My Comments: I’m relatively powerless as I'm just one of almost 333M people now living in these United States. But I have a voice and at least a few people read my blog posts. What appears below appeared as my post on June 2, 2017, about 6 months after Donald Trump assumed office as President …
Category: Global Economics
This chart of ocean temperatures should really scare you
My Comments: As of right now, ocean temperatures has absolutely nothing to do with financing your retirement or how to best accumulate and invest your money to satisfy your future needs. However, it still might have a dramatic effect on your future, wholly dependent on how old you are now and how long you’ll live. …
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Marker for the collapse of a key Atlantic current discovered
My Comments: I have no reason to doubt the majority of scientists that posit that we are approaching, if not already there, a tipping point with respect to dramatic climate changes. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I will not likely experience it beyond the current heat levels in north central Florida. You are right in that …
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Exorbitant Drug Prices in USA – Here is Why
My Comments: My wife and I are in our 8th and 9th decade on the planet. We have our share of health issues requiring prescription drugs. Yes, we have insurance but every now and then there’s a dramatic charge to be covered. As I followed the headline above, I realized it was published in the …
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Climate change altering U.S. in profound ways, major report finds
My Comments: Rarely does a week pass than I’m reminded of the world I’m leaving behind for my children and grandchildren. It’s frustrating and too easy to ignore since I, like you, are but a drop of water in the bucket of humanity on our fair planet. I’m increasingly aware of the problems I’m leaving …
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$2 million spent sight unseen for coal mine later revealed to have maybe $37 billion worth of Rare Earth Elements
My Comments: This has absolutely nothing to do with retirement planning or how to invest and manage your money. But I find it compelling, given that my life expectancy is far shorter than that of my children and grandchildren. I decided to share it with those of you who may have similar observations about how …
Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be global
My Comments: My early years were spent in Europe where I learned our climate was moderated significantly by the Gulf Stream. Warm water flowing up from the tropics assured us that freezing to death in England and France was a rare happening. My life on this planet is increasingly limited. I’m truly concerned about a …
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Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people
My Comments: I’ve now lived on this planet for more than 8 decades. This is an issue I've been aware of for perhaps 4 decades and today leaves me frightened for my children and grandchildren and for society in general. We are now faced with politicians who assert this is simply a hoax, a Socialist …
Get ready for years of terrible stock-market returns
My Comments: Many of you are retired and somewhat dependent on market returns going forward to sustain your existing standard of living. If so, what follows is NOT good news for you or for me. We can argue it’s only an opinion, but my gut tells me it’s more than that. What he says about …
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Republicans are the real party of socialism in America
My Comments: As I write this, there is an urgency for Congress to solve the need to continue paying our Federal bills without declaring bankruptcy. We can argue the Federal deficit is a threat going forward. But to assert all of this is caused by the Democrat's unwillingness to cut programs that allegedly help Americans …
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