The Growing Concentration Of Wealth The distribution of wealth is the comparison of the wealth of various members or groups in a society. Now, one must remember, that wealth and income are not the same thing. Wealth is what remains after debts, or liabilities, are paid off. WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN 2001 1.  Top 1% controlled […]

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Electric Rate Hikes Due To Softening Of Industrial Demand Electricity is vital to economic success. Electricity is essential to businesses and residential areas across the United States. There are more than 3,273 traditional electric utilities in the United States, and continually growing. The U.S. Commercial Average Price per kilowatthour was 9.65 cents in 2007. The […]

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Prescription Drug Reimportation And The Facts Prescription Drug Reimportation Prescription drug reimportation refers to  — buying drugs from a country outside of the United States. Although currently illegal, many families are buying drugs from Mexico and Canada, solely for economic reasons. Dr. Peter Rost speaks out in favor of drug reimportation, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo: What […]

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PREgnant MARes’ UrINe A very popular medicine, called Premarin, is actually made from horse urine of pregnant mares. This has been one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. It has been one of the best selling drugs in America. Premarin is supposedly a form of hormone replacement therapy, called conjugated estrogens. Premarin pills are used most […]

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Galileo Galilei: The Father Of Astronomy Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is a very prominent name that you may of heard of in Science class. Galileo is most memorable in the field of astronomy, although he did play other roles in science. He played a major role in the Science Revolution. Galileo’s major achievements include: improving the […]

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The Man That Started The Science Revolution It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis. The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that […]

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Europeans May Have An Alternative To Gazprom Vladimir Putin and his state-owned Gazprom have tried to monopolize the energy game, and Europeans were left out in the cold literally. For the past several years, Europeans have been stuck in the middle of a so called dispute between Russia and Ukraine. At least 10 countries were […]

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Health Care: U.S. Versus Japan Comparison between health care systems in America versus Japan reveals something about health care in America. Compare the difference between the two systems. GDP % Spent On Health Care United States – 15.3% Japan – 8% Life Expectancy at Birth United States – 77 Japan – 81 Infant Mortality: Deaths […]

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Susan Boyle An Instant Success! If you haven’t heard of the name Susan Boyle, the odds are you will get acquainted very soon. She is a singer, with extraordinary talent. Her vocals are flawless. Here’s the video link  …  Judge for yourself. It was later discovered that Susan sang for a charity in 1999. The […]

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The Cost Of Offshore Expansion Globalization is not necessarily a modern concept. The Romans globalized with extreme efficiency. Guess what, they taxed wherever they conquered. Corporations and citizens in modern times have found schemes to avoid paying full taxes, if any at all. This has been happening since the mid 20th century. Tax havens are […]

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