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My Comments: I’ve long argued that one way to pay more taxes is with more money. That should not preclude, however, finding legitimate ways to pay less. Just remember there are penalties for evading taxes that far exceed any penalties for avoiding taxes. Also, you should keep in mind what appeared in my blog post …
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My Comments: I’ve long appreciated the ideas expressed by Erik Conley. As a retired person, I’m increasingly sensitive to the passage of time and the ever shrinking financial resources my wife and I accumulated to pay for our ‘golden years’. I plan to be ready when he appears with Part II. In the meantime, there …
Continue reading The Time Traveler’s Guide To Investing (Part 1)
My Comments: What follows is a profound commentary on the current state of health care in the US by Dr. Charles Hobson, a health care provider here in Gainesville. Additionally, my post dated last July 5, 2019 will add some insights into how we got to where we are today. I find it ironic that …
The Trumponomics Experiment is Failing Before Our Eyes My Comments: I try to think outside the box, but from time to time, the box is too strong. So it is with expecting whatever business skills Trump brought to the table when he became our President would provide a breath of fresh air. Economic rules, …
My Comments: There’s an old saying about money being the root of all evil. And that may be true, but money is also the grease that allows the wheels of commerce to keep turning. And in 21st century America, we need to keep the wheels turning. There are dozens of other things to know about …
Continue reading 11 Things We Should Explore To Understand Money
My Comments: Regardless of our political beliefs, health care has an appeal for all of us. We can argue whether it’s a fundamental human right or not, dispute it’s effectiveness or what it ultimately costs, but for each of us, staying healthy has advantages. If you follow my blogs, you’ll know I’ve expressed myself as …
Continue reading What Is the Future of Health Care in the US?
My Comments: I don’t care if you are in your 20’s or late 80’s, this is good information. If you can’t get online for some reason, find someone who can get online and help you explore what the author has to say. I'm hoping there's something here you can take advantage of. That is, unless …
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My Comments: I wrote recently about Climate Change and Retirement. In it I referenced the thinking of a Thomas P. M. Barnett, a writer of note who talks about how the 21st Century will be marked as having major armed conflicts caused by lack of food. And here today I read an article about how …
My Comments: Economics is a complex and confusing discipline. It takes years of study to begin to understand the dynamics involved, much less fully understand how it all works. If you read my posts, you know that I have little respect for those in Washington, DC who attempt to manipulate the variables associated with free …
Continue reading You Can’t Train A Great White Shark – Or Control Global Trade
Successful Retirement Secrets, the online course I’ve created is billed as a “new way to think about and plan for retirement”. It’s targeted at the Gen-X and millennial generations since it takes more than a few years of effort if you want to arrive at retirement and be ready for it. First off, the idea …
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