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How Much Control Should The Government Have?

In his book, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith outlines the role of government in three distinct areas: military force, justice, and provision of pub[...] read more »
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Will Cash Really Help You During the Debtpocalypse?

For years, cash bonds have been considered “safe” in times of economic upheaval. But is that still the case? read more »
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US Debt Ceiling Explained – MAJOR Vote Coming Up

The US Debt Ceiling Vote portends to be a major political battle over deficits, spending cuts and special interests. Here’s why. read more »
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Spending Surge On Financial System Pushing Deficit Towards $1 Trillion

Congressional leaders and both presidential candidates are proposing billions of dollars in tax breaks and other measures to stoke economic growth, a[...] read more »
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Federal Deficit Could Soar to $1 Trillion in 2009

Think the deficit and debt are bad now - $30,000 for every person in the US. Just wait another year. This is the unspoken story. We're just trading [...] read more »
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Deficit, Debt and Interest Rates Don’t Have To Add To Your Financial Stress

Interest rates might be on their way up..national debt and deficits are soaring. Time to pull out of the market? read more »
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Ontario deficit $2.5B worse than expected

Ontario's deficit for the last fiscal year was $2.5 billion higher than expected, driven by a 48 per cent drop in corporate tax revenue. read more »
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Is America Sinking into Hopeless Debt?

America has been racking up deficit for decades. One might hope that all the financial chaos and bailouts we have had in the last two years, the nati[...] read more »
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America’s Empire of Debt

America has hit all time world records for debt. The government seems to think that it is not a problem. But is the day of reckoning near? What will [...] read more »
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FY 08 budget deficit swells to record $455 billion

The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $455 billion in fiscal 2008 as a slowing economy sapped revenues while spending on wars, bank failures and unemp[...] read more »
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Is the Dollar Dead?

Has the dollar finally died? These are some of the forces that are causing its demise, and ideas about what will happen in the future. read more »
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Chinese Miracle Growth Falters

For most governments, a growth rate of 9 per cent in the midst of a global financial calamity would be little short of a miracle. Yet in China, such [...] read more »
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Is America’s Heyday Over?

America has been the envy of the world for the last 100 years. But is that about to change? How are our record setting deficits and mounting debt goi[...] read more »
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I.O.U.S.A the Movie

Most people are way to busy to learn about boring things like economics. There is one factor that will have a massive impact on everyone: the out-of-[...] read more »
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Deficit Spending and Hard Money

If money were real, would the US people care how the government spent it? I think they would. read more »
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