S. National Debt Clock, 2011). Too, sometimes when recession hits, deficits rise, and with less economic activity in progressive economies that count on economic activity, deficit spending must occur in order to continue to provide needed goods and Continue Reading...
Civic Values in the U.S. Restoring democracy and civic virtue in the United States will require major reforms that reduce the power of corporations, elites and special interests in the whole political process. Right now, there is a radical disconnec Continue Reading...
Era (1890s-1920s) coincided with the Republican government that followed the defeat of William Jennings Bryan and the gold standard and culminated in the establishment of the Federal Reserve and the Great Depression. Like all progressive movements, Continue Reading...
Recession is a period characterized by increased unemployment rate, lower inflation, lower spending, reduced production and stocking. Different economic theories such as the Classical, Neo-classical, Keynesian and the Growth curve and life cycle the Continue Reading...
Socialist states use a command and control management structure as a substitute for the profit motive. This structure is less efficient, so production levels cannot match those of capitalist states. Ultimately, the lack of productivity and the large Continue Reading...
The term "adjustable-rate mortgage" describes any mortgage with an interest rate and payments that adjust according to some formula agreed upon by the borrower and lender. ARMs have been generally available to borrowers for about three decades on pr Continue Reading...
Many young people voted for Reagan as he represented rebellion against the authority figures in society but was a rebellion characterized by valiance and effectuated through skillful communication. The approval rating of Reagan was approximately 42% Continue Reading...
jury system currently in the United States in terms of fairness and justice. In the world of excellence and valid legality, the legal system would donate a genuine and wide procedure via which a defendant's inherent and conscious deliberation towar Continue Reading...
Jobless Recovery JAFLOR Why Jobless Recovery? The economic slowdown, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), that the United States experienced in 2001 transpired for eight months between March and November (Bernanke, 2003). Continue Reading...
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1913. It altered the way in which Senators of the Congress were elected. Previously, under Article 1 of the Constitution, it was the state legislature's responsibility to elect senators to Congr Continue Reading...
American Presidency How Presidents can influence the policymaking process to suit their needs constitution has created the executive branch and the executive power vested in the hands of the president. In fact, the president cannot act in isolation Continue Reading...
The President can dismiss much of the deficit criticism not by explaining the economics of the issue, since most voters do not have sufficient background in economics to understand such arguments, but rather by pointing to cuts in government spendin Continue Reading...
Table 1. Japan -- Knowledge Economy Index. Index Japan (most recent) Group: All Japan (1995) Group: All USA (most recent) Group: All USA (1995) Group: All Knowledge Economy Index Index Japan (most recent) Group: All Japan (1995) Group: All Continue Reading...
Microeconomics Research Microeconomic Research Over the last several years, real estate prices have been going through periods of tremendous volatility. This is because the marketplace has shifted and there is a change in the underlying levels of d Continue Reading...
The increase in profits (at certain points) highlights the overall risks vs. rewards, as they can see substantial growth of 5% each year. Moreover, the performance of various strategies used in management of hedge funds experienced a greater feat, d Continue Reading...
American Express is a global, diversified financial services company headquartered in New York. The company is over 150 years old, founded in 1850. It is best known for its credit card, charge card, and travelers check business, but has numerous anci Continue Reading...
Mortgage Fraud If a rash of armed bank robberies swept across America next year, and if in these robberies criminals absconded with $30 billion dollars, one may be certain that a public panic would ensue. The banking system would likely be changed f Continue Reading...
Economic Events: 1980-1989 the decade of greed. The era of Ronald Reagan when the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. Despite this common wisdom, 1980 started off auspiciously. On May 8, 1980 the World Health Organization hailed "one of the cen Continue Reading...
U.S. Economy The May 2007 economy presented a rosy picture: the lowest unemployment rate of the Bush Administration 4.4% (Bureau of Labor Statistics.gov. 2012. PP. 1), the peak of housing values, strong GDP growth of 3.6% (Trading Economics.com. 201 Continue Reading...
Economics Course Economics impacts on many areas of life subsequently it will impact on many areas of professional life. Reflecting on the lessons learned, including the knowledge and skills gained, the real value is in the way that economics concep Continue Reading...
When you analyze the current situation with the projection for the future, it is clear that specialized areas will continue to be in demand. This means that two different worlds will emerge, where you will have those individuals who have obtained s Continue Reading...
Increases in manufacturing reveal benefits early, one can track the benefit at all stages and report the benefits to the public quickly. According to a statement released by the Center for American Progress, "solar panels don't install themselves. W Continue Reading...
What is meant by the term "arbitrage"? Arbitrage is a term used in economics that means taking advantage of differences in price of a single item. The author references a padre who would purchase items sold for lesser amounts within one group of PO Continue Reading...
The author also specifically mentions California's increased need in terms of its high crime rate. High crime rates require an increase of police and corrections, and therefore higher revenues to pay for these. Low fiscal needs are generally exhibit Continue Reading...
National Security Implications of Transnational Organized Crime The paper deals with three important aspects, one the National Security, second the crime -- organized in many ways, and the third rogue nations that pose a threat. National security is Continue Reading...
Health Advocacy Campaign - Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity Most of the health issue that people face on a day-to-day basis do not become pandemics. But this is not the case with obesity. Over a billion people are affected by obesity worldwide ( Continue Reading...
Economic Policy and the National Debt Ironically, when governments overspend they typically find ways to refund or restructure debt -- when individuals or corporations within those countries do the same, the consequences are quite different. Money m Continue Reading...
The lack of construction jobs means that people do not have enough money to buy other items, and this hurts other businesses, who must also lay off their workers. Unemployment, although it is entrenched in the construction industry, has been spirali Continue Reading...
" This is significant because it shows how some critics of contrarian investing will often point to the various instances of speculation and assume that it is contrarian investing. In some cases the psychology of consumers can become so extreme, tha Continue Reading...
Theodore Roosevelt in this sense tried to tackle the issue by intervening for the miners, for instance. However, an essential idea is related to the desire of the government to increase its power and intervention possibilities in order to better con Continue Reading...
The credit risk is transferred through true sale of assets; the practice is applicable in the case of cash-flow CDOs which is based upon the traditional securitization mechanisms. The tranches of CDO are issued in different proportions in synthetic Continue Reading...
Under the Annunzio-Wylie Act, the U.S. Treasury is authorized to require financial institutions to adopt anti-money laundering programs that include: (a) internal policies, procedures, and controls; (b) designation of a compliance officer; - continu Continue Reading...
economic history has shown that the U.S. dollar has fallen from its previously held top position in the world market. This fall has affected all other existing currencies, and particularly the Euro. Many hold that the major problem entailed in the Continue Reading...
Rising Oil and the U.S. Economy In May of 2000, Forbes magazine ran an article minimizing the impact that oil prices would have on the U.S. economy. In the article, author Peter Huber writes: Bill Gates is a very rich man, and that lets Alan Greens Continue Reading...
Cold War, the president of the United States was often referred to as the "leader of the free world." This connotes an image of someone with an unsurpassed amount of power and responsibility. From 1861 to 1969, the role of President of the United St Continue Reading...
Unfairness This is a short review of literature that discusses the subprime mortgage crisis which many believe had a significant impact on the financial crisis that began in 2008. The discussion will range from how the crisis started and what the ba Continue Reading...
Economy The current state of the U.S. economy is that the unemployment rate as of April 2012 is 8.1% and the consumer price index was flat for that month (BLS, 2012). The first quarter improvement in the GDP saw an increase of 2.2% (BEA, 2012). The Continue Reading...
(SEAL, Sec 3(g)) The following section tells us when electronic authentication may be used: a) ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, AND IDENTITY- (1) IN GENERAL- A financial institution may use electronic authentication in the con Continue Reading...
S. Constitution as offering much protection but instead view it as being the responsibility of the states to provide protection for private property owners. In the event that the courts "...continue to abdicate their role as the protector of individu Continue Reading...
98 at the end of 1997. This is reflected in both an increase in credit card debt and sharp increases in housing prices. The latter is the single largest source of debt for most consumers, and increases in housing prices have meant that increasing pro Continue Reading...
