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98What is Inflation, How is it Calculated and How Does it Affect a Nation's Economy?
The term inflation refers to an increase in the amount of money in circulation without a corresponding increase in the amount of goods and services available to purchase with that money. Inflation always results when governments resort to printing...
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98The Pros and Cons of the Bush Tax Cuts. Do they really favor the wealthy or is that a myth? What will help the...
Those who favor the continuation of the Bush tax cuts argue that these cuts are needed to encourage investment which, in turn, will result in a stronger economy and more job creation. As I pointed out in my Hub entitled How Tax Cuts Work, this is...
28 comments96How to Become Rich
Down through the ages most people have wished they had more wealth and people today are no different. Here are some legal ways to acquire the wealth need to become rich.
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96What is Going On In Greece?
Everyone has seen the newscasts showing the upheaval in Greece. The majority of the news has insinuated that the Greeks have lived way beyond their means and now they are revolting against having to pay the piper, now austerity measures will be...
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94The Baby Boomer Financial Crisis: A Generation X Perspective
As I follow the plight of baby boomers in the news, I must admit to feeling smug. As a Generation X-er who grew up without the financial advantages many baby boomers enjoyed in their younger years, I can't help but snort every time I hear of a baby...
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95Why Do Athletes Make So Much Money?
Introduction Alex Rodriguez is a 32 year old Miami native, and, having entered the workforce directly out of high school, currently holds down a job in New York City. Normally, at least for those entering the workforce right out of high school,...
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94South Africa Political, Economic, and Social Outlook for 2012 and Beyond
This hub provides a brief profile of South Africa.
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92The United States National Debt -- 233 years in the making
A history of the United States National Debt, from 1788 to 2009, in text and pictures. Ponder the true foundations of this $12 trillion and growing debt, the changes in policy and values along the way, the personalities involved and those major events that precipitated such cost.
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93How To Fix the Debt Crisis in America - A List of Top Ten Suggestions.
How to get America out of debt, this is a list containing my top ten ideas and some recent additions.
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93Democrat vs Republican Tax Cuts
In a previous Hub (see "How Tax Cuts Work") I discussed how a supply side tax cut works. For the past quarter of a century tax cuts have been synonymous with supply side economic theory and Republican Administrations (Reagan in the 1980s and now...
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