First in a series. During the upcoming presidential election, many Americans will once again be voting against someone, rather than voting for someone — if they vote at all. Both…
Bernie Sanders: What about the Economy?
Part Three of a Three-Part Series. Joining Bloomberg with a man-bites-dog-like prediction about Bernie Sanders’ impact, The Independent recently quoted French economist Thomas Piketty as saying that socialism would be…
Bernie Sanders: “The Stock Market’s Best Friend”
Part Two of a Three-Part Series. So, if experts believed a capitalist like Donald Trump would have a negative impact on the stock market, what are they saying about the…
Would Socialism Be Good for the Stock Market? Nyet!
Part One of a Three-Part Series. With Bernie Sanders now the frontrunner for Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, we wondered what the impact would be on the stock market and the…
Modern Monetary Theory – Deficit Thinking
If you think Greece should serve as an economic model for the United States, you’ll love modern monetary theory (MMT). MMT advocates like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) (need I say…
Socialism by Any Other Name
Democratic socialism is in vogue. That’s troubling. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who ran against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, calls himself a Democratic socialist. So do New York Congressional…
“Single Payer” Means We All Pay
There is no such thing as single-payer healthcare. It’s really healthcare that everyone pays for. The federal government would be the “single payer,” but of course it’s taxpayers who fund…
Democrats Offer Socialism vs. Near Socialism
Being America, we can choose whoever we want to be President of the United States. So how did we end up with this group? We have a self-proclaimed socialist and…