How to Inflation-Proof Your Retirement – The United States Debt Crisis – Protect Yourself
Article by Sophie Reade
The total official U.S. national debt stands at approximately $ 11 trillion. The “unofficial debt”, which includes the funding shortfalls of both the Social Security and Medicare programs, raises the total debt closer to $ 60 trillion. Of this, the last trillion dollars were added in less than six months. The United States’ government estimates that the national debt will reach $ 16.2 trillion by September 2012. The annual value of the American gross domestic product (GDP) is $ 14 trillion. To put this in perspective, if the $ 60 trillion in total federal debt was converted into single dollar bills, they would stretch out and loop around the sun and back around the earth over five times. In order to fund this much debt, the United States has to sell a lot of debt. One faithful buyer of this debt is the Federal Reserve System. In the parlance of government bureaucrats, this is called quantitative easing. When a government buys its own debt, it is said to be monetizing the debt. This is a polite academic term that means that the government prints the money it then uses to buy its own debt. It seems to be a counter-intuitive act; yet, the United States is not alone in monetizing its debt. The United Kingdom recently announced that it too would be pulling money out of thin air to purchase GBP 150 billion of its newly created debt. The International Monetary Fund estimates that, for the time period of 2010 through 2012, the U.S. will need to finance debt equal to 26 percent of its GDP. The only advanced economy with a higher financing need (52.9 percent) is Japan. This puts the U.S. squarely ahead of the three Euro zone countries that have recently needed bailouts: Greece (23.2 percent), Portugal (18.9 percent) and Ireland (19 percent). In fact, in the developed world, only Japan and America are increasing their underlying budget deficits. Japan does have one advantage over America, in that approximately seven percent of its debt is foreign-owned. For the United States, however, 50 percent of its debt is now foreign-owned. The question many economists ask today is this: Once the Federal Reserve stops purchasing U.S. debt, will there be enough for others to buy it? The U.S. has no alternative but to continue issuing debt. Interest payments on the national debt consume $ 4,000 billion per year. One way for the U.S. government to deal with its extensive debt is, of course, inflation. Many politicians create fiscal policy in a way that it, at least temporarily, alleviates the debt crisis. For us average citizens, this poses an immediate threat and creates a need to protect our hard-earned retirement assets from inflation. There are many safe ways to do it, the most intelligent being by investing in overseas bank accounts and trusts, denominated in foreign currencies. Another way to do it, which many people are unaware of, is by investing in Swiss annuities with companies like Gonthier Group. Swiss annuities are very flexible financial structures that allow one to take advantage of the safety, stability, and security behind the Swiss Franc.
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There is No Bigger Job Market Than These The United States of America
Article by Hyo Kim
Various studies show being unemployed, or being fired, as being one of the most stressful and traumatic events in our lives. No wonder, a job is more than a paycheck and we all know this. The job becomes us, it defines us and gives us value, or at least to some of us, it does. When we lose all that in one brief meeting in the office (and it always comes as shock, even the long awaited layoffs), it is any wonder we enter into various stages of denial, anger, shame, and so forth.
But here is the thing, and I love Bill Belichick for immortalizing it, “it is what it is.” And if current trends continue, it will be a long road to being employed again. I have read articles that state the average job search now last in excess of 33 weeks. That is a very long time, to state the obvious.
So the roller coaster ride in your head is going to be moving full force, but you do have the option to get off. I remember as kid, because I was geek, having my pants pulled down in school (it would explain my introverted, self conscious belief that I have three heads). As I stood there, I learned a very important lesson. When you are standing there with your fruit of the looms showing for all to see; all you can do is, pull your pants back up.
And you must pull your pants back up. To launch a successful campaign to find a job, a better job, you must have focus and act with discipline. That requires pulling your pants up. Profound people from Dr. Frankel to Stephen Covey have taught that we are creatures of choice. The stimuli of life may act on us, but we can dictate how we respond. We are creatures of choice, not creatures of instinct.
Thank goodness, because being creatures of choice; our horizon is limitless. Your horizon is limitless, but I will not deny that the choices before you are hard.
One such difficult choice is whether to relocate or not. Regardless of your home condition or situation, you must explore this option well. There is an old saying, “you must fish where the fishes are.”
This is true even if you feel that where you are has a strong job market. If you have been looking for some time and are not getting any bites, it is not a strong job market for you. Where I work currently, I initially drove from Orlando to Austin to attend a niche job fair that I felt had potential. I drove straight through for about 20 plus hours, I think, to attend this one day job fair. And I hate job fairs, though as I wrote in a different article, niche job fairs are a wholly different creature.
Because I was open to “where the fishes are,” I ended up taking a position in Maryland, instead of the one in Chicago. Did we want to move from Orlando? We had no real attachments there but the salient point is that looking at all 50 States opened a huge job market for me to look at.
There is a sequential sense of things when it comes to looking for a job. The wrong sequence would be to make a resume, or update one, and begin applying to every help wanted ad or online posting that matches your last job. And when that does not work, you rewrite your resume or look for services that can formulate a better cover letter or resume for you. Of course, there are the job fairs that feature 135 companies but attract 5,000 hopefuls.
Yeah, that is not good.
A better sequence is to examine who you are and what you do well. Determine your skills and analyze how you want to utilize those skills. You start by working from the inside out. And that inside is you. The next step is determining where and what you want to do that matches your skills and interests.
And here is my favorite mantra, “go where your research takes you.” If your research tells you to drive 20 plus hours to a job fair half way across the country, then do it. Staying where you and continuing to do what you have been doing expecting (or hoping for ) different results defines something, but probably not success.
So, look at all your options, but most important, look at the whole of these the United States of America and find your next job.
Although not a job getting guru, Jack’s been around the block a couple of time. So, come over and take a look at some of the strategies, tips and advice, a few laughs and a couple of words of wisdom that he’s dispensing, plus his great list of resources at http://www.landingonyourfeet.com/job-seeker-tools/cover-letter-resources-and-tools“> Landing on Your Feet Blog. Come on in, take your shoes off, stay awhile; can I get you a cup of coffee?
Question by : Culturally speaking: non-Hispanic White population is decreasing like this?
The Non-Hispanic White population of the United States of America is at 63.7% – it declined 5.1% from 69.1% in 2000.
Demographers are concluding that the non-Hispanic White population of the United States will continue to decrease 5.1% every 10 years until 2100.
So here are projections for America’s non-Hispanic White population until the end of the century:
2020: 58.6%
2030: 53.5%
2040: 48.4% (note how this confirms with demographers that the non-Hispanic White population drops below 50% by this year)
2050: 43.3%
2060: 38.2%
2070: 33.2% (barely 1 in every 3 Americans will be non-Hispanic White)
2080: 28.1%
2090: 23.0%
2010: 17.9%
This is disgusting, you guys need to make more babies!
2010: 17.9% > 2100: 17.9% *
Sauce boss, then you’ll be at the hands of the Jews, then we’ll see who is laughing.
Best answer:
Answer by sauce boss
everything happens for a reason 
nooooo i wont be in the hands of anyone by 2100 i will most likely be dead
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Nanjing States United States less than 4 years 4 stores can crossed the end of the year off? – Build
Article by jekky
Nanjing GOME cautious “winter”Series of closed stores, sales staff quietly compression, selling goods out of stock became public after the looming…… Huang Guangyu, even though the country has repeatedly stated that the U.S. operation and management business as usual, however, this reporter found that there are indications that the country has been facing the United States in Nanjing chill, contraction “winter.”
“Wong Kwong event is only a catalyst, the U.S. corporate governance system of the country’s problems have been seen earlier.” Jiang Su Pengrun GOME Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd., a familiar to people in the case said.
Entered the city with less than 4 years off 4 stores10 mid-state America’s Treasures is also held in Wuxi, “2009 U.S. State Horizon?? China’s color TV industry trends Summit,” is laid bare, were invited to attend the world summit, 15 color TV manufacturers, and several high-level US-China by its Director Mr, and 31.6 billion purchase in one fell swoop to sign big one. After a lapse of more than a month, that is Huang Guangyu detained on suspicion of manipulating stock market news came out, November 27, U.S. officials confirmed rumors by state.
“Huang Guangyu of Gome incident, even if not really monsters, but also worth an earthquake.” Industry sources, the most direct expression is spread throughout the new round of fashion related stores. Recently been reported that forced suppliers and financial pressure on banks, Gome is preparing the closure of some less than 5 million on sales of stores.
Only in respect of Nanjing market, the country the United States since the second half of 2005 into the medal Su Ning, the five-star headquarters entrenched in Nanjing, one after another out in late July, Xin Jie Kou, Hunan Road, two stores, however, Hunan Road store has been a result of business not good in the first half closed their doors. On May 26 last year, Gome opened foil Road shop also Jiangning bleak drained just last month, it has also become the country’s three U.S. stores in Jiangning District opened at the latest, to close the first one. The reason, analysts pointed out that in addition to the lack of stores in terms of publicity, but more important is the Nanjing branch of their attention, and the serious shortage of marketing resources.
“Stores information on the strain hysteresis feedback, resulting in Jiangning operations of the store more difficult.” It is understood that the three stores in Nanjing Jiangning GOME once the turnover is not yet arrived in Paradise by the merger came Jiangning 2 stores. It is said that at present, in addition to two stores in the coolie support Jiangning, Jiangning a shop does not rule out the possibility of being related. In addition, Gome stores in Nanjing Hanzhong and trade department stores have long been one step ahead wound up.
Some analysts have pointed out that countries like the United States in Nanjing, bitter taste is not without its turbulent relations personnel, “continued substitution of natural impact on the continuity of business strategy and the deployment of company resources.” It is understood that a few short years, China has replaced the United States 5, general manager of any region, which served little longer than some of Zhao Fei, the rest are less than one year. More to industry sources, often not only high-level turbulence, the National US-Nanjing branch of the middle of old faces have been hard to find before the. Former and different marketing ideas, different styles of doing things, limits the United States in Nanjing China sales growth.
Not only to Nanjing, in view of the fourth quarter of the expected operating conditions are not good, nowadays as Gome Proxy Head of the Chen Xiao in October of an internal meeting also expressed cautious next shop will be the meaning; this is in the image of the industry is a tough Zhang Yang said that the U.S. person’s country is very rare consequence of the extensive expansion of the United States is clearly to the country senses. “Close shop, as well as slow down the pace of expansion, not from Huang Guangyu trouble began, but his trouble adjusting to exacerbate this trend.” Analysts believe that the “point of view from a mixed blessing, this may be Wong style to highlight the country to bring change the U.S. model and will not without its merits. ” Can crossed the end of year square accounts
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Related has closed, the survival of a number of Gome stores in Nanjing but also “independent winter,” cold and difficult to cure. Take US-turnover accounts for approximately half of the Xinjiekou store in Nanjing region, the sparse and the surface of a hot Dianqing popular promotional disproportionate.
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Question by : What parts of the “Contract from America” do you agree with? What is your political leaning?
First the use of the preposition “from” in this case strike me as negative. Why is everything so negative?
Anyway here’s the agenda:
1. Identify constitutionality of every new law: Require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does (82.03%).
2. Reject emissions trading: Stop the “cap and trade” administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. (72.20%).
3. Demand a balanced federal budget: Begin the Constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax modification. (69.69%)
4. Simplify the tax system: Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one that is no longer than 4,543 words — the length of the original Constitution.(64.9%).
5. Audit federal government agencies for constitutionality: Create a Blue Ribbon task force that engages in an audit of federal agencies and programs, assessing their Constitutionality, and identifying duplication, waste, ineffectiveness, and agencies and programs better left for the states or local authorities. (63.37%)
6. Limit annual growth in federal spending: Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth. (56.57%).
7. Repeal the health care legislation passed on March 23, 2010: Defund, repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (56.39%).
8. Pass an ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Policy: Authorize the exploration of additional energy reserves to reduce American dependence on foreign energy sources and reduce regulatory barriers to all other forms of energy creation. (55.5%).
9. Reduce Earmarks: Place a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced, and then require a 2/3 majority to pass any earmark. (55.47%).
10. Reduce Taxes: Permanently repeal all recent tax increases, and extend permanently the George W. Bush temporary reductions in income tax, capital gains tax and estate taxes, currently scheduled to end in 2011. (53.38%).
The percentages are the percent of online votes for each one used in creating the Contract.
I am a liberal and would like to see a lot of this. I only really disagree with 2 and 7, no tax and cap and getting rid of the health care legislation.
1 and 5 are not as needed and we might find that we may like some of those “unconstitutional” laws and agencies and we may want to have an amendment or two. I don’t say get rid of those two, just don’t assume that the result would be what you expect.
Also, I find it interesting that in something so obviously Conservative, only 56% said get rid of “Obamacare”.
Peace – I am probably a fiscal conservative, which is what most of what this contract deals with. Most certainly socially liberal.
And my fiscal conservatism has limits. Not like what you have suggested.
And Peace, you are exaggerating.
Best answer:
Answer by Shamus
2 & 7 are what is going to kill our economy……I agree with all of it.
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