The United States is a Decaying Country? WTF

Well folks now I have heard it all, as a Muslim Canadian in BC writes that the United States is a decaying nation and he sites several examples of news events and blows them out of proportion like some Al Jazeera Jihadist

Lance Rants on $70.00 per Barrel Oil Prices

We here we are, we hit seventy dollar per barrel oil prices today. Predictable? Indeed, and yes I had been predicting that previously as you know. But it will not stop here as we see Hurricane Season is on its way and if it is anything like the 2005 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season

Oil Prices, Trucking and Economics; December 2000 and Now

Many believe that we may be seeing $4.00 per gallon gasoline prices in the near future in 2006. Indeed it appears we are headed that way as oil barrel prices just shot by $70.00 and do not look like they will be slowing down. Why you ask? Well several reasons and Hurricane Season is still on its war.

High Oil Prices Hurting US Auto Makers - Are You Surprised; Lance Rants

Well here we are in 2006 watching the Delphi as they close 21 plants and lose their GM contracts for parts. We see GM building 6 plants in Mexico. And Ford and GM announce over 60,000 in layoffs. The total job losses are over 140,000 in the Auto Industry in the US...

Poverty Alleviation: An Aim Of Islamic Economics

This articles explains the basics of Islamic economics and the objective of it. It explains how the instruments of Islamic economis works in eradicating the world poverty.

Gas Prices Got You Down?

I just filled up my gas tank this morning for the daily trek into work, and spent what I normally would spend on a tank and a half of gas on one full tank of gas. And I consider myself one of the luckier ones, that does not (now) happen to live paycheck to paycheck, and be subjected to daily financial troubles just because I have to fill my gas tank and be a working, functioning citizen.

The Law of Perpetual Discomfort

Do you remember when gas was only two dollars per gallon? It seems like only yesterday! Wait, it WAS only yesterday! But today, we face three dollars and, in some places, even more. I have a feeling that we’ll never again see gasoline below two dollars. It’s the Law of Perpetual Discomfort and its sister-in-law—the Law of Greed— that will keep prices high. Let me explain what I mean.

Is Low Unemployment the Reason for Increased Illegal Immigration?

Citizens and countrymen in United States of America probably do not realize it's a part of the increased illegal immigration problem is due to the very low unemployment that we are now experiencing in America. With unemployment figures as low as 4.7 percent the lowest in over two decades many American businesses are scrambling for labor.

Enter the Serpent - Notes on the Ascendency of China

At a time that now seems quick to arrive, China will control much of the world’s manufacturing capacity, and will constitute the largest economy on earth while possessing an enormously massive, modern military unprecedented in history for scale. But what kind of country is China?

Social Security Trust Fund Runs Out in 2039

The future of Social Security is a dead end and United States Government has mismanaged Social Security to the point of absurdity. If you are within 23 years of retirement you can forget Social Security because you are not going to get a penny unless the entire system is fixed and it would have to be fixed quickly due to this ever increasing dead-end street.

Dow Drops More Due to Politics in Bolivia than Illegal Immigration Protests

The day of the so-called Massive Boycott, Protests and Marches on Illegal Immigration did little if anything to impress financial markets. In fact the stock market did not even budge and only moved at the end of the day on other World Financial News and Events

Illegal Immigration, Trade Barriers and Trade Relations Discussed

We are seeing many countries whose economies and all they have built in the last ten years through trade with more wealthy nations get hurt as even newer entrants come into the market on price. Meanwhile many of our trade partners are mad at us as we turn to protectionism especially a few years ago with steel import taxes, import taxes on lumber

Will China's New Five-Year Plan Force U.S. Utilities to Ration Your Electricity?

Taking your electrical needs for granted? A new five-year plan announced by the Chinese government may put the reliability of your electrical supply at risk. China may snap up all the available uranium over the next few years. U.S. utilities depend upon uranium to power their nuclear reactors, which provide 20% of your electricity.

Financial Results of Mexican Illegal Alien Boycott Are In

The big boycott of the illegal aliens and all the legal Mexicans in the country who either support them in spirit or have family members that are not yet legal and are harboring these criminals now has results.