Mar 2, 2010 | Headline News
Americans aren’t the only ones fed up with government largess and taxation. It seems our English speaking cousins have gotten some ideas: The inaugural British Tea Party will take place on Saturday in my home town of Brighton, and I’ll be speaking. Do try to...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 2, 2010 | Emergency Preparedness, Headline News
We saw it in the aftermath of the recent Haiti earthquake and we’re seeing it now. When average people run out of food and water, and the heads of households can’t provide for their families their reactions are quite predictable – do anything and...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 1, 2010 | Headline News
Larry Summers, economic adviser to the White House, says that February’s bad weather may have a negative impact on jobs: Let me say a word about the statistics. Who knows what the next number is going to be. The blizzards that affected much of the country during...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 1, 2010 | Headline News
According to the US Commerce Department, consumer spending for the month of January continued a climb: Adjusted for inflation, real spending on goods increased 0.8%, while spending on services rose an anemic 0.1%, according to the Commerce Department’s...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 1, 2010 | Headline News
The National Inflation Association discusses Ben Bernanke’s recent comments before Congress, where the economy is headed and California’s budget problems. (Video follows excerpt and commentary) They are definitely in panic mode right now. In fact, he...
by Mac Slavo | Feb 28, 2010 | Emergency Preparedness, Headline News
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, emergency responders from both public and private sectors were eager to respond within hours. The failure was not with the individuals on the ground ready to help, but rather, it was with management. All levels of government...
