With the deficit dropping dramatically, can our resilient government now create jobs, improve education, fight CO2, whatever? [...]
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OUR INCOMES - storiesMedicare pays for less than 7% of dementia care. With dementia predicted to become much more prevalent, family savings are bound to suffer. [...] Residents in some states are especially vulnerable to federal budget cuts. Other states are safer. [...] Save by spending less. It can help you rely less on wages and get more from investment. [...] 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 29th, 2011
Many seniors don’t understand how much retirement savings they need, jeopardizing themselves and their kids. [...] 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 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 [...] Losing city waterfront to non-water uses may hurt as water transport becomes relatively cheaper. [...] An Energy Efficiency Mortgage can help you buy home improvements whose savings exceed the mortgage payments from Day 1. [...] Most of us don’t realize how shaky most predictions are – and how useful they can still be. [...] Far too few Americans understand even the basics of economics and personal finance. Savvy families must. [...] Does it make sense to pay off your mortgage at a time when job security is low and inflation is predicted to increase? [...] People who live in towns with lots of college graduates have a better chance of avoiding recession and unemployment. [...] Walking can cut older people’s risk of Alzheimer’s in half, yet another reason to choose a walkable neighborhood. [...] The real danger is not flooding; humans are good at building things. The real danger is fiscal; we’re not so good at paying for them. [...] Pays $250,000 for retirement healthcare if you quit before 40 and start putting the pack-a-day price and other savings in the bank. [...] China’s reduction of exports of rare earth metals could be the first of other shortages that affect consumer goods, jobs, and security. [...] If the President’s bipartisan commission can’t agree on recommendations, what chance does Congress have to prevent our kids from drowning in debt? [...] This example of sea-rise damage seems like the first domino in a chain that topples property values and tax base, and eventually town and state coffers. [...] Will our DC decision-makers protect us from the dangers economists predict from the next ten years’ budget deficits: rising interest rates, expensive imports, reduced services, higher taxes, and more? [...] Using bikes and scooters may work for some, but there may be a better way: choose a neighborhood where you can get around quickly on public transport. [...] |
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