StateofConfusion

8 High-Yielding Stocks for Income Investors

I live in the U.S. and the tax code (as shown above) is sheer lunacy and must be done away with. It is astounding how much you have to deal with just to invest some money. Get rid of income taxes and use a VAT. I know this is not about the article but as the posts show, our government is insane.

Who's to Blame for the Commodities Boom?

Sliv812 is absolutley correct. There use to be a lot of discussion abou the world population explosion. Then it stopped about the time Bush 2 came to power. Why? Because some groups want to increase their numbers. Need proof? Look at Mormon families in the SW (5 to 10 kids per family). Look at illegal immigration. Look at poligamist sects. Population is power and religious and Mexican groups (in the U.S.) want that power. The U.S. is straining and there will be shortages, including water. Do we really want 450 million people here? I know I don't.
On the issue of taking the opposite side if prices are too high, that suggestion is lacking in merit. Prices can go up on speculation for a long time due to greed. How else do you explain the housing crisis? The real problem is knowing if it is demand or speculation driving the price and when it will stop. There are too many people trading for profit instead of investing so speculation moves in a wave from one trend to another.