Accelerating Abandoned Down Town Rebuilding in America

One thing is certain if you look at the illegal immigration and undocumented worker problems in America there is a bright side. Indeed, that is that we must be doing something right, otherwise everyone would not be coming here in the first place to either live or work.

An Overview of Wind Farms

With energy issues becoming a daily subject in the news, wind energy is gaining notoriety. Here is an overview of wind farms and their potential.

Asian Currency Unit (ACU): Great Expectations but Paradise Lost?

The road to ACU will be surely of an economic reforms and adjustment for these 13 countries. The European countries who took the initiative of forming a single currency (Euro) had more or less similar backgrounds - they were rich industrial countries that followed free market economic system. On the other hand, in AEAN+3 group of countries, Japan and Korea are rich industrial countries.

Hydropower As An Energy Platform

Much like solar and wind power, hydropower has been a constant energy source for man. Following is an overview of hydropower.

Fannie Mae to Pay up to $500 Million for Manipulations

Fannie Mae will be fined somewhere between $300 million and $500 million for the alleged manipulation of accounting books.

Mortgage and Foreclosure Rates Rise Together

With mortgage rates on the rise and home prices leveling out, foreclosures are becoming more common, especially in the American Midwest.

Track and Tracing - Beyond The Power of Individual Players

One area in which a law altered the rules quite a bit is the Food business. The General Food Law (GFL) that entered in force in (January) 2005 (in Europe) triggered a big change. Probably the real trigger is to be searched among the incidents we all know about; The mad cow disease, bird flu and other threats that are evolving rapidly. And our health is at stake.

The Non-Taxation Revolution of Transfinancial Economics (TFE)

This is an article concerned with Transfinancial Economics, or Non-Taxation Monetary Reform. It believes that new unearned money can be created to replace taxation by democratic national,and local governments. Likewise, genuine non-governmental organisations, or NGOs concerned with humanitarian problems could be fully, or partly funded without the need for fund-raising. Inflation could be controlled directly via advanced computer technology in banks. The implications of what is termed Transfinancial Economics, or TFE are stupendous. Though it is still a research, and development project many of its basic ideas are ready for the public. Furthermore, TFE is also called Non-Taxation Monetary Reform.

Bernanke Comments on Potential Interest Rate Hikes

At an international conference on Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke promised that inflation will be fought by the central bank.

More Americans Will Retire With Mortgage

A recent study reveals that fewer homeowners are retiring without owing a mortgage.

Crude Oil Prices

Historically, crude oil or petroleum prices in the United States have been affected by a variety of global factors. In the beginning of the 20th century, crude oil production began to be controlled by the US government, with restrictions on the amount of production and price to conserve this valuable energy source. Following the Second World War, demand for petroleum could not be met through local production alone, and the US started importing increasing quantities of crude oil.

US Flags For Sale; Made in China of Course!

Well it is the Fourth of July and everyone is out buying flags and enjoying their patriotic duty and responsibility, they are flying these flags for the Fourth of July, which signifies the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America making us our own nation.

Iraq War Costs Will Exceed 500 Billion By 2007

Now that was certainly an expensive endeavor to take out Saddam Hussein and a couple of terrorists sons was it not? Indeed we will have spent over 500 Billion Dollars in that war by the end of 2007 and that my friends is excessive

Foreign Control of U.S. Interstates Encouraged by Feds

Eisenhower was prompted to persuade the nation’s people to build the interstate highway system, as a matter of national security. Yet, as funding from federal gas taxes and state user fees have fallen behind the inflated costs associated with road construction and maintenance, more and more state governors and lawmakers no longer see the operation of roads solely as a public responsibility.