Taxes Don’t Fix Income Inequality – Yet

Income inequality is so extreme that it is hard to imagine. The disparity just becomes too difficult to accept, despite Continue reading →

Inequality Creates Miscommunications

The gap between rich and poor is widening, and not just financially. The poor, by necessity, spend almost everything on Continue reading →

Data Shows US Helps The Rich

The Great (Uncertain) Recovery from the Great (Very Real) Recession has been debated. Unemployment is down. GDP is up. The Continue reading →

The 99% Of The 1%

Wealth accumulation is mimicking income concentration. The 99% see only slight increases, and know the rest is within the 1%. Continue reading →

Productivity Versus Compensation

Work harder. Make more money. Be a success. That’s the conventional logic. It was wise – until about 1974. Since Continue reading →

Hiding Money In The Mattress

It wasn’t long ago that people made fun of those who lived through the Great Depression. Many who had that Continue reading →

Rich Preparing For The Worst

An unsettling sign that even the mega-wealthy think something is wrong with the world and the economy is the new Continue reading →

Interest Rates Turn Negative

It may sound impossible, or at least counter-intuitive, but interest rates have gone below zero. Invest knowing you’ll get back Continue reading →