With the deficit dropping dramatically, can our resilient government now create jobs, improve education, fight CO2, whatever? [...]
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OUR COSTS - storiesOur groundwater sources are being depleted at an accelerating rate. If they can’t be kept sustainable, the costs and dangers to American families will be great. [...] Where you live affects when your hometown reaches grid parity and you can can profit from residential solar panels. [...] The biggest danger to most of us in seaside counties is not a disaster to our property; it’s the potential disaster to local and state finances. [...] Medicare pays for less than 7% of dementia care. With dementia predicted to become much more prevalent, family savings are bound to suffer. [...] Graphene shows promise of high-efficiency photovoltaics. Choosing to live where there’s lot of sunlight will maximize the benefits. [...] Reduced federal spending threatens family budgets more than increased taxes. [...] The current drought is showing us our past – and and our future. [...] Systematically saving money on grocery specials doesn’t have to involve coupons. [...] Reports of a drop in average wind speed suggest that alternative energy source might weaken. [...] Save by spending less. It can help you rely less on wages and get more from investment. [...] With austerity facing us in the new year, five-dollar personalized gifts can help the family budget this holiday season. [...] Calculating your potential tax impacts from the Fiscal Cliff ignores other consequences to the family budget. [...] Austerity Crisis is a more useful phrase than Fiscal Cliff. It tells us what we can do to reduce the pain. [...] A do-not-resuscitate order can protect your family’s savings and their memories of you, but only if it’s on the right form and in the right location. [...] For many, avoiding those last shadowy years in a nursing home and the big drain on family finances is worth a little planning. [...] Water shortages in some areas can be eased by desalination. [...] A hidden cost of living: residents in some cities pay lower federal taxes than in others. [...] The risk of losing wealth in weather-related disasters is increasing faster than that wealth is being created. [...] By David Stookey, on July 30th, 2011  Ideas for allergy sufferers to avoid being triple-teamed by the growth of healthcare costs, budget deficits, and climate change. [...] By David Stookey, on July 28th, 2011
Has Japan’s disaster made your family more concerned about living near a nuclear reactor? Do you know where the nearest nuclear sites are? [...] By David Stookey, on July 27th, 2011
The premise that taxing the rich will hurt job growth is false, and it’s killing our ability to balance the federal budget. [...] By David Stookey, on July 25th, 2011
Walkable neighborhoods mean residents are likely to have higher trust, more community activities, and stronger social networks locally. [...] By David Stookey, on July 18th, 2011
There are money pits America needs to fill. There are money piles we might use. America needs to pay these obligations – or duck them. $14,350,000,000,000 Our national debt, most will agree, is too big for our national income to support. Slowing or stopping its growth means significantly cutting the federal deficit, currently $1.65 trillion [...] |
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