Oct 8 2016

The Silent Majority, those Not in the Labor Force: 94,184,000 Adult Americans Not Participating in the Labor Force.

There are roughly 74.9 million baby boomers.  Then you have approximately 75.4 million Millennials.  Big groups that can sway the election.  But how many people are not in the labor force?  You have a whopping 94.2 million adult Americans that are not in the labor force.  In other words the largest voting bloc of adults […]

Apr 24 2016

Crony capitalism and the rigged system: 0.01% of households gave 33% of money raised by political parties and Congressmen. Most members of Congress are millionaires.

The system is rigged.  Like a carnival game, the odds are against you.  This isn’t something that started this year or last, but has been going on for many decades.  As long as the media was controlled in a few hands the propaganda kept most of the public in the dark.  People now have the […]

Nov 24 2014

Economic goals of young and old pulling in diverging directions: times will only get tougher for young Americans.

Older Americans tend to vote in larger numbers and are more interested in politics than younger Americans.  In the past the older voting cohort was not as large so politicians were cautious about deviating too far for one group alone.  Today, we are having a large number of older Americans living longer into old age.  […]

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