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Why Are These So Few Civil Discussions, About Politics, Today ?: 5 Reasons

Wouldn't it be nice, if instead of the constant arguments, polarizing rhetoric, and false facts (used), we witnessed more conversations, which were civil, civilized, and we remained friendly, when we disagreed, and simply, agreed, to disagree? It seems, for the last couple of decades, the divide, within our nation, and its citizens, has widened, and there seems to be little, to no attempt, to find any middle – ground, and / or, meeting – of – the – minds, for the common good! A nation divided among itself , is not merely less effective, but enhances the possibility, for it getting worse! In fact, many believe, the degree of division (and depth of it), is the widest, since the American Civil War! While some seek simplistic reasons for this, placing the blame, on, President Trump, the White Supremacists, immigrants, or some other diversion, this article will seek to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, 5 possible reasons, and the inherent danger, the polarizing of the electorate, may be, to the future of our nation.

1. 5% of middle: For the majority of the relatively short history, of the United States, we have elected Presidents, whose political position, was within a somewhat limited middle – range, generally from 5% to the left, or right. This seemed to change, in 1980, when President Reagan, was elected, with a perspective, considerably further to the right. However, he did so, in a positive, unifying (or attempted) manner, and avoided the rhetoric, and vitriol, we witness today! The next few elected Presidents, moved back, towards the middle, until 2008, when Barack Obama, moved a little further to the left (but, again, without the polarizing rhetoric), however, this seemed to change, significantly, in 2016, when Donald Trump, resorted to conspiracy theories, rhetoric, vitriol, empty promises, and an appeal, to the more extreme positions of his core supporters. Since his election, he has articulated a polarizing position, and, while his base strongly supports in him, and appears willing to support him (regardless of what happens), much of the rest of the electorate, appears to feel despair, and fear, about the apparent attack on many of America's principles. etc.

2. 24/7 Cable News Cycle, and Internet: Today, we are inundated, by constant over – exposure, from cable news, and the Internet, where previously, we gathered our news and information, from fewer, but probably, more reliable media vehicles. In addition, we seem to constantly hear, many lies and misstatements, much more often, and severe, than we have, in the past! President Trump, according to one of the major fact – checking organizations, in fact, has, either, lied or made a major misstatement, over 10,000 times, since he was elected.

3. Trolls / fake news: When one of the President's spokespeople, proclaims, there are 2 versions of facts, and, what appears to be a lie, is merely, an alternative fact, most voters, lose attention and focus, and don ' t know, what to believe! While, each of us, is entitled to our own opinions, we aren't granted the right to our own sets of facts!

4. The Trump Factor: Whether one agrees with, or opposes, Mr. Trump, there must be universal agreement, he is behaving, and acting, far differently, that his predecessors! When the present occupant of the White House, has been, under investigation since his election, and uses polarizing language, rhetoric, and vitriol, nearly every day, how does that bring us, together?

5. Hatred / bigotry / fears: Our Constitution was created, with a focus on certain principles, and ideas, including freedoms, liberty, and justice, for all, but, today, we're witnessing far too much hatred, bigotry, and appeal to the fears of our citizens, instead of bringing us together, for the common good!

Wake up, America, and protect the nature and freedoms of this nation, which have made us, a gleaming example, for the rest of the world! Make this about the type of nation, we are, and want to be!

Source by Richard Brody

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5 Reasons, Pragmatic Idealism, Makes Sense, And Is Needed

Although, many people, complain about the attitude, performance, behavior, rhetoric, and direction / actions, of Donald Trump, as President, many of them, should take an objective, introspective, look, at themselves, and realize, while there were many reasons, he was elected in 2016, some of the prominent ones, include: voter apathy (less than half of eligible voters, voted); pouting because the Democratic candidate was not their, first choice; and, a degree of being, unrealistic, about what is probable, in terms of achieving, what it requires, and why, historically, a degree of compromise is needed, to reach a needed, meeting – of – the – minds, for the common good (or greater good). With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, 5 reasons, pragmatic idealism, makes sense.

1. Often, won't get passed / approved: There's a need, to seek, common ground, or, partisan politics, will interfere with getting things done. After all, if any idea, goal, etc, isn't passed, and / or, approved, it will achieve little. Doesn't it make sense, to go, step – by – step, in a quest for something more ideal.

2. Greatest idea, without implementation, achieves little: Even the best, most essential, logical idea, if it isn't implemented, achieves little! We need leadership, which is willing, to speak to others, reach out, across the aisle, and put policy, the nation, and the greater good, ahead of partisan politics, etc!

3. Political realities: Anyone, watching the recent, Democratic candidate debates, probably, observed, quite a bit of quibbling about specific details, when they would be better served, by articulating broader strokes, which focused on the so – called, bread – and – butter, issues, including jobs, the overall economy, alternatives (more humane) towards immigration policies, environmental / Climate Change concerns, etc. When they focus on how idealistically – pure , they are, and the commitment to, Medicare for All, for example, they ignore the reality, which is, unless the Democrats take over control of both houses of Congress, as well as the Presidency, In 2020, they are, walking – the – plank! While many agree, universal health care, should be a right, the discussion should focus on the concept, and a way, to balance, what is, with what can be approved! This, also refers to, addressing the dangers of Climate Change, in a unifying manner, as opposed to a divisive one!

4. Motivating and inspiring the public: If change, for the better, is the objective, the emphasis must be, on a common sense, approach, which is, both, motivating and inspiring, to the public! The finest way, to get things done, is, to involve, the public, and have them, demand better, from their elected officials!

5. Bringing factions together: President Donald Trump, seems to have perfected, the politics of polarization, dividing the nation, and appealing to his core supporters, using empty promises, rhetoric and vitriol, and, appearing to deny, concepts and realities, such as Climate Change, and protecting the environment!

What good, is being idealistic, unless / until, it one gets something done, to address the need? This requires, a willingness, to be somewhat pragmatic, in order to achieve, worthwhile objectives, rather than merely talking about them!

Source by Richard Brody

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5 Reasons National Deficits Are Detrimental

When politicians, are part of the minority, or part of the party, out of power, they often, use the deficit, as an excuse, or justification, for opposing certain programs, which they oppose! One of the key responsibilities of holding public / elected office, should, and must be, to do, what's best for the nation, and the fact is, continuous, unaffordable, unsustainable deficits, is irresponsible, and potentially damaging, in the longer – term! Why is it, now, when the Republican Party, controls all three arms, of our government, are the same people, who railed against deficits, when the opposition – party, controlled the Executive Branch? If nothing else, American politicians, have perfected the art, of being hypocrites! With that in mind, this article will attempt to examine, consider, and briefly discuss, 5 reason, national deficits, are bad ideas.

1. Public confidence: When a candidate, such as Donald Trump, campaigned against irresponsible handling of the economy, and then, when elected, President Trump, and his political supporters, seem to ignore this, in order to get tax legislation enacted, wouldn 't many, lose confidence, in the long – term ramifications, of doing so? Why should anyone believe these elected officials, who spent the previous eight years, opposing President Obama's agenda, by emphasizing avoiding deficits, but, now, when attempting to achieve their personal, political agenda, seem to make excuses, and promises, stating they don 't matter? Most realize politicians, often, stretch the truth, but, hasn't this gone, too far?

2. Unsustainable: The last time, America had a balanced budget, was during the latest years, when President Bill Clinton, was in office. Who doesn't remember, Al Gore, campaigning in 2000, on using a lock – box, to protect Social Security? If individuals must act responsibly in their personal budgeting, how is, our government, behaving otherwise, responsible, and / or sustainable? Today's trillion dollar deficits, are certain to have, long – term, undesirable ramifications!

3. Debt service: The longer, our budgets, have these huge deficits, the greater the impact, on the future. More and more, of the revenue and resources of the government, will have to go, to debt service, and, in the long – run, this harms the overall economy.

4. International: The value of the dollar, is negatively impacted by, continuous, huge deficits, for many reasons, but, one of the essential ones, is how others, perceive the stability of our economy! Since, so many components of the world's economy, have been based on the American dollar, including the pricing of commodities, such as oil, etc, if we continue, this irresponsible handling of our economy, there will be severe, negative ramifications!

5. Poor Policy: Although the excuse, by those, who seem, to believe, deficits don't matter, because, after all, the government prints our money, the fact is, this irresponsible behavior, is long – term, poor policy , which will have undesirable ramifications, and are not sustainable, over the longer – run!

Wake up, America, and let your elected officials know, you realize, it's bad policy to deeply add, to the deficit, especially to give the majority of the tax cut, focused on, the wealthiest! Beware, because, the next step, will be, for them to reduce your safety net!

Source by Richard Brody

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Reasons the Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse and How You Can Save Yourself

MARKETS ARE FAR MORE VOLATILE NOW IN THE WAKE OF BREXIT AND TRUMP'S ELECTION:

What will happen to you when your savings and retirement account are completely worthless? Gold is the only asset that cannot be created. It has to be mined and pulled out of the earth through a natural process. Against all odds, the US has elected Donald Trump as its new president and no one can predict how the next four years will go. As a commander in chief, Trump now has the power to declare a nuclear war and nobody can legally stop him. Britain has left the EU and other European countries are planning to follow their example. No matter where you are located in the western world, uncertainty is in the air like never before.

THE US GOVERNMENT HAS ITS EYE ON RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS:

In 2010 Portugal seized retirement account assets to help plug holes with government deficits and debt. Ireland and France did the same in 2011, as did Poland in 2013. The US government has been watching. Since 2011, Treasury has taken money from government workers' pension funds on four separate occasions to cover deficits in federal spending. Investing billionaire legend Jim Rogers believes that private accounts will be the next ones the government raids.

TOP 5 US BANKS NOW LARGER THAN BEFORE THE CRISIS:

You learned about the five largest banks in the US and their systemic importance as the unfolding financial crisis threatened to collapse them. Legislators and regulators promised they would address this issue once the crisis was contained. Over five years after the crisis ended, the five biggest banks are even bigger and more critical to the system than before the crisis began. The government made the problem worse when it forced some of these so called "too big to fail" banks to absorb the failing ones. Any of these banking behemoths failing now would be absolutely catastrophic.

DANGER FROM DERIVATIVES THREATENS THE BANKS MORE NOW THAN 2007/2008:

The derivatives that crashed the banks back in 2008 did not disappear as regulators promised. Today the derivatives exposure of the five biggest American banks is a whopping 45% greater than before the economic collapse of 2008. The derivative bubble is over $ 273 trillion now versus the $ 187 trillion of 2008.

US INTEREST ARE ALREADY AT ABNORMAL LOWS SO THE FED HAS LITTLE ROOM TO CUT RATES:

Even after raising interest rates once last year, the Federal funds rate is still in the range of ¼ to ½ percent. Consider that before the crisis erupted in August of 2007, the Federal funds interest rates sat at 5.25%! In the next crisis, the Fed will have less than half a percentage point total it can reduce rates to stimulate the economy.

AMERICAN BANKS ARE NOT THE SAFEST PLACE FOR YOUR MONEY

Global Finance magazine puts out a yearly list of the top 50 safest global banks. Only 5 of those are US based. The top spot an American bank commands is only # 39.

THE FED BALANCE SHEET IS STILL EXPANDED FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2008:

The Fed still has nearly $ 1.8 trillion in mortgage backed securities on its balance sheet from the 2008 financial crisis. This is more than double the less than $ 1 trillion it held before the crisis began. When mortgage backed securities go bad again, the Federal Reserve has a lot less maneuverability to absorb bad assets than before.

THE FDIC ADMITS IT LACKS RESERVES TO COVER ANOTHER BANKING CRISIS:

The latest FDIC's annual report shows that they will not have sufficient reserves to adequately insure the nation's banking deposits for minimally another five years. This stunning revelation admits that they can only cover 1.01% of US bank held deposits, or $ 1 out of every $ 100 of your bank account deposits.

LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL HIGHER THAN BEFORE THE GREAT RECESSION:

Unemployment was 4.4% in early 2007 before the last crisis began. While the unemployment rate has finally reached the 4.7% levels seen as the financial crisis began to ravage the US economy, the long term unemployment remains high and the employment participation rate is significantly lower more than five years after the previous crisis ended. Joblessness could be much higher in the wake of the coming crisis.

AMERICAN BUSINESSES FAILING AT A RECORD PACE:

In the beginning of 2016, the Gallup CEO Jim Clifton announced that American business failures are now greater than new business startups for the first time in over three decades. The dearth of medium and small businesses has huge implications for an economy long driven by free enterprise. Bigger businesses are not immune to the problems either. Even American economic heavy weights like Microsoft (reducing 18,000 jobs) and McDonald's (shutting down 700 stores for the year) are suffering from this dismal trend.

Source by Raji Muheez

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5 Reasons Politics Over Policy Is Bad Leadership

Although, historically, politics, has been somewhat, partisan, in nature, we have never, in recent memory, observed, such a degree of unwillingness, to even consider, bipartisan cooperation, even when it is the need of the American public. This behavior, which might be referred to, as, politics, over policy / people, is bad leadership, because it, unfairly favors, one's political supporters, over the rest of the public. Wouldn't we better served, if, once elected, politicians transformed into statesmen, and focused on the common good, rather than personal political agenda, and / or self – interest? With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly consider, review, and discuss, 5 reasons, this is, both, bad policy and a lack of genuine leadership.

1. Not relevant: Empty rhetoric and promises, might garner votes, and be popular, but it's not genuine leadership, nor in the best interests of the public! America, especially with the many challenges, the world and nation, faces, today, needs relevant solutions, rather than polarization, or pitting one segment against another! Whether this is because of the unique persona, and nature, of President Donald Trump, or an undesirable trend, it does not achieve, what is best, for most Americans!

2. Unsustainable: President Trump, in an attempt to be popular, and honor his campaign promise, to change the tax system, and lower taxes, endorsed the legislation, passed towards the end of 2017, which was portrayed, as focused on the middle – class, while actually, favoring the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Claiming this would create economic growth, is based, on the often – unproven, claim, of Trickle – Down Economics. In the, less than half – year, since enacted, we have observed a huge expansion of the federal deficit, with forecasts, for ever – expanding deficits, into the future, and corporations, which Trump and his supporters, claimed, would use the additional revenue, to hire more people, and pay more, have actually, used most of this windfall, to grow their corporate gains!

3. Change should be, for the better, not just, for change – sake: When political rhetoric becomes empty promises, the change is, rarely, beneficial, to the overall good, of most Americans. Measure the results, not, by the level of rhetoric and promises, but, rather, whether it creates added benefits, for most Americans!

4. Common good, not personal agenda: Be certain, the plans and policies, are not based on personal or political agendas, or someone's self – interests! Unless / until, the focus, consistently, focuses on service to the public, for the common good, rather to a politician's supporters, and / or delegated, elected officials are not representing us!

5. Make America Greater !: When Donald Trump was a candidate, his campaign slogan was, Make America Great Again. While, this meant different things to different individuals, I resented the word, again, because it implied, we weren't already, a quality nation, and urged us, to look back, to the past, rather than, to the future. As Paul Simon wrote, in his song, Kodachrome, "Everything looks worse, in black, and white." We should, rather seek, to improve how government serves its people, rather than elected officials, and / or special interest!

Public policy should be the top priority, for our elected officials. Unfortunately, as we are presently witnessing and observing, politics and self – interest, seem to be prioritized!

Source by Richard Brody

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Why Women Cheat? A Few Reasons Why Women Look Elsewhere And Cheat On Their Partners

When it comes to the reasons of infidelity people may think that cheating women are far more different than cheating men. Actually the case proves the same. They just have a different form of expression and certain reasons root from different psychological places. In order to handle the situation where are cheating woman is involved it is of great importance to understand their nature and how these play a vital role in a woman’s day-to-day emotional and psychosexual encounters.

Women are insecure beings as well. They want constant reassurance that they are still wanted by their men especially in the looks department. This is the reason why they spend so much money on changing their hair. If it’s brunette, they dye it platinum blonde, then next month it miraculously turns red.

If naturally have straight hair they spend so much time with their curling irons, and if it’s naturally curly, they iron it straight for hours and hours. Women like to change their appearance because they want to feel wanted by their man. They want to surprise their partners with variety and if they do not get the satisfaction of a man noticing these changes, they immediately take it out on their self image.

Women want the same amount of appreciation for their beauty just as much as men crave appreciation for their provisions. If you are not making her feel that special way, she could seek it elsewhere.

Sex is also a need for women. Unfortunately, in some cases, this social understatement leads some women go through a point of emotional desperation, and a series of sexual repressions. Since society has portrayed women to be sexually modest and expects them to be prim and proper at all times, women tend to become more embarrassed of their sexuality in front of their partners.

They are afraid to taint their husbands’ or boyfriends’ immaculate view of them, so they displace the hidden unexpressed bestial sexuality with someone else. Someone they don’t really care about. They are afraid to be judged by the men they love. They think that if they show their wild sides they will lose their man’s respect and approval.

They may be a lady with their husbands or boyfriends but they can be a freak in the sheets with their other lovers. In a case like this, these are the types of women who are either sexually deprived by their men, who do not give enough attention, satisfaction and stimulation in bed, or those who are in a relationship that lacks constant communication.

What these women really just need is to be able to tell their partners how they want to be pleased. Keep the lines of communication open and she’ll be more likely to talk to you about what’s going on instead of spilling her guts to a stranger in the night.

Sex can be an instantly boost to a woman’s self esteem. Making women feel sexier, more beautiful and more loved. If your wife or girlfriend has self-esteem issues, it doesn’t mean she’s automatically going to cheat on you, nor do you need to take it out on yourself if she does. It’s not your fault. What you just need to do is to reassure her with your love. Pay attention to her needs and compliment her often. Make sure she feels that you are sincerely going to be there even if she’ll look like a whale 5 years down the road. Besides, a little white lie never hurt anybody!

For women trust in a romantic relationship is synonymous to a one billion business contract with Donald Trump. If you break her trust, you break her heart. There’s nothing scarier than a woman whose heart just got broken. Her bellowing rage can send her to do things that can hit you where it hurts. Some stupid, stupid things like cheating.

This is not to justify that it’s okay for women to cheat on you after you broke her trust, but the point here is that men should not tap into women’s bad side because it is common knowledge that a cheating woman is more damaging to the ego than a cheating man. So it doesn’t matter if you slept with her best friend, or busted all of your life savings at a poker night with the Yakuza clan, a woman’s broken trust can push open Pandora’s box.

Instead of breaking up with their boyfriends some women find it easier to cheat. This is because they honestly don’t want to deal with the drama of explaining what really bothers them. They want a convenient way out, any way out just to get rid of you.

She knows that giving a man a series of second chances to “work things out” actually no longer works out for her. She wants to create a reason to just end it. This usually happens when a woman has reached her boiling point. A point where she knows there’s no hope for the relationship to improve, no matter how often she nags to you about spending more time with her or how much she tries to get your attention away from your friends on weekends. Not all women who have reached their limit are inevitably going to cheat, but men should also take this factor into consideration.

There’s a common knowledge that a woman who nags still, in the deepest core of her heart, believes that there is room for improvement in the relationship- that’s why she still bothers. You should be concerned when a woman suddenly just stops nagging. It means she’s given up on you. Beware! The next course of her actions can possibly be very detrimental.

If you have it all: the two-storey mansion, a sports car and a minivan, membership to the most prestigious country club in town, a rest house in the Hamptons, a Golden Retriever and two kids, a boy and a girl- on the outside. But on the inside, the relationship is lacking the one thing women want most: intimacy.

Intimacy is different from sexual intercourse. It’s the connection you two have when you are kissing, touching, cuddling, caressing, playing silly childish games in bed like tickling and even pillow talking. Being intimate to a woman is like catnip to a kitten. It drives them crazy, good crazy.

Affection is their aphrodisiac and they could seek it elsewhere if they are not getting it at home. Even a simple foot massage when she comes home from work, a long torrid kiss in the car before she gets off to the super market or a simple touching of her hips when she’s washing the dishes can build a woman’s closeness with you and can definitely create a deep connection that can save a man his fragile ego.

Source by Jason Dee Dickson

This article is brought to you by Kokula Krishna Hari Kunasekaran! Visit Website or Follow back at @kkkhari

Why Women Cheat? A Few Reasons Why Women Look Elsewhere And Cheat On Their Partners

When it comes to the reasons of infidelity people may think that cheating women are far more different than cheating men. Actually the case proves the same. They just have a different form of expression and certain reasons root from different psychological places. In order to handle the situation where are cheating woman is involved it is of great importance to understand their nature and how these play a vital role in a woman's day-to-day emotional and psychosexual encounters.

Women are insecure beings as well. They want constant reassurance that they are still wanted by their men especially in the looks department. This is the reason why they spend so much money on changing their hair. If it's brunette, they dye it platinum blonde, then next month it miraculously turns red.

If naturally have straight hair they spend so much time with their curling irons, and if it's naturally curly, they iron it straight for hours and hours. Women like to change their appearance because they want to feel wanted by their man. They want to surprise their partners with variety and if they do not get the satisfaction of a man noticing these changes, they immediately take it out on their self image.

Women want the same amount of appreciation for their beauty just as much as men crave appreciation for their provisions. If you are not making her feel that special way, she could seek it elsewhere.

They are afraid to taint their husbands 'or boyfriends' immaculate view of them, so they displace the hidden unexpressed bestial sexuality with someone else. Someone they don't really care about. They are afraid to be judged by the men they love. They think that if they show their wild sides they will lose their man's respect and approval.

What these women really just need is to be able to tell their partners how they want to be pleased. Keep the lines of communication open and she'll be more likely to talk to you about what's going on instead of spilling her guts to a stranger in the night.

Sex can be an instantly boost to a woman's self esteem. Making women feel sexier, more beautiful and more loved. If your wife or girlfriend has self-esteem issues, it does not mean she's automatically going to cheat on you, nor do you need to take it out on yourself if she does. It's not your fault. What you just need to do is to reassure her with your love. Pay attention to her needs and compliment her often. Make sure she feels that you are sincerely going to be there even if she'll look like a whale 5 years down the road. Besides, a little white lie never hurt anybody!

For Women trust in a romantic relationship is synonymous to a one billion business contract with Donald Trump. If you break her trust, you break her heart. There's nothing scarier than a woman whose heart just got broken. Her bellowing rage can send her to do things that can hit you where it hurts. Some stupid, stupid things like cheating.

This is not to justify that it's okay for women to cheat on you after you broke her trust, but the point here is that men should not tap into women's bad side because it is common knowledge that a cheating woman is more damaging to the ego than a cheating man. So it doesn't matter if you slept with her best friend, or busted all of your life savings at a poker night with the Yakuza clan, a woman's broken trust can push open Pandora's box.

Instead of breaking up with their boyfriends some women find it easier to cheat. This is because they honestly don't want to deal with the drama of explaining what really bothers them. They want a convenient way out, any way out just to get rid of you.

She knows that giving a man a series of second chances to "work things out" actually no longer works out for her. She wants to create a reason to just end it. This usually happens when a woman has reached her boiling point. A point where she knows there's no hope for the relationship to improve, no matter how often she nags to you about spending more time with her or how much she tries to get your attention away from your friends on weekends. Not all women who have reached their limit are inevitably going to cheat, but men should also take this factor into consideration.

There's a common knowledge that a woman who nags still, in the deepest core of her heart, believes that there is room for improvement in the relationship-that's why she still bothers. You should be concerned when a woman suddenly just stops nagging. It means she's given up on you. Beware! The next course of her actions can possibly be very detrimental.

If you have it all: the two-storey mansion, a sports car and a minivan, membership to the most prestigious country club in town, a rest house in the Hamptons, a Golden Retriever and two kids, a boy and a girl-on the outside. But on the inside, the relationship is lacking the one thing women want most: intimacy.

Intimacy is different from sexual intercourse. It's the connection you two have when you are kissing, touching, cuddling, caressing, playing silly childish games in bed like tickling and even pillow talking. Being intimate to a woman is like catnip to a kitten. It drives them crazy, good crazy.

Affection is their aphrodisiac and they could seek it elsewhere if they are not getting it at home. Even a simple foot massage when she comes home from work, a long torrid kiss in the car before she gets off to the super market or a simple touching of her hips when she's washing the dishes can build a woman's closeness with you and can definitely create a deep connection that can save a man his fragile ego.

Source by Jason Dee Dickson

This article is brought to you by Kokula Krishna Hari Kunasekaran! Visit Website or Follow back at @kkkhari

5 Reasons National Deficits Are Detrital

When politicians, are part of the minority, or part of the party, out of power, they often, use the deficit, as an excuse, or justification, for opposing certain programs, which they oppose! One of the key responsibilities of holding public / elected office, should, and must be, to do, what's best for the nation, and the fact is, persistent, unaffordable, unsustainable deficits, is irresponsible, and potentially damaging, in the longer – term! Why is it, now, when the Republican Party, controls all three arms, of our government, are the same people, who railed against shortcomings, when the opposition – party, controlled the Executive Branch? If nothing else, American politicians, have perfected the art, of being hypocrites! With that in mind, this article will attempt to examine, consider, and briefly discuss, 5 reason, national shortcomings, are bad ideas.

1. Public confidence: When a candidate, such as Donald Trump, campaign against irresponsible handling of the economy, and then, when elected, President Trump, and his political supporters, apparently to ignore this, in order to get tax legislation enacted, wouldn 't many, lose confidence, in the long – term ramifications, of doing so? Why should anyone believe these elected officials, who spent the previous eight years, opposing President Obama's agenda, by highlighting avoiding flaws, but, now, trying to achieve their personal, political agenda, seem to make excuses, and promises, condemning them don 't matter? Most realize politicians, often, stretch the truth, but, has not this gone, too far?

2. Unsustainable: The last time, America had a balanced budget, was during the last years, when President Bill Clinton, was in office. Who does not remember, Al Gore, campaigning in 2000, on using a lock – box, to protect Social Security? If individuals must act responsibly in their personal budgeting, how is our government, behaving other, responsible, and / or sustainable? Today's trillion dollar deficits, are certain to have, long – term, undesirable ramifications!

5. Poor Policy: Although the excuse, by those, who seem, to believe, shortcomings do not matter, because, after all, the government prints our money, the fact is, this irresponsible behavior, is long – term, poor policy , which will have undesirable ramifications, and are not sustainable, over the longer – run!

Wake up, America, and let your elected officials know, you realize, it's bad policy to deeply add, to the deficit, especially to give the major of the tax cut, focused on, the wealthiest! Beware, because, the next step, will be, for them to reduce your safety net!

Source by Richard Brody

This article is brought to you by Kokula Krishna Hari Kunasekaran! Visit Website or Follow back at @kkkhari

Reasons the Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse and How You Can Save Yourself

MARKETS ARE FAR MORE VOLATILE NOW IN THE WAKE OF BREXIT AND TRUMP’S ELECTION:

What will happen to you when your savings and retirement account are completely worthless? Gold is the only asset that cannot be created. It has to be mined and pulled out of the earth through a natural process. Against all odds, the U.S. has elected Donald Trump as its new president and no one can predict how the next four years will go. As a commander in chief, Trump now has the power to declare a nuclear war and nobody can legally stop him. Britain has left the EU and other European countries are planning to follow their example. No matter where you are located in the western world, uncertainty is in the air like never before.

THE U.S GOVERNMENT HAS ITS EYE ON RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS:

In 2010 Portugal seized retirement account assets to help plug holes with government deficits and debt. Ireland and France did the same in 2011, as did Poland in 2013. The U.S. government has been watching. Since 2011, Treasury has taken money from government workers’ pension funds on four separate occasions to cover deficits in federal spending. Investing billionaire legend Jim Rogers believes that private accounts will be the next ones the government raids.

TOP 5 U.S BANKS NOW LARGER THAN BEFORE THE CRISIS:

You learned about the five largest banks in the U.S. and their systemic importance as the unfolding financial crisis threatened to collapse them. Legislators and regulators promised they would address this issue once the crisis was contained. Over five years after the crisis ended, the five biggest banks are even bigger and more critical to the system than before the crisis began. The government made the problem worse when it forced some of these so called “too big to fail” banks to absorb the failing ones. Any of these banking behemoths failing now would be absolutely catastrophic.

DANGER FROM DERIVATIVES THREATENS THE BANKS MORE NOW THAN 2007/2008:

U.S INTEREST ARE ALREADY AT ABNORMAL LOWS SO THE FED HAS LITTLE ROOM TO CUT RATES:

AMERICAN BANKS ARE NOT THE SAFEST PLACE FOR YOUR MONEY

Global Finance magazine puts out a yearly list of the top 50 safest global banks. Only 5 of those are U.S. based. The top spot an American bank commands is only #39.

THE FED BALANCE SHEET IS STILL EXPANDED FROM THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2008:

The Fed still has nearly $1.8 trillion in mortgage backed securities on its balance sheet from the 2008 financial crisis. This is more than double the less than $1 trillion it held before the crisis began. When mortgage backed securities go bad again, the Federal Reserve has a lot less maneuverability to absorb bad assets than before.

THE FDIC ADMITS IT LACKS RESERVES TO COVER ANOTHER BANKING CRISIS:

The latest FDIC’s annual report shows that they will not have sufficient reserves to adequately insure the nation’s banking deposits for minimally another five years. This stunning revelation admits that they can only cover 1.01% of U.S. bank held deposits, or $1 out of every $100 of your bank account deposits.

LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL HIGHER THAN BEFORE THE GREAT RECESSION:

Unemployment was 4.4% in early 2007 before the last crisis began. While the unemployment rate has finally reached the 4.7% levels seen as the financial crisis began to ravage the U.S. economy, the long term unemployment remains high and the employment participation rate significantly lower more than five years after the previous crisis ended. Joblessness could be much higher in the wake of the coming crisis.

AMERICAN BUSINESSES FAILING AT A RECORD PACE:

In the beginning of 2016, the Gallup CEO Jim Clifton announced that American business failures are now greater than new business startups for the first time in over three decades. The dearth of medium and small businesses has huge implications for an economy long driven by free enterprise. Bigger businesses are not immune to the problems either. Even American economic heavy weights like Microsoft (reducing 18,000 jobs) and McDonald’s (shutting down 700 stores for the year) are suffering from this dismal trend.

Source by Raji Muheez

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5 Reasons Politics Over Policy Is Bad Leadership

Although, historically, politics, has been somewhat, partisan, in nature, we have never, in recent memory, observed, such a degree of unwillingness, to even consider, bipartisan cooperation, even when it is the need of the American public. This behavior, which might be referred to, as, politics, over policy/ people, is bad leadership, because it, unfairly favors, one’s political supporters, over the rest of the public. Wouldn’t we better served, if, once elected, politicians transformed into statesmen, and focused on the common good, rather than personal political agenda, and/ or self – interest? With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly consider, review, and discuss, 5 reasons, this is, both, bad policy and a lack of genuine leadership.

1. Not relevant: Empty rhetoric and promises, might garner votes, and be popular, but it’s not genuine leadership, nor in the best interests of the public! America, especially with the many challenges, the world and nation, faces, today, needs relevant solutions, rather than polarization, or pitting one segment against another! Whether this is because of the unique persona, and nature, of President Donald Trump, or an undesirable trend, it does not achieve, what is best, for most Americans!

2. Unsustainable: President Trump, in an attempt to be popular, and honor his campaign promise, to change the tax system, and lower taxes, endorsed the legislation, passed towards the end of 2017, which was portrayed, as focused on the middle – class, while actually, favoring the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Claiming this would create economic growth, is based, on the often – unproven, claim, of Trickle – Down Economics. In the, less than half – year, since enacted, we have observed a huge expansion of the federal deficit, with forecasts, for ever – expanding deficits, into the future, and corporations, which Trump and his supporters, claimed, would use the additional revenues, to hire more people, and pay more, have actually, used most of this windfall, to grow their corporate gains!

4. Common good, not personal agenda: Be certain, the plans and policies, are not based on personal or political agendas, or someone’s self – interests! Unless/ until, the focus, consistently, focuses on service to the public, for the common good, rather to a politician’s supporters, and/ or donors, elected officials are not representing us!

5. Make America Greater!: When Donald Trump was a candidate, his campaign slogan was, Make America Great Again. While, this meant different things to different individuals, I resented the word, again, because it implied, we weren’t already, a quality nation, and urged us, to look back, to the past, rather than, to the future. As Paul Simon wrote, in his song, Kodachrome, “Everything looks worse, in black, and white.” We should, rather seek, to improve how government serves its people, rather than elected officials, and/ or special interest!

Public policy should be the top priority, for our elected officials. Unfortunately, as we are presently witnessing and observing, politics and self – interest, seem to be prioritized!

Source by Richard Brody

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