Filling up your car’s gas tank is like going to Las Vegas. You are betting that you can top off the tank before your money runs out. Sticker shock? You bet.
On Sept. 24, AAA reported that the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.81, which is $0.29 more expensive than it was one year ago. When President Barack Obama took office, the average price of a gallon of gas was $1.85. The daily national average ...
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At one time, even though the economy was in severe distress, at least U.S. exports were on the rise. But now the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that exports in July of $183.3 billion and imports of $225.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $42.0 billion, up from $41.9 billion in June.
And July exports were $1.9 billion less than June exports of $185.2 billion.
There’s a pattern ...
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As I watched the speeches at the Democratic and Republican conventions, the idea of the American Dream was inserted into many of the presentations. Yet, the visions of the American Dream were inherently different.
Democratic speakers all discussed how government entitlements formed the foundation of their American Dream. Numerous grants and subsidies all played a key role in the pursuit of their future vocation.
Contrast this to the Republican vision. Speaker after speaker talked about how their ancestors came to the United ...
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In Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, he referred to “central planning” as the core of the Obama administration’s approach to the economy. He nailed it. Central planning is actually a form of social engineering, where the chief planner (President Barack Obama) intervenes in the economy to manipulate it to his own standards and anticipated results.
This is the antithesis of how this country grew and prospered. After suffering under the yoke of a British monarchy where the ...
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I was honored to have been invited to appear in Tampa during the Republican National Convention on a panel together with Rep. Darrell Issa of California titled Government and Entrepreneurship. However, Hurricane Isaac caused the session to be cancelled.
Yet, the topic intrigued me. When discussing how entrepreneurship and government should intersect, the easy answer is … not at all. The last thing that entrepreneurs and small businesses need is more government interaction.
As an entrepreneur, I’ve seen enough intersection with government ...
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