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    • Global Regulation Trend Favors PowerShares Global Clean Energy [view article]
      Global warming is just another very real symptom of irresponsible pollution. And pollution is one way to shift the indirect costs associated with production and consumption off the private sector balance sheets. Problem is, those costs don't go away - they get borne by the public sector. And dealing with the costs of pollution (erosion of public health, productivity, availability of resources, etc) is growing burden bill that will eventually have to be paid.

      If you have any doubts about this, just remember than in our life time we went from drinking tap water at pennies per gallon to drinking bottled water that's several times more expensive that gasoline. Don't buy into the fools argument that natural resources are infinitely available or that the environment has an infinite capacity to absorb our waste. There is not such thing as infinite availability or capacity.

      The reason this article is even on this site is because smart folks realize that these issues are real and innovative solutions are needed now. The only real choice we have in this country is whether to increase public and private investment in alternative energy and catch up to the rest of the world, or continue down a path that guarantees that we'll by buy this technology from Germany, China and other nations.       Jun 16 11:42 PM
    • Another Bullish Argument for Commodities: Demographics [view article]
      I'm wondering, if American consumers continue to see their real wages erode, their home values plummet, their available credit max'ing-out and the cost of living increasing - how will they be able to afford all these imported goods?

      Emerging markets are going to need to depend on their own domestic demand, if they're going to continue to grow. US demand will continue to be under a lot of pressure for the foreseeable future.       Jun 10 06:27 PM
    • Is the Minimum Wage Increase Behind the .50% Jobless Rate Jump? [view article]
      Don't ignore the fact that younger folks used to fill the jobs at the lower rungs of the career ladder - skilled junior level positions that pay more than minimum wage. As offshoring continues to grow, more and more of these jobs will go overseas. You can't overlook the impact of employers seeking lower costs offshore on the employment rate of younger workers. This impacts those figures in a way that has nothing to do with minimum wage. Jun 07 11:15 PM
    • Is the US Dollar Doomed? [view article]
      People – if you’re as investment savvy as you think you are you know that efficient systems require balance. We’re in this mess because we ignore this simple basic economic tenant. Only the short-sighted continue to advocate unbalanced systems – to truly fix our nation we need to balance the allocation of resources between economic activity, social parity and environmental responsibility. What good is economic wealth if are social infrastructure is being torn apart or if there is no clean air or water.

      Macho posturing is a fool’s refuge. Try growing up and working to find real solutions to our complex problems. The future of our nation and our planet requires us to stop repeating the mistakes of the past. Instead, we need an energy campaign on the same level as the “Marshall Plan” and the ‘New Deal’ that mounts an international campaign to break our oil dependency cold-turkey and deploys cleaner energy sources in it’s place. Nuclear power is going to be needed to help our economy break its oil addiction – but the high level of long term risk requires that this technology be managed in a way the prioritizes safety over profit – which excludes private industry. A quasi-public entity can be created to balance public and private investment and oversight. (The current version of nuclear energy oversight doesn’t even come close to the

      Alternative energy sources should be heavily incentivized to encourage private industry development. And the energy grid needs to be further decentralized – which can still be effectively managed thanks to the improvements in the computer sector. Also, decentralizing has the additional benefit of empowering larger segments of our society – giving more Americans more control over their own energy production.

      Breaking into your remaining savings to give an addict a little more crack doesn’t make sense. Blindly exploiting the last few natural resources like ANWR is just as foolish – because it doesn’t address the real problem.
      May 25 08:58 PM
    • Intrepid Potash IPO: Soaring Shares Signal Fertilizer Bubble? [view article]
      Food and related commodities like potash can't be treated like hard commodities. Demand is linked to population - people have to eat - so it's not as flexible as manufacturing. Supply is affected by a number of factors outside of the suppliers control: climate, the weather, politics and energy prices. You can't compare the supply & demand dynamics of food to that of computers or any other discretionary product - because food is not discretionary. Apr 24 08:16 AM
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