Monthly Archives: October 2012

Both presidential candidates have been pressed for details on how to control Federal spending. Social Security is one entitlement that politicians are afraid to touch. But ignoring the issue of solvency for the government’s largest entitlement program won’t solve the … Continue reading →

Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, talk about the performance of the U.S. economy and outlook. Here is a direct link.

Real estate investor Sam Zell suggests that “falling off” the “fiscal cliff” could be the wakeup call the U.S. needs to tackle its long-term deficit problem. Here is a direct link.